Articles related to "Marine Tank"
Creating Current in a Marine Tank
When attempting to create a biotope-specific tank where the physical characteristics are dominated by strong flow, more than a simple return pump is needed.
• open system
• closed loop system
• marine tank
• saltwater system
• nearshore reef
Marine Tank Biological Filtration
Marine tanks generally utilize three types of filtration--mechanical, chemical and biological. This article covers the basics of biological filtration.
• filtration for a saltwater aquarium
• biological filtration
• bio balls
• bio bales
• live rock
Questionable Clean-Up Crew Snails
Turbo, Margarita, Nassarius, and Bumble Bee Snails are readily available and commonly recommended as part of a saltwater tank's clean-up crew, but the buyer should beware
• best snails for the saltwater tank
• asterea
• trochus
• cerith
• nerite
Sea Cucumbers for the Marine Tank
Despite fears of "cuke nuke," sea cucumbers are amongst the best sandbed cleaners the aquarist can add to his or her clean-up crew.
• clean-up crew
• sea cucumbers
• saltwater aquarium-keeping
• marine tank
• echinoderms
Cycling a New Marine Aquarium
Properly cycling your saltwater tank can make the difference between success and failure in the saltwater aquarium hobby.
• cycling a marine tank
• new saltwater aquarium
• nitrogen cycle
• clownfish
• cycling a tank
Growing Mangroves for Aquarists
Growing mangrove trees in a home aquarium or refugium is easy, fun and beneficial to your system if you follow these simple tips.
• red mangroves
• saltwater aquarium
• aerial prop roots
• mangrove propagules
• refugium
Shoaling Saltwater Aquaria Fish
The threadfin cardinalfish and the green chromis are two small, readily available fish that will shoal in the marine aquarium.
• saltwater aquarium
• marine tank
• marine aquarium
• cardinalfish
• chromis
Plumbing a Saltwater Tank
Here are the basics of connecting a display tank--the heart of an interconnected, biotope-specific marine system--to a sump using a built-in overflow box.
• plumbing a saltwater tank
• plumbing a marine tank
• plumbing a saltwater aquarium
• standpipe
• durso standpipe
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.
• marine tank
• saltwater tank
• saltwater fish
• marine fish
• refugium