Causes and Fixes for Yellow or Brown Aquarium Water

Causes and Fixes for Yellow or Brown Aquarium Water

Why is the aquarium water brown or yellow, and how to fix this problem? In this article, learn everything you need to do to make your water crystal clear!        Typically, aquarium water should be crystal clear. But if your aquarium water is brown or yellowish, there could be something wrong with the system.       …

What Happens If You Don’t Acclimate Aquarium Fish?

What Happens If You Don’t Acclimate Aquarium Fish?

When you’ve just arrived home with a new fish for your aquarium, the first thing you’re tempted to do upon coming in the front door is dumping them directly into their new home. However, it’s important to acclimate your new inhabitant first — but why? What happens if you don’t acclimate your fish before adding…

How to Humanely Kill Aquarium Snails

How to Humanely Kill Aquarium Snails

Ornamental snails are unique animals to keep in your tropical freshwater aquarium. The problem is that not all snails willingly enter our tanks.        Some species of snails can be kept without problems in aquariums; others can become a complex problem to fight. Seeing multiple spots inside the aquarium and gelatinous clumps through the glass…

How to Remineralize RO (Reverse Osmosis) Water for Freshwater Aquarium

RO water is a type of water free of other substances, only H2O and nothing else dissolved. It is the purest presentation of water, allowing the aquarist to have complete control of the chemical parameters of the water that will be added to the aquarium.        It turns out that some animals need a more…