Saltwater Aquarium Start Up Kit

The ebb and flow of the currents and the swaying action that they create has been a goal of many a fish keeper. That desire has led to ingenious Do-It-Yourself devices such as the Carlson Surge Device and the Toilet Flapper Valve Surge. However, these units, while effective at recreating powerful wave-like surges of water, also have there down sides. They are bulky, cumbersome, unsightly units that

At time/point 5 ammonia starts to drop off in concentration, being readily oxidized by the first group of nitrifiers. Ditto at time/point 6 for the second group of bacteria. At time seven the system has officially "cycled" with ammonia and nitrite now at undetectable levels. In completely cycled, balanced systems the curve of nitrate concentration will flatten as marked (8) with an unbalanced situation (too little denitrification, use of nitrates by other life, transport by water changes, over-feeding/under-filtration...) accounting for an ever-increasing level/concentration of nitrate as indicated by (9)

See your local fish store, internet e-tailers for these materials. Theyre placed in your filter flow path to maximize removal. Once again, realized that this is again a "stop-gap" measure, that you need to find, solve the source of the bottle neck in your cycling.

Moving Livestock: Obviously a good, practical approach GIVEN you have room elsewhere in a fully-cycled, stable system. <

saltwater aquarium start up kit

Trickle-filters are one of the very best types of filtration for heavy bio-loads. There are numerous interpretations of the concept for large and small aquaria, indoor and outdoor applications alike. They offer an ideal combination of significant surface area for nitrifying biological faculties while exploiting the unlimited availability of oxygen (in atmospheric air) in the moist environment of the media chamber. Since the media is

On the plus side they are small, powerful, and inexpensive. On the negative side, my experience has shown these pumps to be unreliable and potentially dangerous. I have had a number simply fail to operate after just a year or two of service. Worse yet, I have also received mild shocks from a couple of these pumps. The potential for electrocution was the final straw. I systemically went through my customers tanks and replaced all the Rio pumps with comparable ones from other manufacturers. This was both a liability and cost-effectiveness issue. I can easily replace and bill a customer

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.