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I've been noticing more and more algae popping up in my 36 gallon over the last couple weeks. I knew I had some Staghorn, but this one im a little stumped on and not so sure what it is. Its growing all over my Cabomba and Water Sprite, the Cabomba has completely stopped in growth due to pretty...

I'm having an issue with a new Dwarf Gourami that I just got yesterday. I didn't QT him before adding him to the tank since I don't have another tank to put new fish in. His symptoms are: Stringy poo (whitish, some solid parts, and empty parts.. like sausage links all connected with 1 or 2...

I'm at a loss. I can't seem to keep these little guys to save my life. Type: Melini Corydoras Tank: They started dying in the my 10 gallon, I've been through a total of 6 started off with 3, then 2 died, got 3 more, 2 died in the 10 gallon tank, then I move the last 2 to the 36 gallon after it...

Right now im cycling my 36 gallon (fishless) I started off adding to 4ppm of ammonia, about a week and a half ago the ammonia started to disappear, so I continued to dose to 4 ppm. As of today I started to dose to around 2-3ppm, in hopes of getting some nitrates going. So my NitrItes have been...

I really want my tank to be heavily planted. So instead of paying $250 for a lighting fixture i decided to try something a little bit different. I wanted to take a cheap alternative, and didnt want to buy a cheap ebay light due to some of the stories I hear. So my questions are: You think it...

I got a 10 Gallon tank back in January to learn the basics of how to upkeep an aquarium. Now my tank is fully cycled with 2 platies, 2 cory cats, 5 danios and 2 snails and very healthy :). Unfortunately I had to lose around 5-6 fish during that cycle which I dont want to do again. So recently...

I'm Mike, new to the hobby. Just want to say, I love the site, I have read so much on here that has helped me so far with both my 10 gallon and 36 gallon tanks. You guys are awesome! Thanks and keep helping out noobs like myself :)