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Setting Up A New Aquarium
Take It Slow and Be Successful It's an all too common occurrence, a new aquarist gets this brilliant idea to rush out and buy a new aquarium, set it up,…
The Tranquil Aquarium
I hear that jellyfish were recently all the rage in Japan. Watching the pulsating bells slowly move about the aquarium is supposed to be very relaxing; reducing blood pressure and…
New Aquarium Blues: The Nitrogen Cycle
You have bought yourself a new aquarium, filled it up with water, then added a few fish, and naturally you feed them. The fish digest the food and excrete waste…
African Cichlids and Plants
I currently maintain a small, sideline aquarium maintenance business. After I began this service, it soon became apparent that while my customers wanted fishes as colorful as those on a…
The Nitrogen Cycle
How Mother Nature cleans house Lets start off really basic. How far you get along into this is up to you. Fish make Waste - Bacteria get rid of Waste.…
Fun with Silicone
I use a sheet of thermacole (or styrofoam, as I think it's known in the US) and apply a thin layer of silicone on it. Thin, mind you, not too…