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Fish Tanks and Pet Fish For Living a Longer Better and Healthier Life

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:00:00 -0400

Health The tranquility of the fish tank the graceful movements of the fish and the subliminal sounds of running water have all been shown to relieve stress and lower blood pressure with no adverse side effects Low Maintenance When properly configured aquariums require relatively little time when compared to most other pets .

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Your First Fish Tank

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:00:00 -0400

The basics for successfuly fish keeping can be summarized as follows Research your pet fish environment to facilitate duplicating it within your fish tank Locate your fish tank in a consistent environment while still enjoying your fish Population density is crucial to a happy fish tank even more so than ..

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Basic Fish Care

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:00:00 -0400

1 Fill your tank only with 8220 aged or conditioned water Never use unconditioned tap water Conditioning tap water is preferred over aging tap water aging is the practice of setting aside tap water a sufficient time to permit the release of chlorine and other substances harmful to the fish 2 Plan on changing about 20 25 of ..

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How to Arrange Your Aquarium Decorations The Basics

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:00:00 -0400

Create an environment mix in your aquarium decor for maximum flexibility in the types of fish species you may decide to keep That means setup your rocks plants sand or gravel so that there are caves nooks and tunnels that fish can explore inhabit and seek refuge in when feeling threatened while ..

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How to Setup Your Fish Tanks Environment Aquascaping

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:00:00 -0400

Create a stable rock wall using Live Rock dead rock or a combination by placing a framework of PVC piping under the substrate and then placing substrate sand or gravel around the PVC but have the rock wall rest on the PVC so that tunnelling pet fish can still tunnel without undermining the rock wall support Be careful not to use ..

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