Many people believe that Angelfish are difficult to keep in an aquarium, but some of these beautiful Angelfish from the Pacific Ocean are actually easy to keep and make excellent tank pets. One of these shy fish could be an great addition to your tank.

More: If you have a Reef Tank, you will want to put only Reef Tank Safe Angelfish in it. There are quite a number which will work well, not damaging your corals and invertebrates.

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Making sure that you are purchasing a healthy fish and not a disaster waiting to happen is one important step you can take to insure a successful aquarium. Here is what you need to look for and observe when buying a new fish in a pet store to insure you are purchasing a healthy specimen.

Forums: First Livestock After Cycle - I'm about mid way through my cycle process and I'm just deciding on what fish I should add to my tank. It seems like this can be a tough decision to make sure all...

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Looking for something to keep your Deep Sand Bed stirred up or just some critters which will do a great job of keeping your sand substrate free of uneaten food and detritus? Here are some sure-fire inverts that will get the job done.

Forums: Crashing DSB!! HELP!!! Set up a separate tank for DSB filtration 3 months ago. Sandbed is about 8 inches deep. Grain size is about 2mm. Macro algae on top of DSB for added filtration. Sand is put direcly on bare bottom of tank.

Just 1 hour ago, I was harvesting some algae with roots 2 inches into the sand bed. When I pulled out the roots, the sand that came out with it was black!!! Hydrogen Sulphide!!!!

Forums: Hermit crabs in new tank? I was wondering if adding a few hermit crabs to my new tank would harm the environment or the ...

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Ever since the Live Sand Filter was created, the pros and cons of the DSB (Deep Sand Bed) both with and without a plenum have been discussed. Here is a quick overview of both sides.


Forums: Live sand how deep??? I only have a very thin layer of live sand. There seems to be two trains of thought on this. Some people seem to think ....


Forums: Deep sand bed??? Adding a dsb to a 300l tank...