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I heard that bacteria dies after a while if not fed, so how does a quarantine tank work? Do you keep a fish in there? Or set it up every time you want to get a fish etc Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I want to add a denitrator to my tank, I don't know if it would work fast enough to get all the nitrates, but lets say it brings my nitrates to 0. What are the pros and cons of having 0 nitrates?

I'm going to be putting a canister filter inside of the chiller, I don't want to get a mini fridge and I have to shut it off every time it gets too cold, but I don't want to get a wine chiller and it not be cold enough. Who has experience using either/or as a chiller? what setting was the...

I want to put small peices all over driftwood, do you think it'll survive?

I want to transfer some green Texas cichlids that have been living in a 40g with just play sand, now that I have something to buffer their tank, I put the new gravel in A 55 and cycled it, how do I put them into that tank without ph shock?

When introducing a new filter to an established tank, how long until it can be used on another tank?

I have a 55g mid cycle. When im cycling, is Nitrite in the water coloumn? Can i use that water with a new filter and a Small 1 1/2 in. goldfish to start cycling a 20g also?:thanks:

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What causes the film on top of the water that requires me to get a surface skimmer in order to remove it. WC don't even hurt it. I know how remove it, I just want to get down to the cause of it.

I have a normal pleco and he has white stuff on his belly and sides, I thought it was something else and I tried to treat it. I used the same medicine that I used to treat ick because it was for parasites or something too. But it seems to have no effect. I still think it's a parasite because my...

A third of my tank has a 4-5 inch deep sand bed, it gradually slopes down to about 1 inch foreground and 2-3 background. Now I understand how gases get caught in there, but I hate disturbing my sand bed and bringing all the bacteria(the darker sand if I'm correct) to the top layer my sand...

I'm making a 40g fowlr setup, but that's not important here, I'm going to be getting my tank drilled soon and I want to know the best positions, I'm putting weir overflow in the middle back and it will be in the shape of a half cylinder. Where should I position the holes and should I put one 3/4...

What's the point of an overflow box if you can just put a strainer on a piece of tubing and start a siphon to lead to the sump? It may sound stupid, but I just don't understand other than to skim the top of the water.

So, Ive been doing research to remove hard water stains and almost everything i found had to do with using some vinegar solution.. I used to work in the construction industry and learned the best way to clean debris that's stuck on glass was to just grab a flat razor and work your way, it...

My pleco has been looking very weird lately and then yesterday I saw this under his tummy

Does anybody think Legos would affect water chemistry? I saw this on Facebook and just wanted to try it

Is this fin rot? Maybe fungus?

So I found out I had black brush algae a little back, my fish take pretty good care of what's in the tank, there is a little left but it grows still. But the hoses to my filter have it. My question is does black brush algae do anything bad other than look manly?

He's been sitting at the bottom for like an hour now.. Any thoughts?

If I'm vacuuming most of the poop up doesn't that mean that the bacteria and plants won't have much food, do I have to supply plant food now?

It looks so amazing! It took well over an hour to wash the sand, but it was well worth it. Check it out.. I had no problems!

So I bought 100 pounds of play sand for my 55gal I have live plants about ten of them, if I add the correct amount of tetra safe start and my canister filter won't be empty so the bio balls are safe, how long should I wait for my cycle to finish? I do not have an ammonia test, only the 5 in 1...

Will plant weights that usually come from fish stores affect the ph?

So I bought one today, i have looked up guides but nothing really gives me an in depth look at their behavior. Does any have experience with them? If so, any tips? I know that he will get to over 2 feet but one of my LFS will buy him when he's too large for my 150