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The Nitrogen Cycle Explained
In the fish-keeping hobby, we say that your aquarium is "cycled" once your tank has built up a healthy supply of these beneficial bacteria. The cycle is complete as soon as ammonia and nitrite levels are no longer measurable by test kits.
Betta Botanicals Preparation Instructions
How To Prepare Aquarium Botanicals:
1) Rinse botanicals under hot tap water for 60 seconds
2) Boil all botanical materials for 5 minutes in fresh tap water
3) Drain and strain your botanicals, discarding the first batch of water
4) Boil or soak your botanicals in fresh dechlorinated water until water logged. This second batch of water is safe for use in the aquarium, along with the water logged botanicals.
Optimal Reef Parameters
Optimal Reef Parameters for a healthy reef.
Testing regularly on a newer reef tank (less than 3 years old) can help you identify potential issues.
You can purchase a test kit from our store or bring a water sample (4 ounces) to our store for testing.
Planted Aquarium Fertilization.
Brief explanation of fertilization and CO2 usage for planted aquarium tanks.
New Tank Syndrome
When you set up a new fish tank for the first time, there are a few things you can expect to happen that can severely impact your fish’s survival.
Here's a list of the most common mistakes fish owners make that cause health issues.
Keeping fish couldn’t be simpler! Get tank, add water and then add fish, right? Well, I’m sorry to say it just isn’t that easy. Here are the 10 top mistakes that all new fish owners make.
Aquascaping Styles: Nature Aquarium, Iwagumi, Dutch Aquarium
The art of aquascaping opens up a world full of creative and artistic arrangements of plants and hardscape (rocks and driftwood) within a tank.
Let's clean the fish tank!
To keep your fish healthy and happy throughout their life, you need to understand how and why to change your fish tank water.