by PenelopeDarcy on May 22, 2009
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While going thru my Fish Tank Pet hub, I came across this out of this world hub from Peter Dickinson. He’s hub is about an anti-gravity atmospheric pressure aquarium. (nerd alert!)
To simplify things, what all jargon means is an aquarium with one of its sides having hole in the middle where you can place your hand in to feed or touch the fishes. Yep, you read that right. Don’t believe me? Check out his anti-gravity aquarium hub for yourself. [click to continue…]
by PenelopeDarcy on May 17, 2009
Joining forums about your particular hobby or interests is a great way to learn new things. This particular story on the origin of the popular goldfish bowl is just one example… [click to continue…]
by PenelopeDarcy on May 13, 2009
I hope you know by now why you need aquarium lights. Fish tank lighting is all about recereating the natural habitat day/night cycle of your fish. You don’t just go on buying any kind of fish tank light out there since lighting not intended for aquarium use usually lack wavelengths of the daylight spectrum that are crucial to the health of your fish and other aquarium life. And if this isn’t bad enough, some lights have wavelengths that promote algae growth (not something you want). [click to continue…]
by PenelopeDarcy on May 3, 2009
People always ask me this question “how long should we keep the fish tank lighting on?” Although there is no one for all rule, like what I’ve written in previous articles, I’ve tried my best to come up with a set of guidelines or general rules of thumb here. So here goes: [click to continue…]
by PenelopeDarcy on April 30, 2009
Many of you who are beginners at this hobby would probably wonder why I’ve written this post on fish tank lighting. Don’t worry, I’ve felt the same way. When i was still a kid and didn’t know any better i just bought any kind of light bulb and stuck it on top of my aquarium. All the while making sure my aquarium looked good and nothing else. Apparently this wasn’t good enough for my fish since he decided to pass away and go to fish heaven (at least i hope that’s where he went). Although I’m not entirely sure that it was solely based on my poor choice of lights (HO bulbs) I’m pretty sure it was a BIG factor. [click to continue…]
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