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Over the last 10 years I've had a series of minimally to moderately successful 10-gallon tanks, all of which I ultimately give up on because maintaining the water quality becomes such a pain in the neck. No matter how many partial water changes I do, no matter how often I test and no matter...

what else? 2 glofish, 3 fire tetras in a 10 gallon tank established about one year. pH is about 7.2, steady. any suggestions? I like barbs, but my tank is just too small, I think. Dwarf gourami (one?). Otos?

How can I control it?

hey. have had my ten-gallon planted up for six weeks. my levels are fine: 0, 0 and 5-10. when should i change my filter cartridge? should i? i'm concerned i'll hurt the biological filter if i just throw a clean one in.

I started cycling my 10 gallon with a product called Turbo Start 21 days ago. It is refrigerated, like Bio-Spira, and claims to cycle your tank in five days with live bacteria. It sells for six bucks for a six ounce bottle that treats 40 gallons. It did not cycle my tank in five days. However, I...

Ammonia - 0 ppm Nitrite - 0 ppm Nitrate - 5-10 ppm Never saw an ammonia spike. Saw a brief nitrite spike, then it leveled out pretty quickly. Knock on wood, no surprises coming. Didn't do water change for the first time in a week today? What should I do next?

My 10 gallon planted (see sig) is in it's 8th day: I just tested the water using a liquid reagent for the 8th time. The readings were as follows: pH: 7.8 Ammonia: 0-.25 ppm (can't tell. closer to zero) Nitrite: 0 ppm Nitrate: 0-5 ppm Those readings are identical to Day 1. No change between...

The melon sword and amazon sword in my 10 gallon are showing browning around the edges of some, not all, leaves. Others have curled and are a deep brown. One or two of these leaves were like this when i bought the plants. My nitrate level is between 0-5, which concerns me because the plants...

Any suggestions on how to gradually, safely, lower the temperature on my tank. It's pretty hot in my apartment, and the water is at about 88 F. The heater isn't on. I know enough not to just dump cold water in there. But I'm not sure what to do. I appreciate any help.

10 gallons, FW 15 watts plus sunlight 1 amazon sword 1 dwarf pygmy sword 1 melon sword what can i expect next? oh...4 bloodfin tetras and 1 red honey gourami

10 gallon community tank. 15 watts. What kind of plants, how many, and how do you keep them healthy. Right now, the tank has 4 bloodfin tetras and 1 red honey gourami. Thanks for your help.

I have a new 10 gallon freshwater community tank stocked as follows: 4 bloodfin tetras (1-2") 1 red honey gourami (1.5") how often should i feed them? The cannister of food says three times a day. That seems like a lot. I'd appreciate any help. I'm paranoid about over-feeding. My levels are...

but i just realized that if you track your water paramters in Microsoft Excel you can chart and graph the changes (hopefully none). I don't know why you'd want to do this...but since my 10 gallon is relatively new...it seems helpful.

Does anyone have any experience with an instant cycle product called Turbo Start? My local fish store doesn't carry Bio-spira. Like Bio-spira, Turbo Start needs to be refrigerated, so I assume it contains live bacteria. Just curious if anyone has heard anything good or bad about it. Thanks

Are Gold Rams smaller than German Rams? I've heard they are less hardy, too. I've also heard the smallest tank you can put them in is 20 gallons. Could a solo gold ram be happy/healthy with some small tetras in a planted 10 gallon?

I'm starting up a 10-gallon freshwater. Would like to keep one oscar. Just one. Is that possible in such a small tank. I wanted to have planted tank, but then I saw how active the oscars are - they seem great. Is it impossible? I'd be willing to sacrifice the plants for an oscar. I know they...

I'm starting a 10-gallon fw community tank. I've never had plants before. Any suggestions for managable plants? Don't want dense cover, just enough low-light plants to give the fish some cover. Thanks for your help.

Hey. I know this has probably been covered before, so I apologize. But can someone give me step by step instructions on how to cycle a planted 10 gallon freshwater tank? Do I need fish to do it? If not, what cycles it? When do the plants go in? Lame, I know. Thanks for your help.

Hey. Don't want to make folks repeat questions already answered. But I'm starting a 10 gallon community tank, and I can't decide what type of filter to use -- undergravel, hang on back, or something else. I'd liked to try and plant it, but I've never done that before. Any suggestions? Thanks.