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approach can work satisfactory for the toughest of reef organisms. As far as creating and maintaining optimized water quality, air and power-head driven systems are low-scorers. Such "nitrate-factories" are better adapted for use as low oxygen denitrators by increasing substrate depth and removing their airlift tubes. They attain their highest and best use when employed in a totally separate sump or refugium where periodic cleaning and other disruption does not disrupt a

The stand upon which the tank sits is to be as close to perfectly level (planar) as possible with a tolerance of mere fractions of an inch (a few mm). Imbalanced tanks can place undue pressure on a side or seam and cause a leak. Irregular surfaces (knots, divots, fastener heads poking up, etc.) can cause pressure points and lead to a crack in the glass or acrylic. Likewise, the posts and pillars of the stand should make a large footprint to distribute the weight of the aquarium. Narrow legs or excessive shims c

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Some water chemistry parameters you want to keep in mind and maintain your system at:

1) Ammonia (un-ionized ammonia) (NH3), less than 0.01 ppm

2) Ammonium (ionized ammonia) (NH4+), less than 0.25 ppm

(the relative concentration of both types of ammonia can be determined from separate test kits, or a table showing the relationship between pH, temperature, and total ammonia as ammonium)

3) Nitrite ions (NO2-), less than 0.1 ppm as nitrite ion.

4) Nitrate ions (NO3-), less

Stock your marine aquarium at 75% of its total capacity to allow for growth. Increasing or improving the aquarium filtration used can also increase the number of fish that can be kept. A wet/dry filter may actually double the ca

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Large Power Filters: Before the invention of the undergravel filter, people used large, bulky power filters to cultivate beneficial bacteria. These original power filters were gigantic, compared to the modern hang-on power filter. Some were as large as twenty four inches across, and held up to a gallon or two of water and filter media. They used glass filter wool as the media to cultivate bacteria, which was usually layered with charcoal (We didn

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