21st June 2011
You must remember that patience is your biggest virtue when dog training. Fear of punishment is no way to train any animal. Your dog will get the message soon enough that he has exhibited unwanted behaviour if you simply ignore him. Your dog won't get the...
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14th February 2011
The BiOrb and BiUbe range of aquariums are a set of beautifully designed fish tanks made from very strong plexiglas acrylic and are intended to make fish keeping a simple, straightforward and non time-consuming pass time.
They are a complete aquarium ...
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14th February 2011
If you want an aquarium which is easy to setup and simple to maintain then the BiOrb or BiUbe range of strong plexiglas acrylic aquaria are worth considering.
Everything you need arrives in the box. They come with everything that you need to quickly a...
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14th February 2011
If you don't have the time to gather together all of the equipment that you need to setup a standard home or office aquarium or if you are a beginner aquarist and you need aquarium setup to be straightforward or perhaps you don't want to spend hours every...
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14th February 2011
If you don't have the time to gather together all of the equipment that you need to setup a standard home or office aquarium or if you are a beginner aquarist and you need aquarium setup to be straightforward or perhaps you don't want to spend hours every...
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14th January 2011
PH is a measure of the aciditiy or alkalinity of the water. Its values range from 0 to 14. 0 being the most acidic, 7 being neutral and 14 being the most alkaline. It is a logarithmic scale which means that a pH of 6 is ten time more acidic than a pH of 7...
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14th January 2011
The cause of straggly plants is almost always insufficient light. The amount of light you need to provide will depend to a large extent on what kinds of plants you have and how deep your aquarium is. Nowadays it is not difficult to provide sufficient ligh...
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13th January 2011
People have been keeping fish in captivity for thousands of years. It started with the Sumarians keeping fish in ceramic bowls, it continued in China and Eqypt and by the mid 18th century goldfish kept in wrought iron aquariums could be found all over Eur...
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13th January 2011
When setting up your aquarium the substrata is the stuff that you put in the bottom of your tank.
Some people don't use any at all, in an unplanted aquarium it's not needed. Quarantine tanks often have bare bottoms so that they can be kept perfectly c...
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12th January 2011
Artificial plants are often castigated by experienced aquarium keepers. However for the absolute beginner they could be an excellent choice. There is plenty enough to concern a beginner aquarist looking after the fish without bringing live plants into the...
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11th January 2011
What Is Algae?
Algae is often referred to as a plant, in fact algae is a complex unicellular organism referred to as a protist in the eukatyotic kingdom. Sorry to use such long words but basically it is not a plant it does however share the same ancest...
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11th January 2011
Don't even think about buying your aquarium fish until you have an aquarium completely set up and 'cycling'. By that I mean your tank should have gravel, water, plants, filtration and heating all working for at least five days preferably longer.
Questi...
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11th January 2011
What is the Best Freshwater Aquarium Temperature?
So you have setup your tank, filled it with water and the gravel is in place. Using the heater thermostat you now need to set your freshwater aquarium temperature. What temperature should that be? It is...
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11th January 2011
Where will you put it?
The size of your new freshwater aquarium tank will depend upon where it will go in your home so this should be your first decision. Keep the tank away from direct sunlight since this will almost always encourage excessive algae g...
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11th January 2011
PH measures the degree of acidity or alkalinity present in the water of your aquarium. On the pH scale 0 is the most acidic, 7 is neutral and 14 is the most alkaline. Most fish happily tolerate anything between 6.4 and 7.8 but there are some exceptions.
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