A canister filter is without a doubt the best type of filtration for a goldfish tank. A canister filter is essentially a hose fed “box” that houses copious amount of mechanical and biological filtration with the choice of exactly how you want to filter your tank. Because of their design and the fact they are [...]

HOB filters *insert drum roll here* literally hang on the back of a tank. They are somewhere inbetween canister and internal filters. They offer good bang for buck and are definitely a step up from internal filters as they introduce seperate biological filtration but not on the powerhouse level a canister filter does. The two [...]

Internal power filters are the most common type of filter sold today, probably due to the fact they are ideal for tanks on the smaller side which most people start off with. An internal/power (I’ll refer to them as internal filters from here on out) filter is basically a water pump with a foam/sponge filter [...]

Some people have great success with goldfish and undergravel filters, I personally think it’s not worth the bother. Cleaning difficulty is the number one concern when running an under gravel filter. For their size, goldfish are quite the messy fish and I find my gravel collects enough gunk on it’s own without actively pushing water [...]

After tank size, filtration is the most important equipment choice when it comes to keeping goldfish. A filter keeps your water clean, and not just in a ‘my water is clear’ sense. Inside a fish tank filter biological reactions take place converting waste and toxins in the water into the less harmful Nitrate. The two [...]

My very first “tank” came in the form of a birthday present. It was a “Marine Master Little Nipper Kit” and came in at 3 litres with 2 goldfish swimming happily around the tank on the box. It was the bowl itself, some fluoro coloured gravel, a fake plant and a helmet ornament. I was [...]

Melbourne is in the middle of an excruciating heatwave, but that does not excuse fathers throwing their five year olds off bridges. Sadly I’m not joking, I wish I were. A Melbourne man is in custody after throwing his five year old girl off the Westgate bridge this morning. I was lying on my couch [...]

It seems if you want someone dead, or at the very least to just scare the hell out of them, destroy their property and possibly injure them; run them over in a car while they are cycling. Hassan Bakr (pictured right) decided to be a smartarse back in May 2008 and swerved infront of a [...]