YOUR EVERYDAY FIELD GUIDE

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Fishes / Habitat

What Is a Reef Tank

A reef tank is a saltwater aquarium built specifically to keep living corals alongside fish and invertebrates, recreating something close to a natural coral reef rather than just a tank of swimming fi

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Fishes / Habitat

What Is Aquascaping in a Saltwater Aquarium

Aquascaping is the art of arranging rock, sand and living organisms inside an aquarium to create a landscape that looks natural and also works well for the fish and corals living in it. In a saltwater

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Fishes / Habitat

Eliminating Aiptasia Anemones From Your Saltwater Aquarium

Few pests generate as much frustration among reef keepers as Aiptasia, small, translucent glass anemones that hitchhike into a tank on live rock or coral and then reproduce rapidly, stinging neighbour

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How to Control and Prevent Brown Algae in Aquariums

Brown algae, more accurately called diatoms, is one of the most common things a new aquarist runs into, usually within the first few weeks of setting up a tank. It looks alarming, a dusty brown film c

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Freshwater Angelfish: A Cichlid That Doesn't Look the Part

The freshwater angelfish is one of the most recognisable aquarium fish in the world, with its tall, laterally flattened, almost diamond-shaped body and long trailing fins setting it apart from every o

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DIY Glass Aquarium Plans & Step-by-Step Instructions

Building a tank from scratch is a genuinely satisfying weekend project for a hobbyist comfortable working with tools, and it can be considerably cheaper than buying a custom sized tank ready made, par

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