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All About Ammonia Cycling in Fish Tanks

Learn about cycling ammonia for new tanks and how to maintain an aquarium in this free video on caring for fish and fish tanks.

What to Bring When Buying Pet Fish

Ok, so now that you know your set up, you got it all written down, maybe, to help you remember. The next thing that wouldn't be a bad idea for you to write down a list of questions or concerns that you have with your fish tank. And then we're going to...

How to Test Aquarium Water Ammonia

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Ammonia test kit Step 1: Buy a strip test. The kit comes with small strips and all you will have to do is place the correct end of the strip into the fish tank. You'll have a reading on the ammonia levels in seconds...

How to Keep Dogs Out of Trash

Instructions Step 1: Look through your stash of household cleaners and get the ammonia out. Dogs have a keen sense of smell, so they think, "Hmmm, they smell like garbage, and so there must be something to eat in there. Dig in fellas." Knock that good...

How to Choose Starter Fish for Freshwater Aquariums

Instructions Step 1: Understand the nitrogen cycle that your freshwater tank will go through. When you add fish to a new tank, they eat, then they produce waste. The waste they produce is high in molecules containing nitrogen, the most toxic of which is...

How to Avoid New Tank Syndrome

Instructions Step 1: Set up your tank as you normally would. However start off with only one or two hardy fish. The suggestion is to have no more than 2 total inches of fish for every ten gallons of water Step 2: Feed your fish VERY lightly. Any excess...

How to Keep Raccoons Out of an Attic

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Ammonia Rags or cotton balls Empty cans Portable light Portable radio Step 1: Soak rags or cotton balls in ammonia and place them in the cans with a little extra ammonia in the bottom of the can. Place several cans...

Filtration Tips for Aquariums

Hi! My name is Sally from expertvillage.com from Fish Fantasy in Riverside. We are going to be speaking about how to buy healthy fish. Don't rush into buying a lot of fish and putting a lot in at one time. You want to do small amounts at one time for the...

How to Clean Up Puppy Accidents : Tips for Housebreaking Puppies

Hi, my name is Tracey Tenner and this is Doc. I’m the resident dog trainer and behaviorist here at Extra Care Hospital in Davy, Florida. We are here to talk to you today about how to house train your puppy. Whether or not you catch your puppy in...

How to Eradicate Ground Squirrels From Property

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Portable light Radio Old rags Ammonia Mothballs Hav-a-Hart trap Cayenne Step 1: Sprinkle some mothballs around where the squirrels are nesting. The smell will often drive them out. Step 2: Set up a "Hav-a-Hart' trap...

How to Clean Up Puppy Accidents

Instructions Step 1: Remove your puppy from the accident scene until you've cleaned it thoroughly. Dogs are sensitive to the smell of urine, so preventing them from finding the soiled spot is important throughout the housebreaking process. Step 2: Clean...

How to Keep Skunks Out of a Yard

Instructions Step 1: Fill all skunk holes in the yard with loose dirt. If the skunk is in the hole, it will dig out during the night. To be sure the skunk has left the den, sprinkle some powder around the opening and watch for footprints. If the skunk...

How to Clear up Cloudy Fish Tanks

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Testing kit Ammonia drops Step 1: Wait for the water to settle. If you recently changed the water, added something new to the tank or have a new set-up, then cloudy water is normal as the dirt in the gravel kicks up...

How to Test Pond Water

InstructionsThings You’ll Need:A pond test kit that can test amounts of ammonia, nitrates, nitrates, and pH. Most pond kits available commercially contain all you need to test for each of these.When, What, Why and How to Test.Step 1:Test your pond...

How to Treat Cat Bladder Problems

Instructions Step 1: Restrict water intake if your cat will be inside for a few hours, such as overnight. Pets need water but not before bedtime. If you will be sleeping or leaving your cat unattended, let her drink a couple of hours before, then remove...

How to Clean a Dog Crate

Instructions Step 1: Use ammonia-free cleaners to sanitize a dog crate. Since dog urine is ammonia-based, a puppy may get confused when smelling the cleaner residue and think this is a good place to urinate. Diluted bleach is a good choice, but use it...

Water Chemistry in Saltwater & Freshwater Aquariums

Hi! I am Marc on behalf of expertvillage.com. I am getting a little further into aquarium maintenance. Let me first say that I can’t stress the importance of maintaining your aquarium on a regular basis. Generally speaking freshwater aquariums you...

How to Create Good Bacteria in Fish Tanks

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Nitrate, nitrite and ammonia tests Create Good Bacteria in New Fish Tanks Step 1: Use "dirty" filter cartridges or used components from a friend's tank or fish store. These used filters already contain good bacteria...

How to Test Aquarium Water

Instructions Step 1: Maintain a saltwater temperature of 75 to 80 degrees F. A higher temperature creates excess algae. Measure temperature with a thermometer placed away from heating or cooling devices that could yield an inaccurate reading. Step 2...

How to Keep Your Aquarium Water Healthy

Instructions Step 1: Fish themselves are the main cause of aquarium water turning toxic. Believe it or not, fish waste is often the culprit. Even if your aquarium water appears clean and clear, it probably isn’t. Fish waste puts off gas that is not...

How to Care for Saltwater Fish

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Glass or acrylic tank, at least 10 gallons Aquarium stand Aquarium salt 5-gallon bucket or two Distilled water Excellent filtration system Adjustable lighting Thermometer Heater Cultivated or live rock Sand Protein...

How to Housetrain A Puppy

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Crate Leash Collar Treats Patience How To Housetrain A Puppy Step 1: Understand puppy behavior: puppies do not know right from wrong. What they understand is safe and dangerous. When your puppy comes into your house...

How to Choose a Freshwater Aquarium Filter

Instructions Step 1: Evaluate the three most common types of freshwater aquarium filters: under-gravel filters, wet/dry filters and canister filters. There are pros and cons to each one. Step 2: Be wary of under gravel filters. They are the least...

Adding Fish to a Fish Tank

O.k. Main, main thing with any part of setting up a tank is conservative. I'm not conservative. But we want to be conservative in how we do all these things. In transporting the fish to your tank, think conservative. You don't want to just get the fish...

How to Lower the Nitrates a Reef Tank

Instructions Things You’ll Need: Nitrate test kit Water siphon Bucket New prepared salt water Step 1: Take a nitrate test of your tap water. Directions will be different depending on what brand of nitrate test you have. Step 2: Do a partial water...

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