Archive for the ‘tank set up’ Category

I apologize for not keeping this blog as current as it really should be. It is not because I have abandoned the beginning aquarist, on the contrary, I have been busy building the content for my flagship website, http://www-freshwater-tropical-fish-tanks.com. I realize that most people believe that the WordPress blog is the way to go, and it is, if all that is being developed is a blog on a lot of topics that can stand on their own.

But for the past few months I have been developing a fully integrated massive website to deliver the aquatic information you need, all in one place, It is easily navigable by topic, nd you have the ability and hopefully yhe energy to giveme feedback in quite a nuberof places. We sure would like your input as to what is good and what needs to be fixed.

Take a look at it, I have just added three new pages of the response I gave to previously asked questions from people who had unique problems. I will continue to poll the questons asked from this blog, and promise to answer them when they arrive. But, I wanted everyone to know I also have a much better system over at the main website. It asks a bit more information on the tank you are worried about, and as such gives me a much better chance of giving the best possible answer the first time.

In addition, the first 11 video tips were posted a while ago. These FAQ syle videos that were developed on the various important aspects of water in the new aquarium and the changes that can occur over time as the aquarium matures. They are held on the Blueram86 Youtube channel as well as the part of the set-up series of videos found on the BlueRam Groups video channel:

http://www.tropicalfishaquariumvideos.com,

Thiosis a dedicated video site for all aquarists and the place to view a categorized collection of aquarium related videos from all public sources in a single place. You don’t have to look all over the web or even search YouTube for your preffered topic in video, they are concentrated on the pages of the Tropical Fish Aquarium Videos site.

But we are far from through. True, there are eleven water tips there, now, but the series has been outlined to offer more than 80 short videos when the we are finally finished with the set as a complete project. We encourage you to join our Facebook Page or subscribe to the YouTube channel so you are the first to know when the next set of videos arrives. They are written and will be posted in the next coming days and weeks.

I have been building a few sites recently, all have to do with my dearest passion, keeping fish alive. This blog is designed to provide a place to discuss the various changes I am making to those sites, as well as promote information to the new aquarist who needs help getting their new tank set up correctly and running without problems.

When I first decided to tackle this problem , a couple of years ago, I took a vacation and made a series of videos to show how I set up my small community tank. Unfortunately, until I found the system that is providing all the tools I need to get my main site up and running, SBI, I was unable to efficiently get those videos up and available for the people who need them.

Well, I am happy to say that I have been able to format them into flash (flv) and mount them on my video site:

TropicalFishAquariumVideos

The series includes 30 videos on the topics important to the new fish keeper interested in installing an aquarium system for the first time.  You can see these videos under the Aquarium Set Up category and in the group Beginner’s Tips.  Just the videos are there. But, if you want some written explanation of the steps that are needed, you can follow the written and embedded videos on my flagship site:

Freshwater Tropical Fish Tanks

The process is broken into a series of steps and I have entered the appropriate videos where they are required in the actual step where it is most relevant.  For the serious hobbyist, this would be the best way to understand what is happening and what to expect as the tank matures.  This is by far the most complete site and offers a small listing of freshwater tropical fish species with photo and description.  The fish list wil be growing over time, and as the species are added, I will report them here.

For those of you who want to discuss your experiences with the fish you are keeping and breeding, there is a contact form attached to every fish species.  We welcome you comments and stories about the fish you have kept.  You can add up to four of your own pictures to the area, so everyone can benefit from our shared knowledge.

Besides these two sites, there is a third site that is designed to offer social support for aquarists of all levels.  <a href=”http://www.tropicalfishaquarist.net”>TropicaFishAquarist.ne</a>t offers the ability to form networks and communities of like minded enthusiasts.

Between the three approaches to your fish tending needs, we hope that we can help everyone understand their fish and their unique needs. If we do our job right, far fewer fish will die and the strength of the hobby will build to levels of success never before seen.