Food Tips For Healthy Aquarium Fish
Packed dry food is almost all the time unbalanced and doesn’t assure the fish the nutrients he needs. Besides this, the dry food looses its nutrient and vitamin contents at room temperature after a while. This is why it is better to buy small packs of dry food rather than a big bag that will [...]
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April 30, 2009 by admin
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Sometimes, you can no longer take care of your aquatic plants or animals. What do you do with them? This is quite a challenge and the internet can find you a solution. Here are some tips&tricks.
Plants
Let’s suppose that you have an aquarium and a particular aquatic plant has grown in excess. What do you do [...]
Aquarium Fish Health: The White Spot Disease And Its Treatment
One of the most frustrating moments in the life of a fish breeder or fish owner is when one or more fish dies. And this is one of the most common problems aquarists face. But sometimes, no matter what you do, death is inevitable especially in a fish tank. Many diseases are caused by internal [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Tropical Aquarium - What is the Best Type of Filter for a Beginner?
April 26, 2009 by admin
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From the point of view of satisfactory service over a long period of time, an outside filter is the most satisfactory. Hanging in the rear and outside of the aquarium, outside filters are easily concealed yet readily serviceable.
By their very nature, filters become the repository of all the waste and filth in the tank. They [...]
What is the Best Location for a Tropical Fish Aquarium Pump?
April 25, 2009 by admin
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It is usually advisable to have the pump at a higher level than the tank. This will prevent any possibility of a siphoning action draining the water from the tank back into the pump. Pump platforms are available for pump placement. These are small plastic or metal shelves designed to hold the pump while hanging [...]
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April 24, 2009 by admin
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The same principle of make-and-break current operating in the common doorbell also applies in operating a rubber, leather, or plastic diaphragm which fits over the air chamber of the pump. As the diaphragm moves up and down, air is forced out through one-way valves.
Most diaphragm pumps have a low air pressure but an adequate air [...]
What is a pump, a filter, an aerator for a tropical Fish Tank?
April 23, 2009 by admin
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A pump is a mechanical apparatus which forces water or air through tubing or other equipment. It provides the flow that makes the filter and aerator operate.
Filters (except under gravel filters) are units containing (or being made of) a porous filter material such as activated charcoal or filter floss. There are a number of different [...]
Tropical Fish Aquarium Composition of Water
April 22, 2009 by admin
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Each molecule of water is composed of one atom of oxygen to every two atoms of hydrogen. This is expressed chemically as H2O. Fishes use oxygen, but they cannot use the oxygen that is chemically a part of water. But air, including oxygen, will dissolve in water - just as sugar or salt will - [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Aquarium Heaters for your Tropical Fish Tank
April 21, 2009 by admin
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Heaters are no more expensive than any other small electrical appliance. Remember, heaters are using up electricity only when they are heating. Thermostats do not use up any current; they only conduct it or cut it off.
The warmer you keep your tanks in relation to the room temperature; the more electricity will be required. If [...]
Tropical Fish Tanks - What is an Aquarium Heater?
April 20, 2009 by admin
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A heater is the apparatus which provides the actual heat as opposed to the thermostat, which is the automatic switch for controlling heat. The majority of heaters made today are fabricated of nichrome resistance wire, which is wound around a ceramic core. Some are of nichrome which is wound on an asbestos backing, and a [...]
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