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with or without a source of beneficial microbes, C) And/or some "food" as a source of decomposing ammonia to instigate bacterial immobilization.

At point "2" enough ammonia is being converted by bacteria that have been intentionally or accidentally introduced to the system to detect the presence of the nitrification product, nitrite. Point "3" denotes the beginning of Nitrobacter activity with "4" marking the detectabl

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Some of the basic elements that should come to mind for big systems include: Filtration, Lighting, Dcor, and Husbandry. Providing adequate biological filtration is surely the most daunting of the aforementioned. Aquarists familiar with pond-keeping and aquatic gardening are at a decided advantage here. The cultivation of nitrifying faculties for a large marine bioload is fundamentally not unlike keeping koi and other pond species. One

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3) Number can be important as Ive said... what happens if you have just one through-put and it somehow gets blocked (happens all the time)... will the second and possibly only other one be enough to prevent water from going on your floor, your neighbors ceiling...? In the face of paying to replace burnt out pump/s, ruined flooring, moving expenses.... another through-put or two is cheap!

4) Placement is important. You dont want to drill the holes for or place your through-put fittings too close to the top, corners, or edge o

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All this being stated, there are many folks who have been and are successful with tiny, mini-mini marine systems and nano-reefs, tanks of a few gallons to pickle jars. I say, "More power to them". Theyre the lucky and/or learned ones who know and do "what it takes" (very little really) to make a system work: proper set-up, patience, and balance.<

Placement of the manifold at or slightly below the water surface (the nozzles at least) reduces or eliminates any issues with salt creep or salt spray.

Tapped into the manifold ring we need multiple tees, angled slightly downward as a good-sense precaution in case the nozzles leak or become "liberated". The placement of these tees is not of much critical concern as long as you have enough in total to work with; the ability to manipulate water flow through any of them is very flexible and efficient. Ill suggest 4 to 6 teed outlets per 100 gallons of tank volume, spac

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Ok well i would agree with everyone here about the guppy being the har.

Hitchhikers !! Part 1 & 2
Part 1 http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-04/reefslides/index.php Part 2 http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-08/reefslides/index.php.

Corydoras in the aquarium

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The large corydoras family contains at least 120 different species, and a lot o.