Today, lets have a look at a 4 very effective way to cycle an aquarium. All the method bellow have proven to be very effective at cycling an aquarium. The one you chose has no importance, just make sure to pick one and to do it the right way.
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There are many reasons why one would want to use sand as a substrate. First, sand is a natural substrate, so most inhabitants of your tank will feel right at home along the bottom of the tank. In addition, sand can play an important role in the creation of
While there are many different species of Cichlids, the Rainbow Cichlid is rather unique in both its shading and calm nature, as well as a few other distinctive identifying features. Undeniably the smallest and most peaceful of the Cichlid family…
In a recent post we talked about how to reduce NO3 and PO4 by dosing vodka (see Dosing Vodka to reduce NO3 and PO4…). Today, we will have a look at an other technique, very similar to vodka dosing, where sugar is used to reduce NO3 and PO4.
The Otocinclus affinis, also known as Otocinclus catfish or simply Oto cat is a small south american fish native to Brazil where it can be found in heavily vegetated streams and rivers. According to many, the Otocinclus catfish is the perfect algae eater and this is probably one of the reason why it became so poppular over the years.
I won’t go deep into the scientific area of this. I’ll leave this to others who are more comfortable with this topic. To make a long story short, the goal of dosing Vodka is to provide an organic carbon source to grow bacteria in order to consume phosphates and nitrates.
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