Freshwater Tropical Aquarium Topics

Keeping in mind the nature of this blog, I expect that I will be updating at irregular intervals. If I have not tried anything new for some reason, then it makes sense that I shouldn't update with some sort of a filler post. Hopefully, by maintaining this outlook this blog's integrity will remain in tact.

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With regards to content, here are some of the things I'd like to cover...


Water

• Quality and Impact of Poor Water Quality
• Frequency of Changes
• Temperature (and grading)
• Conditioning
• Level
• Clarity
• Filtration
• Aeration
• Impact of tank decorations
• Additional Products
• Testing
• Adding New Specimens

Lighting

• Bulbs (Types, Life Span, Light Quality, energy needs)
• Hoods, Domes and More

Tank Decoration

• Substrate
• Plastic vs. Live Plants
• Stress Relief
• Safely adding new items
• Current
• Choosing and Using Turtle-Safe Options.

Filtration

• Types
• Targeting Pollutants 
• How much for my tank?
• Changing filter components

Tanks

• Size. Gallons vs. Dimensions
• Placement in the home
• Types (shape, material)

Natural Elements

• How to use natural elements in an aquarium.
• The impact of real wood on water quality.
• The impact of live plants.
• Choosing appropriate specimens.
• Tips for Handling Aggression

Species

• Angels
• Plecos
• South American Gar
• Turtles
• Snails
• Loaches
• Minnows
• Goldfish
• Pike Cichlid
• Oscar
• Platies
• Guppies
• Tinfoil Barbs
• Flying Foxes
• Ghost Shrimp
• Java Moss
• Java Fern
• Hornwort
• Duckweed

Feeding

• Timing and Amount
• Variations
• Food Products for different life stages.
• Contributing to an ecosystem.
• Using Feeder Fish.
• Raising Feeder Fish vs. Buying.

Cleaning

• Frequency
• Products to use.
• Strategies.
• Things to know BEFORE you set up a tank. (current deadzones, substrate [dis]advantages, etc)
• The thing about Duckweed....

Replacement

• Things that need to be replaced. (bulbs, filter media, water evaporation, etc)
• My fish died.. time to get another?
• "Just One More"

Things to Keep on Hand

• Products
• Equipment

Products

• Reviews