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Maintaining Aquarium Temperatures for Fish Health

marinebioblog — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:11:23 +0000

Maintaining proper aquarium temperatures is essential for the health and well-being of your fish. While aquarium heaters do a pretty good job at this, the probability of fluctuations from fall through spring tends to be greater and possibly more detrimental. You may not even realize how much the temperature of the water changes through the More >

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Maintaining Aquarium Temperatures for Fish Health

Holiday Gift Ideas for Aquarium Hobbyists

marinebioblog — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:56:50 +0000

Sometimes shopping for that special someone can be rough, especially if your special someone’s favorite past time is aquarium keeping. You may not know what they already have or what they need, or what they use on a regular basis. Here are a few suggestions sure to please the budding fish lovers or seasoned aquarium keepers More >

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Holiday Gift Ideas for Aquarium Hobbyists

Ecoxotic Cannon LED Pendant Fixture Put to Work At That Fish Place – That Pet Place

marinebioblog — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:01:52 +0000

We recently upgraded the lighting on our large cylinder display tank in our Lancaster, PA retail store. Out with the old technology and in with the new. We said good-bye to the power hungry, ceiling mounted, heat producing 400W Metal Halide fixture, and installed a sleek, energy efficient, high output 50W LED Cannon LED pendant More >

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Ecoxotic Cannon LED Pendant Fixture Put to Work At That Fish Place – That Pet Place

Aquariums in Classrooms as Educational Tools

marinebioblog — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:21:10 +0000

School isn’t always the most stimulating place for kids to be all day, but as I remember, there were some things that made long days much more interesting and bearable. Visual aids and interactive tools, to me anyway, could reinvigorate my zest for learning. The most interesting and anticipated place in my school was the science wing. More >

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Aquariums in Classrooms as Educational Tools

LED Aquarium Lighting – Energy Efficient and Cost Effective

marinebioblog — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:02:48 +0000

While LED lighting is still relatively new to aquariums, practical applications of new LED fixtures have shown the effectiveness of this technology for growing plants and corals. But what about cost? It’s common knowledge that LED’s use much less energy than metal halides or compact fluorescents, but did you ever consider their overall longevity and cost advantages More >

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LED Aquarium Lighting – Energy Efficient and Cost Effective

Ecoxotic Panorama and Stunner LED Get an Upgrade

marinebioblog — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:18:33 +0000

More power, more colors, more sizes, more flexibility. The next generation of Panorama and Stunner LED’s from Ecoxotic simply gives you more. The new Panorama Pro units are a completely new design of the popular LED lights, and offer more power (19watts vs. 12watts), linkability, 5 color choices, and a really cool remote control RGB unit. More >

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Ecoxotic Panorama and Stunner LED Get an Upgrade

Dipping Plants to Eliminate Snails

marinebioblog — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:25:14 +0000

Outbreaks of nuisance snails are one of the most common problems encountered in planted aquariums. Though much maligned, snails are perfectly normal in tanks with live plants and can even help with algae control. The problems occur when the snails reproduce and become out of control. Throughout our blog posts, we’ve gone over a number of methods More >

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Dipping Plants to Eliminate Snails

Electrolysis and “Salt Creep” in Aquariums

marinebioblog — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:01:00 +0000

“Salt Creep” is a very common issue in any aquarium, although it is seen most in saltwater systems. As water evaporates, it leaves behind any minerals and particles suspended in it. Most of the time, we see this as a salty crust on the top of a saltwater aquarium, but freshwater tanks with a high More >

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Electrolysis and “Salt Creep” in Aquariums

Hiding Spots for Aquarium Fish – A Word of Caution

marinebioblog — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:59:14 +0000

The other day I was doing one of my daily walk-throughs and looking for a particular fish, but simply couldn’t find it. Mind you, this was not some tiny little goby or tetra that could almost literally disappear, this was a rather large, Spotted Royal Pleco, Panaque cf. nigrolineatus (L330). This particular Royal Pleco is something around More >

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Hiding Spots for Aquarium Fish – A Word of Caution

The Importance of Water Changes In Aquarium Maintenance

marinebioblog — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:55:36 +0000

Routine water changes are the most basic, most necessary, and most overlooked acts of tank maintenance. Most aquarists know they should do water changes, but not everyone does or even knows how to do it the right way. How much and how often are highly debated topics among aquarists no matter what kind of tanks they keep. Why More >

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The Importance of Water Changes In Aquarium Maintenance