nitrates

Hi all - I have a 110 gallon tall tank with mbuna in it. I have had the tank setup since October, let the cycle complete and all my tests have been great until this last week or two. I have 2 HOB Aquaclear 110 filters running on the tank.. I noticed brown algae growing on my glass so I...

Ok y'all, this is a 2 part question concerning plants. Part 1: I recently bought an "aquatic combo" and bamboo from petco for my aquariums. The "aquatic combo" consists of: Dracaena, Spathiphyllum, Ophiopogon, Trichomanes and Syngonium. I have found conflicting results when researching these...

Ok y'all, this is a 2 part question concerning plants. Part 1: I recently bought an "aquatic combo" and bamboo from petco for my aquariums. The "aquatic combo" consists of: Dracaena, Spathiphyllum, Ophiopogon, Trichomanes and Syngonium. I have found conflicting results when researching these...

Hey guys. I have a problem. I checked my nitrate yesterday on my 29 gallon. It has 3" of sand on the bottom, and 6" of water on top of it. (The set up is for a dual betta-breeding operation) It was at 25!!!!! I changed out 50% and checked back today, and it's still at 25!!! It has no filter...

Hello everyone. I seem to be having a problem with Nitrates :/ I was transferred to a different city for work for 6 weeks. I live 3 1/2 hours from where I was transferred to so I was able to come home every week - week and a half to perform water changes and maintenance in the meantime my...

I set up a new 29g tank on Saturday using a AQ70 from another tank. Today I added a Aq30 (I just like having back up) to it and noticed some small bubbles at the top of the tank. I tested water and 0 nitrite and 0 ammonia. I can never read these tests too well, but I have a orange for nitrate...

why shouldn t nitrates be 0 or 5