Salt Fish Tank

All that dry-goods assortment at the dealers comes with accompanying literature spelling out their use for particular applications.

This Section Heading will offer you the very basics of all marine systems set-up; the use of the common elements to every kind of salt aquarium. The following sub-Sections will delve into the particulars of the most popular specialties of the hobby, the fish-only, fishes and invertebrates, reef set-ups et cetera.

This is a very careful

Coupled with plenty of water changing, adequate lighting and low stocking density

Keeping the tank clean helps to keep down the level of toxins in the water and helps the fish resist disease. Another important aspect to keeping any fish is to make sure you do not overload the tank a general rule of thumb is 1 inch of fish per gallon. So if you have a 20 gallon tank, it can safely house 20 inches of fish. The less fish the better, of course. Refrain from mixing your Siamese fighting fish with any other fish that like to nip at fins, and remember only 1 male per tank!

Siamese fighting

This does not satisfy most aquarium owners who usually want a lot more fish in their aquariums.

Sponge Filters: These are simple air or water pump operated filters that drive water through a porous cellulose sponge which is a great media for cultivating beneficial bacteria. These filters are typically used in smaller aquaria, or in breeding tanks where they do not pose a danger to tiny baby fish that might get sucked i

All lamps are cycled out/replaced every six months.

Livestock on a Very Low Budget: When Tom started his tanks he utilized Florida base rock because he couldnt afford live (he gets paid shockingly little). As he began adding corals (traded with local stores and fellow Chesapeake Marine Aquarium Hobbyists as fragments mainly), he used a thin layer of dolomite on the bottom that goes all the way to the back, und

Mud sump
Hi, my husband is starting a new 170 gal tank with a 100 gal mud sump for me. Is it ok to take maybe a third of the mud from my 50 gal mud sump and use it like a sourdough starter? How long would it take for it to cycle? Thanks.

Aquarium lighting

Aquarium lighting in one of the key aspects in both the reef aquarium and the freshwater aquarium. It gives the animals a natural activity and rest period and it makes the plants, corals grow. Invertebrates and corals need it to survive because they have the same photosynthesis process as plants. Aquarium Lightning is.

Where to place my Zoa's??
I was wondering how much light most Zoa's need. I am thinking of putting the new frags lower in the tank, right on the sand bed or just a little above. I have a 26" deep tank and I am using 250W MH and pc Actinics for lighting. I have some zoos that are doing fine in the mid section of the tank and a large colony th.