Explore Your Creativity With An Aquarium
June 21, 2009 by admin
Filed under Fish Tank Decorating, Keeping Tropical Fish
Tropical fish one of the most amazing pets that one could keep in their home or workplace. Tropical aquarium keeping is fast becoming an extremely popular hobby for many people young and old. Whether it is a small fishbowl with just a few fish or a 4 foot deluxe aquarium, tropical fish will make a [...]
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April 14, 2009 by admin
Filed under Fish Tank Decorating, Keeping Tropical Fish
Under the influence of sunlight, plants and only plants have the ability to manufacture their own food. These green plants combine water and carbon dioxide to form sugars in a process known as “photosynthesis.”
During this process, free oxygen is released in excess of that used by the plant for respiration. This occurs only under the [...]
Where should the Fish tank be placed?
April 14, 2009 by admin
Filed under Fish Tank Decorating, Fish Tank Supplies
First of all, we must consider what the fish tank is to stand on. Water is quite heavy-8.3 pounds per U.S. gallon. Thus a 15-gallon fish tank weighs about 125 pounds. This is certainly no weight for a delicate end table to support. The base for a fish tank must be a sturdy one - [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Should ornamental rocks or other ornaments be used?
April 14, 2009 by admin
Filed under Fish Tank Decorating
Let taste be your guide when coming to decide whether ornamental rocks or other ornaments be used. Today many aquarium stores feature rocks of all types, as well as glass chunks. Many of these have sharp edges, but there is little reason to believe that the fishes ever cut themselves on them. Mineral or lime-bearing [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Should I have a mirror, paint, or “decal” back to my aquarium?
April 14, 2009 by admin
Filed under Fish Tank Decorating
Most tropical fishes are quite thin, and their colors are so delicate that they appear at their prettiest against a background that permits light to enter only from the front and top of the tank. Even when the aquarium is against a wall, light reflection will bounce in. Either a mirror or an aquarium “decal” [...]
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April 12, 2009 by admin
Filed under Fish Tank Decorating, Fish Tank Supplies
In practice it is entirely possible to keep fishes indefinitely in a bare aquarium. They do not require gravel, plants, rocks, or ornaments. But how many people would keep such an aquarium in a living room? An aquarium to be properly enjoyed should be a thing of beauty, a miniature underwater garden.
Gravel is used primarily [...]
Aquarium Ornaments
April 11, 2009 by admin
Filed under Fish Tank Decorating
Aquarium ornaments are used to decorate the tank for yourself, not so much for the benefit of the fish. The ornaments can come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, both small and big, caricature or traditional, complicated or very simple. You have the option to create them yourself or to buy one of the [...]
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January 2, 2009 by admin
Filed under Fish Tank Decorating
Tropical Fish Tank Decor—-Creating Homes for Your Tropical Freshwater Fish
Now that you have selected your tank, it is time to decorate it! Tropical fish tank decorations are not only beautiful to look at they also have an important purpose. They provide fishes with homes—- hiding places and natural borders resembling their natural habitat. There are [...]
