Shipping fish, moving with fish, driftwood and other tip and tricks. Starting your own Aquarium Society
Cheap, High Quality Substrate - Viewed 7145 times Post by: Z. Mazza on December 09, 2005, 02:17:34 PM
I found this deal a few weeks ago, and thought I would pass it along to everyone here at petfish.net.I'm a person that while I like high quality products, I also lik
Cleaning and Disinfecting Aquariums: A How-To Guide - Viewed 2486 times By Jeremy Drolet It can be said about the aquarium hobby that there is always a wrong way to do something, but there never one single right way to do it. Cleaning and disinfecting aquarium tanks is no different. I offer my methods and my advice here simply to help others. It is most
Curing Ugly Tank Syndrome - Viewed 2434 times By Schuyler D. Sloane - Pres. & Co-founder Of The Northeast Philadelphia Aquarium Society We have all been there, your once beautiful tank, filled with colorful fish and lush plants, now looks more like a swamp than a river. What is a hobbyist to do? Usually by the time most hob
Digital Photography Tips - Viewed 1010 times By: Fredjikrang
First of all I want to go over some of the basics of photography. I don't know how much you know about photography, so this may be a bit simplistic if you have some experience.There are four basic things that affect the attributes of any parti
DIY Dividers Alternative - Viewed 2263 times By: Gina W Okay so around here I couldn't find those long report cover bindings to make my dividers with so I went to Lowe's to get some ideas and this is what I found. Its called PVC FRP Tileboard End Cap at Lowe's (sold in 8 foot lengths) but I guess its also called PVC Profile:
Driftwood Do's & Don'ts - Viewed 3640 times By Tom Haupenthal, www.fish2friends.com If you have ever visited a fish message board like petfish.net Message Board, then you have probably seen questions about driftwood from time to time. I
Fertilizing Aquatic Plants - Viewed 1728 times By: Carissa Thorne
Perhaps one of the more confusing aspects of keeping a lush planted tank is knowing what and how much to fertilize. Adding to this confusion is the popular belief that adding too many fertilizers will cause algae problems.
First of all, what do plant
How I Ship Fish - Viewed 2192 times By Blessed Silence First I use fresh water that has not had fish in it, but has been aged for about a week. I dont use heaters in most of my tanks so the temp is the same, and no additives so all the chemistry is usually the same. I use bag buddies and breather bags, but
How To Start An Aquarium Society(Part 1 of 4) - Viewed 2289 times Fish Have Clubs, Why Can't I?
By Schuyler Sloane (N.E.P.A.S.) O.K. so fish don’t have clubs but that doesn’t mean that you can’t have one. The whole concept of an aquarium club is something that is near and dear to my heart. I started my aquarium society
How To Start An Aquarium Society(Part 2 of 4) - Viewed 1624 times Fish Have Clubs, Why Can't I?
By Schuyler Sloane (N.E.P.A.S.) Now what do I do? The remainder of this book can be used as a checklist. You don’t necessarily need to follow it in order but it will help you to not get to far ahead of y
How To Start An Aquarium Society(Part 3 of 4) - Viewed 1209 times Fish Have Clubs, Why Can't I?
By Schuyler Sloane (N.E.P.A.S.)
The Meeting Place
Now you have people calling asking how to get to your meeting place. You did get a meeting place right? A thought or 2 about meeting places. When I first started our club we only ha
How To Start An Aquarium Society(Part 4 of 4) - Viewed 1196 times Fish Have Clubs, Why Can't I?
By Schuyler Sloane (N.E.P.A.S.)
Sponsors
One of the most important things you need to do for your club is to find sponsors. Sponsors are the generous local and national companies that will supply you with the goodies that keep your
Moving Day - Viewed 1615 times By Kick If you are being faced with a move to another city or even across country, there is no need to despair over what to do with your special pets that live in your aquarium. You don’t have to look for a friend who would like to inherit them or take them to a fish store for
Photographing Fish: 5 Tips For Frustrated Beginners - Viewed 1532 times By: Travis Staut
Photographing pets can often be a difficult proposition. Add water, glass reflections and the low lighting of an aquarium environment, and you've got the recipe for one extremely difficult photo shoot.
But it doesn't have to be that hard. Armed with the fo
Shipping Live Fish - Viewed 1663 times This article was gleaned from posts on the Message Board The question: How do you ship live fish? depends on what type of fish they are. Here's a pretty decent "how-to" for you:
Taking Aquarium Photographs - Viewed 2160 times Title: PhotographsPost by: Zoso on September 18, 2007, 05:04:20 PM
Not sure if this is the right area but Help seems to be good enough. Question. What is the best way to take pictures of your aquariu
The KIS Aquarium - Keep It Simple - Viewed 2793 times
My favorite way to keep Tropical Fish and Aquariums is to make it as simple and easy as possible. Here are the basic rules to having an Aquarium that is fun, enjoyable and almost
Water Changes For Sensitive Fish And Fry - Viewed 2218 times Some fish, and particularly fry and marine fish need to have new water added slowly to avoid temperture and or chemical shock. Here are 2 ways I've found and used to accomplish this goal. 1. Get a plastic container such as a microwave dish or a shoe box and punch one or two tiny hol
What Can You Do With A One Gallon Fish Bowl - Viewed 6185 times By Clint Norwood
A Betta Bowl: No filter required, a male Betta with like colored gravel and a single plant. Makes a great display
A pair of Endl
