Have you ever spotted nasty-looking brown patches on diverse surfaces in your reef tank and wondered what they were? Well, those brown irregularities are known as brown algae or diatoms, and...
Category: Maintenance
Air pumps are commonly used in the fishkeeping hobby, and to this day it is touted as a good aquarium accessory which does a great job at aeration, improving surface agitation and gaseous...
Aquarium activated carbon is one of the most marketed and utilized filtration products in the fishkeeping hobby. While a host of aquarists consider it as a must-have filter media and attest to...
A healthy, clean, and balanced aquarium provides a conducive and comfortable environment that is ideal for optimal growth and normal functioning of freshwater fish, dwarf shrimp, and other...
Oxygen is essential in the life of aquatic animals. Fish, shrimp, freshwater snails, crabs, etc. need oxygen for their metabolic processes. It also keeps them in optimal condition, and if they...
Today we are going to talk about nitrates in planted tanks. However, if you are new to this hobby, you need have to learn more about the nitrogen cycle first. We can often hear that plants can...