Aquarium Supplies Catalog

It has been our experience that VHO lamps seem to degrade faster than normal fluorescents in terms of a ratio of output in lux over time when measured underwater with a light meter.

What we mean by this is that we have measured a faster reduction in intensity over time for VHO lamps compared to when the lamp was new than what weve measured for normal fluorescent lamps. We base our opinions on our observations. What we have observed is that in VHO

It does take time, patience in waiting for your tank to "cycle". That is to firmly establish sturdy populations of needed bacteria. You can speed up cycling, shortening the time youll need to wait, but its important to keep in mind that there is no substitute for patience to assure your tank is ready for livestock.

Live Rock, Sand:

Are materials that you can buy or borrow from an established aquarium. These come with their own re

If youre setting up a new aquarium, installing a plenum will be relatively easy. If you have an existing reef tank, installing a plenum will involve a fair to major amount of work. Definitely read up on the subject before you go to work.

Freshwater plants greatly benefit from fertilizer supplements that are safe for use with fish. Aquarium supplements should be used in almost all saltwater aquaria to replenish nutrients that are used up by fish, macro algae, and sessile & motile marine invertebrates.

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

Common Cichlid Diseases
Like all fish kept in tanks, Cichlids are prone to disease. The artificial environment and closed system are the perfect breeding grounds for pathogens and parasites. Of course, wild fish get diseases, but these go unseen by everyone but fishermen and wildlife biologists. The best cure is always ....

newbie with some questions...
hello everyone, i am new to this site and it looks really good! anywho, my cycle finished about a week ago, and i just added a fiji blue devil to my tank today. he seems very happy and healthy, getting used to his/her new home. and boy is he fun to watch! there is one hole in the rock that is large enough for him and he loves .

75gal Setup
OK, being that i am about to cross the line of being in desperation of selling my setup, i will sell it all for $400. This includes everything listed in the following thread: http://www.reeffrontiers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17336 This is the lowest i plan on going, if no ones buys its all....

Corals Need More Than a Lot of Light
Contrary to popular belief, a vast majority of corals are not autotrophic, requiring only light to survive. Autotrophs produce their own food from inorganic material they extract from their surrounding....