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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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Aquarium background

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:37:01 +0000

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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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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