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I have a 30 gallon fw heavily planted tank with guppies, mollies, cory, gourami and cherry shrimp. Stable for many months. I always used scotch brite from the dollar store to clean. Ran out and used a new green and yellow dish sponge, not knowing they apparently are toxic and contain Triclosan...

Hey! I'm new here and new to this hobby. I have a 5 gallon tank that I thought I cycled properly and just added twelve amano shrimp to it. I thought they would do well because my tank had quite a bit of algae. I made sure to acclimate them before putting them in. In two days three have died...

The KH in my tank appears to be practically zero and the pH might be slowly dropping. The fish don't seem to mind currently but I am still worried. How can I safely raise the pH and KH of my tank (old filter not working and am waiting for a new one to arrive)?

Hello, I've been battling with a 55g for... A very long time, due to a lot of circumstances this tank has been giving me the run around for upwards of 6 months to get it to cycle after it was forcibly crashed. I apologize in advance for the absolute novel but this has been an extremely complex...

So I need to start this post out with saying, I'm not (self considered) a noob to aquariums. I didn't one day go to a pet store and decide I want the best of the best with 0 knowledge. I'm in no means a pro, but ANYWAY..... I recently started back up my 75 gallon tank that used to house a...

I have a 37 gallon community tank that im currently thinking of redoing fish wise, Im not opposed either to removing and shifting the decor, but currently I am more concerned with what I would put in it. For my entire life I have loved salmon and trout, I think they are just absolutely Majestic...

Long story short I will be getting neck and brain surgery, this means I won't be able to do alot with my aquariums for maybe a month.(I'll have my brother do water changes but not much more.) I was looking for any suggestions to help prepare my aquariums for about month of not as good as usual...

Hey!! I’ve had my tank running for 41 days now with zebra danios in! My tank wasn’t cycling and it was only showing Ammonia so about 5 days ago (On Day 36) I added in Tetra Safe Start I tested my levels today and got 0.50 Ammonia, 0.25 Nitrite, and 5.0 Nitrates. I have finally been able to see...

I currently have 8 Zebra Danios in a 20 gallon tank and was thinking about adding 2 honey gouramis in the mix as a Centrepiece fish. Is a 20 Gallon enough for 8 zebra danios and 2 honey gouramis? Will the Zebra Danios and Honey Gouramis get along fine? Is there anything I need to worry about? I...

Hello, I set up a new 55 gallon aquarium about a month ago, and I’m starting to notice cracks forming. I haven’t seen this happen with my other aquariums and I’m starting to get concerned at the amount of cracks there are. The aquarium is from a friend from work who hasn’t used it in a while...

Hi members, Could anyone help me to discern what type of algae is this? It spread very quickly. I've clear away around 60% of the algae and they can flood my aquarium again in a couple of days. My Betta and Tetras in it seems unaffected. I've the tank and fishes for more than a year, and this...

Hi, I’m new to the site/freshwater tank world. I have a 20gallon tank that I bought an airstone for. It’s an aqua top breeza stone, 1 inch I believe. I soaked it for an hour like the packaging instructed but it’s not creating any bubbles. Does it just need longer to soak? Any help would be...

Hello aquarium keepers! My father and I are looking to fill a 20 gallon tank, and while he has been keeping aquariums my whole life, we have never had any angelfish, and this is the first tank I’m fully in charge of stocking. I am wondering if it is plausible to have two angelfish in a 20 gallon...

Hi guys, Earlier in December I ended up having to clean my sponge filter in my 40 gallon tank because it was clogged (I cleaned it in a bucket with cycled water). At that time, the 40 gallon had a severe algae bloom. I transferred my fish into a tub until I got the algae under control. Now fast...

The tank is 55gal, freshwater, I restarted the tank with new substrate and plants about 6-8 weeks ago. filter is a fluval 307, great media, setup in order MBC, I didn’t notice these brown fuzzy things growing until a week ago, I could not find anything relatively close to these photos. I...