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The aquarium hobby has changed dramatically in the last 10 years. In what was a hobby based on easy tanks and pretty fish, the world of aquaria is now a complex and science driven ecosystem thanks to developments and science - the main ones being within aquarium lighting and aquafeed additives. The Growing Importance...

There’s one point in every aquarist's journey when you'll become perplexed about water changes. Your tank appears stable. Water parameters indicate: ammonia 0 ppm, nitrite 0 ppm, nitrates between 0-5 ppm.  There appears to be nothing incorrect.  However, the experienced fishkeepers that you follow online conduct regular water changes. This prompts the question: >...

For almost four decades aquarium keeping revolved almost solely around the wild-caught capture of our favourite fish and coral. A wonderful, but not ideal system for the wild stocks of reef inhabitants and river systems throughout the world. In fact, the aquarist is enjoying a paradigm shift where in which due to rapid developments...

The ideal aquarium in your bedroom induces tranquility rather than buzzing and vibrating. Many aquarists soon learn the problem is less the tank and more the air pump sound, which is easily audible in an otherwise hushed bedroom. When you select a quiet air pump for a bedroom aquarium, indeed, you don’t achieve true...

When it comes to setting up a planted aquarium on a budget, many will assume lighting will be the next most significant place to scrimp – and where the most confusion about plant care will arise. In many of the Reddit forum threads where people debate aquariums, lighting, and how best to equip them,...

To keep your fish happy and healthy, maintain a consistent water temperature. Without this, fish are more susceptible to becoming sick and have less control over algal growth within the tank. Selecting the correct aquarium heater is not a technical decision, rather one that directly impacts the success of your tank, both short-term and...

Lighting is by far the most crucial element for planted aquariums. Beyond just how bright the tank appears, lighting is the main influence over the rate of plant growth, as well as determining algae balance and stability in the long term. For many planted aquarists, there is one crucial question that comes up as...

Your tank suddenly looks like a science experiment on green things, and you're not crazy. Almost every fish tank goes through an algae bloom once the aquarium is mature, or maybe the lights are working a bit too hard. The thing is, it doesn't exactly "mean your tank is dirty." It just means your...

Choosing the right aquarium filter will have a profound impact on the stability and maintainability of your tank. Most hobbyists will eventually decide on one of these two types of filters: the hang-on back (HOB) filter or the canister filter. Both have their place, but these types serve incredibly different setups and experience levels....

It is completely normal for aquarium plants in a new or unstable tank to grow slowly at first; it happens to pretty much all new tanks. It's rarely caused by just one error, and normally it is caused by a combination of several minor limitations working together, all at the same time. As you...