Pruning Your Aquarium Plants
Similar to land plants, aquarium plants need to be pruned and thinned on a regular basis. Most of the tall plants with stalks of plants will grow right out of...
Types of Plant Propagation
Plants have several means of reproducing. While some species reproduce quickly and can overrun a tank in a short amount of time, other plants seem like they never propagate. In...
How to Insert Plants into Your Aquarium
In this article, we will explain how to insert aquatic plants into your aquarium and prevent these buoyant plants from rising. If you have fish and plants in your aquarium, you...
Aquarium Plant Categories
Plants are categorized based on their shapes, sizes, and colors. In this article, we will describe those categories. FOREGROUND Foreground plants are positioned at the front of your aquarium and in front...
Other Fish for Your Discus Aquarium Part 2
RAINBOWFISH In Australia especially, rainbowfish and discus are commonly kept in the same aquariums. Since they have similar conditions in their natural environment, they thrive together. They look aesthetically amazing when...
Carbonate Hardness (KH)
Carbonate Hardness (KH) is similar to general hardness. However, instead of measuring calcium and magnesium ions, it measures carbonate and bicarbonate ions. The higher the KH, the more stable the...
General Water Hardness (GH)
WHAT DOES THE GENERAL HARDNESS MEASURE? The General Hardness (GH) of your water measures the amount of calcium and magnesium ions in your water. Water with a low general hardness is...
The 3 Most Important Chemicals to Monitor
In this article, we explain why you especially need to monitor your tank's levels of ammonia, nitrite, adn nitrate. We also explain how you can remove these chemicals from your...
Filtration Media
HOW DO I USE FILTRATION MEDIA IN MY DISCUS AQUARIUM? Different filtration media cater to a variety of needs. The first and most important filtration media you need is a substance...
Types of Filtration
MECHANICAL Mechanical Filter This is the stage of the filter where water is pumped from the tank, through and out of the filter. This process is simply to eliminate any debris or...
