Aquariums

Renee asked:


I’m thinking about getting a small snail to put in my aquarium with my goldfish, but does a snail actually help with anything in the aquarium? what do they eat?
I don’t have any real plants in the aquarium, just the one fake one.

Lisa Marie asked:


The leaves on some of the silk plants in my aquarium are turning brown, along with some of the gravel. It’s very spotty but I notice more and more brown every day. The aquarium is filtered, not over stocked, I do 25% water changes every week, etc. Everything is otherwise fine. What could be causing this and what can I do to stop it?

Nita F asked:


I have a 2.5 gallon and a 1.5 gallon aquarium with pumps. I wanted to know how much electricity would they pull and how can I find out what that translates into a monthly cost. Any suggestions?

Changyeon L asked:


A rectangular aquarium is to be 4 ft high and have a volume of 88 cu ft. The base, ends, and back are to be made of slate which costs $1.35 sq/ft, and the front is to be made of special reinforced glass that costs $2.35 sq/ft. What should be the length and width of the aquarium to minimize the cost of materials, and what is the minimum cost to build the aquarium?

vagabond_810 asked:


I’ll be spending the holiday weekend taking down and cleaning my aquarium. Does anyone know of a fast method for cleaning out the gravel? The aquarium will not be set up again any time soon, so I am not concerned with preserving the bacteria, etc., I just want to wash out all of the debris and make sure it doesn’t smell bad in storage.