Archive for the ‘aquarium’ Category

Wanting to keep a shrimp only aquarium…advice please!!!?

I want to keep a freshwater shrimp only aquarium with live plants. I want to keep either red cherry shrimp or ghost shrimp…or both possibly. How many shrimp would you suggest to keep (It’s a 10 tank)? Does the same rule for fish apply here (1 inch per gallon)? What temperature should I keep the [...]

Freshwater Aquarium Ph Levels

Freshwater aquarium enthusiasts and hobbyists are always cautious in terms of water chemistry environment of their aquariums.  Every detailed aspects of it require careful planning to survive longer.  Ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels of the aquarium much emphasis is also given to the water pH levels of each freshwater aquarium.  PH means potentiality to hydrogen; [...]

Staying Ice Free When Ice Fishing

Everyone has heard the saying, “No ice is safe”. While true, this is not practical advice for many of us in Northern climates where playing or working on frozen water is part of our lives. Ice fishing, for one, allows many opportunities for disaster when the dangers of ice are neither appreciated nor prepared for [...]

20g salt water tank

sorry no audio (iphone 4 speaker is broke). 20g Salt water tank….. 2 years old don’t know why i have so much algae…. i do have a hang on filter and a refugium and a coralife lighting. the blue bulb doesn’t work (no idea why) 3 fish….. please leave comments. let me know what you [...]

Setting Up a Marine Tank Together With a Quarantine Tank

A very much debated topic among the hobbyist during the setting up of a marine tank if there is really a need for setting up a quarantine tank? How important is it for keeping a successful reef aquarium? Perhaps for a freshwater tank, the setting up of a Quarantine tank may not be 100% necessary, [...]

Los Angeles for the Whole Family

When people think of visiting Southern California with their kids, they automatically think of Disneyland. And, while Disneyland and The California Adventure are great places to visit, you might want to check out some of the other kid-friendly spots in the greater Los Angeles area as well. Santa Monica Pier Beaches are always a family [...]

Stocking Aquariums: Tips

Many aquariums fail due to over stocking or mixing the wrong species together. People who are new to the world of fish keeping will understandably want to put as many fish in their aquarium as possible, but without the correct planning or knowledge this can quite quickly go wrong. As with all areas of fish [...]

What are some Christmas presents I can get my kids?

I have four kids of my own and i now have my sisters four kids. My kids are; 10 year old boy- loves winter, snowboarding, hockey, swimming(we live very close to the beach), basketball. this one is just sports all the way around. so we want to get him some sports stuff but also some [...]

So , You Want To Buy An Aquarium? Where On Earth Do You Begin?

There are hundreds of books written about fish keeping which are readily available, however there is not enough time to read a book before we start, so let us get going and we will keep fish successfully by staying with the basics, then you can become an expert later on, from experience, as well as [...]

Fountain pump for sumps?

I was thinking, could i use a fountain pump made for ponds to pump water back up from my sump to aquarium? Fountain pumps seem cheaper that sump pumps. Share on Facebook Tweet This Post

 

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