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So I've had a 90g aquarium for as long as I can remember. I've already decided that I will be breaking it down before college in the fall, however I'm not sure what to do with my fish. There are some fish in my tank that are around 15 years old! As well, some of my fish have birth defects or...

Let's start with the basics first. With any new tank you must let it cycle without fish for at least two weeks. Otherwise, you'll be killing fish needlessly. Cycling is to establish good bacteria that will break down ammonia, nitrate and nitrite. This must be done. Unless you have already cycled...

Unfortunately my Jacks don't take well to snails. I've tried in the past to introduce them :/ I'll look into Excel. I wish that my cichlids were kinder to plants too.

I heard that you can use phosphate to essentially overfeed to the algae until it explodes. What is your thought on that?

Sorry for such a late reply. This is the algea I was talking about. I don't have this problem in my 10g, but I have it in my 90...