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Can You Use Pool Filter Sand as Aquarium Substrate?
Pool filter sand Pool filter sand is not the first thing that you may think about when setting up an aquarium. There’s a fair number
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How much does a gallon of water weigh?
How much does a gallon of water weigh? We identify the water weight for different quantities of US gallons. Including how much does a gallon of water weigh in pounds, stones and liters. There is also an explanation of US and UK, differences in measurements for gallons.
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FISH FOOD – What to Feed Your Fish
FISH FOOD This is a brief overview of what fish food various types of fish such as Angelfish, Barbs, Bettas, Guppies, Mollies, Oscars etc like
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AQUARIUM DIMENSIONS: Typical Sizes and our Aquarium Calculator
Aquarium dimensions and overall aquarium sizes may vary depending on the manufacturer’s calculation. When you buy a tank the actual aquarium dimensions of one
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Water hardness matters – chemistry made easy
Water hardness and how fish deal with soft and acidic water or hard and alkaline water.
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Lighting using wattages
Recently I was lucky enough to read a thought-provoking article that makes the case for using lighting wattages to calculate lighting to meet the demands
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Easy Steps To Setting Up Your Own Aquarium At Home
Having an aquarium of your own full of colorful fish is a wonderful thing. It’s relaxing and enjoyable. And since each fish tank is unique
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Fish Tank Filtration and You: A Foundation to Your Healthy Tank
Happy fish, happy life. You didn’t buy a fish tank full of lovely fish just to watch them live a mediocre life, did you? I
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Filtration – Keep Your Fish Tank Clean Your Fish Need It
It may seem like a very basic concept, but keeping your fish tank clean is one of the most important things you can do for
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Nitrates can kill fish
For anyone new to keeping fish there is a lot of information about keeping fish safe from the effect of ammonia and nitrites in the
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Titanium Heaters – are they the best?
When choosing the right heater you need to factor your budget, tank size, fish size potential, ambient room temperature variation, and temperature sensitivity. Often when