just made a fish tank equipment article

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  1. hddoutside

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  3. inwall75

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    Aaron,

    The content is very good. I would go through it line by line because there are a number of words that spell-check didn't pick up (because it was spelled correctly for another word). For instance;

    trough instead of through
    there instead of their
    count instead of can't
    etc
     
  4. hddoutside

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    alright cool thank inwall
     
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    +1. I also see a number of grammatical errors throughout the article. Read the article out loud and you will find the errors easier than reading through it. Mainly missing a number of prepositions.

    An example:

    What you wrote:

    "A lot of people use live rock and sand because of benefits. Live rock can be used jump start the curing process and can also make it cure faster."

    "Plus, many live rock can have some good and sometimes bad hitchhikers like coral,sponges, feather dusters, etc."

    "Its easy!"

    "because of benefits" : whose benefits?

    Corrected (without any major changes):

    A lot of people use live rock and sand because of their benefits. Live rock can be used to jump start the curing process and can make it cure faster.

    My issues with this section (color coded):

    1) What are you curing? Go through the article and assume someone with absolutely no experience is reading your article. You need to go in to detail and explain what is going on. Use nouns instead of pronouns to help clueless people understand what you are saying.

    2) If something is plural make your noun plural.

    3) There is a difference between Its and It's. Its is possessive while It's is a contraction for it is or it has.

    You really need to spend more time proof reading your article. No one is perfect, but many of your errors are basic and make reading the article a chore.
     
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