Aquarium Tips of the Day | You can Recycle your RO/DI Waste Water

By on August 8, 2012 in Conservation, Filtration, Freshwater, Maintenance, Marine, Saltwater, Tank Setup, Tips of the Day

Today’s Aquarium Tip Tank tip of the day will help you be a little green and save a little bit of water. First, we recommend that you use a water filter to perform reverse osmosis and DE-ionize (RO/DI) your tap water before using it to make saltwater, top up your tank with freshwater, or use […]

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Unpacking and Installing the Small, but Necessary Aquarium Equipment

By on August 7, 2012 in Fish, Freshwater, Maintenance, Marine, Saltwater, Tank Setup

You can hear all about some of the small, but necessary aquarium gear on Aquarium Tip Tank Podcast 009. However, I ordered all of the aquarium equipment that I need for my new saltwater fish tank and it happened to arrive a few days ago! As always, we’ve decided to share some pictures and insights […]

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Aquarium Tips of the Day | Use a Drip Loop for the Cables of your Aquarium

By on August 3, 2012 in Filtration, Freshwater, General Updates, Lighting, Maintenance, Marine, Saltwater, Tank Setup, Tips of the Day

Today’s Aquarium Tip Tank tip of the day will help you keep from frying your lights, heaters, and other electric aquarium devices. No matter how much you try to prevent water splashes and overflows, you’re never going to completely prevent them in the years that you have your aquarium. The problem is that water can […]

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Did I make a bad decision getting a Canister Filter for a Reef Tank?

By on August 2, 2012 in Filtration, Maintenance, Marine, Saltwater, Tank Setup

Maybe I should’ve gone with a sump and/or refugium for my tropical fish and reef tank. I was over at Reef Threads and heard about a post over at Reef Central about 5 things to remove from a reef system. One thing on that list is canister filtration. Well,  I plan on using my API […]

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We Love our Tropical Fish Tanks. Do you want one? Find out if starting a home aquarium is right for you.

By on July 31, 2012 in Conservation, Filtration, Fish, Freshwater, Lighting, Maintenance, Marine, Saltwater, Tank Setup

At Aquarium Tip Tank we love our pet fish and we enjoy setting up and taking care of our tropical fish tanks. We love them because they’re beautiful, they are tools for education about underwater ecosystems, they are tools to promote marine conservation, they are fantastic and proven stress relievers, and they are just plain […]

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Aquarium Tips of the Day | Use a Labeling System for your Fish Tank

By on July 30, 2012 in Filtration, Freshwater, Lighting, Maintenance, Marine, Saltwater, Tank Setup, Tips of the Day

Today’s Aquarium Tip Tank tip of the day will help you keep all of those lines, cables, plugs, and hoses in order! Ever look at the back of your tank and wonder what all of those tubes and cables were running to? Or from? There is a hose taking water from the tank and into […]

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The Finding Nemo Sequel and our Responsibilities as Coral Reef Lovers and Aquarium Hobbyists

By on July 27, 2012 in Compatibility, Conservation, Fish, Maintenance, Marine, Saltwater, SCUBA Diving

Rumors have been flying around that Pixar is in the process of ramping up production on a Finding Nemo sequel, that film writer and producer Andrew Stanton has signed up for the directing job, and that television writer Victoria Strouse will be writing the script. I call them rumors because Pixar does not comment on […]

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Aquarium Tip Tank Podcast 009 | The “Smaller” Pieces of Tropical Fish Tank Equipment

By on July 26, 2012 in Fish, Freshwater, Maintenance, Marine, Podcast, Show Episodes, Tank Setup

https://www.aquariumtiptank.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ATT-Podcast-009-7-26-12.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAquarium Tip Tank Podcast 009 So far, at Aquarium Tip Tank we’ve gone over the bigger, more expensive, absolutely necessary pieces of Aquarium Equipment to start a new tropical fish tank. These are items such as the tank itself, the tank stand, lighting, and filtration systems. In this episode […]

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