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Starting an Aquarium. The Hard Way.
My name is Nischint Sohal and I reside in Bombay. As of now, my current setups are: Tank Name: Asgard Tank Dimensions: 30 inches (length) x 16 inches (width) x…
Some tips on multiple tank maintenance
Whether it's breeding fish and raising the fry, or completing a collection of rare Southeast Asian anabantids, advanced aquarists often have several tanks. This soon leads to a major problem:…
Go big, or stay home!?
Well, right away, I have to say that the title doesn’t do a thing for me, because I am one of the hobbyists who actually prefers to work with a…
Fluidised Bed Filters
or how to build a compact, low maintenance fish room One of the problems often associated with keeping fish is the "ratchet effect". You know, one tank becomes two, two…
Moving day!
If you are faced with a move to another city or even across country, there is no need to despair over what to do with your special pets that live…
How to Buy a Used Tank
How do you beat the high cost of keeping fish? Seems like every time you turn around you have to buy something! Fortunately, there are many ways to cut down…
Keeping It Fun
The aquarium hobby has a high rate of drop out. It always has had, and probably always will have. Persons who drop out of the hobby will give you lots…
The Large Home Aquarium
Thinking about a large home aquarium? Even if you aren’t, there are plenty of good reasons for getting one. Perhaps you’d like to house a really big fish or two,…
Setting Up A Tank, for Dummies
Your first tank arrives home, possibly with a bag of fish, possibly not. Possibly with a kit-type collection of assorted lights, heaters, and filters, possibly not. What are you going…
The brackish water aquarium
What is brackish water? It is surprising how many people believe that the term brackish means dirty. If you look it up in the dictionary, you will find that in…
Pat’s Basic Guide to a Successful Freshwater Aquarium
Read these notes and maintain a healthy, problem-free aquarium. You won't encounter the usual problems that occur and you won't be among those who ask "Why did my fish die?"…
Rock and Wood in Aquascaping
What would a captive aquatic system without aquascaping? A water-filled box with at least one transparent viewing panel? Or, consider if decor possibilities were confined to "novelty" ornaments. How many…
Start right with tropical fishkeeping
Some helpful tips when starting with tropical freshwater fishes Introduction Freshwater tropical fish, as their name suggests, originate in freshwater rivers and lakes in the warmer parts of the world,…
The use of Bogwood in aquaria
Dec. 2002: The following article will appear in a forthcoming issue of Ryedale Reporter, the monthly magazine of Ryedale Aquarist Society, North Yorkshire, England. Mr. Ali is a well-known figure…
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…