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Matrix™ is a high porosity biomedia that provides efficient biofiltration for the removal of nitrogenous waste. Matrix™ is a porous inorganic solid about 15 mm in diameter. Each liter of Matrix™ provides as much surface (<162 m) as 40 liters of plastic balls! Plastic bio-materials provide only...

Eheim I actually purchased the Eheim Wet/Dry and love it. First the priming and media change is extremely simple. The Eheim comes with valves that lets your canister drain itself into your tank without taking in any more water. This way you are able to easily remove the media by the "media...

Priming This may be gross but necessary. Inhale on the output tube. This will draw water into the filstar.

Ick Ick appears as "white freckles" on the fish and "Can lead to fin deterioration" If left untreated it can result in other fish deseases and decay. Some of this looks like "cotton" on the fishes body. The treatment of Ick lasts from 1 week to approximately 10 days depending on the degree...

Angelfish Some Angel fish eat algae

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I have recently accumulated brown algae in my tank. Any suggestions on getting rid of it? :oops:

The more beginner you are the more reason to invest in QUALITY filtration. I recommend any EHEIM canister filter you can get your hands on. Preferably the wet/dry model. Secondly when purchasing filtration, I recommend getting enough filtration for double the amount of actual water volume you...

I use a ton of Carbon on a 55 Gallon. About 2 Liters of the stuff with ceramic rings and nylon padding. This tank is the MOST clear out of all of my tanks AND I never change the media more than every 4-6 months. I'm not saying that the carbon is useful after a few weeks but somehow this set up...

Reduce feeding Reduce your feeding to every other day. Also you can buy AmmoLock which renders ammonia as non-toxic instantly. Another thing you can also try when starting up a new tank is use "Live Sand" it is sold for about $17.00 per 20 pounds. This speeds up the biological process...

I have owned an old school Eheim 2217 for 4 years now and I purchased it USED. It is still running excellent!! I always say never too much filtration. I strongly recommend getting twice as much filtration as you have tank volume. For example, if you have a 55 Gallon Tank, get enough...