New tank syndrome is among the leading problems faced in aquaria, and lack of sufficient beneficial bacteria populations in the tank plus poor aquarium maintenance contributes strongly to these....
Category: Maintenance
Fish and shrimp keeping comes with a lot of challenges and one of these is running a tank during a power outage. Not many have experienced this unpleasant situation, but it may occur someday and...
Aquatic life cannot survive without oxygen (O2). Oxygen is vital for the sustenance and growth activities of living organisms — these consist of fish and inverts, as well as live plants and the...
There’s no denying that the temperature in aquariums can rise to very high levels during the summer and your aquarium fish and shrimp will definitely struggle to cope with the...
By now, you should be aware that dissolved nitrogenous wastes such as ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates are problematic and detrimental to the health of the tank inhabitants (aquarium fish and...
The nitrogen cycle (biological cycle or nitrification process) is the most important process in the aquarium. When we are talking about it we refer to the establishment of beneficial bacterial...