Aquarium filters are critical for maintaining aquarium water quality. Without an adequate filter, ammonium can accumulate. Even small amount of ammonium can be lethal to the fish. Filter also remove the excess nutrient which encourage algae grown. Filter also mechanically remove the food waste and plant debris from the water. It make the water crystal […]
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Vallisneria Spiralis, Italian Vals
Italian are used in my Angle fish tank to block the sights from aggressive angels to milder angels Vallisneria Spiralis, AKS Italian Vals, are excellent background plants. They do well in just about all water types and lighting. Italian vals can grow up to two feet tall. You can cut the leaves to any height […]
DIY root tabs
To support optimum plant growth, aquarists sometimes add fertilizer at initial tank set up. This will promote strong root system, the absorption of nutrients and overall health of the plant. Sometimes, root tabs are also added periodically after initial set up to maintain the look of the plants, particularly the strong root feeders, like Amazon […]
Tips for Caring Your Ramshorn Snails
Ramshorn snails are common fresh water snails. They have different variantes; pink, red, blue, brown or leopard. They are active, fun to watch and very useful too. Ramshorn snails eat all kinds of algae, uneaten food, fish waste and decaying plant matter. They are the best cleanup crew for your aquarium. Despite easy to be […]
Ramhorn Snail babies hatched in 9 days
My Ramshorn snails wasted no time on depositing her eggs in the temporary plastic container as I was moving them to the new tank. I followed the development of the embryo for nine days. Day 1: The female snail deposited 10 eggs with a transparent egg sac. They were just white dots within the egg. […]
Windowsill Aquarium
Windowsills offer plenty of sunlight for aquatic plant. It’s a great place for a small aquarium if space is limited. It’s self sustainable. The sunlight provides the energy for the algae grow which feed the aquatic animals, such as snails, shrimps and small fish. Here is my mini-aquarium at my south facing window. The aquarium […]
Red Cherry Shrimp (Neocaridina davidi) Breeding Journal
Red cherry shrimp is very colorful and easy to breed shrimp. Everyone knows that the color of the shrimp will develop over the lift time and it takes about 2 to 3 month to produce a new generation. In this post, I am recording the size and color of the shrimp developed over time. This […]
DIY Mattenfilter using fountain pump
Mattenfilter is an effective and affordable alternative to more expensive and complicated option, canister filter and hang on the back filter. Compared to the regular sponge filter, it has larger surface area. Using an air pump is a popular option for providing the water flow but I don’t like the noise from the air pump. […]
Tips for cycling the fish tank
Properly cycling your fish tank is critical for starting up your aquarium. Introduce fish prematurely can cause ammonia spike which can be lethal for your fish. Here are some tips for you to properly cycle your fish tank: Starting your aquarium for matured aquarium: Adding any materials (water, filter and substrate) from and old aquarium […]
Aquascaping is a constantly evolving and learning process
Restarting my old hobby I was cleaning out my basement. I found out that my 10 gallon and 55 gallon tank were sitting on shelf. The were hided behind a pile of cardboard boxes fully of junkies. Next to it are buckets of gravels and Rubbermaid tub full of aquarium equipment. I still remembered how […]