DrTim's Aquarium Podcast

October Q & A part 1.   Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 1:10 - LFS questions about the Fishless cycle card 13:48 - In the midst of an ammonia spike have I killed off the nitrifying bacteria?  21:00 -I accident spiked my ammonia to 5 ppm on day one of the fishless cycle... 25:55 - Using a powder to mix my own Ammonia chloride solution. 32:12 -Did you change the formula of First Defense? 34:18 - Question on...

Dr Tim answers your questions!  Timestamps: 0:00 start 5:49 - Do I add the Beneficial Bacteria only on the First day... or throughout the entire cycling process? 10:38 -The bottle of bacteria delivered by Amazon was extremely hot. Do you think the bacteria was dead? What should I do? 19:16 - Cycling my new tank Redsea XL525 with One and Only but I’m not going to be able to add fish until day 25. D...

Have you heard about the new ASF products? This podcast will give you an overview of what you can expect to see this fall and next spring.  Timestamp:  00:00 Intro 0:28 ASF 2:26 New Pumps 9:37 Pump thermal protection 10:27 Wavemakers 15:30 NJMx Pumps 17:22 Salt 23.:25 Reef Shots 30:11 Liquid Additives 30:33 Powder Additives 31:41 Proten LED's 40:31 ASF Test Kits

Dr. Tim answers your questions! Timestamps: 00:00 Start 1:15- 1"Is it better to add Waste Away to a reef setup once a week,or better to split and dose half twice a week? How long do I need to turn off the skimmer?  5:39-2 How to use Waste-Away and Re-Fresh on my 24 gallon tank. 7:32- 3 "I will be completing the cycle soon, but won't be able to get fish for another 2 weeks, do I continue to dose 2p...

Dr. Tim talks about some of the basics of Cyanos and Dinos Time Stamps: 1:52-Cyanobacteria; what are they? 3:13- Dinos; what are they? 5:34- How cyanos work 6:28- How to control nitrate 10:58- What to do if you have cyano 14:08- What consumes nitrate 15:27- Cyano Treatments 19:09- Cyano overload and issues it might cause 22:47- Dino growth 25:56- Dino treatment 31:37- How to balance your tank 33:0...

The second half of our July Question and Answer podcast Timestamp: 00:00 Intro 00:34 -1- Well water and AquaCleanse 05:36 -2- No change in Bio pellet consumption on a 280 gallon system.  09:54 -3- ReFresh and canister filters 11:02 -4- Green film on the glass.  16:34 -5- Safe to use ReFresh and WasteAway with Pistol and Cleaner Shrimp 19:25 -6- Cloudy water after using WasteAway and Refresh treatm...

We had so many questions that this will be part 1 of 2 Question and Answer Podcasts this month! Thank you for all your questions.   Time Stamps: 0:45 - Important announcement 1:45 -#1- Do you recommend removing filter socks and/or carbon when dosing First Defense? 3:34 -#2- Can I use nopox and waste away at the same time? Do I need to remove my carbon? 5:54 -#3- What do you do when you have a bact...

At the last trade shows we've gotten several questions about our medias, what they do, and when you should use them. This episode is a casual conversation about the DrTim's Aquatics medias.   Time Stamps: 00:00 Intro 1:30 What is media? 4:35 Pores and surface area of media. 5:37 Filtration setup and order 7:13 Carbon 21:14 Phosphate 24:31 Phosphate Eliminator and Phosphate Eliminator Plus 28:20 Me...

Join us for our June question and answer episode.  Timestamp 00:00 Start 3:42 - Maxima clam and brown algae treatment 5:58 - Aquarium cloudiness caused by rinsing bio-media 10:44 - How to remove substrate from a tank 16:20 - Is it better for the bacteria to cycle a tank using treated tap water or rodi? 19:20 - How long I should focus on nitrifiers before I seed the tank with coraline for my rocks?...

In this episode Dr Tim talks about the basics of fish nutrition as well as the benefits of using Bene-FISH-al Fish food.   Timestamps: 2:00- Fish and Feeding 5:10 Fish and Wheat 11:00 Dr Jessie Sanders 11:30 HUFA's and PUFA's 13:57 What to look for when buying food 15:00 Herbivores, Omnivores, Carnivores 15:59 Goldfish and Oscars 18:06 Protein requirements 20:24 DrTim's Aquatics Bene-FISH-al Fish...

Dr Tim answers your questions!  Time stamps: 2:02 my cycle is stalled with Ammonia reading of 2ppm going on for 2 weeks. 6:20 Things to think of when moving. 11:57 Would you recommend leaving out all mechanical filtration while cycling with this bacteria? That way the only thing they can get stuck to is the substrate, rock, and biological filter media? 14:01 Just came out of my 3 day blackout. I’m...

This episode is all about the basics of microbiology. Dr Tim talks about what various microorganisms and what you can expect of them in your tank's ecosystem.   Got questions? Contact us through social media or by sending an email to info@drtimsaquatics.com   Thank you so much for being a listener!

Our Q & A Podcast for April answers the following questions: Timestamps: Intro 1:35 #1 Can I use Waste-Away Gels if I don't have a skimmer on my 45g tank? 4:00 #2 My Eco-Balance arrived in a slushy state. Will it still work?  5:34 #3 Cycling problems with a 20g using ammonium chloride and stability. 8:08  #4 Cycling a tank using live rock and bacteria. 11:37 #5 Waste-Away gel usage in an all-in-on...

Our March Q&A episode answered 13 of your questions from dino treatment, to One and Only storage, and of course lots of cycling questions.   As always, we love hearing from you and are happy to answer your questions. Send them to us on social media or via email at info@drtimsaquatics.com

In this episode Dr Tim and Hilary answer your questions! If you have a question you would like for us to answer, please send us a message on social media or send an email to info@drtimsaquatics.com   Thanks for listening & happy fish keeping!

In this episode Dr Tim and Hilary talk about the right and wrong ways to acclimate fish and corals, and the science behind it.

Dr Tim and Hilary dig back into the mail bag for more listener questions!

In this episode, Dr Tim and Hilary talk about ammonia. We start off slowly, giving you the basics before going more in-depth as the episode progresses.

Dr Tim and Hilary answer your questions about cycling, vodka dosing, ammonia levels in a new tank, where to find our products in the US and abroad as well as talk about some fun upcoming content you can expect in 2022! 

Dr Tim and Hilary discuss the range of DrTim's Aquatics media products - what they are, how and when to use them and how to get the most from each media - HINT: prepare your water to remove particulate organics that can clog the media!  For more tips and hints start listening now!

Dr Tim and Hilary answer a variety of aquarium-related questions related to our different products, how they are impacted by the weather, where to find them, as well as several questions about dinos and more!

Dr. Tim and Hilary talk in-depth about our Waste-Away Gels. Dr. Tim explains how they work, the different sizes, types, and applications for them from Freshwater shrimp tanks to koi ponds and nano reefs to usage in local fish stores. They talk about the best placement, and how to use them for those new to the Waste-Away gels, and invite existing Waste-Away gel users to enter a contest. 

DrTim and Hilary answer a variety of aquairum related questions related to what products to add when, what products you can add together and which you shouldn't, more about lightening, what equipment who should have running when first starting your tank and more!

DrTim and Hilary discuss what can cause algae and how to get rid of it naturally and for the long-term.  Get control of algae by understand the various causes and remedies.  Whether your tank has green algae, black beard algae, tuff algae or other forms fixes are available as described in this podcast.

Dr Tim and Hilary discuss ways to cycle your new aquarium faster and with less stress on you.  Combining the science behind nitrifying bacteria with the practical experience of growing nitrifying bacteria on a large-scale they provide proven hints, tips and advice to get your tank's biofilter up and running quickly and easily.  For both freshwater and marine aquarist, novice and experienced, this...