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Tank management

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Tank management
Article name	Author
Quarantine and hospital tanks	Russ
Size Matters…True Tank Volume	Bunny Oshinsky
Beginners Manual to Fish Keeping	April Lynn
Brackish Water Aquariums	Ken Tweddle
The great salt myth	Dan
Carbon	Dan
Fish who enjoy a taller tank?	Sully
The Importance of Regular Water Changes	Craig Morrison
Fishless Cycling	Curt Lemrick
Moving day.	Kick
Worms in my tank?!	Cecilia Chen, A.K.A. Pandora
To Salt or Not to Salt	Cecilia Chen, A.K.A. Pandora
The Beginner's Stocking Thread	Compilation from message board
How large an aquarium can my floor support	Kevin Bauman
Moving day for an Aquarium	Compiled by Redfish01 (Tom)
Ten Common Beginner Mistakes	Holly Harrington
Equipment and Supplies: One Hobbyist's View.......	Holly Harrington
CO2 Overview	Holly Harrington
How to, and How Not to, Siphon Manually	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
Water Changes Why, How Much, and How Often?	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
New Tank Syndrome, NTS	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
Water Change Math - General	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
Old Tank Syndrome, What is it, and what do .......	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
Water Change Math, OTS, and Other Mismatches .....	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
Aquarium Microbes Part 1: Nitrification	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
Aquarium Microbes Part 2: Other small critters	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
Considerations in Fishless Cycling	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
Using the Python Product “No Spill Clean and Fill”	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
Ten Gallon Stocking Suggestions	Susan McClure, a.k.a. kcgirl81
The Ten Gallon Tank: Perfect for Beginners?	Susan McClure, a.k.a. kcgirl81
Undergravel Filters: Conventional, Reverse-Flow.....	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
Filtration Basics: A Four Part Series	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
Quarantine or Isolation Tanks	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR

Diseases
Article name	Author
Dropsy	Dan
Lumps and Bumps	Dan
Popeye or exophthalmia	Dan
Malachite Green in the treatment of Disease.	Scott Hieber
Ick! What are those white spots on my fish?	Cecilia Chen, A.K.A. Pandora
Internal and External (Ick) Parasite Treatment for Plecos	Andrew E. Cameron, M.S.
Treating Ich in Planted Tanks	Cecilia Chen, A.K.A. Pandora

Commentary
Article name	Author
Internet and Aquarium-Related Acronyms	Cecilia Chen, A.K.A. Pandora
Importing Tropical Fish.	Randy Carey
Are you a Fish Haver or a Fish Keeper?	Cecilia Chen, A.K.A. Pandora
Tropical Tank Madness!	Cpen
A beginners guide to breeding angelfish	Michael Bryant
Our Aquarium: How it all began	Mary Duros
Training a fish?	Susan McClure, a.k.a. kcgirl81
The Salt of the Earth, the Salt from the Sea . . .	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR

Fish / invertebrate species
Article name	Author
My First Tanganyikan set-up	Charlie Hatcher
Breeding Hypancistrus Zebra.	Kevin Korotev
Caring for betta splendens	Kick
Breeeding bettas	Kick
Painted Glass Fish and Other Questionable Practices	Cecilia Chen, A.K.A. Pandora
Temperature, tanks and young gupps	Chris McKay
African cichlids: the mbuna!	Mary
Low Budget Discus	cosmo1952
Flower Horn Fish in General	Ong at Flower Horn Fish in General
Plight of the Betta	Eleanor Warren
Crayfish care	Susan McClure
Your First Cichlid Aquarium	Jesse Taylor
Basic Seahorse Keeping	Mike DiFIlippo (Fishyman)
Marisa cornurieties and planorbidae ramshorn snails	Compiled by Debra
Keeping Betta Splendens	Emily Hilgenberg
So you're considering getting an algae-eating critter for your tank?	Holly Harrington
Why You Should Consider a Malawi Peacock Tank	Holly Harrington
About the Clown Knife Fish	Tracey, at World Cichlids Online web site.
About Geophagus Surinamensis	Tracey, at World Cichlids Online web site.
About the Tiretrack Eel	Tracey, at World Cichlids Online web site.
In Praise of Species Tanks	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
Snails, Snails, & More Snails	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
Oddball: “Freshwater Flounders” - or maybe Soles – Flatfish	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
Ghost Shrimp - See-Through Inverts for Your Tank	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
Introduction to the Freshwater and Brackish Water Puffers	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
A Book Devoted to Fresh and Brackish Water Puffers	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
Breeding Snails for Food	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
First Freshwater Puffer? Try South America	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
Figure Eight Puffers - A Great Small Brackish Fish	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR

Do it yourself (DIY)
Article name	Author
Tools for Working with Acrylic	Strangetanks
Aquatic Clubs and Associations	Compiled by Sully
Biofiltration-only Canister Filters	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR
Vegetable Filters	Robert T. Ricketts, a.k.a. RTR

Miscellaneous
Article name	Author
Bugs in my tank, Micro Photography identification	Bigwave

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