Tip of the Day | Unplug and turn off your heater when changing your aquarium water

By on March 13, 2012 in Fish, Freshwater, Maintenance, Marine, Saltwater, Tank Setup

Today’s aquarium tip is really just an added tip to keep you more relaxed about the lifetime of your heater. There are some heaters on the market these days that automatically turn off if the water level is below a certain level around the heater. On the other hand, some heaters don’t come with that […]

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Coral Growing Sculptures

By on March 12, 2012 in Conservation, Fish, Marine, Saltwater

Over the weekend I found many interesting articles about the decline of coral reefs throughout the oceans and the people who are finding ways to re-grow the corals that humans have damaged. Of particular interest was a TED blog post about an artist named Colleen Flanigan and her Kickstarter campaign so I figured we’d share […]

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Tip of the Day | Stock your Aquarium Slowly

By on March 12, 2012 in Compatibility, Fish, Freshwater, Maintenance, Marine, Saltwater, Tank Setup

Today, we will share an aquarium tip that will keep the fish that you have in your tank healthy, possibly help cycle your tank, and definitely help keep your water parameters stable. So, today’s tip is to stock your aquarium slowly, start with just a few hardy fish, and do not immediately stock your tank […]

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Tip of the Day | De-chlorinate!

By on March 11, 2012 in Fish, Freshwater, Maintenance, Marine, Saltwater, Tank Setup, Tips of the Day

Here is yet another aquarium tip that will keep you more relaxed about the health of your fish and your aquarium! It is simple, it is cheap, and it may just save the lives of your pet fish. All you have to do is De-chlorinate the source water that you are using for your aquarium! […]

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Tip of the Day | The Wet Test

By on March 10, 2012 in Conservation, Fish, Freshwater, Lighting, Maintenance, Marine, Saltwater, Tank Setup, Tips of the Day

Today we’ll share an aquarium tip that will help you relax, and stay stress free when setting up your aquarium. This time the scenario is that you’ve cleaned out your tank for your aquarium, you’ve set up the aquarium stand, you have all of your filters, lights, pumps, power-heads, sumps, pipes, heaters, and thermostats attached […]

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Aquarium Tip Tank Podcast 003 | TJ’s Tank Cleaning and Leak Test

By on March 9, 2012 in Fish, Freshwater, Maintenance, Marine, Podcast, Saltwater, Show Episodes, Tank Setup

https://www.aquariumtiptank.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ATT-Podcast-003-3-8-12.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAquarium Tip Tank Podcast 003 In this episode of Aquarium Tip Tank we take you through the start of TJ’s journey of starting a new saltwater aquarium. TJ tells you about how he cleaned his tank and performed a leak check on his tank. Included are some aquarium tips […]

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Tip of the Day | Keep your carpet dry!

By on March 9, 2012 in Fish, Freshwater, Maintenance, Marine, Tank Setup, Tips of the Day

Do you want to keep that nice, expensive carpet dry? Or maybe you have a nice hardwood floor that you don’t want to get water spots all over? We’ve got the aquarium tip for you! Place an impenetrable barrier between your tank stand and the flooring that it will be on. There are several options […]

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Tip of the Day | Use a Timer for your Aquarium Lighting

By on March 8, 2012 in Fish, Freshwater, Lighting, Maintenance, Marine, Saltwater, Tank Setup, Tips of the Day

You want to know one of our top five aquarium tips for relaxation and enjoyment of your home aquarium? Do you want the aquarium tip that will get rid of two daily chores throughout every day of your aquarium owning life? That’s right! Go out, and buy an inexpensive timer from your local hardware store, […]

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