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No mystery, no guesswork. Each guide walks the whole build — what you need, why you need it, and the exact parts, priced from what's on our shelves in Erie. Read it, then come pick it up.
Fresh & Salt · Any sizeHow to beat aquarium algae: ID and fix every common type
Fresh & Salt · Any sizeWhat Fish Can Live Together? A Beginner's Guide to Tankmates
Fresh & Salt · Any sizeHow to Acclimate New Fish: the Float and Drip Methods
Fresh & Salt · Any sizeHow Often to Clean a Fish Tank: A Simple Maintenance Schedule
Fresh & Salt · Any sizeAquarium Water Testing: What Your Numbers Actually Mean
Fresh & Salt · Any sizeHow to Do an Aquarium Water Change (and How Often)
Saltwater · Any reef or saltwater tankWhere to Buy Live Coral and Saltwater Fish in Northwest Pennsylvania
Fresh & Salt · Any sizeErie Tap Water and Your Aquarium: What NW PA Fishkeepers Need to Know
Fresh & Salt · Any sizeHow to cycle a new aquarium: the nitrogen cycle, step by step
Freshwater · 10–29 gallonYour first freshwater aquarium: the complete starter setup
Saltwater · 30–55 gallonYour first saltwater aquarium: a FOWLR starter guide
Saltwater · 20–125 gallonA guide to growing corals: soft, LPS and SPS
Freshwater · 10–40 gallonLow-tech planted aquarium: a starter guide
Fresh & Salt · 10–20 gallon (QT)How to quarantine new and sick fish (the QT tank)
Fresh & Salt · 5–125+ gallonHow to size your filter, heater & lighting to your tank
Saltwater · 125 gallonHow to build a saltwater sump for a 125-gallon reef tank
Freshwater · 10–29 gallonHow to build an easy freshwater sump — no drilling, no cut glass
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