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Algae problems?

I have a freshwater aquarium. The ph is about 7.5 and it is 80 degrees. I have live plants and they are getting killed by algae. First little dark green spots grow on the plants’ leaves, then the leaves rot (from lack of light?). This keeps happening until the plant is dead and I have to remove it. I have tried a variety of plants, but the problem still exists.

24 Gallon Nano Cube- Video 2


Aquarium: 24 gallon JBJ Nano Cube. Set up in 2004. Equipment: Current USA 150W 14K Metal Halide sunpod, Current USA 1/15th hp chiller, aquamedic air driven protein skimmer powered by a Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Rena Air 300, Stealth Pro 50W heater, maxijet 900circulation pump. Filtration: 1st chamber Skimmer, 2nd chamber stock sponge with Seachem Matrix Carbon on top of sponge, 3rd chamber heater and circulation pump. Testing & H2O Parameters: Aquarium Pharmaceuticals nitrate, ph, and Kh test kits, Salifert calcium test kit all done weekly. ph maintained at 8.3, Kh at 10-12 degrees, nitrates undectable, calcium 380-400 ppm. Maintenance & Supplements: 25% water change performed monthly, roughly 4.5 gallons, by siphoning sand to remove detritus. 100% Nutri Sea Water made by World Wide Imports is all I use. Top off water is made by Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Tap Water Filter which produces deionized water then seachem Reef Builder dissolved in it to help boost Kh. seachems Aquavitro (amazing product line) 8.4 I use to maintain ph & Kh, Calcification which has both inorganic and organic forms of calcium in it, and Fuel for amino acid and Iodine supplementation. Marc Weisss Reef Vital DNA is used to help prime coralline algae prevents ich from adhering to the fishs skin. This product acts like a coral Viagra and makes all the corals open up. All supplements are added about twice a week. Fish: True Percula Clown pair, Royal Gramma, Regal Blue Tang, Black Saddleback Clown pair

help. theres this type of algae in my aquarium wood there like really small clumps of fur any idea what type?

freshwater 40 gallon tank on my wood i saw small clumps of some sort of algea i need help identifying it cause i dont no what it is it looks like tiny clumps of fur and its white . any ideas what it is and how to get rid of it without it comming back and is it good or bad? i have a 96 watt florecent light
i do have plants anf 3 plying foxes and please tell me the typ of algae
** i do have plants and 3 flying foxes and please tell me the type of algae i have

idk what this is


this is a funky man with a hat walking around in the souvenir shop of the texas state aquarium

Fake rock wall, for a lizard cage, intermediate level


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Why are bubbles now forming at the top of my aquarium?

I have had my aquarium for about 3 months now. I have 5 Tiger Barbs and 1 Red Tail Shark. There have never been bubbles floating around my aquarium up until about a week ago. I don’t know why they are there or what is causing them. Obvioulsy they are not harmful but just wondering why they are showing up now and not before.

The only change I have made recently is to thier food. I had flakes and now I am giving them freeze dried medley.

What is the best way to…?

What is the best way for me, and the fish, to keep my floating scuba man bubbler at the bottom of my aquarium? I have tried, over and over, to just bury the base of it with some of the aquarium gravel, but the algae eaters and Cory cats keep unburying it… I was going to try to use steel fishing weights, but I don’t want to take the chance of introducing unknown chemicals or toxins to the tank…

How can I keep it at the bottom of the tank?

I will pick a best answer if I see one.

Is it ok to put topfin aquarium salt in a cichlid tank?

It reduces stress and stuff. It’s for fresh and saltwater tanks.