Freshwater Set-Up Articles & FAQs
Components & Set-Up
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Freshwater Aquarium Systems
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Your First
Aquarium: by Ronni
Marcum,
General Freshwater
Aquarium Set-Up Checklist by Bob Fenner,
Aquarium Set Up: Considerations, Gear &
Steps to Completion, ppt. Part 1, Part
2, Part 3,
Part 4,
Part 5,
by Bob Fenner
Small Freshwater System Examples:
7.9 Gallon/30 Liter Fluval Flora Biotope
by Bob Fenner
Karen Kees’ Delightful “Kitchen” 12 gal. Eclipse
by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: First
Aquariums, First Aquariums
2,
Good Books for Beginners:
Part 1, Freshwater & Brackish Aquaria by Neale Monks,
FAQs on: Freshwater
& Brackish Books, Magazines,
Goldfish Systems, Components
& Maintenance by Bob Fenner,
Goldfish 101: Goldfish May Be
Popular, And They May Be Cheap, But That Doesn't Make Them
Easy Aquarium Fish by Neale Monks,
FAQs on: Goldfish Systems, Goldfish Systems 2, Goldfish Systems
3, Goldfish Systems 4, Goldfish Systems 5, Goldfish Systems 6, Goldfish Systems 7, Goldfish Systems 8, Goldfish Systems 9, Ammonia, Nitrite,
Nitrate, Nitrogen Cycling,
Betta Systems... More Than
Bowls by Bob Fenner,
FAQs on: Betta Systems
1, Betta
Systems 2, Betta Systems 3,
Betta Systems 4, Betta Systems 5, Betta
Systems 6,
Biotopic Presentations
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Biotopic Set-Ups,
Biotopes -
Part 1 by Alesia Benedict,
The
Subtropical Aquarium; A cooler kind of fishkeeping
by Neale
Monks
FAQs on: Freshwater Biotopes,
Small System
Biotopes,
FAQs on: Freshwater
Community, African
Biotopes, N. American
Natives, Amazon Biotopes,
S.E. Asian Biotopes, Planted River Biotopes, Small System Biotopes
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Small
Freshwater Systems
It's a Small World Pico Tanks By Kirby
Adams,
Should small
tanks be sold with warning labels? Editorial by Neale
Monks,
Stocking 5, 10 & 20
Gallon Freshwater Aquariums by Neale Monks,
Karen Kee's Delightful 12
Gal. Nano by Bob Fenner,
7.9 Gal. Fluval Flora
Biotope by Bob Fenner,
FAQs on: Small Freshwater
Systems, Small System
Biotopes, Stocking Small Systems,
Large FW Systems
FAQs on: Large FW
Systems,
Moving
on': So you've kept a community tank going for a
while. What's next? by Neale Monks
Summer Tropics: A Pond
Vacation for Your Aquarium Fish by Bob Fenner,
Converting Marine
to Freshwater Set-Ups FAQs on:
Converting Marine to
Freshwater Systems,
Rate your
tropical fish store; Use these 20 questions to find out if
your local retailer is at top of the tank or the bottom of the
filter! by Neale Monks
Cut Costs, Not Corners: Good Ways to Save Money
(So You Can Buy Another Tank, More Fish, Some
Books...)
by
Neale Monks
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Freshwater System Components
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Tanks for Freshwater Systems by Bob Fenner
Setting Up Successful Aquariums pt. 1
(.ppt), Part 2,
Part 3, Part
4 by Bob Fenner
Do It Yourself:
The Indoor Pond by Anthony Calfo
FAQs on: Freshwater
Tanks, Size/Shape, DIY,
By Manufacturer/Brand: BiOrb, BiUbe Tanks, Olde Tanks,
Aquarium Stands by Bob Fenner
FAQs on:
Aquarium Stands 1, Aquarium Stands 2, What to Use, About Floors Underneath, DIY, Finishing/Coating, Commercial, Leveling,
Leveling 2, Leveling
3, Leveling 4, Modification, Repair,
Lighting
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Light, Lighting Non-Planted
Freshwater Systems
ZooMed AquaSun LED HO Review
by Bob Fenner
FAQs on:
Light
for non-planted freshwater aquariums
Light and
Lighting for Planted Aquariums by Bob Fenner
Light Fixtures
for the Aquarium Garden
by Bob Fenner
ZooMed AquaSun LED HO Review by
Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Light and
Lighting for Planted Tanks,
Lighting Basics;
Spectral Qualities of Various Fluorescent
Lamps By Dana
Riddle
ZooMed AquaSun LED HO Review
by Bob Fenner
Canopies, Covers & Lighting
Fixtures by Anthony Calfo
FAQs on: Freshwater Canopies, Marine
Canopies, Canopies 2,
FAQs on: Canopy/Cover: Rationale, Des ign/Engineering, Construction, Sealing, Reflectors, Fans, Wiring, Repairing,
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Substrates/Gravel, Rock & Wood
Use
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Freshwater Substrates by Bob Fenner,
Nice
bottoms; Choosing the right substrate for your
aquarium by Neale Monks,
Freshwater
Deep Sand Beds Work by Deirdre Kylie,
FAQs on: Freshwater Substrates 1, FW Substrates 2,
FAQs on:
FW Substrate
Selection, Sources: Collecting Your Own, FW Substrate Physical Properties,
FW Substrate Chemical
Properties, FW Substrate
Amounts & Placement, FW Substrate Changing, Moving, Adding
To, FW Substrate
Cleaning, FW Substrate
Issues, FW DSBs 1,
FW Deep Sand Beds
(DSBs) 2,
Rock and Wood Use by Bob
Fenner
FAQs
on: Rock and Wood in
Aquascaping, Decor Items Selection, DIY Decor, Treating
Rock/Wood for Aquarium Use,
Troubles/Toxicity,
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Plumbing, Circulation,
Aeration
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Plumbing Marine Systems
by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Plumbing 1, Plumbing 2,
Plumbing 3, Plumbing 4, Plumbing 5, Plumbing 6,
Plumbing 7 Plumbing 8, Plumbing 9,
Plumbing 10, Plumbing 11,
Plumbing 12, Plumbing 13,
Plumbing 14, Plumbing 15, Plumbing 16, Plumbing 17, Plumbing 18, Plumbing 19, Plumbing 20, Plumbing 21, Plumbing 22, FAQs on: Plans/Designs, Parts:
Pipe, Valves, Back-Siphon/Check-Valves,
Unions, Sizing,
Tools, Solvents ("Glues"),
Use of Flexible Tubing, Leaks/Repairs, &
Circulation Plumbing, Closed Loop/Recirculation Plumbing,
Sump Plumbing, Refugium Plumbing,
Drilled Tank Related Plumbing, Overflow/Bulkhead Plumbing,
Cool./Cold Marine Set-Up,
& See elsewhere on this Page for Pump/ing
Considerations, Overflows, Bubble and Noise Problems...
Drilled
Tanks, Drilling Holes for Plumbing for Recirculating
Systems: Overflows, Bulkheads/Through-puts,
FAQs on: Holes, Holes 2, Holes 3, Holes 4,
FAQs
on Drilled Tank Holes: Rationale/Use, Designs, Fittings, Sizing/Number/Placement,
Tools & Processes
Themselves, Related
Plumbing, Troubleshooting/Repair...
"Durso" et al. Stand-pipes &
FAQs
on: Stand
Pipes,
Circulating
FW Systems &
FAQs on: Circulation,
Pumps,
Pumping for Freshwater Systems,
FAQs on: Pumps/Circulation for Freshwater
Systems,
Make
Up Water Systems &
FAQs on: Make Up
Water Systems, Tiny Bubbles (not the Don Ho
classic) and Larger Ones
FAQs on: Bubble Troubles 1, Bubble Troubles 2,
Cut the
Racket! Sources and Solutions for Pump, Plumbing et
al. Noise!
FAQs on: Pump/Plumbing Noise 1, Pump/Plumbing Noise 2,
Avoiding
Floods &
FAQs on: Avoiding
Floods,
Aeration &
FAQs on: Freshwater Aeration,
Air Pumps, Gang Valves, Tubing, Check Valves, Troubles/Fixing,
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Freshwater Aquarium
Water Quality
FAQs
on: Freshwater Quality 1, Freshwater Quality 2, Freshwater Quality 3,
Test Kits and
Testing &
FAQs on: Test
Kits,
Chlorine/Chloramine Poisoning: Treating
Tap Water by Bob Fenner FAQs on:
Chloramine,
Chlorine,
pH, Alkalinity, Acidity &
You! by Bob Fenner FAQs on: Freshwater pH 1, Freshwater pH
2,
FAQs on pH: Science, Importance, Measure/Test
Gear, Buffers/Buffering, Anomalies (Troubleshooting/Fixing),
Products by Name/Manufacturer
In praise of hard water; How hard,
alkaline water can be a blessing in disguise by Neale Monks,
The Soft Water Aquarium: Risks and
benefits by Neale Monks
FAQs on:
Water
Soft/Hardness,
Treating New, Source/Tapwater for Marine Aquarium
Use (Dechloramination et
al.) by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Treating Tapwater 1, Treating Tapwater 2,
Treating Tapwater 3,
FAQs on: New Water
Treatment: Rationale/Science, Chemicals (Chlorine, Chloramines,
Trihalomethanes...), Filtrants, Techniques/Tools, Testing, Troubleshooting, Products by Manufacturer/Brand,
DIY Treatment
Chemicals/Tools,
Reverse Osmosis,
Deionization, Contactors & Other Means of Water
Purification & Reverse
Osmosis, A Multipurpose Tool By Mark E.
Evans
FAQs on: Water Treatment, Water Treatment
2, Water Treatment 3, Water Treatment 4, Water Treatment 5, Water Treatment 6, Water Treatment 7,
FAQs on:
RO et al. Water Treatment Gear: Rationale, Selection, Operation, For Commercial/Large Output, RO Water Storage, RO Water Treatment/Adjustment, RO
Testing, Maintenance/Repair,
Brands/Manufacturers...
Deionizing Water Treatment FAQs on: Deionizing Water Treatment, &
Related FAQs on: DI Rationale/Use, Selection, For
Commercial/Large Applications, DI Storage, DI
Treatment, DI Testing, Maintenance/Repair, &
Brands/Manufacturers: Kati-Ani DI Units, Kold-Steril Unit,
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Freshwater
Filtration by Bob
Fenner FAQs on: Freshwater Filtration 1, FW Filtration
2, FAQs on: FW Sponge Filters, FW Cartridge & Canister
Filters, FAQs
on: FW Hang-on Filters, FW Hang-on Filters ,
& their: Selection, Media, Repair, & By
Brand/Manufacturer: Hagen (Hush, Marina), Marineland (BioWheel),
Tetra (Whisper), FAQs
on: Filtering Large FW Systems (>200
gal.s),
FAQs on: Ultraviolet
Sterilizers, Freshwater Sumps/Refugiums, FW Fluidized Bed Filters, FW Wet-Dry Filters, Centralized
Filtration, Internal Filters, (Plus see below)
FAQs on: Freshwater Ozone Use,
Know Your Filter
Media, A Concise Guide to Your Options by Neale Monks,
FAQs on: FW Filter
Material, Chemical Filtrants Including Carbons, Diatom
Filtration,
Biological Filtration
Concerns
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Establishing Cycling/Biological
Filtration in Freshwater Systems by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Biological Filtration in Freshwater
Systems,
FAQs on: Establishing Cycling 1,
Establishing
Cycling 2, Establishing Cycling 3, Establishing Cycling 4,
FAQs on: Cycling Products,
Cycling
Trouble-Fixing, & Biological
Filtration, Biological Filtration
Media, Freshwater
Filtration, Freshwater
Set-up, Ammonia, FW
Nitrites, FW Nitrates,
Chemical & Physical Filtrants
(Ammonia Removers, Zeolite, Carbon et al.),
Ammonia in Freshwater Aquariums FAQs on: Ammonia 1, Freshwater
Ammonia 2, Freshwater Ammonia 3,
Nitrites in Freshwater Aquariums FAQs on: Nitrites in Freshwater
Aquariums,
Nitrates in Freshwater
Aquariums by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Nitrates in Freshwater
Aquariums,
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Freshwater Filtration Involving Sumps,
Refugiums FAQs on: Freshwater
Sumps/Refugiums,
Power
Filter Impressions, A review of some popular mechanical
filtration systems by Steven
Pro, FAQs on:
FW Hang-on Power
Filters, Internal Power
Filters,
Undergravel Filters/Filtration by Bob Fenner
5 Pros and Cons of Undergravel
Filters by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Freshwater Undergravel
Filtration,
Freshwater Deep Sand Beds
Work by Deirdre Kylie, FAQs on: FW DSBs,
Canister
Filters
By Steven Pro,
FAQs on: FW Canister
Filters,
Review of the ViaAqua Canister
Filter by Gage Harford
Ultraviolet
Filters/Filtration Use in Freshwater Systems,
FAQs on: Freshwater UV Use, FW Ozone Use,
Freshwater Aquarium Aeration, Air
Pump Impressions by Steven Pro
FAQs on:
Freshwater
Aeration, Air Pumps,
Freshwater
Circulation & FAQs on: Freshwater
Circulation,
Electricity and FW
Aquariums
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Electricity and
Aquariums by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Electricity and Aquariums, Grounding Probes,
G.F.C.I.s, Uses With Aquariums by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: GFI Use on Aquariums, Surge Devices,
Surviving extended
power outages: how to keep your aquarium alive! By Mike
Maddox and Merritt Adkins
FAQs on: Power Outages,
H eating Freshwater
Aquariums by Bob
Fenner,
Heater Impressions By:
Steven Pro
FAQs on:
Heating Freshwater Aquariums,
Temperature/s Setting/s, Brands/Manufacturers, Anomalies,
Repairs, Chillers/Chilling FW Systems,
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[NO3-]?
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Your
New Aquarium (Tips For Beginners) by Bob Fenner
Setting Up Your First Freshwater Aquarium by Ronni Marcum
FAQs on: Freshwater Set-up 1,
FW Set-Up
2, Large Tanks, Moving, Moving Livestock,
Aquascaping for Beginners; Twenty Tips for
Realistic Aquaria by Neale Monks, Aquascaping,
Adventures in Aquascaping by Timothy S. Gross
FAQs on: Freshwater Aquascaping, About Faux (Plastic, Silk...) FW
Plants,
Freshwater Substrates by Bob
Fenner,
Nice bottoms; Choosing the right substrate
for your aquarium by Neale Monks,
Freshwater Deep Sand
Beds Work by Deirdre Kylie,
FAQs on: Freshwater Substrates 1, FW Substrates 2, FAQs on: FW Substrate Selection, Sources: Collecting
Your Own, FW Substrate Physical
Properties, FW Substrate
Chemical Properties, FW Substrate
Amounts & Placement, FW
Substrate Changing, Moving, Adding To, FW Substrate Cleaning, FW Substrate Issues, FW DSBs 1,
FW Deep Sand Beds (DSBs)
2,
Rock and Wood
Use by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Rock and Wood in Aquascaping, Decor
Items, DIY Decor, Sources, Testing Rock, Curing Woods,
Troubles/Toxicity, Live Rock, Leaves/Leaf Litter,
Background
Choices & FAQs on: FW
Backgrounds, Marine
Backgrounds,
Biotopic Set-Ups, Biotopes -
Part 1 by Alesia Benedict
FAQs on:
Freshwater
Biotopes, African
Biotopes, N. American
Natives, Amazon Biotopes,
S.E. Asian Biotopes, Planted River Biotopes, Small System
Biotopes
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