Every home aquarium owner knows the importance of keeping a tank clean. Contaminated water is the quickest way to spread diseases and trigger health problems. For example, algae blooms are one of the ...

Microalgae are widely used in products such as biofuels, nutritional supplements and cosmetics. A newly-described type has been found in a home aquarium – and it could prove to be particularly useful.

It is the short-wavelength light emitted from the sun which splits into UV-A, UV-B, UV-C. UV-C is the shortest one which has the germicidal effect. UV-C is good in breaking molecular bonds, altering ...

Adopting exotic koi is exciting, but these ones come with a twist—they’re natural algae eaters. Watch as they explore their ...

The survival of the algae of five small ponds during dry periods was studied over a period of two years. Data were obtained of the following: water levels, water temperatures, the pH of the water and ...

The feces of some algae-eating fish could be deadly to coral reefs while coral-eating fish could benefit reefs, according to a new study from Rice University. Grazers, or fish that consume algae and ...

Millions of algae-eating fish fry are being released into China's third largest freshwater lake, Taihu, in a five-day campaign to curb the blue-green growth. Millions of algae-eating fish fry were ...