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Before You Purchase Anything

Aquarium Setup List

Before You Fill the Tank

Before Fish Are Added

Cycling and Understanding the Good Bacteria

Stocking an Aquarium

How to Acclimate Fish

Types of Aquarium Filters

Filter Media Types Guide

Carbon Filter Media in Aquariums

Build Your Own Custom Sump

AquaClear Intake Cover

HOBs vs Canister Filters

What You Should Know About Fish Nutrition (Myths and Misconceptions)

New Life Spectrum Fish Food

Bowl Feeding Aquarium Fish

Garlic and Its Ability to Kill Parasites

Five Things That Ruin Fish Nutrition

Freshwater Aquarium Medications

Disease Control in the Aquarium

Hole in the Head (HITH) and Head and Lateral Line Erosion (HLLE) in Aquarium Fish

Garlic and Its Ability to Kill Parasites

Salt in Freshwater Aquariums

Freshwater Chemistry

Water Changes and Water Quality

Sand as a Superior Substrate

Replacing the Substrate

How to Acclimate Fish

The Dangers of Used Aquariums

Moving an Aquarium

Particle Board Aquarium Stands

From Farm to Tank

Growing Plants from the Top of Your Aquarium

Hole in the Head (HITH) and Head and Lateral Line Erosion Are Not the Same

Bubbles do Actively Aerate

Garlic and Its Ability to Kill Parasites

Nature is Not Always Ideal

Pure Breeds Are Not Ideal

Hybrids Are Not Inherently Wrong

Salt in Freshwater Aquariums

Best Tankmates for Goldfish

Myths About Goldfish and Their Care

Bristlenose Plecoes

African Cichlids

Marineland 300 Gallon Deep Dimension Aquarium

AquaClear Power Filters

Penguin and Emperor Power Filters

All Other Hang-On-Back (HOB) Filters

Fluval Canister Filters

Eheim Canister Filters

Marineland C-Series Canister Filters

New Life Spectrum Fish Food

New Era Fish Food

Estes Marine Sand

Estes Bits of Walnut Gravel

Current Satellite Freshwater LED+

Finnex Ray II LED Light

Marineland Double Bright LED Light

Beamswork Double Bright LED Light

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