Aquarium Cycling Without Killing Your Fish
Aquarium cycling is the most important part of setting up your freshwater aquarium. You must keep in mind that it takes patience. The entire process takes as long as 6-8 weeks. Don’t worry. We’ll get some fish in there before that. I know you will be eager to fill your tank full of fish. It’s […]
What Your Aquarium Plants Need For a Stress Free Start
If you are adding aquarium plants to your tank, and I suggest you do, some simple steps will get them off to the right start. Maintaining live aquarium plants is relatively simple. What could be easier than aquarium plants, right? You surely can’t kill them from lack of water. While this is certainly true, it’s […]
The Right Way to Add Water to Your Fish Tank
Alright, you have all of your equipment ready to install. All of your aquarium decorations are clean and ready to add to your tank. It’s time to add water to this thing! There are just a couple of things that you’ll want to know first. Clean Your Tank First The most important thing to remember […]
Keep Your Aquarium Decorations from Corrupting Your Water
Anything you put in your fish tank can have harmful effects if it’s not properly prepared. Aquarium driftwood, rocks, and substrate are some aquarium decorations that should be thoroughly prepared before introducing them into your tank. A little preparation before you add them to your tank can save you a whole lot of trouble later. […]
3 Aquarium Planning Questions You Must Ask Yourself
Every great aquarium starts with a great plan. Many people don’t realize how important it is to think things through a bit before you get started. Without doing this, you could be wasting valuable time & money. Poor planning may times leads to a poor fish tank keeping experience. To get the low down on […]
How to Choose the Perfect Aquarium Plants
Aquarium plants are the perfect natural background to your fish. If planned right, they can really complete the perfect natural setting. Many people however, don’t want something else to learn about. They also might be intimidated at the thought of setting up an aquatic landscape. Don’t fret. Here are some simple ideas that will make […]
Which Aquarium Rocks Are Harmful To Your Fish Tank?
Aquarium rocks are for mostly to dress up your fish tank. While aquarium caves and rocks are great decorations, they have another function as well. They provide the perfect shelter for your fish to hide under. As with anything you put in your tank there are some things to take note of before picking out […]
Is Aquarium Gravel Your Best Choice Of Substrate?
Aquarium gravel comes in all shapes and sizes. While gravel is the most popular aquarium substrate, all of the options may get confusing. Then when you throw in other substrates like sand and soil, who knows what to choose? Just keep in mind the following when choosing your aquarium substrate. There are only a couple […]
What Everybody Ought To Know About Aquarium Filters
Your aquarium filter is heart of your fish tank equipment. The best advice I can give about fish tank filters is to not cut back here. It will only lead to you quickly growing tired of the additional maintenance. You’ll end up spending even more money later buying a good quality replacement filter. I’m not […]
Which Aquarium Heater Type Is Best For Your Tank?
How much do you want to spend, that’s the question. Aquarium heaters come in all shapes and sizes. While the heater size and aquarium size are important to match up, there are budget fish tank heater types and of course there are top aquarium heaters that can cost big bucks. Big fish tanks are going […]