Blog Posts

A beginner's guide to aquarium water chemistry, introducing key water parameters important for the health and well-being of your fish.

Have your aquarium fish been acting strangely? Are you suffering what seems to be unexplained fish deaths?

When introducing new fish to your aquarium, correct acclimatisation is imperative.

An introductory series of article on aquarium water chemistry. What are KH & GH hardness values and why are they important in an aquarium.

An introductory series of articles on aquarium water chemistry. What is pH and buffering capacity and why are they important in an aquarium?

The Freshwater Aquarium Guide. A visual guide to the expected ammonia, nitrite and nitrate readings during a freshwater fishless tank cycle.

The Freshwater Aquarium Guide. Understanding aquarium water chemistry and recommended water parameters for a freshwater tropical aquarium.

A step-by-step guide to fishless tank cycling. An essential technique used in the set-up of new aquariums before the addition of fish.

What goes on in an aquarium biological filter & how to avoid new tank syndrome. We explain how the nitrogen cycle helps with water quality.

How to recognise and avoid old tank syndrome: Typically it manifests itself when newly added fish rapidly become diseased and die.