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Preparing Artificial Saltwater 14 Jul 2012 | 06:14 am
There are two general types of water for your saltwater or reef aquarium: real seawater that you buy at the fish store or get from the ocean yourself and artificial saltwater that you buy pre-mixed fr...
Our Product Mix – What to Use and Not Use Together 1 Jul 2012 | 08:35 am
When it comes to the variety of DrTim’s Aquatics products, some can be used together but sometimes they should not be mixed. I am going to sort this out in a quick fashion for you. One & Only Live Ni...
Nitrifying Bacteria Mixtures Work – provided…. 19 Mar 2012 | 11:18 am
You read or hear from ‘experts’ that nitrifying bacteria mixtures don’t work so don’t waste your money. That statement may have been true 10 years ago but is not today. I will explain why. But first l...
Reduce Stress in your Aquarium 16 Mar 2012 | 11:19 am
Fish and corals react to stress in many of the same ways that humans do. Stress can reduce their ability to fight off disease, result in poor body condition and cause loss of color. If the stress agen...
Aquarium maintainance – it doesn’t have to be hard 13 Mar 2012 | 11:19 am
Maintenance – no one likes to do maintenance on aquariums or anything else. But maintenance on an aquarium does not have to be hard or time consuming. A few minutes each week with an hour or so once a...
Nitrifying bacteria aren’t Human 11 Mar 2012 | 11:20 am
What? Of course, nitrifying bacteria aren’t human everyone knows that. If that’s the case, which it is, then why do so many people insist on giving nitrifying bacteria human traits? What I am talking ...
Setting up your aquarium 8 Mar 2012 | 11:39 am
Setting up a new aquarium can be intimidating and exciting at the same time. But while excitement is good, feeling intimidating is not so good. Taking the apprehension out of the process and helping y...
Nitrifying mixtures should be date labeled 29 Feb 2012 | 12:02 pm
Nitrifying bacteria do not last forever in a bottle. The first thing you should look for on the bottle is whether there is a born-on or expiration date. There are many brands of nitrifying bacteria o...
Should you add salt to your freshwater aquarium? 11 Feb 2012 | 12:07 pm
Rebecca L. from South Carolina asked if she should add salt in her freshwater tanks because she was told it prevents diseases and, if so, how much? Here is the answer to Rebecca’s question: in many c...
Using an ammonia remover/dechlorinator 3 Feb 2012 | 12:09 pm
Overdosing ammonia removers during the start-up and break-in cycle of a newly set-up aquarium can cause problems and actually delay the onset of nitrification even when using a culture of living nitri...
