Basic aquarium supplies include the fish tank itself, a filter, gravel substrate and a liquid dechlorinate. Learn more about aquarium supplies with tips from the manager of a fish pet store in this free video on pet care.
Expert: Hunter Leber
Bio: Hunter Leber is the saltwater livestock manager at the Austin Aqua-Dome in Austin, Texas.
Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA
Duration : 0:1:1
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You’re both …
You’re both illiterate and I’m worried that guitars415 runs a business.
keep typing all you …
keep typing all you want you bitch
Wow dude! I happen …
Wow dude! I happen to know quit a bit about fish actually and even run a fish business called “Expert Fish Care” So no, you are the one that is failing here! So, on your face as hole! Your comment = Epic fail! I can give you proof for everything I have written in my previous comment! Where is your proof?!?!?! Dumb Fuck!!!!
what another know …
what another know it all eat loser
lol
lol
EPIC FAIL! A water …
EPIC FAIL! A water change once a month! LMAO! You mean ‘Once a week’ not once a month. What about cycling a tank? You completely failed to mention that!
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RYAN DUNN lol
Great Tank!! Keep …
Great Tank!! Keep Up The Good Work!!!
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oghhhhhhhhhhh …
oghhhhhhhhhhh thats why my fish died you need to it in da water lol
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in some fish the …
in some fish the water changes may provoke breeding, though i have hard better results with topping off an extended evap.
however if you remove all the detritus, you
remove the excess amonia nitrate phosphate and nitrite, all that is left can be easily filtered with the right filtration.
say phosban, or zeolite, or even carbon if done correctly with frequent cleaning.
and those are only needed if the bacteria are being over whelmed.
You’ll still have …
You’ll still have to contend with ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, phosphate build ups and all kinds of crap you can’t see with the naked eye. It’s still a good idea to do them. Mind you, given the fact that you have loads of filtration, you won’t have to do nearly as much, say 5 percent a week. Plus the influx of fresher water prompts breeding like nothing else I know of.
ok, but say that, …
ok, but say that, like myself and many aquarist we were able to set upour tanks where we never had a detritus build up.
then would it not be better to skip water changes?
Yes, and here’s why …
Yes, and here’s why. Even if the parameters were perfect, you’d still have to do them in order to make sure the parameters remain that way. You have to imagine that your tank is a miniature biosphere, and in this biosphere you have to ensure that toxins don’t build up, the easiest and most effective way to do that is by doing regular water changes. Given the fact that you have tons of filtration, you’d only have to do about 5 to 10 percent a week, which is nothing. They’ll thank you for it.
alright, but just …
alright, but just answer me this. (b ecause this is the root of my theory)
would a system with water changes be more stable than a tank without, if both tanks had perfect parameters?
is their realy any need to do a water change?
Well, kid, just …
Well, kid, just like everyone else like you, you’re going to learn the hard way. It’s a shame, but hey, sometimes you need an overwhelming kill off in order to realize that filters can’t do everything. You’re on the right track in doing research and having a deeper knowledge than most hobbyists your age, but dude, seriously, I ain’t bragging, but I have forgotten more about these animals than you could ever hope to know.
alright, i am as …
alright, i am as well.
your a smart man, and you are very well educated in this field, i wish we could have spoken under different terms, but alas, we did not.
the only flaw i find in you is that you lack the skill to put forth your points of view in a civil and constructive way when your views are being challenged.
it is that that allowed you to completely disregaurd reasoning and logic, just so that you could fill your giant ego with the thought of you beating a 15 yeat old.
u brag
Anabantoids is a …
Anabantoids is a common use of the word as a catch all meant to describe all labyrinths, for those that are in the know, but good for you, you learned how to google. And just so you know, not every filter Berliner makes is a wet dry. Sometimes they make other things like canister filters and hang on tanks with scrubbers and uv sterilizers and crazy like dosers and in line heaters. And on that note, I’m done wasting my time with you.
isn’t the family …
isn’t the family name Osphronemidae?
and the berliner wet dry’s are supposed to be run through a berlin method filtration.
It’s the family …
It’s the family name, genius. And berliner is the brand, not the method. Again, you’re in over your head. Stop pretending like you know anything.
berlin method the …
berlin method the most elaborate and state of the art??? ha!
since the 1970′s we have invented angae scrubbers, protien skimmer, denitrifiers,chemical filtrants, i mean berlin method is only okay durring the biggining, eventualy it becomes a nutrient trap, which would explain your problems with detritus.
and did a professional aquaculturalist just cuss a kid out and tell him to “suck on that”? are you a pedaphile?
btw, i know what a labarynth fish is, you simply misspelt the name,
Nope. So, I’m done …
Nope. So, I’m done wasting my time, child. You’ll learn. The hard way. Just like every other idiot does. And, if you don’t know what an labyrinth fish is, don’t go saying you’re anything but a rank amateur.
Oh, and just so that you know, my filtration systems are Berlliners, the most elaborate state of the art filtration you can buy.
Suck on that, kid.
and would someone …
and would someone of your supposed status in the aquaculture world realy waste his time arguing with a 15 year old and cuss out the people who make videos?
what is an …
what is an abanatoid? do you mean anablep, or four eyed fish?
anyway i am just saying that fish keeping has stayed in the so called aquatic dark ages for far too long.
if you cant realise that a tank with no water changes and low nutrient levels will be more stable than a tank with water changes and water changes than i cant help you.
you are too stuck in your old ways, which i am sure work fine for you. if you would like to improve you would be more open minded, but your not.
Uhuh, I see you’re …
Uhuh, I see you’re just looking into getting into a flame war, here. Suffice it to say, the fact that I have been a discus breeder, bred no less than 2 dozen different species of cats, bred 27 different kinds of cichlid some of which are extinct in the wild, 17 species of Abanatoid, 36 species of live bearer, countless tetras, killis, half beaks, and gold fish, I’m pretty sure you’re in over your head.
Thanks for playing.