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Author: Kenny Nyhus Fadil

Remineralizer for Caridina Shrimp: GH+ Done Right Neocaridina Shrimp

Remineralizer for Caridina Shrimp: GH+ Done Right

For Caridina shrimp you want a GH-only remineralizer — a mineral salt that raises general hardness (the calcium and magnesium…

Beginner
7 min Read
Green Film Algae on Nano Tank Glass: Causes and Control Algae by Cause

Green Film Algae on Nano Tank Glass: Causes and Control

Green film on the glass of a nano tank is the most common algae there is, and the least worth…

Beginner
8 min Read
Aquascaping Styles for Nano Tanks: Which One Fits? Nano Aquascaping

Aquascaping Styles for Nano Tanks: Which One Fits?

The aquascaping styles that work in a nano tank come down to three that translate to small water — the…

Beginner
8 min Read
High-Tech Nano Tank CO2 Systems: The Complete Guide Nano CO2 Systems

High-Tech Nano Tank CO2 Systems: The Complete Guide

The complete chemistry-first guide to running CO2 in a nano tank: every injection method, the equipment chain, the pH link,…

Beginner
16 min Read
Overstocking Signs in Nano Tanks: Read the Chemistry First Nano Tank Stocking

Overstocking Signs in Nano Tanks: Read the Chemistry First

An overstocked nano tank shows it in the water chemistry days or weeks before it shows it in the fish.…

Beginner
8 min Read
Green Spot Algae in Nano Tanks: Causes and Prevention Algae by Cause

Green Spot Algae in Nano Tanks: Causes and Prevention

Green spot algae in a nano tank shows up as small, hard green dots welded to the glass and the…

Beginner
9 min Read
Nano Aquascaping: The Complete Layout Guide for Small Tanks Nano Aquascaping

Nano Aquascaping: The Complete Layout Guide for Small Tanks

Aquascaping a nano tank is the art of building a believable underwater landscape inside roughly 10 to 60 litres of…

Beginner
16 min Read
Stocking a 20 Litre Nano Tank: One School Done Right Nano Tank Stocking

Stocking a 20 Litre Nano Tank: One School Done Right

A 20 litre nano tank holds about 5 US gallons, and that is the volume where stocking finally gets interesting:…

Beginner
7 min Read
Diatoms in a New Nano Tank: Why It Is a Milestone Algae by Cause

Diatoms in a New Nano Tank: Why It Is a Milestone

Diatoms in a new nano tank — that brown, dusty film coating the glass, substrate, and leaves two to eight…

Beginner
7 min Read
The Aquarium Algae Guide for Nano Tanks Algae by Cause

The Aquarium Algae Guide for Nano Tanks

An aquarium algae guide that actually works starts with one fact: algae is a symptom, not a disease. In a…

Beginner
14 min Read
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