The History and Evolution of the Aquarium Hobby

How old is the aquarium hobby? Fishkeeping was born 1500 years ago, when the Chinese appreciated the appearance of the Gibel carp with gold colouration. This is how the search for pretty-looking species began. They were caught and let into the garden ponds. Read more on www.aquael.com The passion of keeping aquariums has been around … Read more

Creating Fake Live Rocks for Your Reef Tank

How do you make fake live rocks? To make your own live rock you need to purchase two bags of aragonite sand (one fine, one coarse) and one bag of Portland cement. To begin, mix six parts aragonite sand with one part Portland cement to create a mixture called aragocrete ? this mixture will form … Read more