9781422280843

Contents The aquarium .  8 Your new aquarium.  10 Deciding on your aquarium .  12 Types of aquariums.  16 Substrate.  22 Background.  24 Heater.  26 Lighting .  28 Filters and filtration.  30 What fishkeepers need to know about water.  34 Temperature .  38 pH.  40 Hardness .  42 Ammonia, nitite, and nitrate . 44 Nitrogen cycle.  50 Filters.  58 Aeration.  62 Test kits .  64 Aquascaping .  66 Aquarium plants.  74 Setting up your aquarium.  84