Salt Water Fish And Aquarium

.. While there are some dandy ball, swing and spring type check valves, they all eventually fail in these applications. Dont rely on check valves to hold water back when you want (like when servicing a pump)... and especially dont rely on them when no one is around... during power failures, at night...

About Cutting Tools:

Dont chintz yourself by trying to cut plastic pipe and even flexible tubing with anything other than

It is especially unfair to these fish, who eventually join the ranks of millions that have died needlessly, their bodies decomposing in our dumps and landfills, when just a few short weeks or months before, they had been thriving in the ocean. Are we trying to make you feel bad? No! We are simply trying to open your eyes to one of the darker sides of the hobby we all enjoy.

with or without a source of beneficial microbes, C) And/or some "food" as a source of decomposing ammonia to instigate bacterial immobilization.

At point "2" enough ammonia is being converted by bacteria that have been intentionally or accidentally introduced to the system to detect the presence of the nitrification product, nitrite. Point "3" denotes the beginning of Nitrobacter activity with "4" marking the detectabl

There are some incandescent bulbs used in inexpensive aquarium light fixtures for small freshwater aquariums. Incandescent bulbs use a tungsten filament which glows hot as voltage passes through it. Incandescent bulbs produce a lot of heat per watt of output, a

White dots sometimes fuzzy looking, almost like grains of salt on your fish. This disease is called Ichthyophthirius), or simply Ich. It is a rather common disease and is caused by poor water quality or can effect your fish when its immune system is not functioning up to par due to stress. It can be treated easily if you catch it in time. There is a special solution you can buy at the pet store to medicate your tank and, hopefully, get rid of this problem.

Gray patches on the skin, looks cottony and can be around the gills. This is a fungus also caused by excess fish waste and food decaying in the bottom of the

Reply to tips for aquarium shots?

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Dark room. Lights on in tank.

Use a tripod if you got one.

Experiment!