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Seachem Flourish Excel Planted Aquarium Supplement

Seachem Flourish Excel Dosing Calculator

Posted on 2023/11/232023/12/29 by Nate
I love making various calculators for use in the aquarium hobby.  I think they prove useful to others, and I often cruise over here to use them myself. I made a recent tool for calculating the dose o... Read More

VCA Random Flow Generator Review for the Fluval EVO

Posted on 2023/11/202023/11/20 by Nate
One of the first mods I got for our EVO 13.5 saltwater nano is the Vivid Creative Aquatics (VCA) random flow generator.  We installed an RFG nozzle on our smaller planted Spec, but there were comprom... Read More
paintball CO2 tank and bulk fill station

How to Fill a Paintball CO2 Tank from a Bulk Tank

Posted on 2023/11/122023/11/20 by Nate
Part of the adventure of building and mainhttps://spec-tanks.com/wp-admin/edit.phptaining a CO2 system for our planted aquarium has been sourcing the CO2 itself.  We use paintball CO2 canisters as t... Read More
Dosing Seachem Prime Water Conditioner with a disposable pipette

Seachem Prime Dosing Calculator

Posted on 2023/05/292023/11/20 by Nate
Many tasks in the aquarium hobby become . . . quite repetitive.  I wonder how many water changes I’ve performed on our two tanks over the past decade. Bunches! One repetitive task I’ve di... Read More
Innovative Marine DIY top for Fluval EVO 13.5 saltwater nano

Innovative Marine SafeScreen DIY Top / EVO Lid Options

Posted on 2023/05/202023/11/13 by Nate
Very early in planning for our Fluval EVO 13.5 build, I knew a replacement lid solution would need to be found.  While the stock EVO 13.5 lid is adequate for many setups, it has a few deal-breaking c... Read More
InTank Chamber 1 Media Basket for Fluval EVO 13.5 Review

InTank Chamber 1 Media Basket for Fluval EVO 13.5 Review

Posted on 2022/12/032023/11/13 by Nate
The InTank Camber 1 Media Basket for the Fluval EVO 13.5 is a product that I didn’t want to love – that I resisted purchasing, and that I thought wouldn’t be a recommended tank accessor... Read More
removing the honeycomb pattern from Fluval Aquariums

How to Remove Honeycomb Pattern from Fluval Aquariums

Posted on 2022/10/062023/11/13 by Nate
Several Fluval AIO (All In One) aquariums have featured a patterned decal of sorts on the tank exterior.  These are usually to obscure equipment or, on newer models, to hide water stains/deposits at ... Read More
AquaIllumination AI Prime 16HD

AI Prime 16HD Reef Aquarium Light Review

Posted on 2022/03/012023/11/20 by Nate
Gathering components for our EVO 13.5 saltwater nano was a lot of fun. At times, it was almost overwhelming from the perspective of research.  By the time I got the basics covered with the tank, stan... Read More
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Latest Articles

  • Seachem Flourish Excel Dosing Calculator

    Seachem Flourish Excel Dosing Calculator

    2023/11/23
  • VCA Random Flow Generator Review for the Fluval EVO

    VCA Random Flow Generator Review for the Fluval EVO

    2023/11/20
  • How to Fill a Paintball CO2 Tank from a Bulk Tank

    How to Fill a Paintball CO2 Tank from a Bulk Tank

    2023/11/12
  • Seachem Prime Dosing Calculator

    Seachem Prime Dosing Calculator

    2023/05/29
  • Innovative Marine SafeScreen DIY Top / EVO Lid Options

    Innovative Marine SafeScreen DIY Top / EVO Lid Options

    2023/05/20
  • InTank Chamber 1 Media Basket for Fluval EVO 13.5 Review

    InTank Chamber 1 Media Basket for Fluval EVO 13.5 Review

    2022/12/03

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