As a former corporate sales professional for fifteen years, I’ve spent years following playbooks that other people wrote. After discovering aquascaping as a hobby, I quickly became skilled at replicating…
You know what’s funny? After setting up tanks from 5-gallon cubes for desktops, to 75 gallons that nearly cracked my floor, I always find myself coming back to a 20…
So you’ve decided to bring home some new finned friends? That’s great! But wait, have you set up a quarantine tank yet? If you’re scratching your head wondering what I’m talking about, let me break it down for you.
A quarantine tank, often overlooked by many aquarists, is a vital part of introducing new fish to your existing aquarium community. It’s like a separate room for your new fish to chill
There’s a certain pride that comes with watching your Anubias attach itself to your chosen driftwood after patiently waiting weeks for it to start doing so. Watching moss slowly soften…
When people think planted tanks, they automatically assume freshwater tanks with carpeting plants and CO2 dosing. However, there is a whole world of marine planted aquariums that I knew nothing…
Walk into any halfway decent aquatics shop and you’ll find tanks labelled as “Nature Style” or “Amano Style” that have no business wearing that name. To complete ignoramuses, they will…
Marine Refugium Plants: How a Separate Growing Chamber Cleans Your Water The first time I actually watched my refugium working I was astounded by how effective it was. This thing…
Saltwater vs Freshwater Planted Aquariums (and why the approaches are completely different) I stopped dead the first time I walked past a proper reef tank display. Here were corals swaying…