Aquarium Gravel Rocks

Plainly these are very successful systems with many, many types of life (albeit necessarily in miniature) flourishing in them. There are actually dozens of different species of hard and soft corals here, as well as zoanthids and corallimorphs, Starfishes, even an occasional fish! All in peak condition and beautiful coloring (various images as listed below).

Filtration: Consists of a Skilter 250 on each tank. These hang on the back power filters have been modified to greatly bolster their efficiency. A wooden airstone is fitted down the contact chamber of each and a bag of phosphate remover and Chemipure has been placed in the back as

1) Size matters! As previously mentioned, when/where in doubt, up-size through-put fitting diameter. Practically speaking they cannot be too large. Very often, they are too small to accommodate adequate flow or if one is blocked, all the flow without flooding.

2) Generally it doesnt matter what "strength" these fittings are... ones for boats work as well as

Intervention methods by aquarists; water changes, chemical filtrants, sped-up complete biological cycling (wet-dry filtration, algal scrubbers, abundant, vigorous live rock, macro-algae) can be brought into play to successfully limit the "bottle-neck" accumulation of nitrate ("8").

Expediency and Rates of Reaction:

Depending on such factors as the physical format of food/wastes provided, temperature, bacteria population dynamics, and oxygen supply, biological filtration in your system can be a forgotten breeze or an unending nightmare.

Allow me to elaborat

As Ive written before Cleanliness is not sterility. Cleaning, vacuuming, bleaching ornaments too much, too soon disrupts/destroys needed bacterial cultures. Dont be too fastidious about cleaning all your system at once; you want good, strong beneficial microbe populations living in and on the "hard" surfaces in your system.

Wherefore

These filter types still rank high as "bacteria homes" for newly-overcrowded systems and quarantine/hospital tanks. They weather changes (such as moving) and wont change your water chemistry during treatments.

Power Filters:

Hang on the back, inside the tank, pressurized and not canister models are all good ideas. In addition to speeding and stabilizing "cycling", these workhorses are great mechanical filters and water circulators. They

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