i have a 10 gallon tank with my goldfish in it and i got this nice wallpaper for aquariums at walmart and i put it on but you cant really see it it is kinda dark at the back of my tank and yes i have aquarium lights in my tank.When water seeps down between the glass and the background and it sticks to the glass and and then you can really see it.so should i wet the whole thing them stick it to the back?
You know what i mean?

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I am new with aquariums and fish, but I noticed that my aquarium have a loud smell of ammonia or some kind of strong chemical smell. Why is this and what should I do about it?

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what kind of metal halide light would i need for a aquarium 4 feet deep?…is there metal halide light that has a blue tint? and is there any other kind of light that i could get for an aquarium that deep that isn’t metal halide and that won’t cost as much?

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I upgraded from a 10 gallon aquarium to a 30 gallon aquarium recently. I was considering making the 10 gallon into a saltwater aquarium (I have always had freshwater).

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I have over 400 gallons in aquariums and I just got a 100 gallon. I was wondering if I could use my goldfish/koi pond water to help get it t started? The pond is 1500 gallons, so if I filled it up the pond wouldn’t miss it. The pond doesn’t have any problems with algae, the fish are in perfect health and the pond is self-sustaining. I only have a small fountain in the middle to help oxygenate the water.
I have already set up quite a few aquariums successfully. I don’t need anymore education on that.

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I would like to use sand instead of gravel as substrate for a 55 gallon aquarium. But i have no idea how to take care of it because i have only used gravel as substrate in my previous aquariums. Do i need any speacial tools? Is there a certain way i am supposed to siphon the poo from the top of the sand.

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I went to the store last night. My original plan was to buy a simple, small aquarium, so it would be easy to manage.
Looking around, bigger IS better when it comes to aquariums! We ordered a 72 gallon AGA bowfront in black with a black pine stand for our basement rec room.
Should be in Tuesday. They will deliver & install Wednesday or Thursday, for $125. We will pick fish next Saturday. We can add them ourselves, or they can do it for us (for a fee). They can do bi-weekly cleanings for $40.
If they do the work, the fish will be guaranteed for one year instead of 1 week.
Does this sound like a good deal? Thanks.

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I have a vacuum tube with hose connected to it made for aquariums, but I do not know how it functions (it was given to me used, may I be missing pieces?). Please help!

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I have some platties, tetras, and a cory cat. The salt I bought says to add 1 tablespoon for every 5 gallons, but the clerk at the store said I should add a small tub of salt with rocks over the salt. I know this is what they do in the store, but they have larger aquariums. Thoughts?

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I have had the Fluval Edge aquarium for a couple of months now and i have been wanting to put in some plants. What plants should i look for? What kind of substrate (gravel or sand)? do i need CO2? I have 7 tetras in there and well as you can see i dont know much about planted aquariums, can you please help me?

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