Aquarium Water Is Just Water Right – Wrong!
When keeping an aquarium – be this coldwater, freshwater, marine etc then there is one thing you are definitely going to need other than the aquarium – water! Sound obvious doesn’t it? Well let’s face...
View ArticleAre There Any Disadvantages In Using Reverse Osmosis Water?
Marine aquarists, particularly those running a reef aquarium, in the main tend to avoid the use of tap water. This is because tap water quality varies quite a lot depending on where the aquarist lives....
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Seawater Flow, It Matters
Corals have definite preferences for seawater flow. Some, such as many hard corals, prefer high flow and others, including many soft corals, prefer a lower flow. The general guideline for seawater...
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Seawater Parameter Guidelines
Over and over the importance of seawater quality is emphasized. Seawater quality is the number one requirement for the marine aquarium, be this fish only, coral only or mixed reef. Most corals demand...
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It’s Number One. It’s Seawater.
There are many parts to a marine system and much time is spent researching to get the equipment right. Once the system is together more time is spent trying to ensure that the livestock is compatible...
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Is Seawater Quality Affected By Fish And Corals To The Same Extent?
Seawater quality is the number one requirement for a marine aquarium. The close number two for corals is suitable lighting. Given that both of these needs have been met where both fish and corals are...
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Heat And The Marine Aquarium
We all know that the occupants of a marine aquarium for the most part (there are cold water marine aquariums) come from warm areas of the world. It follows that these creatures have evolved to live...
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Seawater, The Real Stuff
It doesn’t matter what the aquarium is for (as long as it isn’t housing freshwater fish!). Be it a reef system, large or small or a fish only type there has to be seawater. Not any old rubbish...
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Seawater – The Most Important Thing
Just about everyone will stop and look with admiration at a marine aquarium. Marine aquarists will of course, but those who do not possess one will also gaze. It’s a very magnetic picture, Mother...
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Seawater Movement In The Aquarium
One thing that fish and corals are very used to is seawater movement. The fish are well adapted to it and corals also use it for the capture of food and the disposal of waste. It follows that there...
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External Heat And The Marine Aquarium
Heat has an effect on all organisms including humans. Of course marine aquariums don’t have to be tropical, there are cold water seas as well. However, a guess suggests that most aquariums kept are...
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