Aquascaping Blog

CO2 regulator kit

Carbon dioxide plays an important role in your aquarium during the photosynthesis process. Of course, equally important is to have balanced levels of CO2. If you inject too much or too little, you can only stare how all your plants and fish are suffering. But if you follow some rules and equip your tank with a high quality appliances you are going to see some huge effects without any repercussions.
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CO2 fish tank

Planted tanks that have a co2 diffuser installed, notice a large increase in plant growth, sometimes 5 or even 10 times bigger than in a standard, low-tech planted aquarium. It also helps us to get lush, colorful plants and dense carpets. Aquariums with co2 injection have plants with better presentation and shapes. Ultra-thin stems, dwarf leaves, yellowish or light green coloration, algae on plants often mean that the level of co2 is too low and those conditions are inappropriate. If too low level of co2 remains for a long time, it will probably lead to the death of plants in your planted aquarium.
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Nitrogen cycle in the aquarium

The aquarium nitrogen cycle is crucial if you want to own aquarium. This endless cycling process is a biological cycle in which nitrogen is converted into many forms and we are going to find out every phase of the nitrogen cycle to get the point of this and in exchange have healthy fish and live plants.
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Let's talk about Bucepalandra species!

Bringing Bucepalandra in a conversation is like opening a can of worms. This family has a lot of different species and each has its own separate set of requirements. This plant family is so like Anubias in many ways but the similarities vanish once hardiness and ease of care is discussed.
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