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Essential advice for starting a home aquarium

Tue, 25 May 2010 16:31:06 +0000

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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Snails in an aquarium

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:52:56 +0000

There was a time when snails were thought to be necessary to have in a home aquarium. The idea was that the snail would clean up the fish droppings and the snail droppings were good for the plants. The plants in turn would give off oxygen that would help keep the fish healthy. The reality […]

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Experiences in setting up a home aquarium

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:02:51 +0000

My aquarium experiences started off as something of an accident. My partner and I were given a 5-gallon fish tank with a simple over the side fiberglass filter. The tank also included a few guppies and mollies. We set up the tank on a small aquarium stand near our eating area. It turned out that […]

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