sand substrate

Hello, I’m new to the forums and this is my first post, so apologies if it is out of place. I’m just getting back into the hobby after a 10 year break And due to space restrictions, I’ve ended up with a 60 gallon tall tank, 48”x12”x25”tall. It has 50 of gravel used for aqua scraping and...

Hi all, longtime lurker for tips on the forum, decided to finally ask for some help. I was wondering if anyone could help me with identifying some of the algae I've got going on in my aquarium. I'm pretty sure I'm facing 3 distinct types, I included some (very) up close photos of the algae as...

Random question, but my kid brought home 4 buckets of sand from the beach (thin grain white sand), could I hypothetically use that as substrate for fish that like that sort of sand? Or do I actually have to purchase the sand from a store because it goes through treatments, or is safer, etc?

Hey Guys I just joined here and am setting up my first planted aquarium. As of rn I have a 37 gallon tank that has been cycling for 4 weeks with 8 rummy nose tetras in it and a couple of stems of elodea. I am currently running a basic 17W T8 starter kit fixture but recently purchased a new...

I started a 55 gallon planted tank back in February and have slowly been cycling it, stocking it with plants, and introducing a few fish (at the moment a male and female lyretail mollie and a bunch of ghost shrimp. The current scape I have has a mixture of black diamond sand and seachem...

Hello all, First post to the forum and had a specific situation im in. Setting up a new 46 bowfront and will be using play sand leftover from a previous project. I would like to wash the sand before I start planting. I'm in west michigan currently. It snows or rains most days and I live in an...

No matter what I do to this tank I get algae growth and very little plant growth. Can someone shed a little light on the situation? Here are my tank stats: TANK 400L display tank 150L sump tank Pump does 2000L ph LIGHTING Giesemann 54W POWERCHROME AquaFlora T5 x 8 bulbs x 12 hours per...

What are some good plants for a 10 gallon goldfish tank with sand substrte? (Ex: anubias, java fern) I'm trying to find some good background and foreground plants. I have a dual t5 fixture with No co2.