I’m planning on building an aquarium stand which will hold 55g of water. Are pocket screws strong enough for this? This is going to be my structure (http://freshwatercichlids.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/diy-aquarium-stand-300×252.jpg)
or is screwed butt joint better?

I’m doing a project on public aquariums and I want to know how much it costs to run one. Month or annual maintenance costs would be great information for this project. And when I say public aquariums I mean like the Aquarium of the Pacific (or the likes in general). Any information that you can provide me with will be greatly beneficial. Thank You!

This probably sounds like a stupid question, but a trio of guppies just came in the mail, and I have some aquarium salt to add in to reduce stress. Do I just dump the salt in, or what? How much salt do I need? (It’s a 5 gallon breeder tank).
Finally, is it safe to use pantyhose as a means to cover the filter? I am planning on breeding these fish and I do not want the fry to get sucked up.

I am going to put 3 aquarium plants in an aquarium with 5 female betta fish. But they get a little bit of light due to floating plants up above.. What kind of plants need little light in an aquarium?

When I go the the aquarium, I always wonder if the fish can see me (or the other people) looking at them.
I don’t mean from the open top of a small aquarium… I mean through the extremely thick glass of a public aquarium. We can see the fish, but I didn’t think they could see us because of the way the water affects the refraction of light… or something like that.
Yes I’ve been to an aquarium, it’s not a stupid question. Again, I’m talking about looking through the VERY thick …

I put a Aqua Glo bulb (15 watt) in my aquarium of guppies, neon tetras, etc…I had it on last night & noticed that the fish didn’t seem to be as bright in color as they used to. Could they be fading? The water was a little cloudy because I’d just put in some waste control & it says it can fog the water for a bit. So could that be it or maybe my eyes playing tricks on me? Thanks!

Can anyone recommend a decent aquarium store in NYC? Would like to buy some freshwater plants. Any tips would be much appreciated.

A rectangular aquarium is to be 4 ft high and have a volume of 88 cu ft. The base, ends, and back are to be made of slate which costs .35 sq/ft, and the front is to be made of special reinforced glass that costs .35 sq/ft. What should be the length and width of the aquarium to minimize the cost of materials, and what is the minimum cost to build the aquarium?

Can someone please advise me what levels would be recommended for a freshwater aquarium. I would like both tropical aquarium levels and coldwater aquarium levels if there is any difference:
NO3 levels
NO2 levels
GH levels
KH levels
pH levels
Thank you for any advice you can give :o)
Thanks for your answer Smellen94 but the link doesn’t work! Argh! Can you offer any more assistance?
Thanks

We’ve decided not to have any more fish as pets but we still want to get use out of our great aquarium. Any ideas of other aquarium-appropriate pets, or even non-pet ideas?