How To Build A Saltwater Fish Tank

Choose a container between 8-16 inches across in diameter and depth of at least 4-6 inches. The water has to cover the pump; otherwise, the pump will burn out. You can use ceramic bowls, plastic flower pots, glass, or wood boxes. The easiest and least expensive containers are plastic pots or ceramic bowls. Some plastic pots tend to vibrate when you put everything together. Ceramic bowls are more s

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

Use suction cups to make the pump stick to the bottom of the container.
Add tap water to more than cover the intake value [2 minimum]. Plug the pump into the electric outlet. (It is advisable to test out the pump in a bucket or sink before placing it in the container.) Unplug the pump to adjust the water flow, if needed.

3. Cut the tubing length to fit your container and desig

3) Aspirate the! Just like an internal-combustion engine carburetor, a small/er diameter line (flexible or rigid tubing) can be inserted into the larger diameter overflow line/s allowing more gentle mixing of air with water... experiment with the length, placement of aspirators before affixing them permanently.

About Micro Bubble Problems:

A bunch of small bubbles in your water can be more than unsightly... they can cause serious health problems for your livestock. The best way to alleviate small bubble problems is to coalesce them at their source, usually the discharge side of overflow l

Each fish also limits the growth of the other fish by secreting growth-limiting hormones (GLH) into the water, which explains why some fish grow more rapidly than others.

Unfortunately, if a tank is overcrowded, fish that grow large in the wild will become deformed, as bone growth often exceeds muscle growth when oxygen levels arent high enough. Other fish are simply crowded out and die "mysteriously." This happens frequently in saltwater aquariums that are overstocked

Blue Algae , cyanobacteria

Blue Algae ( cyanobacteria )

Most aquarium hobbyists know and fear this type of algae, well actuall.

Brain versus Hammer
I recently moved the brain a little to close to the Hammer and caught this pic at night, 1st time I ever seen the brain put out the stingers since I got him 3 years ago..

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