Fish Tank Cleaning Tips

Achilles and Powder Blue Tangs for example, do not handle stress well, and are particularly susceptible to lateral line diseases and Oodinium.

Some so-called "experts" would strongly disagree with us on certain species weve named in our list. There are always going to be exceptions to any rule. Some hobbyists may be willing to slave over their sensitive specimens. Others may be willing to set up special habitats for certain species, such as Seahorses. Then there will always be the one hobbyist who has kept a fish

All other gear, ultraviolet sterilizers, redox meters and dosimeters, infusers... are superfluous to proper biological

fish tank cleaning tips

These low maintenance units are great not only for driving down the accumulation of the "end products" of aerobic nitrification, but also as harbors and cultures of interstitial fauna that can add a great deal of reef fish nutrition. To top it all off, the reductive nature of the denitrator dissolves the calcareous sand, making minera

fish tank cleaning tips

"Here we go again"; this time its me, not Ronald Reagan. Dont overfeed; especially flake foods. Why? your livestock wont be able to find and process it all. In fact, the extra ammonia might overwhelm your microbes and your macro-life, either necessitating a minor/major re-establishment of nutrient cycling, or turning the whole system into a bouillabaisse.

Ever see a microbial culture system in a school or hospital laboratory? Notice all the care taken to keep the temperature at a certain point and c

It then turns off and stays off through the next cycle of #1 and #2.

#1 Plug

#2 Plug

#3 Plug

This diagram should help to illustrate how the outlets are cycled on and off in relation to each other

All one needs to do to operate this wavemaker is to plug the powerheads in the display into those three outlets to create a mixed, random flow pattern. The downside is that cycling on and off i

Fish on a plane
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Angel fish

angel fish

Angel Fish Pterophyllum altum (back) & scalare (front)

After keeping and breeding Angel fish for a couple of years I decided to replace them for a group of discus fish, that was about 10 years ago. At that time the beautiful Altum Angel fish.

Aiptasia on my live rock
I was told by a neighbor that one of my live rocks had Aiptasia. I didnt know it was a bad thing. I actually thought it looked kinda cool. Do I need to get rid of it? If so how? Should I just get rid of that piece?.

DIY Hood and Canopy Projects
Getting tired of that old hood or canopy on your tank? Maybe you want to upgrade your lighting, but don't want to spend a lot of money. You....