The Aquarium Insider Podcast - Water Quality for your Aquarium: A Beginner's Guide

Water Quality for your Aquarium: A Beginner's Guide

09/09/21 • 48 min

Your fish literally live and die by the water quality in their aquarium, so what do you need to monitor? In this Episode of the Aquarium Insider Podcast, I go over what parameters you need to monitor and how to deal with them if they are off. TIMECODES BELOW:
0:00 Intro
1:05 - Why is it important
2:42 – Why does it matter to you?
4:02 – Two things to mention that are SUPER IMPORTANT
6:08 – The most important factor you can’t test for: OXYGEN!
10:45 – How to deal with low oxygen levels
14:51 – Heaters! Why do we need them?
19:02 – How to prevent thermal stress
20:22 – What is ammonia?
26:50 – Nitrite: What is it?
31:26 – The least toxic: Nitrate!
33:15 – What is ph and what matters?
41:25 – What in the world is Kh?
44:39 – What is Gh?
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Who am I?
My name is Dan and I have been a fish farmer pretty much all my life. From raising fish to importing them and everything in between. I hope to bring fun and help as many people as I can in their fish keeping journeys!

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Keeping and Breeding Guppies with Kerri from ScienceGal Aquatics

Guppies are one of the best fish to start with in the hobby. On today’s podcast, we speak with Kerri from ScienceGal Aquatics to talk about keeping, breeding, and all things guppies. Check this out!

Where can you find Kerri?

Check out her youtube channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/ScienceGalAquatics

🐟Want to support us? Check out our website for the best aquarium fish and plants!🌿 consolidatedff.com

🐠Visit our blog for in depth guides on all things aquarium related. https://consolidatedff.com/blogs/news

Keep up with what were doing on social media

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/consolfishfarm/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/consolidated.fishfarms

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Who am I?

My name is Dan and I have been a fish farmer pretty much all my life. From raising fish to importing them and everything in between. I hope to bring fun and help as many people as I can in their fish keeping journeys!

Next Episode

Planted Tanks for Beginners w/ Bentley Pascoe

Starting a planted tank can be overwhelming and challenging, so where should you start? Today we talk with Bentley Pascoe with the best tips and tricks for starting and maintaining planted aquariums. TIMECODES BELOW
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Where can you find Bentley Pascoe?
Check out his channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/BentleyPascoe
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TIMECODES
0:00 Intro
4:42 Best piece of advice for starting with planted tanks
15:50 Get rid of the terms low tech and high tech tanks
26:30 What does a planted setup look like? Does size matter?
34:38 What do I need to look for when getting a light for my tank
47:22 Fertilizers for beginners; What’s a good starting point?
55:15 Planted substrates required?
1:03:02 What tools might make planting plants easier?
1:13:35 Uh oh Algae! What do I do?
1:17:49 My plants are melting!?!
1:24:49 Can you have a tank with just plants?
1:26:27 Do aquarium plants need a filter?
1:27:46 How long does it take to establish roots?
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🐟Want to support us? Check out our website for the best aquarium fish and plants!🌿 consolidatedff.com
🐠Visit our blog for in depth guides on all things aquarium related. https://consolidatedff.com/blogs/news
Keep up with what were doing on social media
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/consolfishfarm/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/consolidated.fishfarms
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Who am I?
My name is Dan and I have been a fish farmer pretty much all my life. From raising fish to importing them and everything in between. I hope to bring fun and help as many people as I can in their fish keeping journeys!