Aquarium Plant Life

aquarium plant life

As promoters of ideas to general audiences, there are reasons for forwarding generalizations about how big is big enough and hence I have oft-stated (and stand by) my suggestion that forty gallons is a good minimum for a beginner marine system. This is large enough to provide living space, allow for landscaping and grants enough leeway should the "power go out", something die, overfeeding occur

Smaller systems are inherently less stable, more prone to crash, less flexible functionally and esthetically. Plus, surprising to some, no real cost-savings per gallon

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

aquarium plant life

Lighting:

Though intensity is not as much an issue for cooler water systems compared to tropical, light quality is. You are especially encouraged not to cheat yourself out of the wonder and beauty of cultivating the micro and macro-algae that grow in cooler water. Utilize full-spectrum fluorescents on a timer as detailed before.

Filtration:

Due to the abundance and size of livestock and copious feeding, a

We will up-date this list from time-to-time. Please note that not all members of a listed Genus or Family are difficult to keep. Many species that are closely related to those listed here are hardy. If you disagree with any of our selections, or feel weve l

Bucket!!!), and tries to keep his specific gravity around 1.022-.023 though he admits its hard to be exact in such small tanks. Because of salt creep, Tom usually ends up adding a little bit of salt to the make-up water. He notices that if the spg goes to low, the corals tend to react adversely. Temperature regulation

DIY Aquarium Cave
This tidbit I recieved in the mail today was too good not to share. Mark Shoemaker and Esther Baum wrote these great 10 step do it yourself instructions for creating an....

Nova Extreme T5 Ho?!?!
For my birthday my daughter bought me the NOVA T5 light.... Well it did not come with any true directions(Just How To Instail It)!! So if anyone ... ANYONE at all knows about this light and knows how to work with it... please write me on here or e-mail me! Thank you Rose.

Corydoras in the aquarium

corydoras

Corydoras aeneus

The large corydoras family contains at least 120 different species, and a lot of these are widely available in aquarium shops all over the word. Their popularity is not surprisingly, they have nice color.

mixing clowns?
If this has been discussed before please direct me to the thread! I have a false clown in my tank and I want to get another one but my lfs only has true percs "thats what he called them" they are small just like mine but will the co-inhabit? or is that just a bad idea? and what really is the difference between the two?.