Articles related to "Live Rock"



Curing Live Rock
While it is possible (and even recommended) to buy cured live rock, all live rock should be cured again before adding it to an existing system. Here's how.
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Types of Live Rock
Ever since the "natural method" of keeping a marine aquarium took hold in the 1970s, there has been a buzz about live rock. Here are some of the best types to consider.
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Why Use Live Rock
Many aquarists add the requisite one to two pounds of live rock per gallon without truly appreciating the benefit it brings to the health and stability of the system.
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Live Rock
The use of live rock has become synonomous with marine aquarium keeping, but what is it, where does it come from, and how do you use it?
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Marine Tank Biological Filtration
Marine tanks generally utilize three types of filtration--mechanical, chemical and biological. This article covers the basics of biological filtration.
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Decorating a Miniature Reef Tank
Once a miniature reef, also known as a nano reef, has been stabilized, it begins to take shape by introducing living organisms extracted from coral reefs.
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Coral and Live Rock Supplement for the Reef Tank
A beautiful, healthy saltwater aquarium is all about balance, and Fiji Gold is the only all-natural supplement with immediate observable results.
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Effect of aquariums on the environment - some issues
Article about the effects of aquariums on the environment.
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Mantis Shrimp
Amazing vision, a powerful punch and incredibly beautiful - but not for the 'community' aquarium.
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Reef Aquarium
Reef Tanks and Nano Reefs are used by hobbyists to keep living corals, fish and invertebrates in their natural surroundings.
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Nitrate in Aquariums
An article about Nitrate in Aquariums
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A few notes about reef filtration
The many ways to have reef filtration .
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Fish For Your Miniature Reef Tank
Once a saltwater aquarium or nano reef is stabilized and the salinity level is at an acceptable level, it is time to add fish, invertebrates and coral.
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How to Set Up a Saltwater Aquarium
Many children want to bring Nemo home. This may be more complicated than parents originally anticipate as it involves setting up a saltwater aquarium.
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Your Own Freshwater or Salt Underwater World
Learn the difference between a saltwater tank and a freshwater tank.
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Converting an Aquarium from Freshwater to Saltwater
Things to consider if deciding to make a change from a fresh water to a salt water tank.
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Fish For Your Salt Water Tank
Learn about the various fish you can place in your tank.
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Best Snails for the Saltwater Tank
Asterea, Trochus, Cerith, and Nerite snails should be at the core of any saltwater system's clean-up crew.
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Lowering Nitrates in a Marine Aquarium
Sometimes getting nitrate readings to zero requires revisiting the saltwater aquarium's filtration system and the way it is cared for.
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Converting from Freshwater to Saltwater
Summary of the expenses of converting a freshwater aquarium to saltwater.
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Dwarf Angelfishes Essential Stats
The appeal of these beautiful fish is hard to resist, and, given their small size and hardiness, they are excellent candidates for the home saltwater aquarium.
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Hardy Tropical Aquarium Corals
Of the stony or "true" corals, the brain corals are some of the easiest to keep. In particular, the open brain corals are hardy, colorful and interesting.
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How to Manage Calcium in a Marine Aquarium
It is important to raise the calcium level in a new marine aquarium to a level that will support calcium-dependent organisms. Here is how to achieve optimal results.
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135-Gallon Reef Tank Set-Up
Here is the basic configuration for a 135-gallon nearshore shallow reef tank--the center piece of an interconnected series of biotope-specific aquaria.
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Beginner Dwarf Angelfish
The appeal of these beautiful fish is hard to resist, and, given their small size and hardiness, they are excellent candidates for the home saltwater aquarium.
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Most Unusual Saltwater Fish?
While not for everyone, the Warty Frogfish is a fascinating marine fish appropriate for the home aquarium if the aquarist is prepared to meet the fish's dietary needs.
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New Husbandry Techniques for Mandarinfishes
Whether called mandarinfishes, dragonets, gobies, or blennies, fish from the genus Synchiropus are not as hard to keep as once thought.
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Reef Filtration Systems: The overall picture
Filtration for a reef tank.

Setting Up a Miniature Reef Tank
Salt water aquariums can be expensive but a small reef, known as a nano reef, is an economical way of observing ocean life
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Steps to Setting up A New Reef Aquarium
The steps to setting up a reef aquarium.

The Display Refugium
Adding feather dusters, sponges, seahorses and pipefishes to your refugium can turn your refugium into a display easily capable of rivaling your main display tank.
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Tilefish are Good Aquarium Fishes
While not as well known by hobbyists as the closely related triggerfishes and puffers, tilefishes make great tropical saltwater aquarium species for fish-only systems.
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Glimmer Gossip (Jan. 1999)
News about the Stones for Jan. 1999
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Two Tropical Aquarium Filefishes
These two commonly available filefishes make great first filefishes for the tropical marine aquarist looking for a peaceful fish for a fish-only saltwater aquarium.
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CBGBs Goes Down in Musical History
While the letters for CBGB stood for Country, Bluegrass and Blues, during the 80s, it was bands like Bad Brains that kept the venue on a direct path to punk and rock.
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Got a Marine Algae Problem?
Algae are a reality in the marine aquarium, but unsightly nuisance algae can drive you nuts. Here are four fishes to fight nuisance marine algae in the saltwater aquarium
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A Biotope-Specific Refugium
A simple Red Mangrove and Shoal Grass refugium can improve the overall health and stability of your marine system and make you a more educated and informed aquarist.
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A Jawfish Primer
There are more than forty species of Jawfish for the marine aquarium--this guide discusses their general care and feeding and recommends two excellent choices.
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Art of the Mysterious Etruscans
All that remains of this mysterious civilization are funerary art and inscriptions found in their elaborate underground tombs.
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Breaking News 17
HIV-AIDS crisis in Papua New Guinea,potential uranium mining in Niue,China's offer to help rebuild PNG's Highlands Highway and The Pacific Flying School in Fiji comprise this week's news.
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Dealing with Hair Algae in a Saltwater Aquarium
Hair algae in a tropical marine aquarium require two things: light and food. To get rid of the algae, the aquarist must remove one or both.
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Euphyllia Coral Care in the Marine Aquarium
Torch coral, frogspaw and anchor coral are among the most popular corals in the marine aquarium hobby. Here's what you need to know about the genus Euphyllia.
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Firefish for the Marine Aquarium
The Firefish is one of the most popular fish in the marine aquarium hobby, but what is a firefish? This article discusses the three most popular "Fire Gobies."
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Fluidized Bed Filters
Fluidized bed filters are highly efficient, relatively inexpensive and require little maintenance when properly installed in a saltwater system.
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Gold Spotted Rabbitfish
Rabbitfishes are some of the best algae-eaters for a saltwater aquarium. Most are hardy and disease resistant, and some of the rarer ones are absolutely gorgeous.
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Green Star Polyps for the Tropical Marine Tank
Green star polyps could be on every beginning reef aquarist's list of first corals for the tropical marine aquarium. Here's what he or she needs to know.
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Liverpool's St. James' Cemetery
Down a gravestone-lined tunnel under Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral, emerge into a city garden of history, blossoms, and strange beauty. Volunteer to garden on Saturdays.
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Marine Ich in the Tropical Saltwater Aquarium
Tropical marine fishes do not suffer from "ich," but they can become infested with a similar parasite called Cryptocaryon irritans.
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Mimicry in the Marine Aquarium
Many tropical marine fishes mimic other fishes in order to gain an advantage on the reef. Keeping a mimic and its model in an aquarium can make a fascinating display.
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Starting a Saltwater Aquarium
While somewhat more difficult than keeping a freshwater aquarium, a tropical marine aquarium is well within anyone's grasp if you follow some simple steps.
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