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Aquarium plants nutrient deficiency

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Aquarium plants nutrient deficiency

A nutrient deficiency can create big problems in a planted aquarium, sometimes a nutrient defic...

How to setup a new aquarium

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How to setup a new aquarium

How to setup my aquarium? This is the question that many beginners have and on this page we will giv...

Tips for Cycling a new aquarium

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Tips for Cycling a new aquarium

What is Cycling and why do I have to cycle the aquarium? Cycling the aquarium it is the most import...

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How to Choose the Lighting for a Freshwater Aquarium

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How to Choose the Lighting for a Freshwater Aquarium

The light the plants are using for photosynthesis must help you answer the question how to choose the lighting for a freshwater aquarium. Usual household lights are not recommended for lighting the ta...

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Lighting the Aquarium

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Lighting the Aquarium

As you probably have read before, lighting the aquarium is an important aspect for maintaining the environment in good conditions. But you should also know that the correct lighting for your aquarium ...

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Conversions Useful for a Freshwater Aquarium

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Conversions Useful for a Freshwater Aquarium

Using and transforming measuring units / metric systems can be difficult for those who are not that good with mathematics and physics. That’s why some lists with useful conversions can be of a r...

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How Many Fish Can I Put in the Tank?

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How Many Fish Can I Put in the Tank?

So, you probably have some issues calculating how to populate the tank if you are asking “how many fish can I put in the tank. “ You must think that in a natural environment fish do not bu...

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How Big a Tank Should I Get?

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How Big a Tank Should I Get?

An often question that beginners aquarists are asking is: “How big a tank should I get?” It is rather difficult to have a quick correct answer. In order to answer to this a person should e...

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Tank Problems

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Tank Problems

When deciding to have an aquarium, the first to buy is a good tank in order to avoid tank problems later. The chosen one must suit your criteria of size, shape, texture and price, fitting into your pl...

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Equipment Problems

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Equipment Problems

Everyone must be aware that having an aquarium in the house, means encountering equipment problems, also. An aquarium is not just a recipient with water in which fish are swimming happily, without cau...

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Fish Problems

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Fish Problems

No matter how much attention you are giving to the aquarium, sometimes it happens to encounter fish problems. Even experienced hobbyists are having problems now and then, you should not panic but try ...

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Floating Plants for a freshwater aquarium

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Floating Plants for a freshwater aquarium

The natural plants in the aquarium can be: foreground plants, background plants or floating plants. Some of the plants can be both background and floating plants, and some foreground plants can be als...

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Background Plants for freshwater aquarium

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Background Plants for freshwater aquarium

Background plants are needed for decorating the area from the rear part of the aquarium. The plants you choose for the aquarium are going to create the aspect of the tank, the natural or the artificia...

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Foreground Plants for a freshwater aquarium - Baby tears, Pearl grass (hemianthus micranthemoides), Dwarf anubias

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Foreground Plants for a freshwater aquarium - Baby tears, Pe…

An aquarium needs plants for decoration but also for maintaining a natural environment. Plastic plants are cheaper, easier to maintain but they are not as realistic as live plants. Natural plants are ...

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Planting Techniques for a freshwater aquarium with live plants

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Planting Techniques for a freshwater aquarium with live plan…

For decorating an aquarium, a few planting techniques are needed to be known, so that your home tank will look natural and equilibrated in the same time. Everybody has possibility of choosing natural ...

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Tips to Avoid Algae in a Freshwater Aquarium

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Tips to Avoid Algae in a Freshwater Aquarium

Things to know about algae in a freshwater aquarium Every aquarium hobbyist knows some good tips to avoid algae in a freshwater aquarium. Algae are not a disease but they can create some problems int...

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Signs of Poor Plant Health

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Signs of Poor Plant Health

Live plants are the best for your aquarium As you probably found out in your research, a natural looking, wonderful aquarium must have natural plants inside. These live plants are very important for ...

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Purchasing and Transporting Your Plants for a Freshwater Aquarium

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Purchasing and Transporting Your Plants for a Freshwater Aqu…

Local pet shop is the first option As a beginner aquarium hobbyist, you are interested in purchasing and transporting your plants for a freshwater aquarium. The local pet shop is your first option fo...

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