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Just goes to show how there is bad information out there. I read on a couple of fish websites that said algae grows in low light conditions. I will keep the lights off more now that I know differently. My living room doesn't have a main light and is pretty dark even in the middle of the day. I...

ok, thanks. I will keep the lights off more often. Does temperature effect it? And would live plants help keep algae down and can the be put in gravel?

Let's see if I can get a picture to load so you can see all the algae. It is ugly and I don't want to see it. I also like the light on so I can see my fish and tank all day.

My tank has been running for 2 months now. My plants are all plastic and I turn on the lights when I wake up and feed and turn them off when I go to bed. I read that algae grows in low light conditions so I thought the more light, the better. But the algae doubles every day it seems. I have to...

When you do water changes, do you remove the fish or leave them be? I'm about to do a 25% water change and I have to remove plants and decorations to scrub algae. This leaves my few fish vulnerable. Wondering if it would be too stressful if I take them out while I do this? Also, still having a...

I have yet to test my water, but have also been thinking of using a bottled water system. But my thought would be to buy just a few large jugs and reuse them. After using the water, I would immediately refill with tap and treat it and let it sit until the next water change. Letting the treated...

May I ask my own similar question here? When is the best time to add an algae eater to the tank, and what about ghost shrimp or plecos?

Thanks! I did read through that and do understand how the process is supposed to work, I just thought that things got messed up along the way and wasn't going the way it should. I was under the impression that the ammonia spike should only last a few days and mine lasted over a week. And still...

Isn't that what Prime is? It says it provides slime coat and removes cholring, chloramine and ammonia. I will add Stability to my list of items to get.

I was using a cheap (Wardley) water conditioner but will use Prime instead unless I should be using both. I have been doing weekly water changes with the vacuum, and I now have a scrubber. My filter is an Aqua-Tech 10-20g with charcoal and foam filter. I know not to mess with the foam and I have...

I haven't had a fishtank in many years and never knew how hard it could be to get one started. I went very wrong and need help to fix it. I'm getting different information from all local sources (a petstore chain, a local pet co-op and a fish specialty store) and I need to know who to trust...