planted tank help

Hi everyone! I'm a total newbie to planted tanks. Apologies in advance for all of my questions!! Background Info I recently got some Frogbit from a local aquarium store to help combat the algae in my 5.5g tank. I also had my water checked at the store and the only issue was the ph was a...

Can't seem to really find anything good. I saw crushed black lava rock but don't think its the right thing to use as a soil cap. I just want something dark/black, not sand though if possible. I'm leaning more towards gravel but can't find a good one anywhere. Im not sure if flourite dark would...

Anyone know what this is? Ive never seen it before. Its all over my plants, decorations, and especially on the sand near the plants. I have Javamoss, Java fern, and an anubia. The ferns are breeding, so i don't know if its related to that or if this is something serious. Thanks (:

Today, I got tired of my fake set-up and wanted to give my little betta boy some life in his tank. I bought sand and three live plants, but now the water is really cloudy. I let the filter run on high intensity setting for about half an hour before I put him in and turned it off completely to...

Hey guyz hello I wanna grow HC cuba in my 6 gallon tank Without any special garvel in normal garvel I check on net that HC cuba can plant on rock also I am planning to tag hc cuba on small piece of rock and let them put in base of aqurium. Can this idea work? Please suggest

Hi all! I'm having some issues with brown algae in my 2.6 gal tank. The algae has been with the tank for about 3 months now and I'm kinda tired of scrubbing my plants every week when I do my water change. Though I have read that the algae can stay with the tank for about 6 months. The algae is...

I currently have a heated and filtered 5g tank with one betta and two Amano shrimp. I've had live plants for about a year, and for a while they were all doing great, but they've been gradually dying off ever since I moved my tank to my new apartment. I have the light on a timer for about 8 hours...

Hi :) so I'm a fairly new betta keeper, and even newer at keeping a planted tank. I have a feeling I've messed up already... I have 2.5 gal tank, that originally I had planned on dividing between two of my four males. That was a failure, and don't worry, I have since seperated them and given up...

I'm interested in maintaining a planted betta tank, but about four times a year for the next couple years I will have to empty the tank completely and move it somewhere else (from my dorm to my house or vice versa). (I suppose I don't need to empty it completely while transporting it, but idk.)...

So I recently got a 30 gallon tank and it came with a fluorescent light hood. T-8 I believe. Right now I do not have the money to replace the lighting - however, I would like to pick up a decent fluorescent bulb for the tank. My main concern is plant growth since I am starting a planted tank...

Hi there! I'm planning on getting some things today for my first ever planted tank! :D I'm super excited however I'm confused over a few things. At the moment I've read the sticky about how to do a natural planted tank and I believe my shopping list looks like this: 1 ten gallon tank kit, new...