Set Up Home Aquarium

It is antiquated, inaccurate and potentially dangerous for anyone to offer such a "rule of thumb" on wattage to an aquarium gardener. I may never see what lighting recommendations defined by wattage can do for animals that run the gamut from those living off of the reflected light from a bowed, bald head reading a newspaper to others that should nearly be taped to the powered lamp for their demand for radiation.

It is obvious that fundamentally a watt-per-gallon rule is worthless when comparing the mechanics and ability of very different lamps to penetrate the dense medium of water at depth. 175 watts of st

Many fish can tolerate relatively high levels of nitrates, but if nitrate levels get too high, fish will begin to suffer.

In nature, all of the nitrates produced by bacterial nitrification are consumed by plants, algae, other species of bacteria, and other organisms. In an aquarium as in nature, nitrates are used by plants and algae as food, and in some cases, are also converted by anaerobic bacteria into nitrogen gases. A so-called "balanced" aquarium, is one where the ratio of plants or algae to fish is balanced, so that

Nearly everyone can remember a time when they had a tank in the house or visited a friend who had a tank. Since fish tanks are so commonplace, a lot of people tend to underestimate the care and dedication required keeping a tank healthy and thriving. Too many people, who have never had fish, believe that fish keeping is the simplest of hobbies, just add water and go!

The most common time for fish to be placed in inadequate conditions is when hobbyists are starting up the

Black Neon Tetra
Few things are as eye-catching as a large school of shimmering tetras. If you already have a school of Neon or Rummy Nose Tetras, consider adding Black Neons....

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I'll be starting my tank by "fishless cycling". You simulate fish wast.

Need help with DIY Moonlights
I'm looking for ideas to put moonlights in my 30 gallon Eclipse system hood. Where you guys get your Moonlights from, I check Canadian Tire & HD, they don't have it and BA and e-bay costing a lot. Any ideas how to make them or places to get them from. Thanks!.

Blue Algae , cyanobacteria

Blue Algae ( cyanobacteria )

Most aquarium hobbyists know and fear this type of algae, well actually it's the organism cyanobacteria. The appearance of the blue algae is often a slimy blue green carpet, quickly spreading througho.