Aquarium Myths and Secrets Revealed: Recent Episodes
The Masked Aquarist
This show is about both fresh and salt water aquarium keeping. On this Podcast we will be busting some long held false and sometimes dangerous beliefs in the hobby as well as discussing hidden causes of common problems such as cloudy water, specific types of algae, and unexpected mass livestock deaths. We also will discuss advanced methods in simple language and in both technical as well as natural approaches. We will be sharing years of aquarium experiment findings, much of which includes hard numbers and info not common elsewhere in the hobby and also Introduce useful but often ignored sources of information such as Environmental Science, Water Treatment, Marine Biology, and Microbiology.
In today's episode, The Masked Aquarist will talk about his experience with keeping an African Cichlids tank.
Continuing with the series on rethinking the tanks, in this episode, The Masked Aquarist will talk about coral tanks.
Today's episode is a continuation of last week's episode, this time with more advanced subjects about how to keep a planet tank.
On this episode, the masked aquarists will present how he would start a fish only tank now, after all the research and experience in the hobbie.
Welcome to another episode of Aquarium Myths and Secrets Revealed! Today is all about nutrients, what you need to know, why you need to care about them, and how to control their concentration in water.
Are you also tired of water changes? Listen to today's episode to find out how to keep your aquarium without having to do water changes.
In today's episode, the masked aquarist talks about the different causes for cloudy water and how to keep your water crystal clear.
In this episode, you will find an overview of algae. Why do they grow, what are the most common advice to battle them, and also what works and what doesn't.
This episode is a continuation from the last one where The Masked Aquarist starts to rethink the basic setup of a tank. Listen to find out more about why it is doomed to failure and how to prevent it.
Check this new episode to listen to how the masked aquarist starts to rethink the basic setup of a new tank.
Listen to this episode to find out all about the two more common types of approaches when keeping aquariums.
After more than four years we are back for a new season! Join the Mask Aquarist every week to find all the answers to the mysteries inside our tanks!
On this episode, The Masked Aquarist will talk about the effects that Hydrogen Peroxide and Potassium Permanganate have in all your aquarium.
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Today's episode is the third and last one of the series on the "no water change hybrid system". The Masked aquarist will talk about how to fill and maintain both tanks.
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The Masked Aquarist will continue with the description of the system he introduced in the last episode. This time he will talk about how to build this two-tank hybrid system.
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After all the research and experiments The Masked Aquarist have done about the hobby, he designed a new hybrid system to reduce water changes. This episode is the first of three episodes about how it works, and how to build it.
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On today's episode, The Masqued Aquarist will talk about what things you can do or change in your system to have a low-cost, low-maintenance plants only aquarium.
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On today's episode, The Masked Aquarist will talk about nutrient control and what equipment you need and not need for saltwater tanks.
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We already had two episodes about pH and kH, and on this third part, The Masked Aquarist will talk about why adjusting them and how to do it up and down.
On today's episode, The Masked Aquarist will talk not only about nutrient control in freshwater but also about each one of them and the problems that can cause in an aquarium.
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On today's episode about green water, The Masked Aquarist will talk about what seems to cause it, and different ways to fix it.
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On today's episode, The Masked Aquarist will talk about cycling a tank, all the process and how you can speed it up a bit.
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When we see we have green hair algae in our tanks, the better solution is to get the correct algae eater and problem solved. But why we get green hair algae? On today's episode, The Masked Aquarist will talk about his experiments and discoveries on this algae.
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On today's episode, we are going to learn all about Reef products, from different salt mixes and RO/DI units to UV lights and ozone generators.
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There are some systems for keeping planted tanks where you don't need to worry about testing water. Today we will learn about them and about other things we can do for knowing how to adjust our tank.
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Today, we have a new episode of the algae series. What it is that causes Green Spot Algae, how to fix it and more!
On today's episode, The Masked Aquarist will talk about some systems that you can use to help you keeping Reef tanks.
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On today's episode, The Masked Aquarist will talk about things you have to be aware of if you are thinking of getting a used tank, and some tips and myths about them as well.
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Continuing with the algae series, today The Masked Aquarist will talk about things that can be done for controlling Black Beard Algae.
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Today we have the last episode of the water testing series. You will find all you need and don't need to test if you are keeping only fish and maybe also some invertebrates on a salt water tank.
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Today's episode is all about the two most common diseases in freshwater aquariums.
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Continuing with the algae series, today's episode is all about Red Slime Algae.
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Today's episode is about different approaches to planted tanks and different systems.
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Today's episode is the second part of the series related to pH and kH. The Masked Aquarist will answer questions like "should I test it?", "What test kit should I use?" and will give more information about the subject.
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Today's episode is all about Hydrogen Peroxide. What it is, what it is used for, some experiments, results and more.
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On today's episode, The Masked Aquarist talks about how the food circle works in the aquarium and the natural way of dealing with the waste and keep it healthy and balanced.
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Today, continuing with the water testing series, we have an episode about what should you test and what you don't need to worry about in freshwater fish only tanks.
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Today we are celebrating 10,000 downloads, and we have a new special episode answering some questions from listeners.
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Today we have a new episode about a different and a very popular approach to planted tank keeping.
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Thank you for listening to Aquarium Myths and Secrets Revealed! Today, The Masked Aquarist will give some valuable information and tips for when we are starting with a saltwater aquarium.
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While in most cases tap water isn't a problem for aquarium keeping, you could suddenly have a problem and not notice that the source could be on the composition of your tap water. Today, The Masked Aquarist will talk about some issues that can be originated by the tap water and also how to adjust the type of water you have in your area to the kind of fish you would like to keep in your aquarium.
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We are starting a new series of episodes all related to pH and kH. Today's The Masked Aquarist will talk about what it is, why it is important to keep it in a certain range and more!
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Why do I have Algae today when I didn't have it yesterday? Why suddenly I have a massive explosion of algae when I didn't change what I have been doing?
On today's episode, you can find the answer to these questions and all information related to algae.
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Today The Masked Aquarist has an announcement to make about a new special episode coming!
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For a long time, it was thought that denitrification wouldn't work on freshwater tanks for some or other reason. On this episode, The Masked Aquarist talks about the Nitrogen Cycle and how the denitrification process works.
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On today's episode, The Masked Aquarist talk about reef tanks keeping and water testing. What you need to test, what is not necessary and some other tips.
If you are thinking about getting RO/DI unit, remember to check episode 09 for all the information you need to know about these units!
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On Today's Episode, The Masked Aquarist will talk about Amazon Swords. Some tips for when you are buying your plant, information about lighting, deficiencies and more!
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Today's episode is about the life stages of both freshwater and saltwater tanks from the very beginning before even it's filled with water and the processes that the tank goes through until a year or two after starting.
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On today's episode, The Masked Aquarist will talk about how planted tanks work and all you need to know to keep one.
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A common comment that is heard from freshwater aquarium keepers is that salt water tanks are beautiful but too hard. On today's episode, The Masked Aquarist is going to talk about important points on salt water tanks keeping and the differences with fresh water tanks keeping.
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Today's Episode is an introduction to testing water and different ways to approach to the hobby.
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Today we have a Bonus Episode! This episode is a continuation of episode 03 where The Masked Aquarist busted some myths about chlorine. This time he continues with his experiments and shares the results on this new episode.
We have reached 2000 downloads! And we have a new Special Episode to celebrate it. This episode is the continuation of the first special episode called "My Fantastic 2 Year Voyage".
At the end of that episode, The Masked Aquarist had a 10 gallons aquarium filled with water, and he added nitrate, phosphate, potassium, the micros and put a light on it, and he was about to know if the algae were going to grow like it was supposed to. So, let's listen to find out what happened!
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On this episode, the masked aquarist will talk about what he calls "The Algae Cycle" that happens in a new system. He will talk about Biofilm, Brown Diatom Algae, Green Dust Algae and "The Clean Up Crew" both for saltwater and freshwater tanks.
This episode is the first one from a series related to Algae. We have more to come, but first please leave a review for our podcast and let us know which aquarium subject would you like The Masked Aquarist to cover on next episode!
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Where Ammonia comes from? Why it harms the fish? What are these products that say that lock ammonia and make it safe and how do they work?
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Today we have reached 1000 downloads! We are very happy about this and we have made a new special episode to celebrate it. On this episode, The Masked Aquarist talk about his 2 years journey, where he starts his research and experiments on Freshwater, Planted Tanks, water changes, denitrification and more!
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Do I really need an RO/DI Unit?
What are these units? What do they do? What are all the stages?
Today the Masked Aquarist will answer all these questions and talk about all you need to know about RO/DI Units!
We all have been told the "One fish per gallon" or "One inch of fish per gallon" rule, but today we are going to talk about how to really know how many fish can we have in our tank and some other secrets about fish stocking.
Nowadays we have plenty of information available on the internet about the aquarium hobby. There is so many that it's even hard to decide where to start. On today's episode, we give some tips on how to find reliable advice.
On today's episode we mention the 4 killers of salt water fish and we focus in the worst 3 diseases in salt water tanks.
On today's Episode we talk about what causes the cloudy and green water, how can we solve this problem and preventive actions we can take to avoid it in our aquariums.
On today's episode we are going to talk about water changes, what are the problems on our aquariums that require water changes and easy solutions for others to keep a safe water on our aquarium.
On today's episode of Aquarium Myths And Secrets Revealed, we will talk about the types of bacteria you can find in your aquarium. How they interact, their function as well as the benefits and dangers for your aquarium.
Heterotrophic, Nitrifying, Facultative, Sulfur, Purple and Parasitic Bacteria and Cyanobacteria
Today the Masked Aquirist will be sharing all the experiments and the results about reducing and removing Chlorine and Chloramine in the aquarium fish tank. We will also be busting some myths about Dechlorination.
Today the Masked Aquirist will be talking about all you have to know to obtain, grow and spread the Beautiful Purple Coralline Algae.
Thank you for listening to Aquarium Myths and Secrets Revealed. The host of this Podcast, the Masked Aquarist has been an avid and passionate aquarium keeper since 1998. He is fascinated by the unseen causes of various events in aquariums, especially the ones that cause problems for so many of us. He has spent many years reading, trying, and measuring his aquariums to try to unlock the mysteries within and to advance the hobby and discover new techniques. There have been many failures but also some shocking successes and much was learned and he will be sharing all this information. Subscribe and stay tuned!