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I've started posting my experiment with cheap aquarium plant seeds direct from china. I posted about the first and second days previously to show my progress. It's been a few days so I've lost track for this update. A lot of seeds were lost due to them floating up and/or being consumed by my angelfish … Continue reading Cheap Aquarium Seeds Update
Welcome back to my experiment trying to raise a beautiful aquascape ground cover from cheap aquarium plant seeds. I didn't expect have an update so soon, and this is a brief update. This is more of a tip if you're trying this setup. Be sure to properly bury your plant seed capsules. It looks like … Continue reading Cheap Aquarium Plant Seeds Day 2
I've decided to evaluate the usefulness of aquarium plant seeds imported from overseas. These can be had inexpensively, so I think they may be a good addition to the store. I tried some before and they actually did germinate and turn into plants, but they floated to the top of the water and were eventually … Continue reading Cheap Aquarium Plant Seeds Test Day 1
Do you hate scraping algae and crud off your aquarium glass? Do you also wish you had a little robot that could take video of your aquarium whenever you wanted? You may be in for a treat in the very near future. I actually saw an ad for Moai on Facebook today, and it looks … Continue reading Moai Combines Laziness, Photography
Protein skimmers are a necessary but often expensive part of marine reef aquarium keeping. Good models can cost hundreds of dollars. Being on a tight budget, I decided to try out a more wallet-friendly solution, the Lee's counter-current Skimmer. Skimmers, for the most part, have the same basic functionality. The devices use a mist of … Continue reading Review – Lee’s Countercurrent Skimmer
The siren call of the sea, the peaceful reef environment. It was bound to happen to me eventually. The call to build a saltwater reef aquarium. Don't get me wrong, I love my big planted tank. But, I thought maybe it was time for a new challenge, and I just happened to have the perfect … Continue reading Build! 4o Gallon Reef Tank
I have been putting off making any updates to this site for a while now as I was planning on moving. I knew that I was downsizing and I thought I might use my 60 gallon planted tank as a room divider in my new place. Sure enough, that's exactly what ended up happening. It's … Continue reading This Happened: My Double-Sided ‘Scape
If you follow this site (why don't you? Just click the button on the right), you'll know I recently had to re-scape my creek tank thanks to some feline hi-jinx. I also recently re-did the setup of the 60 gallon tank, so I figured I'd share some pictures. 29 Gallon Creek Tank Before: It was … Continue reading August ‘Scape Update
If you read my previous build article on my 29 gallon creek tank, you may have noticed I took a shortcut in the aquarium furniture department. I warned against doing so, but I kind of learned the hard way to take my own advice. No, the fish tank didn't come crashing down in a tidal … Continue reading Dedicated Aquarium Stands: Goood
Just a look at what a single tiny java fern grew up to be in my 60 gallon planted tank.