Aquarium Calculator

Green water = death (or at least an algae-covered planted tank failure) by way of most other causes. So you dose your fertilizers on time, … Read more

Plants require special light to grow well so lighting a planted tank is tricky. You’ve got the plants, the substrate, and the water…but nothing look … Read more

The standard wisdom amongst most aquarium keepers is that “the more light I give my plants, the better they grow.” While this holds true in … Read more

Calculating the volume of a flat back hexagon tank is an important task because the volume of a flat back hexagon tank determine the amount … Read more

You’ve installed your new lights over the tank, waited… and hoped. But unfortunatly, those stem plant aren’t looking anything like the lush forest pictured in … Read more

When you first envision your aquarium, you picture it being well planted; the lush carpet of Cryptocoryne curling around the hardscape, and those towering stem … Read more

Building a rimless aquarium require the use of mathematics to determine the thickness of the glass that are required for the aquarium. Because a rimless … Read more

Too much or too little biomass in a tank can make all aquarium plant appear weak. The leaves don’t hold there color, the stems lengthen, … Read more

Perhaps your goal was to imagine thick growth and colorful displays, only to realize there’s a bit more than meets the eye (and math) to … Read more

With that said, how do you know what to add? This table can help (after all, it’s hard to remember the conversion factors and solubility … Read more