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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

Growing Green – Live Mosses for Aquariums

marinebioblog — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:41:05 +0000

I love a green aquarium…not green in the algae-covered, pea soup kind of way, but green as in dense with varying colors and textures of aquatic plants. We all know that there are many types of aquarium plants, from slow growing Anubias to massive Echinodorus, but one of the often overlooked groups is the mosses. More >

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Growing Green – Live Mosses for Aquariums

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

Aquascaping – Proper Techniques for Planting Aquatic Plants

marinebioblog — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:20:19 +0000

Live plants are to the freshwater aquarist what live corals are to the saltwater reef aquarist. They add a natural look to the tank, can benefit the water quality and other livestock and can be a challenge to maintain and “aqua-scape” into just the right look for the aquarium. Just as corals need to be More >

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Aquascaping – Proper Techniques for Planting Aquatic Plants

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

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

Tips for Great Aquarium Photography

marinebioblog — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:18:24 +0000

While browsing at aquarium and fish-related websites, books, magazines, other media, it can be easy to take for granted how difficult the beautiful images you see were to capture on film….until you try to take a photo of your own tank. It’s not as easy as taking a snapshot at a family picnic. Aquarium photographs often turn out blurry, overexposed, underexposed, More >

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Tips for Great Aquarium Photography

Doomed to Dissolve – Plants to Avoid in Freshwater Aquariums

marinebioblog — Fri, 27 May 2011 14:00:11 +0000

Once upon a time you set up your first aquarium. You can remember the excitement of getting it all together, arranging everything perfectly, and introducing your first fish and plants. Chances are you also remember the disappointment and frustration when something in the tank just didn’t thrive the way you wanted it to. In many cases, beginner aquarists More >

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Doomed to Dissolve – Plants to Avoid in Freshwater Aquariums

New Fluval Nano Aquariums – the Chi

marinebioblog — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:46:30 +0000

With the holidays upon us I decided to say a few words about some exciting new nano tank kits coming to us from Fluval. Not long ago we introduced you to the Fluval Edge aquarium, the unique nano aquarium from Hagen with the Frank Lloyd Wright-like design. Hagen has developed a whole series of Fluval aquariums over the More >

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New Fluval Nano Aquariums – the Chi

The Pearl Gourami – A Classic Aquarium Fish

marinebioblog — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:07:50 +0000

Everyone has that one fish that started it all for them. Most aquarists can remember that one species of fish that got them hooked into this hobby. Maybe it was an Oscar that would beg for food like a dog, a pair of black convicts that would spawn like rabbits every few weeks, or maybe More >

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The Pearl Gourami – A Classic Aquarium Fish