Aquarium Products Quick Cur

Strictly speaking, carbon is the "root" element of them all. Beware of "reagent, "technical" etc. grade claims.

Carbon (without the s) will refer to as activated charcoal has a greater absorption rate and capacity than ordinary (shiny, irregularly-shaped) charcoal (from animal or wood sources). You only want activated carbon, synonymously activated charcoal; the other stuff is a placebo, not even suitable for freshwater

When using source water, such as tap water, for topping off or mixing new water for our aquariums, we are often inadvertently fueling the growth of nuisance algae by providing them with a continuous source of basic nutrients.

One of the best ways to eliminate nutrients from source water is to employ some form of pre-treatment, such as reverse osmosis and/or deionization. RO/DI units are now available to the hobbyist in a wide variety of configurations and prices, and allow the hobbyist to produce virtually pure water at a very low cost. Do keep in mind, however, that the membranes on these units do need to be maintained and/or replaced p

This necessitates cleaning the biological media, which surely disturbs the colony of beneficial bacteria. These units also have an interesting device that injects air into the biological media in an effort to aid in nitrification and oxygenation. Regrettably, this makes the filter so noisy that I found it distracting enough to force me to disable the device. On the plus side, they are easy to install and clean and seem to be reliable, but in my mind, these positives dont make up for the deficiencies in the design.

E. G. Danner/Supreme Aqua King

I included these filters for the old-school aquarists like me out there. For the ne

Reply to Need more fishy advice please

julesangel posted a reply:

hi guys...
since you all wrote that....

ive cycled water, tested ph .

I've got a question about movies.
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Icecap, lumenarc, reeflux... not working! help!!!
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Shelldweller from Lake Tanganyika

Lamprologus ocellatus

There are several species of shelldwellers in lake Tanganyika, but this one is definitely my favorite, La.