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Thinking of using some API super ick cure in your aquarium? It’s important to know how it will affect everything in your tank, including your plants. So, does ICH medicine kill plants? Specifically, is API super ick cure safe for plants? In most cases, ich medication is not harmful to plants. It’s built specially to … Read more
Can you use a regular sponge in an aquarium filter and is it as effective as using an aquarium filter sponge? More importantly, Is it safe for your fish? This article will explain why you can use a regular sponge filter for your aquarium filter, What type of sponge you should look for, and what … Read more
Nothing is more frustrating than upgrading to a sponge filter only to find it’s not doing a very good job with the cleaning. There are actually several reasons for that which are all solvable! So if your sponge filter not cleaning properly, Here is what you need to do. Your sponge filter is dirty This … Read more
Have you ever wondered if you could remove that unsightly tube from your sponge filter to make it fit slightly better, or maybe look a bit more attractive? Well, the answer is yes, But should you? Do you need the sponge filter lift tube? Removing sponge filter life tube Removing the lift tube can certainly … Read more
Sponge filter vs air stone, What’s the difference, and should you have both? Does one replace the other? These are questions that come up often when discussing the use of air stones in aquariums. Here we hope to give you a better understanding of the differences between these two pieces of equipment and when, or … Read more
Using too much filter floss is a huge waste of money due to the fact you need to replace it every week or two. But using too little means it becomes ineffective and waste, and won’t do any cleaning. So how much filter floss do you use? How much filter floss should you be using … Read more
Mechanical filtration seems complicated but it doesn’t have to be. When choosing which to use, Filter floss or a sponge, It’s important to know what both of these things can do and what they are meant to do. Filter Floss Filter floss (polyester fibers) is meant to catch the finer material that a sponge filter … Read more
Knowing when to do filter maintenance is an important part of fish keeping. If you are using filter floss in your filter, You might be confused about how often you should change it based on all the varying opinions online. So let’s dive into it and give you a straight professional answer! When to Change … Read more
People new to the hobby often get flooded with products and new terms that can be confusing. This makes it difficult to know what product should be used in an aquarium. One of those common situations that come up is filter floss vs polishing pad, are they the same thing, and are they interchangeable? The … Read more
There’s nothing worse than a clogged filter. And nothing clogs a filter faster than filter floss clogging. The problem is filter floss tends to grab all the tiny particles (by the design of course), That’s what we use it for after all. But this tends to hamper water flow. So what should you do? Reasons … Read more