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Cranking heat too high will kill the good bacteria too. If you're terrified of ich coming back don't use the poly fill to cycle. Just start your 36g with 1-3 fish, some Seachem Stability (bacteria supplement I use all the time) and feed sparingly. Live plants if possible. Ich usually doesn't...

I think some of the advice here is too over the top and overly worrying you. 5 gal is not THAT tiny. It's a decent size. Yes, neons and Cories are schoolers but IMO your tank is not overcrowded. Since you can't regime these fish, you'll just have to cycle your tank. Getting the liquid test was...

Depending on the bettas' personalities they could get alone fine. I'd move the Cories to your bigger tanks. Too much algae = excess nutrients. Over feeding, overcrowding and fluctuating cycle all cause algae. Feed less and if you get rid of the Cories the lesser bioload should help clear the...

Yup threadfins Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Looks like could be female right now but the sex change thing is very real. 4 of my "female" swordtails turned into males 2 months later. Swords are cousins of platies Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Anyone tried adding these tourmaline mineral balls to their CRS/red cherry shrimp tanks? Do you see any improvement as they claim to improve molting, color and maintain trace minerals and GH in the water. I bought some off eBay and not sure if I should use them since my shrimp are doing fine...

Depends on your budget. You could go for a small led light bar and it might cost $70-$100. You could buy a fluorescent hood but that might be expensive too. Or just a bright household lamp with a 6500 k bulb Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Yeah bettas are smart and greedy Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I wouldn't trust a patch like that on even a small tank let alone a bigger one. Replacing the bottom could be really expensive too. I'd just sell this tank as a reptile tank and buy another used one off craigslist Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Yeah I like the way it's looking right now too. But I go on Craigslist and sell it for $5-$10 and there's always an over demand for any clippings I choose to sell. They come to my house to pick up so I don't do any work. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Plain gravel is fine for easy plants. Cheaper that fertilized substrates. I use ADA Amazonia and black gravel mix in one tank, plain tan gravel in the other and fluval stratum for my nano tanks. Anubias are meant to be tied to driftwood. They don't like being planted in the soil so tablets...

Yeah those are planaria. Over feeding fuels them. Cutback on food and do more water changes. Birth eyre harmless though. Just ugly Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

If they're dying already they might have to just go. If the bottom of the stem is gushy and rotten I'd just throw it out. Dying plants are harder to bring back. If you can afford it get a ton of new stem plants. They're hardier and will outcompete the algae for nutrients Sent from my iPhone...

I think those are Pygmy chain swords. Carpeting foreground plants. Each stem requires individual planting. They send out runners Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Yes carbon removes ferts Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Hydrogen peroxide. Spray it on the wood and plants. Just the regular stuff from the bottles you can get at any supermarket. Salt will kill plants. Sunlight hitting my tank never caused a big algae bloom or anything. Liquid carbon helps. Add a ton more plants to suck up excess nutrients. Fast...

Yeah setting up new tanks takes forever but feels so rewarding! Why does the tank on the bottom have a black line down the middle? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I don't know about that one but I use Seachem Stability all the time especially with new tanks and I've never had any issues. But I do also use filter media from my established tank as well though. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Cool. Haven't seen those around in ages Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

I'm not too familiar with external heaters the only kind I know is hydor brand. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Cichlids are really pretty but can get pretty aggressive. Do lots of research and don't overstock too heavily. A 30g isn't that big and cichlids can get pretty big. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Dwarf grass sometimes dies from shock of new water parameters. Then it bounces back a few weeks later Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Looks fine! Fish usually change colors as they age! Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

$12 is a good deal. I bought a small tank for $14 but then quickly realized that a nano filter nano heater are super expensive and it would've been cheaper just to get one of those all in one nano tanks. But since you already got it. eBay has some cheap deals sometimes. And Amazon. Good luck...

Clean water is most important for curing injuries. And maybe stress guard. Don't do Meds unless u know what it is or you might end up killing the fish by accident. Common plecos are known to suck on the sides of other fish to eat their slime coat, especially if they're hungry? Sent from my...