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Category: Aquarium Tips

On the one hand, once you get the hang of all that goes into fish keeping, maintaining an aquarium is quite simple. On the other hand, there are many concepts that are not obvious and that need to be understood to keep healthy fish and plants.

Here are some articles that summarize some of the most useful things I have learned in building and maintaining our aquarium.

Using an Aquarium Cooling Fan – Does it Work?

Posted on 2014/06/122015/02/08 by Nate
This is the first full year that our aquarium has been up and running, so we are learning new things every month.  What we have learned at the start of this summer is that we are having a hard time b... Read More

How to Regenerate / Clean Seachem Purigen

Posted on 2014/06/062022/01/13 by Nate
I have been using Seachem Purigen in the filter section of my Fluval Spec V aquarium for a few months now.  I recently pulled up the filter material and the Purigen has now turned a nice, dark brown ... Read More

How to Make a DIY Aquarium Temperature Controller

Posted on 2014/04/222020/01/09 by Nate
As I was researching what heater to put in our Fluval Spec V aquarium, I dutifully came across many grim reviews for various heaters that told of failures where the internal thermostat broke in the &#... Read More

Basics of Aquarium Maintenance for Your Fluval Spec

Posted on 2014/03/032020/01/09 by Nate
Everyone manages the maintenance and cleaning of their aquarium differently, but I thought it would be helpful to go over the basics of maintaining my Fluval Spec V.  This should apply to the smaller... Read More

How to Aquascape using Driftwood and Plastic Light Grid (EggCrate)

Posted on 2014/02/012020/01/09 by Nate
I can’t claim to have come up with this idea on my own, but I adopted it when setting up our Fluval Spec V. The auquascape that I had planned would incorporate driftwood and low light plants. Fr... Read More
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