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Undergravel filters go... under the gravel! These time-tested war-horses are powered by air and/or powerheads that draw or push the water through the substrate, trapping particles and "speeding-up" biological filtration. Undergravel filters are not a necessity for successful marine aquarium keeping; there are whole countries of aquar

This classification is also used with very aggressive fish, or those that can eat larger fish, requiring special consideration when choosing tank mates.

G - Venomous. Exercise extreme caution when catching, or when cleaning the aquarium, and do not keep if you have small children.

H - Fish that should not be sold or purchased because they are rare. We felt the need to emphasize this one. Imagine public reaction to our hobby if it were discovered and published that the aquarium trade was responsible for the extinction of a species.

Note that we have also included certain invertebrate species, which we strongly feel are being e

Barring the species-centricity of humans and our related all-consuming sense of self-importance, this chunk of matter we reside on should be called "Aqua" rather than Earth.

And what a body of water most of Aqua/Earths surface is! Roaring waves, churning currents, abyssal depths, life/death struggle

Please also remember to resist buying species that you cannot presently house humanely on the mere hope or expectation of a larger aquarium in time. Too many large species stunt and die prematurely in captivity for having been kept in undersized tanks. Some dreadful myths t

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Filtration, en toto, embodies all you can do to mimic or even best "natural conditions": low organics, high oxygen tension, ready concentrations of necessary minerals and foods; non-linear, chaotic and robust water movement. All at the lowest cost , maintenance and potential for breakdown. What will be the next big improvement in reef filtration? Maybe youll be the design/engineer, or dreamer who comes up with it.

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Ok well i would agree with everyone here about the guppy being the hardiest fish you can buy, not much else will survive where these happy critters cant.

I think as you are a newby .

Mini-Aquariums
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