tank cleaning

Hi all I have 4 fish tanks in my basement and for water changes/cleaning I have been dumping the water in the sump pump out of pure laziness. Today I went down and the it smelled like rotten eggs in the sump pump and figured either dead snails or built up detritus from the cleaning. I’m going to...

Alright, so i have two oscars, one common pleco, and one sun catfish (all fish under 3") in a 10 gallon tank. Dont worry, i will upgrade to a bigger tank, theyre just in the 10 gallon while i reseal. i have bright green algea growing on the sides of the tank. i wipe it off, but it's back full...

Hi, MFK! It's been a while since I've been on this site, but I think it's time for a comeback! Here's my predicament: I'm gonna adjust my tank stock. My dreams of keeping potential monster fish in my 60g are gone. I'm planning to make my stock much more practical. In order to do so, I'm going...

So my largest tank is definitely tiny to most on here its abit over 500lts then i have a 350 ltr and a 250ltr For the first copule years i didnt mind marching out 1million trips to the laundry and back with a 20ltr bucket but these days not so much. So i wonder if i can use my garden hose to...

Hi, I’m looking to hire someone to do weekly service on my 180gal tank when i’m out of town. Located in Santa Monica, CA. If you know someone, text me at 310-801-3108. Thanks! - Nick

I tried making a sand vacuum, using a length of plastic hose and a bottle with the bottom cut off, but the hose I used was too thick, and the increase suction made suck up sand. What is the correct ratio for the diameter of bottle to diameter of hose in order for the vacuum to suck up fish...

Still very new here (and learning where to post!!) I have a 10g internal filter tank w/ 3 rosy red minnows I bought a lil over a mo. ago. 2 are about an in. perhaps long, and the 3rd closer to 2 in. (all bought on same day/same place). I have been changing 10% of the water once per week w/ my...