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What to expect when ordering fish online
Last Updated: September 12, 2025Once upon a time, online ordering of fish was ruled by just a handful of websites, making the decisions restricted, but easy. Nowadays, there’s a vast range to choose from and as many businesses all competing for your custom, but few knowing exactly what to expect when ordering fish online. But is it such a...
What size of marine aquarium should I start with?
Last Updated: September 12, 2025Marine fish actually need a lot more space than their freshwater counterparts. This often is due to the size that many species grow to, but can also be down to territorial instincts and general aggressive behaviour towards other fish. Obviously if you put two aggressive fish into a very small tank the consequences could be...
What is the best Rimless Aquarium?
Last Updated: September 12, 2025Rimless or bracerless aquariums have become extremely popular. Normal aquariums have a lot of supporting glass bars around the top of the aquarium to add strength. They look ugly and are usually concealed behind a canopy. Rimless aquariums use thicker glass on the back and sides, so they don’t need the extra supports. When is...
What is an airstone and how to use them in your tank.
Last Updated: September 12, 2025What is an airstone? What are air pumps? How are they different from standard pumps, and why are they important? Customers always ask us; ‘What is an airstone?’ when we mention them. Airstones are a brilliant way to get more oxygen into your tank. This will benefit your fish which will, in turn, benefit your...
Using Natural Sea Water in Reef Aquariums
Last Updated: September 12, 2025Should I use Natural Sea Water (NSW) in my reef aquarium? The question of whether to use Natural Sea Water (NSW) or artificial Seawater (ASW) has been around for some time, but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of information available on the subject. This may be because until recently, NSW has only been...
The best filter for your aquarium
Last Updated: September 12, 2025A quick guide to the best filter for your aquarium setup. Which filter suits you best and they’re pros & cons. What is the best filter for your aquarium? As with most of these ‘what’s the best’ questions there are multiple answers. The answer you need will depend on your aquarium setup, your livestock, your...
Ready Made Aquarium Kits
Last Updated: September 12, 2025Ready made aquarium kits perfect to ‘plug in and play’! No need to worry about tank maturation, water parameters, or accidentally killing your fish. Let us take the stress out of setting up an aquarium of your own. We love the science and processes behind setting up a new aquarium. We also understand that the...
How to tell you’re ready for a large aquarium
Last Updated: September 12, 2025A large aquarium may seem like a pipedream or a luxury you cannot afford. It may surprise you to realise, however, that a large tank is often much more economical than you might think – and the best option for you There comes a time in fishkeepers’ lives when they just run out of space....
How often should I do Water Changes?
Last Updated: September 12, 2025Like the majority of fishkeeping, there are lots of different opinions online about water changes. All we can do is tell you what works best for us in the form of questions regularly asked…. How often? Little and often works best, a small amount once a week, but we all have lives outside of fishkeeping…honestly,...
Top ten aquascaping tips for kids setting up their first tank.
Last Updated: September 12, 2025Aquascaping is very popular with experienced fishkeepers and can seem very complicated. This top 10 guide to aquascaping for kids covers the basics that make your tank look great! If you’d like some more detailed, in-depth information check out our complete guide to aquascaping. Sand, gravel, or soil when aquascaping for kids? The very first...
Complete beginners guide to Aquascaping
Last Updated: September 11, 2025Aquascaping has become one of the fastest-growing parts of the aquatic hobby in the UK. Quite simply, it’s about spending time to create a slice of nature in your aquarium. It can be incredibly rewarding, in some cases quite literally, as aquascaping competitions are hosted around the world, with simply breathtaking scapes created by world-renowned...
How Do Sumps Work?
Last Updated: September 11, 2025Thinking about buying an aquarium with a sump, but you just can’t get your head around the idea? How do sumps work? is a question we hear time and time again. If you are in the dark about sump filtration, then this video is definitely for you. A message from a sump convert! “Two years...
Are Coldwater Fish Easier To Keep Than Tropicals?
Last Updated: September 12, 2025It’s the question that’s almost as old as the hobby itself. Many people who want to get into fishkeeping do so because they believe that fish are an easy, low maintenance pet they just need to feed once in a while. And many think that the easiest way to keep fish is by keeping it...
Aquarium Essentials – The 3 things your tank must not be without!
Last Updated: September 11, 2025Or, perhaps more accurately, the 3 things you have to make sure are done properly to ensure a healthy, happy aquarium. Contents There is so much variety available when it comes to fish keeping. Thousands of species of plants and fish, plain goldfish bowls to enormous planted aquascapes, there are almost endless options. But, there...