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  1. Meet Aquarium Co-Op's Newest Resident, Elmer! This week the retail store got in some great nano and bottom-dwelling fish in our fish orders! The ones that stood out are the Green Phantom Pleco, Neon Green Rasboras, Loxozonus Cories, Habrosus Cories, and Dwarf Anchor Catfish. Our red plants this week are also looking particularly good. My favorites this week are the Dwarf Aquarium Lily, Scarlet Temple, Crypt. Tropica, and Red Melon Swords. Most of these plants are easy to care for except the Scarlet Temple which d...
  2. New Gobies and More at Aquarium Co-Op This Week! This week the Aquarium Co-Op retail store in Edmonds, WA got in some interesting fish as well as some favorites that we haven't been able to get in a while. These include some (tiny and ultra cute) Rope Fish, Giant Danios, Furcata Rainbowfish, Green Laser Cories, White Cheek Gobies (my favorite), a Schoutedeni Puffer, and some locally-bred Mosaic Guppies (sold in M/F pairs only). For plants this week, we got in a HUGE restock of all of the usual favorites as well as some tissue culture...
  3. Jonathon Shawver | Warehouse Manager What is your favorite thing about working at Aquarium Co-Op? For me, it is all about the people I get to work with side by side. When I come to work, I know I am going to be greeted with a positive attitude by everyone. When we have a goal to reach, everyone works as a team to push toward that goal, meet it, and then celebrate our wins. The team I work with is here for each other, and we all want everyone to succeed. Being part of a great team has to be my favorite thing. What is your career...
  4. Dwarf Petricola Catfish: A Fan Favorite! This week at the Aquarium Co-Op retail store in Edmonds, we received a handful of exciting new fish! Some of the highlights are Dwarf Petricola Catfish, Clown Pleco, Black Emperor Tetra, and some Rainbow Shiners! We also received some incredible new plants! We brought in Crinum Calamistratum, Hydro. Japan, and even some super healthy Water Sprite! For this week's tank tip, I wanted to highlight the importance of a great light for your planted tank! The Aquarium Co-Op Easy Plant LED ...
  5. Anubias: The Perfect Plant for your Aquascape! This week at the Aquarium Co-op retail store in Edmonds, we received an exciting mix of fish. From Odessa Barbs and Blue Wood Shrimp to a Senegal Bichir and some beautiful locally bred Angelfish! This week, we are highlighting some particularly beautiful plants: Anubias Hastifolia, Anubias Nana, and Ludwigia Repens! For this week's Tank Tip, I wanted to share a video on planting live aquarium plants using Aquarium Co-op Super Glue, helping you build your one-of-a-kind aquascape! Chec...
  6. New Transparent Fish at Aquarium Co-Op! This week the Aquarium Co-Op retail store in Edmonds, Washington got in some rarer fish like the Transparent Knifefish and Flaming Arrow Gobies as well as some favorite community fish like Adolfoi Corydoras, Bolivian Rams, Pygmy Multi Stripe Loaches, and Similis Corydoras. As far as the stand outs in our plant deliveries this week, the Micro Swords, Crypt. Lutea, and Pogo. Octopus plants came in very full and are a great deal for the amount of plants you get! Another great food opti...
  7. What are the dimensions of the Aquarium Co-Op low iron rimless tanks? Aquarium Co-Op currently sells low iron rimless fish tanks at our retail store in Washington state, and they are not available for sale online. The aquariums come with a rim on the bottom, no rim at the top, a clear lid, and rounded corners on the front two corners. The dimensions are as follows: Aquarium Size Dimensions (length x width x height, rounded to the nearest half inch) 2.5-Gallon Tank 12 x 7 x 8.5 inches 4-Gallon Tank 14 x 9 x 9.5 inches 6.5-Gallon Tank 16 x 10.5 x 11 inc...
  8. How to get rid of green spot algae (GSA) Green spot algae (GSA) looks like tiny, hard green spots on the aquarium walls and slower growing plants that are very difficult to clean off. A lot of things can cause an outbreak, such as too much light or an imbalance of phosphate. Try using a glass-safe or acrylic-safe algae scraper (with the blade attachment) to remove the algae from aquarium walls. A simple razor blade can also work. Nerite snails are also a good first line of defense since they seem to like eating GSA. Just be aware th...
  9. Is the Easy Plant LED light bright enough for my high tech aquarium and high light plants? Yes, the Easy Plant LED is designed to be bright enough for high light plants and dimmable for low light plants. The amount of lumens emitted by the Aquarium Co-Op Easy Plant LED varies by the model. They range from 1,100 lumens in our 12” model to 4,500 lumens in our 48” model. See the product page for a chart that displays all of the technical information. For information on PAR rating, see this FAQ article.
  10. Do water test strips expire? In general, the industry standard is that water test strips expire in 2 years. In reality, it is exposure to moisture that causes them to "go bad." If you open up the test strips in a humid area with wet fingers every single day, they will expire faster, whereas if you open them in a dry area with dry fingers, they will last longer. For more information, see our ammonia test strips and multi-test strips.
  11. Where do you get custom aquariums made? Our founder Cory orders custom glass aquariums from CustomAquariums.com. For fish tanks larger than 125 gallons, he orders custom acrylic aquariums from Clear Fabrications. They are more expensive than many other acrylic tank manufacturers, but the high-quality aquarium you get will last you a lifetime.
  12. Can I remove the sliding brackets on the Easy Plant LED light? We do not recommend removing the Easy Plant LED’s sliding brackets or making other modifications to the light, since it voids the 3-year warranty and may compromise the IP67-rated water resistance.
  13. Is there a limit to the number of Easy Plant LED lights I can buy? No, there is no purchase limit to the Easy Plant LED. You can order as many lights as you like on the same order.
  14. Does the Easy Plant LED have risers to raise up the light? No, the Easy Plant LED light does not have risers because we designed them to be as close to the tank as possible to prevent light bleed.
  15. Why is Easy Green raising my nitrate level? Besides light and water, plants require an exact mix of nutrients to give them the fundamental building blocks needed to grow new leaves and roots. Macronutrients are nutrients that plants consume in large quantities (such as nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium), whereas micronutrients are nutrients that plants need in trace amounts (such as iron, boron, and manganese). Traditionally, it was thought that fish poop and uneaten fish food were sufficient sources of nutrients for plant growth, b...
  16. Do all aquarium plants need CO2 injection? All aquatic plants need CO2 as one of their basic building blocks to survive and grow. However, some types like cryptocoryne plants are fine with the normal amounts of dissolved CO2 found in aquarium water and do not need extra CO2, while other plants like scarlet temple could benefit from CO2 injection but don’t require it. A third category of plants — which includes Blyxa japonica, dwarf hairgrass, and dwarf baby tears and other similar carpeting plants — has higher demands and necessitates...