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Got a mess of this a while back. Grows quickly, but does tend to turn brown near the bottom at times. The real problem I have (aside from the shedding Rivercats warned me about) is that it continues to work free from the anchor I use and wind up floating around the tank in pieces... I have a...

So I wanted to aid my plants in their growth, and lfs recommended Flourish Excel from Seachem. What I'm reading about it is that it's a liquid CO2 additive. Does it contain the good stuff found in regular Flourish, or is that a whole separate product that I would also need to dose the tank...

I have a piece of Malaysian driftwood purchased from LFS. It's been in tank for 6-8 months, after being boiled vigorously to remove tannins. When I brush against it during cleaning, now, you can see flakes of the wood floating away. It's obviously going to decompose over time, but how long...

Found some great rocks on the beach... Can they be cleaned or soaked maybe in some bleach solution or something, and then placed in a freshwater tank? Thx

Have two nerite snails, and in the past few days I've found one of them lying belly-up in the back corner of the tank. I've reached in and put him upright both times, at which point he has crawled away to be found in a different spot later. Is this a bad sign, tho? Or is it normal for them to...

Does anyone use a battery backup on his or her tank? Had a good storm last night, and it got me to wondering what would happen if the power went out. I have an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) on each of my computers. Wouldn't one of those work just as well for a tank's filters/heater/etc?

My brother gave my son a half dozen rocks that had previously been in a 55g cichlid tank. He pulled them and had them sitting out for about a week. My son wants to put some (all) of them in his 36g tropical tank. Here's what I've done, but please critique: I tested the rocks w/ vinegar (just...

So this is over a year later, but was trying to revive this thread http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f12/mixing-ro-and-tap-water-s-205094.html to see how things were going for Bearchumjs... I am experiencing nearly the same problem. Tank is 36g freshwater set up just about 5 months...