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Green Aquarium Water: Get Rid Of It & Prevent It

By • Oct 13th, 2010 • Category: Aquarium Care, Water Quality

Has your aquarium water ever turned green? We’re going to tell you about the things that can cause green water and the things that can be done to prevent it.



Time to Clean Out The Canister Filter

By • Jun 6th, 2010 • Category: Ramblings

I’m not a big fan of cleaning out my canister filter on my saltwater aquarium, it’s a big chore that is hard to carry out sometimes. My struggles are probably mostly due to the fact that I don’t really have a nice sink or counter top area that I can use to tear it all [...]



Aquarium Algae Control: How I Got Rid Of Nuisance Algae In My Aquarium

By • Sep 3rd, 2009 • Category: Aquarium Care

Over the last couple years, I’ve been on a continual algae battle with my 75 gallon aquarium. At times I had become discouraged, but I did not give up the battle. I continued to patiently try different techniques and methods that I thought might help curb the algae problem in my aquarium. My algae problem is gone, here’s what I learned.



Cleaning Detritus In Saltwater Aquariums

By • Jul 25th, 2009 • Category: Aquarium Care

This is probably the least glamorous aspect of owning an aquarium. Cleaning it, you know. Yeah, we all hate aquarium maintenance but we gotta do it. Today I got around to putting some deep thought into my detritus cleaning techniques. I’d like to share them with you.



Phosphate Control in Saltwater Aquariums

By • Oct 12th, 2008 • Category: Aquarium Care

Phosphate control in saltwater aquariums is an important issue that can often be overlooked by saltwater aquarium owners.



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