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Learning how to breed guppies is super easy, at the end of the day, a male and a female guppy will eventually breed on their own if in the same aquarium. But there are a lot of things you can do to increase the spawn rate and get the best out of your breeding. This … Read more
Aquarium plant fertilizer is an important part of fish tank setup, maintenance, and management when you are keeping live plants in your aquarium. Aquatic plants often can’t survive on fish waste alone and need a good aquarium fertilizer to promote strong growth and green leaves. Learning how to make aquarium plant fertilizer yourself will save … Read more
Saving money is always nice, and play sand is certainly much cheaper than name-brand sands like super naturals and ocean direct. But can you really use play sand for an aquarium substrate without harming your fish? The answer is yes! Not only is it a cheaper alternative, but Most brands are also safe for fish … Read more
It can be a real bummer waiting 4+ weeks for a new aquarium to break into a new cycle. It’s long and tedious work and that whole time you can’t really add any fish without the risk of killing them from ammonia spikes. So we all get excited when we first learn about API quick … Read more
Red blotch disease in corydoras is fairly common and can be caused by a plethora of things, from a scratch, a bite, a scrape, or even just high nitrate levels. Luckily red blotch disease is super easy to deal with if caught early, and you won’t even need medication or antibiotics. To cure your cory … Read more
The thing about lava rock you need to consider is how varied its composition is going to be. Because of the way lava rock is formed, there could be just about anything in it. For the most part, though, Real lava rock is perfectly suitable for a saltwater aquarium with reefs. Some reef keepers, however, … Read more
Algae is a type of aquatic plant that can be found in freshwater, brackish water, or saltwater. Algae wafers are a type of food that is produced by harvesting and processing algae mixed with various vegetable or protein-based fillers. Algae Wafers are a great source of nutrition that can be used to feed fish as … Read more
You might have noticed a coincidental ammonia spike as you started feeding your aquarium algae wafers. The algae wafers are not directly responsible for this, But in a way, you could say they helped cause it. Algae wafers on their own to not produce any ammonia. Assuming they get eaten then the ammonia spike could … Read more
Keeping your aquarium’s pH and water chemical composition balance can be a pretty tricky and delicate process. Everything you add or do in your aquarium can upset this balance very easily. That’s why it’s important to know what gravels will raise or power your pH so you can adjust things accordingly, Let’s get started. Does … Read more
Fish tank gravel, aquarium gravel, or any of the various types of substrate all have one thing in common if nothing else. They all need to be cleaned on a regular basis. Normally this is pretty easy, and you would use a special siphoning hose called an aquarium vacuum to clean the dirty gravel. Unfortunately, … Read more