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  1. Algae
    I have this 5 gallon planted tank.. fluval stratum, Amazon sword, Java ferns, anubias... 6 espei rasboras, 1 pea puffer, 1 amano shrimp, a couple ramshorn that laid eggs already doesn't look the same... Malaysian trumpet snails but they do live bearings..is it mold? Fungus? Algae?? So confused...
  2. Algae
    Hello everyone, I just rescape my tank and I buy a new light to have a better brightness (I buy a Twinstart EA600) - my tank is under CO2 (fire extinguisher) and automate fertilizer (2 ml 2HR APT1). Look nice, but I begin to have some green spot algue on my Anubias 'Snow White', make me really...
  3. Plants
    The moss is turning into a black color, slightly green and the Ozelot Echinodrus is getting brown/dark spots/dots on it’s leaves and its getting bigger and more spots everyday. Dosing root tabs, liquid co2 (very lean dosing), liquid fertilizer Easy Green ProFito supplementing calcium...
  4. Plants
    I am very new to the world of planted tanks. I ordered some Rotala Indica online. When I planted it initially I did not fertilize and just planted it in aqua pond soil capped with sand substrate. It started growing within a few days but the new growth seems like a different plant. The old leaves...
  5. Lighting
    I recently bought a Fluval Plant 3.0 light for my tropical tank this black Friday. It was a good deal so I measured the length of my tank (Juwel Rio 180) bought the 46w version of the light and gone to install it on my tank with a hood and come a bit stuck.... The existing tanks hood at stock...
  6. Algae
    I started a 10 gallon tank back in September after deciding that my current tank was horrid and needed an overhaul. It started decently, but as time went on it decreased significantly in health of plants and increased in algae growth. I am confused as to why this has happened because the water...
  7. Plants
    For the past 2 months and a half, my AR Mini has been growing better than it has ever grown in my tanks. The tops were a brownish pink and the bottoms were a vibrant red color. Unfortunately, I decided to add amano shrimp recently as a precaution against any algae. After a week, they settled in...
  8. Lighting
    I have a converted marine tank that is 130cm x 70cm x 50cm. I am using the marine light and think that it is not strong enough as the plants i am growing are not surviving and all other parameters are fine. First i will buy some elodea/anacharis and see if that thrives floating near the top if...
  9. Shrimp & Other Invertebrates
    Hello Aquarists, I am having a problem with dragonfly nymphs in my 6 gallon tank. I have been reading up on how to get rid of them but the most common solution is just to snatch them when you see them, but I have flushed 15-20 of these things over the past few days and I am still finding more...
  10. Fertilizers and Water Parameters
    My tank is about 9 months old and has had it's share of breakouts. BBA, Cyano, etc. But, overall the tank has been healthy. Since adding a second tank, I was spending so much on water, I decided to switch from bottled 5 gallon jugs to making my own RODI water. Adding Equilibrium, Acid Buffer...
  11. Plants
    I planted the hair grass in aqua soil in clumps of 6 strands or so. And after a little over a week I’ve seen no progress. This is my first planted tank so I’m a little anxious about it. Did I make the clumps to small? I was trying to save money. 😅
  12. Plants
    I’ve had this windelov fern for about a month and a half and it was doing great up till the last 4 days. It had self propagated everywhere but in the last few days the new growth is quickly fading to this olive green/brown color. Every morning there’s more of it. I dose once a week with 1.5...
  13. Substrate
    So I recently got fluvial stratum to replace my current gravel, but I just realized that I really don't know what to do with it... So I have a few questions: Can I vacuum it or no? Some sources say just to keep the vacuum an inch away from it, others say not to do it at all, so what do I do? (I...
  14. Fertilizers and Water Parameters
    Okay so, I’m new to fish. I have a lifegard 14.5 gal topless. Its decently planted. Since I changed to the open top I have a hard time trying to bring down my ph. Reading up on a lot and trying to see if I’m understanding this correctly……. If I create more surface agitation it will in turn...
  15. Algae
    Hey guys, I've been dealing with an algae bloom for a week now. I have been doing regular water changes(33% weekly), and manually removing the algae. My ammonia and nitrites are at 0, and nitrates are at 25. Ever since my betta killed my shrimp and snails, my algae has been growing uncontrolled...
  16. Low Tech Forum
    Hi all , a little while ago (17th March) I made my first ever planted tank. It’s had its ups and downs but so far going good. I’ve got mostly 3 small plants tbh I think I scammed , I payed 7.00 per plant and there very small compared to aquefluer are selling but anyways in the pic below you...
  17. General Planted Tank Discussion
    Hi All, About an month ago i started out with my very first aquarium plants ( java moss, cryptocoryne undualata, java fern) i got very small portions of these. they are all thriving in my tank, without co2, i dose 3 pump fertlizers 2 time a week. Im looking to add a few more plants, espcically...
  18. Shrimp & Other Invertebrates
    I have a 10 gallon community tank with a Betta and some neon tetras. I recently purchased 20 neocaridina shrimp to add into the tank. After 3 hours of drip acclimation, I added them to the tank and everything looked fine. Three days later, I started loosing 1 to 2 shrimp per day. I've checked...
  19. Fish
    Hello, my name is Oisin and I've recently figured out that one of my guppies is pregnant, here is the thing, I only have one 10 gal tank with is stocked full of fish, 15 to be exact, Would guppy fry survive in the community tank? In this tank I have: 5x Flame Tetras, 3x Penguin Tetras 2x...
  20. Plants
    Hi , I’m only an bigger at planted tanks and I about an week ago I planted my 10 gallon tank with Java moss , Java fern , and Cryptocoryne undulata I got an portion of Java moss so I was able to break it up into 5 clumps but one of the clumps which I had glued to rock has gone yellow/ green and...
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