Bubble Filter - An internal filter which uses air lift tubes to draw water thru a filter pad.
Buffer - A substance added to the water to increase the alkalinity. Increasing the buffer will also increase the pH.
Bubble Filter: This type of filter involves a few long, plastic tubes which remain upright in the aquarium and are attached to a plate on the bottom. In each tube is an air stone attached to an air pump.
Brine shrimp - Small shrimp used as live fish food. Sometimes called Sea Monkeys.
Bubble Filter - An internal filter which uses lift tubes to draw water thru a foam pad.
Corner sponge filters fall in this category.
bubble filters These internal filters use a lift tube to draw water through a foam block, as in a sponge filter. buffer A substance which is dissolved in the water to boost the alkalinity and/or adjust the pH.
Bubble Filter - An internal filter which uses lift tubes to draw water thru a foam pad. Corner sponge filters fall in this category.
Buffer - A substance added to the water to increase the alkalinity. Increasing the buffer will also increase the pH.
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The corner/box/bubble filter is run by an air pump which pushes forced air through a tube into the filter box. This creates a vacuum which causes a reaction by the water below the vacuum line to rush into the displaced space.
The less time the fish spend in the temporary plastic container the better. Certainly don't keep them in there for longer than 6 hours, or you may need to add a temporary bubble filter or change out some of the water to prevent fouling.
 See also: Filter, Water, Freshwater, Fish, Air Pump
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