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Peaceful Betta vs. Fighting Betta: Key Differences(Post)
Peaceful Betta vs. Fighting Betta — What's the Difference? Image courtesy of Ryan McGuire WARNING: Images of beautiful betta fish shown within. You may want to buy all varieties after se ...
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Bioactive Drainage Layer: Why Water Levels Matter(Post)
Why You Need to Keep Water Levels Low in the Bioactive Drainage LayerMaybe you’ve heard that you need to have a “false bottom” or drainage layer in your bioactive terrarium, and that’s true. But what ...
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Aquaculture & Hydroponics for Urban Farming(Post)
Aquaculture and Hydroponics Bring Fresher Food to Urban Areas Getting fresh food year-round has been a challenge of humanity for pretty much as long as humans have existed. But new methods of gr ...
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Tarantula Tank Setup: Step-by-Step Beginner Guide(Post)
The Quick and Easy Way to Set Up a Tarantula Terrarium If you’re looking to bring home a tarantula, you probably want to set up its habitat correctly, right? After all, you don’t want to look li ...
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How to Build a Bioactive Terrarium on a Budget(Post)
A Small Budget is Not a Roadblock to Building a Bioactive Terrarium Interested in setting up a bioactive terrarium but feeling held back by the cost involved? Then here’s some good news: you r ...
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5 Reasons Indoor Growers Use Grow Tents(Post)
You may feel like grow tents are just another added expense that doesn’t add much to your indoor garden setup. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. Grow tents can actually play a vital role ...
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Comparing Compost: What Goes In Your Mix?(Post)
Nutrients in hydroponic gardens are often supplemented with compost tea. You can buy a ready-made compost tea at most gardening stores, but another option is to make your own compost. Then you can cr ...
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Vermiponics: An Easy Hydroponics Alternative System(Post)
You’ve likely heard of aquaponics and indoor gardening with fish to provide extra nutrients to your plants. In fact, we just covered how to get started with aquaponics with betta fish. Vermiponics is ...
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Which Plants to Pick for Low Light Rooms(Post)
Which Plants to Pick for Low Light RoomsWant to keep plants indoors but don’t have a room with lots of natural light? No worries. It turns out there are plenty of houseplants out there that are happy ...
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Why Your Bioactive Tank Smells (And How to Fix It)(Post)
How to Prevail Against Horrendous Bioactive Tank OdorsGot a smelly vivarium? It can certainly leave you scratching your head since bioactive setups are supposed to mimic a more natural setup and kind ...
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Betta Bubble Nest: What It Means and What to Do(Post)
Have You Seen Your Betta Fish Blowing Bubbles? Here's What It's Really Doing Last week I explored the interesting ability of betta fish to breathe surface air with a specialized set of labyrinth ...
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Should You Keep Your Exotic Pet Outside?(Post)
Many pet owners consider the question of whether to keep their animal inside or outside. And in the case of exotic species, the answer is almost always inside -- where you can control the environment ...