maintenance

With this obsession we have for blackwater, botanical-influenced aquariums burning in us for years, and with (apparently) an equally obsessive interest in many of you, the topic of long-term maintenance of these types of aquariums comes up more frequently. No longer a "side show" sort of...

If you've started working with aquatic botanicals over the past few months, you've probably gained an awareness that, although these are unique and aesthetically beautiful aquariums, like any other methodology, they are not "set and forget" systems. Because of the very nature of aquatic...

Have you noticed that, after you change the water in your tank, it just sort of takes on a....sparkle-or something? Like that "healthy glow" on a beautiful woman's face when she's happy (sorry for the utterly chauvinistic example, but I AM a guy- and that came to mind quickly at 6:30AM...), an...

Just a little bit of info about air systems and valving. after a year or more of running these systems there is some involved . There can be some black debris that builds up on the inside of the little valves. My suggestion is to remove the hosing and try inserting a small pin , paper clip ...

My gal has a 29 gal w a few fish in it, and just a conventional light strip (no idea what is in it and I'm traveling so I can't check). Tap water is conditioned and used in the tank, it has a pH of 7.8-8.0, and the temp is at 78-80. Tank height is 18" Tank has a few small angelfish in it and...