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In a few substantive ways these specialty set-ups are more challenging than tropical reef systems; hence their order of presentation here.

Beyond a requisite chilling mechanism, less-than-room-temperature systems require diligence in their filter arrangements, stocking and feeding. But their rewa

Whether youre conscious of it, or try to improve on it, or not, there are multifarious reactions that take place to convert, "cycle", otherwise off-set the accumulation and toxicity of these waste and by-products.

Most celebrated in the hobby literature youll see aspects of the element nitrogen and its cycling. What makes nitrogen such a spiffy tool for keeping your eye on your systems water quality? Imagine being able to make an easy measure/test for whats going on in your system metabo

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About Temperature, and Establishing Cycling:

More important than any given temperature (within reason) is some sense of stability. Keeping your system in the upper part of "typical tropical seawater" range (upper seventies to lower eighties F) and not allowing it to vacillate more than a few degrees per day will optimize (shorten) the period of time it takes to fully cycle it.

Live Rock, Maybe Sand:

These nif

However, eggs will hatch in about 24 hours after spawning. Fry should be fed a live diet and if they survive, theyll be about two inches long as adults.

One of the most distinguishing features of the lemon tetra is their large eyes. The upper part of the lemon tetras eye is brilliant red, which is a sharp co

The literal placement of such pumps is also somewhat to very inconvenient for servicing. It is for these last reasons that I personally prefer to run a manifold off a proper sump pump

With any external pump installation, please be absolutely sure to use flanking slip unions (quick disconnects) a

Reply to tips for aquarium shots?

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Dark room. Lights on in tank.

Use a tripod if you got one.

Experiment!

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phosphates too high
hello again- Well my 90 gallon predator/reef tank has been up in running for about 7 months. Everything is running smoothly so far- water parameters are nitrate > 20 ppm, nitrite 0ppm, ammonia 0 ppm, pH 8.2, salinity 1.025, but phosphates are way to high it's about 5 ppm. For the past two weeks....

Breeding Clownfish

Breeding Clownfish
By William Berg

Thanks to Disney's Motion Picture 'Finding Nemo', almost everybody is familiar with clownfish.
Clownfish, or Anemonefishes, from the family Pomacentridae, are one of the easiest tropical.