Starting An Aquarium - Tips For Beginners

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Keeping tropical fish and aquariums has become a growing and fascinating hobby in every country of the world. More and more people in today's world of fashion are looking for ways to better create beauty with different hobbies. Aquariums are therefore becoming a growing habit and some beginners make the mistake of jumping […]

Drinking Water Filter Systems vs. Tap Water & Bottled Water

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The market of bottled water is huge: in the past decade, this market has more than doubled in the United States, surpassing milk, beer and juice, to become the second most popular beverage after soft drinks. Three in four Americans drink bottled water, and one in five drink only bottled water (despite the fact that […]

Aquarium Ich: Ichthyophthirius Multifilis And Cryptocaryon Irritans Diagnosis And Treatment

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Ich, also called white spot disease, is one of the most common protozoan infections affecting aquarium and pond fishes. The scientific name for freshwater ich is ?Ichthyophthirius multifilis. The marine protozoan causing ich is Cryptocaryon irritans. Both organisms cause whitish spots, called ?cysts?, to appear on the bodies and fins of the infested fishes.

DIAGNOSIS:The usual […]

How The Nitrogen Cycle Works in a Fish Tank

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

Anybody that decides to create an aquarium and keep aquatic life has a number of duties of care for their animals and plants. You have to feed them, keep them healthy and keep their environment clean and inhabitable. Keeping the environment clean and inhabitable means keeping the water clear to look at and keeping the […]

Fish Tank Maintenance

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Once you own an aquarium the tank maintenance will be one of your most important responsibilities. It is certainly not as much fun as you get from decorating the tank or selecting your fish, but without proper fish tank maintenance, you will be endangering the lives of your fish.

Fish tank maintenance is an essential part […]

Aquarium Test Kits What They Are Used For and Their Importance for Freshwater and Saltwater

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

It is always best to have as many different test kits as you can afford (as they apply to either freshwater or saltwater

I prefer to purchase my test kits separately as most master test kits duplicate test I do not need (high range and low range ph) and leave out ones I need such as […]

The Nitrogen Cycle & Fishless Cycling Methods

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

What is tank cycling?

In an aquarium or fish bowl the fish give off waste, which over a short time breaks down into toxic ammonia. We all know that ammonia is quite dangerous even in small quantities so as aquarists we need to take steps to combat it. In a small fish bowl that might mean […]

Nitrogen Cycle And Aquarium Cycling Including Nitrification, Denitrification, And Cycling Methods

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

INTRODUCTION:

Nitrogen is an element vital to all life processes on Earth. Nitrogen is very important in our biosphere, where nitrogen comprises 78% of the atmosphere, and is part of every living tissue. It is a component of amino acids, proteins and nucleic acids. With the exception of carbon, nitrogen is the most universal element of […]

How To Set Up A Quarantine Tank For Tropical Fish

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Do I Need A Quarantine Tank?

Ah, yes, the often dismissed but very necessary part of the tropical fish hobby, the infamous quarantine tank. Do you really need one to be successful in this hobby?

For freshwater fish you may be able to get by without having one. Freshwater fish are generally more suited to […]

Pool Maintenance Guide

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

There are three areas of consideration in proper pool maintenance:1. Water Balance2. Disinfection, sanitation, oxidation3. Circulation and filtrationMaintaining a routine maintenance schedule is your first line of defense against all pool-rated problems.A maintenance program consists of the following:? Routinely testing your water and adding chemicals needed to balance water? Using your net and brush to rid the pool of debris, […]