Paradise Fish Care In An Unheated Tank

It’s common knowledge: if you want a tropical tank, you must have a heater. Or at least that’s what the fishkeeping industry wants you to … Read more

Substrate Depth for Volume Calculator

Substrate Depth for Volume Calculator

How much you get from a package of substrate always disappoints when it’s poured into your tank because the layer ends up much thinner than … Read more

Why Shrimp Die After A Routine Water Change

Pull the siphon tube out of the tank. Dump that dirty water. Pour some nice fresh tap water without chlorine into it. Look at it. … Read more

UV Wattage Per Gallon Calculator

UV Wattage Per Gallon Calculator

If you got a UV sterilizer it was probably because your water was cloudy. That’s the standard entry point for most aquarium hobbyists. They want … Read more

Tank Turnover Per Hour Target Calculator

Tank Turnover Per Hour Target Calculator

I suspect most people don’t have fish just to work out their fluid dynamics issues when they change filters; you’re watching live animals. When you … Read more

Head Loss From Elbow Fittings Calculator

Head Loss From Elbow Fittings Calculator

After installing your new pump, you’re happy to see the water gushing back into the tank. Then you realize it’s not flowing as stronger as … Read more

Crystal Red Shrimp Care And Why They Are Harder

Because CR’s are small, you’d think that they don’t require much attention. Novices finds that their assumptions gets them in trouble. Crystal Red Shrimps aren’t … Read more

Whether Aquarium Snails Need Added Calcium

Is something wrong with your mystery snail? Does it look duller now compared to when you put it in your tank? Is its shell looking … Read more

Carbon Dosing Sugar Volume Calculator

Carbon Dosing Sugar Volume Calculator

To dose or not to dose: That’s the question when considering adding sugar to your reef tank. Why would you add something that will feed … Read more

Lanthanum Chloride Phosphate Dose Calculator

Lanthanum Chloride Phosphate Dose Calculator

Your phosphate test indicates a little too much phosphate. You pick up lanthanum chloride container. It’s going to grab the phosphates and bind them as … Read more