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Hi, I've had my tank for about six weeks and during cycling I got an algae bloom but I added some amano shrimp and snails and they've cleaned the place up nicely and I don't see any algae. I have been doing water changes and siphoning in the gravel. I'm just wondering if this is enough? I know...

Help!   My beautiful stand is getting damaged as we speak. The tank has leaked (about 100litres out of the 200litres) inside the cabinet. The only way for this water to get out is through the tiny cracks under the sliding doors in the cabinet.   Now my problem is, after having noticed a wet...

So I am new into having an aquarium, and i am interested in cichlids. African cichlids to be specific. I bought a 10 gallon tank, with a filter that has a bio-wheel. It cleans the complete tank 10 times in a hour. (Sorry, i don't know what you call this) The guy at my LFS told me i could have...

i want to upgrade my betta to a 2.5 gallon tank so he can be happier and healthier. I was wondering if it was possible to put a filter and heater in the tank, and if so, which ones? I was looking at these:  ...

Looking into starting life on the saltier side of fishkeeping, and am currently looking at tanks. Are tanks that have a built in sump system at the back of the tank any good? Or is it better to get a tank, drill it and install a sump beneath it? Thanks

I have a 20gal planted community tank. I use two 18watt flouri-glo lightbulbs and eco-complete substrate. All plants are doing fine except my cardinal and banana plant. The cardinal plant has spots of discoloration, like the leaves have been damaged. The banana plant's leaves constantly wilt and...

I dont know much about salt water tanks. but What if someone Made a filter that was also a heater? if there is not something like that already. It would save space in your tank.

I was just wondering if there are any easy to take care of plants that are really colorful or flowery plants I can keep in a fresh water tank?

Hey all, this is my first post as me and my girlfriend have decided to look into getting a tropical tank setup.   Basically we're extremely new to this and are just trying to decide on a tank to start with and therefore would like advice on the ones we are looking at or any pointers towards...

Equipment: Juwel Rio 180 fish tank (Stock tank, stock 200 watt heater, stock bioflow filter, stock eccoflow 600 l/h pump, stock lights no stand)  Quantity for sale: 1 Delivery or Collection: Collection Sales price: 100 Pounds Postage & Packaging: N/A Location: Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire...

So I currently have a 5 gallon tank with a heater and filter which houses my Betta, Kasai.    I'm considering upgrading to a 10 gallon tank. I would like to be able to design the tank a bit more, and that is difficult to do with a 5 gallon tank.   I'd also like to add some more fish in. I don't...

I have a 20 gallon planted community tank. Fish include-   3 female guppies 1 male guppy 1 hifin molly 1 red-tiger platy 1 red-tail sand loach 3 julii cory cats 1 hillstream loach   I've had issues with fin tearing before that was attributed to an overstocked tank. The tank is fine now but my...

I love the look of paludariums and have always wanted to create one but I can't find any good sources that explain the process. Some of the ones I've seen have potting soil in the above ground part but I'd be worried about anything leeching from that potting soil into the water and possibly...

I Was Thinking Of Getting A 120L Tank, And I Was Wondering What Type Of Cichlids Am I Able To To Put In And How Many Well, these are the details for my fish tank: http://www.seapets.co.uk/products/aquarium-supplies/aquariums/interpet-aquariums/interpet-fish-pod-aquarium-120.html

Hello everyone i am new to all everything and have recently set up a new tank have a 60l tank and have stocked it with the followi 5neon tetras.1passed away was 6. We have 3guppys 1male2females and have7fry which were unexpected arrivals in a breeding net they are just over 2weeks old we have a2...

Hi Guys,  very new to the forums, only just signed up about 30 minutes ago.   My carrent tank set up is as follows: - AquaOne AquaStart 500 - AquaOne Maxi 102F Filter - Heater (Cant remember size, nor read it as its facing away from the glass) - 4 inch air rock Fish Include: - 1x Dwarf Fire...

Hi there,    I currently have my betta fish living in a very small 2 gallon tank and want to upgrade him to a 15 Gallon tank! :) Would he be okay living alone in the tank and is that size big enough! I do not plan on putting any more fish in the tank just him!   Thanks :)

So, the craigslist bug bit again and I've made an impulse buy.. my new biggest tank, a 29 gallon. I mean look at all this stuff I got got 50 dollars! (29 gallon tank, hood, 2 lights (1 1 bulb, 1 2 bulb), 2 spare bulbs, heater, hob filter & sponge filter!)   (disassembled tank stand and 5...

Okey dokey, I Rescaped my tank today. Here are the pics: Before: After: :fun: What do you think?

hi all just thought i put a pic of my new tank i set up a couple of weeks ago hope you like it   ps had a right nightmare getting the pic file size small enough due to windows 8  

Hey everyone so at the moment I have a 10 gallon tropical fish tank and I want to upgrade to a 20 gallon but I don't want to restart the ammonia cycle is there away to do that? Please respond.

My golden algae eater fish is sick. I have removed him from the tank. Now he is in a smaller half gallon tank. I have added MELFIX, and API FRESH WATER AQUARIUM SALT. He has red vein like stripes throughout his body, And he is very lethargic. He has a bloated stomach and is very Lethargic. WHAT...

Hello!   I have an Aqueon 14 (15-gal) freshwater tank, it came with everything - heater, filter, etc. Today, the small plastic protector over one of the two lightbulbs fell off. It seems that the screw completely rusted out, it can't be reapplied. Is there any danger to leaving that single bulb...

Hello, So recently I started to wonder about my terrapins, one red eared male and another unidentified female. Firstly: How high should the water level be? I usually use 2 buckets full, it's a big glass tank. This brings it to about two centimetres over their shells. Is this enough water...

Hi everyone. I am actually looking to replace the fish that I used to have in a small tank. (and I mean small)   There is a small 1.5g in my kitchen (my fiance's tank). It has no heater, but does get warmth from the window that it's under (not in front of, the window is above it). We had been...

Sorry for the giant image and bad quality, all I have is the camera on my phone. So this is a 20 gallon planted community tank. I would love for this to look nicer or something but I don't know where to go from here. I'd like to leave the taller plants to the side to allow light to reach the...

Help! okay my fish are in a bucket and need to put them back in the tank as soon as possible, I just cleaned the whole tank and the waters been drained out,  but yesterday i bought some background scenery picture that i want to put on the back,but it has to be on the inside because the back of...

So i have been toying with the idea of setting up a tropical aquarium for some time and today i came one step closer to my goal. This morning a work collegue rang me up to tell me she had got hold of a "HUGE" tank for free from her brother, but it needed cleaning out ect. I thought she was...

Comparison and Review on the new and old UP Inline Diffuser's   When i entered the world of Injected Co2 i did some research and came across lots of diffusers some internal some external and inline with the filter, now considering i already had an inline heater and wanted to keep equipment...

I'm 90% Sure my goldfish are comet goldfish       Thanks Guys! 

Thinking about getting two percula clowns for my 30g aquarium i will be setting up and was wondering what some colorful easy to care for anemones would be for the clowns? THANKS!!!!

Setting up a 30gallon innovative marine aquarium with 20watt led light strip and was wondering what CORALS, ANEMONE, and FISH would be good in the tank. THANKS!!!!!!!  

Hi,   Is it a good idea to quarantine fish before introducing them to your tanks or is it added stress to the fish?   Thanks :)  

Hiya everyone! I have a 240 gallon Fluval Roma tank with: One Power-Glo Fluorescent Aquarium Tube 40W, T8 One Aqua-Glo Fluorescent Aquarium Tube 40W, T8 A 300W heater Fluval 306 external filter At the moment the tank is up and running as a tropical tank with only fake decorations in it, no...

Hey so in my new corydoras tank this strange brown algae has appeared onto my driftwood please help ID it.  http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/255/img1708gs.jpg/

Hello, I'm new to this forum so please excuse me if I'm posting this in the wrong pleace, but I just had a question about one of my bala sharks.  Last week I bought 3 bala sharks, and I currently have them in a 10 gallon tank.  I realize this tank is much too small, but I was misinformed at the...

hello i just got my 10 gallon tank and i have a brand new filter. All it says on the filter box is that it is a 10/20 gallon internal power filter. And i have changed my water and also my filter cartridge so i dont know what could be causing my water to be so cloudy? please help.

Hi All,   This is more of a 'Hi' and introduction than anything else but please let me know if we are doing something wrong. So we have had a tank for about 6 months and now starting to put some more effort in and make the tank a bit more interesting. Recently made a switch from fairly...

Hey everyone I have a 65g setup that has been running for 2 1/2 months. My tank is cycled and the levels are good. I came home today to find 2 clown loaches very sick and one just passed away. I'm not sure why they have gotten sick as every other fish in the tank seems to be more than fine. I'm...

I have a 20 gallon tropical community planted tank. It's planted with eco-complete substrate. I also add co2 booster from API daily. Ammonia is 0 nitrite is 0, nitrate is about 5ppm. The tank has been set up for about 5 months now but has always had an issue of organic material floating around...