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Question is at bottom this is just an intro lol, I have a planted tank with two amazon swords, and a java fern. For three months my tank was completely overtaken with green algae (hairy) covering my plants, killing leaves, covering my tank glass everyday where you couldn't see through it...

This seems like a simple question but everywhere I look there are conflicting stories. I have a 20G tank. Nitrates 20 Ph 7.6 All of my plants and decorations (amazon sword, java fern, etc.) Are covered in a green hair algae or something like that. They are completely covered and some leaves are...

I have a 20g freshwater tank with two mollies and a swordtail. My plants and the walls of my aquarium are covered in what I assume is algae its white/light green and its furry or hair looking. Is there any ways of getring rid of this? I scrubbed it off the walls and have been doing water changes...

My 20g cycled tank is now completely covered in brown, rust colored stuff. When I vaccuum gravel it wont come off... its covering my glass and plants too. I have mollies who nibble on it. But every day its getting worse. I have 4 plants. Nitrates are 20ppm and pH is 8. I use flourish excel...

What would cause nitrates to drop? My water parameters were 6.8pH, 20-40ppm nitrates, 1kh and 2gh. I noticed ph swings and with baking soda and seachem equilibrium, I got my levels steady where they should be 5kH and 6gh with 8 ph. Water needs to be somewhat hard for mollies. I added a new...

So I have three black male mollies and one male swordtail (I know, it shouldve been 3 females and one male but I was in a rush) and they have been fine for the past 4 weeks. My 20g tank just finished cycling the end of august. However, the past few days two of the mollies have been in the top...

I want to add plants to my 20 gallon high tank. The water temp is 80. pH is 8. I have 4 black mollies. I only have fake plant right now and a fake skull and I am using gravel as substrate. Tank is fully cycled, and has a 15w aqueon flourescent bulb. I think 6500k What are some good plants to...

So I have a 20g tank that just finished cycling. 0 ammonia 0 nitrites and under 10 nitrates. Temp is around 80 degrees. pH is about 8 Just acclimated the fish. Got 3 black mollies and 1 swordtail that were already in a tank together and were very active at the store. And hour later I have 1...

After 7 weeks of my cycling not moving I have seen my ammonia move from 2ppm to .25-.50 ppm within 4 days. My nitrites are still at 0. And nitrates went from 5ppm to 20ppm. The last time I tested nitrates was 2 weeks ago but it was at less than 5ppm. This is a fishless cycle with pure...

Cycling my 20g aquarium. Fishless cycle. Started fishless cycle 8/2. Dosed it with pure ammonia to 4ppm or a little higher. Tested daily. Its dropped to about 2ppm but nitrites are at 0 and nitrates are at 5ppm or slightly higher. Should I add more ammonia to bring it back to 4ppm? And also my...

Been cycling for 6 weeks now. 20 gallon tank. 2 weeks fishless cycling. Ammonia has been 4ppm nitrites 0ppm nitrates around 5 since I started. Added gravel from established tank and tetra safestart 4 days ago... Tested yesterday: Temperature- 85°F Ammonia- Around 4ppm Nitrites- 0ppm Nitrates...

I've been cycling my tank for 6 weeks now. The past 2 weeks ive been doing a fishless cycle. The ammonia has been up to 4ppm steadily. Ive tested everyday and the ammonias been the same while nitrites have been at 0. Ive tested for nitrates the first week and it always said 0ppm. I even tested...

I have a 20 gallon tank set up 5 weeks ago. It has not yet cycled (prob because of coral which brough ph up to 8.8 or more it was off the scale. I removed it yesterday and tested today and its at 8.0) The levels are 4ppm ammonia and 0 for both nitrites and nitrates. Water temp is 84°F.*I am...