Equipment
Choosing gear, without the guesswork.
You don't need to memorise product specs to kit out a tank. You need a few rules that hold across every brand: how much light your plants can use, how much filter flow to aim for, whether you actually need CO2, and what size heater to run. That's what these cover.
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- Aquarium Lighting
How much light your plants actually need, and why brighter isn't better.
- Aquarium Filtration
How much filter flow you need, and which filter type suits your tank.
- CO2 Injection
Whether you actually need CO2, and how to run it safely if you do.
- Aquarium Heaters
What wattage heater you need and how to set the temperature.
- Circulation & Flow
Why moving water to every corner matters, and how to kill dead spots.