Soil consisting of 60% peat moss, 40% composed bark fines and iron sulfate (50g/m3) additive, would it be ok for a Walstad tank even if it has a pH of 4? Or would it be beneficial to have a soil exclusively consisting of either peat moss or compressed bark fines? Cheers,

Hi Everybody, I set up an El Natural tank a few years back and then had to deal with a few family healthcare issues. The only thing I’ve really done is feed the fish, top off the water, a few water changes, filter maintenance, break up the substrate occasionally and trim the Java moss. I...

I gave up on the idea of using an acrylic tank after the one I had ordered arrived with great big gash in the lower left hand corner. Have no idea how it got there. I assume it left the seller in usable condition. These things happen: But, it left me with a bucket full of plants and four...

My Marino moss ball Newton is looking weird can you tell me what could be wrong and how I could fix it ? The big one is Newton Thx! Also in my Marino jar there are tiny moving white specks what are they ?

I'm curious if folks know what kind of algae is visible in these photos, and the best way to treat it. In one of my freshwater aquariums that is long established (years), I had a recent outbreak of algae. Some was green thread (filamentous) algae; some may have been Cyanobacteria, and some that...