Internal Filter Aquarium

Smaller fish are simply very young specimens that are going to grow. As they grow in the overstocked aquarium, one fish will die at a time, until the population balances out with the limits of the environment. Keeping more specimens together that STAY SMALL as adults may work, but it is impor

internal filter aquarium

Aquarium additives are available to adjust the pH, hardness and alkalinity of any type of aquarium in situations where it is necessary or desirable to match these water quality parameters to the native habitat of certain tropical fish and invertebrates. These are used primarily in marine aquaria, but some tropical freshwat

internal filter aquarium

"Old Water, Grunge"

Some folks like to utilize water and sediment vacuumed from the gravel of an established system to inoculate a new tank. This works as well as the old filter media approach, but can be work to haul around. About ten percent of the volume of the new tanks water should be added from the old.

Bacteria and Enzyme Products:

There are liquid and solid commercial preparations that profess to "instantly" or at least more quickly establish nutrient cycling. These sometimes work as labeled, someti

The deep gravel bed also provides a home for burrowing motile invertebrates which feed on solid organic mulm and detritus. These burrowing animals, which are either purchased and/or cultivate on their own from live rock, serve to keep the plenum porous and aid in the slow movement of water through the system. "Burrowing" sea cucumbers that serve this function well may be purchased from a good aquarium store.

The aquarium is stocked with live rock, but not as much as is typically used. The live rock construct should be suspended above the gravel bed, allowing water to move freely

e. NOT a saw blade...). You want fast, straight, accurate cuts w/o burrs... look into the hand tools that have cammed engineering, use a "Sharpie" for marking your cuts, labeling cut parts... For folks doing whole stores or aquaculture facilities, look into "chop" or cut-off saws and specialized blades (lots of small teeth) for really ripping out multiple cuts.

About Solvents:

PVC is NOT glued together... but actually solvented, melded together by melting... To make a "good joint" between slip to slip fittings (dont solvent thread

Mini-Aquariums
College classes are beginning, but that doesn't mean you have to give up on pets just because you live in a dorm or small apartment. Mini-aquariums can be....