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Okay, they say that there are no sure things in aquarium keeping, and on the surface, Im inclined to agree. However, there are some things that you can do that will simply tempt the Aquarium Gods to kick your butt more than others, trust me. (click to read more)

"Substrate enhancement" is a term that, well- I'd like to take credit for...not sure if I'm the first person to come up with it in the aquatic context or not, but it would be pretty cool if I was! Anyhow, the idea of adding natural materials to the usual boring old sand or gravel is...

Is there merit to the philosophy of "moving fast and breaking things", as they say at Facebook? Does this practice apply to the hobby? Today, in a Friday edition of "The Tint"

If you're a geeky hobbyist like me, you're always thinking of different ways to do stuff we seem to take for granted, or have down a certain way for years. One great example of this is the substrate materials that we use in our aquariums. Traditionally, we've used stuff like gravels, sand...

Just a few things to note: 1. All talks are now in the room by registration and the raffles 2. Ted Judy's second talk topic has changed. It is now on his 2011 trip to Gabon 3. Registration for the event/marketplace is now walk-up only. 4. If you saw all of the amazing fish in holding tanks for...

Starting my siphons can be a PITA. I like the gravel vacs that have these squeeze bulbs on them so I can start them easier. I don't feel like paying $6+ for each squeeze bulb to add to my vacs that don't have them. I'm thinking hardware stores probably have something similar. What name...

I did a waterchange on one of my little tanks tonight (15 gal column) and as I was refilling, I knocked my new (used, but new to me) LED light into the tank! Thankfully, it was unplugged at the time. But the poor thing ended up completely submerged. I've opened it up as much as I can and...

I have about 25 or so Pelvicachromis taeniatus "Moliwe" available- they are sexable, but I don't ahve a count on sex ratio. Approximately .75" right now and starting to get sassy. $5 each From Peru- Otocinclus cocama $11- CCA only, more expensive through my website Nannostomus mortenthaleri...

While I was setting up in my room at this past weekend's Catfish Convention, I was reminded of one of my favorite fish-related travel items. http://www.amazon.com/Air-Flow-Control-Aquarium-Lever/dp/B005CTXDIU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1350876158&sr=8-3&keywords=aquarium+air+valve I found this...

I would like to find the bulkheads that are used on the Fluval Studio set. I am laying out plans to build a dual 20 long hutch and I would love to try drilling the tanks and installing these on them. Would work perfect with the 206s I plan on using. I did some searching and found available...