Category: aquarium equipment

We, hobbyists, have a lot of maintenance to do. Cleaning is a major part of keeping fish the water has to be just right.

We do all our water changes and check the parameters. Ammonia and nitrite as well as nitrate everything looks good.

open our filter to check and give a little clean and wallop slime. White slime is in my filter panic stations.

Even though my water is crystal clear I’ve checked the water conditions there is white or clear slimy jelly stuff in my filter.

Can be depressing I know we all know we’ve all been there. In most cases, it’s harmless just a pain to clean. read more

Everyone that’s owned a fish tank and kept fish. Would have lost some water to evaporation some small loss is inevitable and perfectly fine. But left unattended over a short period of time can harm the fish and destroy the whole cycling of the tank!.

Why is my fish tank water evaporating?

Given there’s no leak it’s one of three things overheating overstocking or filtration issues! Check all equipment starting with the heater.

Main Reasons For Water Evaporation?

As said above there are a few reasons for Evaporation/water loss. Beginning with overheating caused by equipment mismanagement or failure. Ie Heater set too high or broken and staying on too long and or not turning off once heated to the desired temperature. read more

So you got yourself a 100l Tank and want to know how long it will take to heat the water to the required temperature?.

Generally, a 100 Watt heater. Will heat the tank’s water within a few hours but id give it 24 hours and use a separate thermometer. To make sure the water is maintaining its heat and that you have an accurate reading!

There are a few things to look into, however. Let’s take a more in-depth look at heating an aquarium for the safekeeping of our Fish!.

How Many Watts Does Heater Need?

As stated above 100 watts will easily heat a 100-litre tank. But 50 Watts is just about enough to heat 100l or 20 gallons of Tank. read more

Getting involved with keeping fish is amazing. As we go on we have more elaborate ideas for scaping our tanks and what fish to actually keep.

But when we start out we don’t pay enough attention as to the lid or no lid on our tanks!. So Do Fish Tanks Need A Lid?.

For beginners yes as it’s much easier. Slows evaporation issues prevent children and pets as well as dirt and other objects from getting in the tank and stop fish and water from escaping!.

Reasons For Needing A Lid?

Well, there are a good few reasons for keeping a lid on your aquarium. The main reason would be the slowing down of evaporation. As a tank owner, this can be a real problem. read more

When keeping a fish tank there’s always some maintenance to do and there are many bits of equipment these days.

All equipment can fail at any time so it seems. What do we do once we’ve isolated the filter is vibrating Here is what to do? (.)

Check for cracks leaks holes in the casing unit and tubing clean tubes with a brush. Makeup vinegar-water solution one cup per five-gallon water submerge the filter fully and switch on flush the solution through the filter until clear of gunk!

Where Is The Noise Coming From?

The first thing to do is logical but not always obvious. We have to turn all the tank equipment off and check each one, one by one(!). read more

When getting our fish tanks set up we often need to think about the style of the tank. The setup we would like and while thinking on these questions what type of heater is going to pop up.

Especially when dealing with tropical fish one such question would be

Can Aquarium Heaters be fully Submerged?

Not all heaters can be submerged for this you need one made of glass that’s slightly rounded with suction cups at the top and bottom and a minimum water line in black near the top meaning submersible.

Easy Way Of Decerning Different Heaters

This is the easiest way of telling heaters apart. Plus heaters that come with a bracket and or a clip that attaches to the rim of the tank are by definition hang on the back heaters. read more

Fish tanks are awesome-Obviously!. But what effect does light have on the tank mm gets you thinking Fish Tank Lights Why Change Colours?.

Well, the colour change has no real effect on the fish. Other than distinguishing between night and day!. Changing the colour will help certain plants and flora grow but the main reason to change the tanks lighting colour is so we can see them better! 

I’d like to start by pointing out a few effects lights can have on our Aquariums. Although we are in this article talking primarily about the colour of aquarium lights and the colour’s effect on the said tank. read more

Fish are great no denying we love watching our fish, But even the roughest toughest fish are still so delicate and need lots of looking after!

One of the best things fish love doing is playing, hiding, or trying to sleep on heaters but aquarium heaters burn fish?

Indeed yes fish can be burned by heaters its rare and only if you don’t have a guard/cover over the heater if left unintended burns can be fatal to fish.

Heaters are designed to heat the water, So occasionally there may be hot spots across the heater, or fish may not have enough flow current of water and get stuck behind a heater. Most of the time they’re fine and having a guard is simple enough and will be all the protection needed. read more

Having an amazing aquarium is what we all strive for. We spend plenty of time on our fish tanks and would love for them to not be so loud. Why is my fish tank so noisy can fish tanks be quiet!.

How loud are fish tanks do fish tanks make noise?.

Fish tanks don’t make noise but the equipment in them certainly can. Heaters filter waterfalls water pumps all make some noise. Make sure all heaters pump filters are underwater and the lid/hood is on properly also a vibration mat these tips will help keep the noise to a minimum. read more

Jager Heaters are a well-known brand of aquarium heating let’s take a look at how one sets up and runs this type of heater.

There are a few lights dials and switches to get a grip of the process of lights is as follows Once the heater has been placed in the tank and switched on the light should be a steady red indicating heater working lights off its reached the desired temp orange this is the coils heating up the element showing the heaters operational.

Jager Heater Setup

First, we should have our suction cups we then should have our holder clips and heater attach the holder to the suction cups and clip together place over the heater, and connect together you now have the heater ready to place into the tank. read more