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How to Safely Clean Your Acrylic Aquarium

Aquarium MaintenanceBy Living Art AquaticsJune 24, 2019

Acrylic Aquariums Require a Gentle Touch to Prevent Scratches There’s a lot to love about owning an acrylic aquarium. For one thing, acrylic is stronger and more flexible than glass, so it doesn’t shatter or leak easily. It also weighs less than glass, which makes it simpler to pick up and move around. And, of…

Is a Coral Aquarium Right for You?

Aquarium Accessories, Aquarium MaintenanceBy Living Art AquaticsMay 2, 2019

Discover Everything You Need to Know About a Coral Aquarium Eye-catching coral aquariums are riding a wave of popularity as more people take on the special challenges. A coral aquarium requires more attention—and usually costs more—than a typical freshwater aquarium. The extra effort is worth it for many aquarists, however. Technological improvements and all-in-one setups…

How to Heat Your Saltwater Aquarium in the Winter

Aquarium MaintenanceBy Living Art AquaticsNovember 23, 2017

Stable Water Temperature is Important for Maintaining a Beautiful, Vibrant Saltwater Aquarium As the seasons change and cold weather arrives, keep in mind that this can negatively affect your saltwater aquarium. If you’re not careful, the water temperature in your tank can drop and turn your beautiful living work of art into a pet cemetery.…

How Does Aquarium Maintenance Eliminate Nuisance Algae Problems?

Aquarium MaintenanceBy Living Art AquaticsOctober 30, 2017

Follow These Aquarium Maintenance Guidelines to Get Rid of Excess Algae We all want our aquariums to look beautiful. It’s every aquarist’s goal to have a vibrant, colorful, lively aquarium to look at and excite the senses. However, if algae growth gets out of control, your aquarium could be left looking slimy, murky, and disgusting.…

What’s a Protein Skimmer and Do I Need One in My Home Aquarium?

Aquarium MaintenanceBy Living Art AquaticsAugust 27, 2017

Protein Skimmers Are a Valuable Accessory to Consider for Any Home Aquarium Does your home aquarium have a protein skimmer? If not, this may be an accessory you want to consider investing in. This handy device uses bubbles to eliminate protein-based waste in your aquarium, and reduces the maintenance load for larger tanks. Here’s a…

6 Beginner Aquarium Care Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

Aquarium MaintenanceBy Living Art AquaticsJanuary 25, 2017

Learn From Others’ Mistakes—Do Aquarium Care The Right Way! There are many ways to do an aquarium right—thousands of species of fish and invertebrates you can include, countless combinations of plants and coral, and endless possibilities for aquarium design. But there are also definitely ways to do an aquarium wrong. When you’re first starting out,…

Proactive Aquarium Maintenance for Healthier Fish

Aquarium MaintenanceBy Living Art AquaticsJuly 20, 2016

The waters of the Earth contain an astounding biodiversity, with scientists considering oceans to be some of the most diverse ecosystems in the world, rivaled only by rainforests. As a result, the variety of lifeforms there are to be seen in aquariums around the world is staggering—plants, coral, cephalopods, snails, crustaceans, urchins, starfish, and so…

How Algae Growth Impacts Aquarium Maintenance

Aquarium MaintenanceBy Living Art AquaticsJuly 11, 2016

It’s an a moment many aquarium hobbyists will never forget—you’ve set up your tank, populated it with all the living things you want, and put in place the equipment you need for proper aquarium maintenance, only to find one morning that your aquarium is under invasion. A mysterious goo is growing through your substrate, or…

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