Aquaria | Boneblogger: Science and the outdoors https://boneblogger.com Exploring the natural world Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:49:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Aquarium hoods https://boneblogger.com/aquarium-hoods/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aquarium-hoods Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:04:12 +0000 http://boneblogger.com/?p=1979 Unless you purchased your home aquarium as an all-in-one kit which already has one, you will likely want to look into an aquarium hood for your set up. Even if you did get one in a kit, you may be interested in upgrading to a nicer style. The hood can serve several purposes for your […]

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]]> Essential advice for starting a home aquarium https://boneblogger.com/essential-advice-for-starting-a-home-aquarium/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=essential-advice-for-starting-a-home-aquarium Tue, 25 May 2010 16:31:06 +0000 http://boneblogger.com/?p=1291 My granddaughter came to me yesterday and asked me to get her an aquarium. Before I could make such a promise I wanted to investigate what all was involved in setting up a fish tank. As part of my investigation I decide that I need to review my knowledge and see what new advances the […]

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]]> More about egg-laying fish https://boneblogger.com/more-about-egg-laying-fish/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-about-egg-laying-fish Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:25:39 +0000 http://boneblogger.com/?p=1027 By Rita: In an earlier post I briefly described the most common egg-laying style of fish in a fish tank aquarium, egg scattering, and provided some insight as to why these eggs often did not reach adulthood.  In this post I will discuss some of the other egg laying strategies. Each group is presented in […]

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]]> Aquarium background https://boneblogger.com/aquarium-background/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aquarium-background Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:37:01 +0000 http://boneblogger.com/?p=921 In the “good old days” most aquaria were constructed differently than they are today.  To build a watertight glass sided container it was necessary to have strips of material, usually metal, at the edges and the corners.  The glass was held in place with glue or caulk.  Sometimes as the tank aged the caulk would […]

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