Common questions about adding One & Only are: “I have fish in the tank can I add One & Only?” or “My tank is set-up and I have high ammonia and/or nitrite can I add One & Only”? or “If I add One & Only can I add fish immediately”? The simple answer to all …
Preparing Artificial Saltwater
There are two general types of water for your saltwater or reef aquarium: real seawater that you buy at the fish store or get from the ocean yourself and artificial saltwater that you buy pre-mixed from your local store or in powder form (artificial sea salts) and you mix into saltwater yourself. We’re going to …
Our Product Mix – What to Use and Not Use Together
When it comes to the variety of DrTim’s Aquatics products, some can be used together but sometimes they should not be mixed. I am going to sort this out in a quick fashion for you. One & Only Live Nitrifying Bacteria — before adding One & Only Live Nitrifying Bacteria, the water must be free …
Nitrifying Bacteria Mixtures Work – Provided….
You read or hear from “experts,” that nitrifying bacteria mixtures don’t work so don’t waste your money. That statement may have been true 10 years ago but is not today. I will explain why. But first let me acknowledge that I do manufacture and sell a mixture of nitrifying bacteria. However, unlike every other company …
Reduce Stress in Your Aquarium
Fish and corals react to stress in many of the same ways that humans do. Stress can reduce their ability to fight off disease, resulting in poor body condition and loss of color. If the stress agents in the aquarium are not removed, the animal will eventually be invaded by opportunistic bacteria or develop a …
Zebra Research – Maintaining Zebrafish Systems
Products to Start-up and Maintain Zebrafish Systems Dear Zebrafish Researcher, Are you spending too much time trying to keep your zebrafish alive or maintaining your zebrafish systems when you would rather be doing research? DrTim’s Aquatics may be able to help you. We are experts at closed aquatic life support systems and we manufacture products …
Aquarium Maintenance – It Doesn’t Have to Be Hard
Maintenance – no one likes to do maintenance on aquariums or anything else. But maintenance on an aquarium does not have to be hard or time consuming. A few minutes each week with an hour or so once a month is all this is necessary for most aquaria. Plus DrTim’s Aquatics makes a few products …
Nitrifying Bacteria Aren’t Human
What? Of course, nitrifying bacteria aren’t human. Everyone knows that. If that’s the case, which it is, then why do so many people insist on giving nitrifying bacteria human traits? What I am talking about is the continued insistence of many that nitrifying bacteria can’t possibly survive in a bottle because they will starve due …
Yes, there really is a Dr. Tim. It all started with 2 goldfish won at a school fair at age 6 that didn’t survive their first night in his care. DrTim’s gotten better at fish keeping since then! Read Our Story.