Having marine tropical fish in your home or office may be an easier task than you think. A lot of people assume that marine tropical fish are hard to care for. Despite a few basic guidelines and compatibility rules, taking care of tropical fish is no different than freshwater fish. If you want to start your own marine tropical tank, here’s what you’ll need to know.
Marine tropical fish are popular because of their bold and bright colors. They live in saltwater environments. The fi... Read Full Story
Many people are interested in setting up saltwater tanks but never take the leap and actually set one up. Many are afraid that saltwater aquariums are extremely hard and the fish always die. While it is true that some saltwater fish are delicate and that the tanks require a bit more care there really is nothing that hard about setting up saltwater tanks, as long as you follow a few key pieces of advice.
How To Build The Foundation For a Successful Saltwater Aquarium
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One important thing when setting up an aquarium is patience. Nature’s biological process takes from 4 to 6 weeks.
Let me explain the Biological Process…
The biological cycle happens when beneficial bacteria breaks down toxic organic compounds into less toxic compounds. Then we can manage these less toxic compounds through weekly water changes. The beneficial bacteria that we need to culture in the aquarium are called Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter bacteria. Nitrosomonas bacteria bre... Read Full Story
The biggest problem that any saltwater fish tank keeper faces is aquarium algae growth. Algae can turn a beautiful tank into an eye sore and be a source of frustration for the owner. Fortunately stopping algae in a saltwater aquarium is easy to do and most times it can be traced to the easily preventable actions that you are doing.
How To Avoid Algae In Your Marine Aquarium
Proper Fish Stocking Levels- Overstocking saltwater aquariums is probably the biggest reason for aquarium algae growth ... Read Full Story
One of the main causes of algae and other problems in saltwater fish tanks is high nitrate levels. Nitrates are the by product of fish waste and decaying food but there are ways to reduce them to acceptable levels. The end result of lowering nitrates will be a cleaner tank with healthier fish.
Frequent Water Changes- Doing regular water changes is a great way to reduce your nitrates. If you are using tap water make sure that you test it for nitrates. Some cities tap water has high nitrates an... Read Full Story
Possibly one of the most critical yet misunderstood components in managing an aquarium is the nitrogen cycle. The nitrogen cycle is responsible for your harmonious ecosystem. When the nitrogen cycle isn’t established or is interrupted the end result is usually the death of your aquatic creatures. Unfortunately because most people aren’t aware of this natural cycle they fall victim to what is known in the aquarium community as “New tank syndrome”, which essentially tran... Read Full Story
It seems that all metal halide lighting now, only come with HQI bulbs. Unless you buy a retro kit and build your own hood.
I have always used metal halide lighting on my tanks! I like the shimmer in the water and the corals seem to like it over fluorescent lighting.
With that said which bulbs are better? The HQI or mogul base bulbs!
This is only my opinion, but I fell that the mogul bulbs are the better choice! I have never used the HQI bulbs, but have heard stories of bleaching, burn spots... Read Full Story
Hi all, My name is Scott. I live in central Minnesota! this is my first attempted at doing a blog, so please bare with me! I have been keeping Reef and saltwater fish aquariums for about 15 years! I mostly do Soft corals, Mushrooms, Zoanthids and Leathers. But do have Many LPS corals as well! My main tank is a 125 gallon, with a 20 gallon Refugium and metal halide lighting!
I would like to here about peoples tanks!
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