Articles related to "Saltwater Tank"
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.
cycling a saltwater tank • live rock • clean-up crew • non-living particulate organic matter • detritus
Asterea, Trochus, Cerith, and Nerite snails should be at the core of any saltwater system's clean-up crew.
cycling a saltwater tank • live rock • clean-up crew • non-living particulate organic matter • detritus
Goatfish for the Saltwater Tank
It's too bad more aquarists have not heard of the amazing goatfish. This is an attractive, hardy active fish that makes a great first fish in a marine aquarium.
goatfish • mullidae • beginner saltwater fish • saltwater aquarium fish • mullids
It's too bad more aquarists have not heard of the amazing goatfish. This is an attractive, hardy active fish that makes a great first fish in a marine aquarium.
goatfish • mullidae • beginner saltwater fish • saltwater aquarium fish • mullids
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
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
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
saltwater tank setup • saltwater aquarium setup • nano reef setup • saltwater aquarium equipment • reef tank salinity level
Salt water aquariums can be expensive but a small reef, known as a nano reef, is an economical way of observing ocean life
saltwater tank setup • saltwater aquarium setup • nano reef setup • saltwater aquarium equipment • reef tank salinity level
Seven Tips for Saltwater Tanks
There are many details of which to be mindful in the saltwater aquarium hobby, but if you forget the big picture, your efforts may be doomed to failure.
starting a saltwater aquarium • marine aquarium • marine species for the aquarium • caring for a marine aquarium • tips for saltwater tanks
There are many details of which to be mindful in the saltwater aquarium hobby, but if you forget the big picture, your efforts may be doomed to failure.
starting a saltwater aquarium • marine aquarium • marine species for the aquarium • caring for a marine aquarium • tips for saltwater tanks
Acclimating Marine Invertebrates
Many invertebrates, including shrimp and anemones, are particularly sensitive to changes in water chemistry, making slow drip acclimitization essential.
drip acclimitization • acclimitization • invertebrates • acclimating invertebrates • snails
Many invertebrates, including shrimp and anemones, are particularly sensitive to changes in water chemistry, making slow drip acclimitization essential.
drip acclimitization • acclimitization • invertebrates • acclimating invertebrates • snails
Brackish Water Aquariums
A brackish aquarium has the easy maintenance of a freshwater tank but allows the aquarist to raise many unusual fish that are native to more salty water.
brackish water aquarium • marine salt salinity level • freshwater saltwater tank • salt water specific gravity • kribensis glassfish livebearers swordtails
A brackish aquarium has the easy maintenance of a freshwater tank but allows the aquarist to raise many unusual fish that are native to more salty water.
brackish water aquarium • marine salt salinity level • freshwater saltwater tank • salt water specific gravity • kribensis glassfish livebearers swordtails
Calcium Reactor Primer
The growth of corals' skeletons and invertebrates' shells is dependent on maintaining calcium levels in the saltwater aquarium.
calcium reactor • coralife • korallin • precision marine • knop
The growth of corals' skeletons and invertebrates' shells is dependent on maintaining calcium levels in the saltwater aquarium.
calcium reactor • coralife • korallin • precision marine • knop
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.
saltwater tank decorating • reef tank decorating • saltwater aquarium decorating • nano reef decorating • adding live sand live rock
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.
saltwater tank decorating • reef tank decorating • saltwater aquarium decorating • nano reef decorating • adding live sand live rock
Do Brain Corals Need to Eat in a Saltwater Tank?
While they may not look like animals in the traditional sense, brain corals do best when fed once or twice a week in the tropical marine aquarium.
feeding brain corals • target feeding • symbitic algae • tropical marine aquarium coral • mark martin
While they may not look like animals in the traditional sense, brain corals do best when fed once or twice a week in the tropical marine aquarium.
feeding brain corals • target feeding • symbitic algae • tropical marine aquarium coral • mark martin
Fish For Your Salt Water Tank
Learn about the various fish you can place in your tank.
saltwater • saltwater tank • reef • coral • damselfish
Learn about the various fish you can place in your tank.
saltwater • saltwater tank • reef • coral • damselfish
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
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
Setting Up a Simple Refugium
A refugium is recommended by many experienced marine hobbyists to help export nutrients and provide food for hard-to-keep species like mandarin gobies and anthias.
refugium • saltwater aquarium • marine aquarium • saltwater tank • deep sandbed
A refugium is recommended by many experienced marine hobbyists to help export nutrients and provide food for hard-to-keep species like mandarin gobies and anthias.
refugium • saltwater aquarium • marine aquarium • saltwater tank • deep sandbed
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.
tropical marine aquarium filefishes • filefishes for the saltwater tank • beginner filefishes • pervagor melanocephalus • redtail filefish
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.
tropical marine aquarium filefishes • filefishes for the saltwater tank • beginner filefishes • pervagor melanocephalus • redtail filefish
What is a Refugium?
While the term "refugium" is commonly used by aquarists, there is a great deal of disagreement about what one is and what it should do. Here are the back to basics facts.
refugium • refugia • exporting nutrients • biological filtartion • sump
While the term "refugium" is commonly used by aquarists, there is a great deal of disagreement about what one is and what it should do. Here are the back to basics facts.
refugium • refugia • exporting nutrients • biological filtartion • sump
Your Own Freshwater or Salt Underwater World
Learn the difference between a saltwater tank and a freshwater tank.
aquarium.aquariums • tank • tanks • freshwater • saltwater
Learn the difference between a saltwater tank and a freshwater tank.
aquarium.aquariums • tank • tanks • freshwater • saltwater
Your Own Freshwater or Salt Underwater World
Learn the difference between a saltwater tank and a freshwater tank.
aquarium.aquariums • tank • tanks • freshwater • saltwater
Learn the difference between a saltwater tank and a freshwater tank.
aquarium.aquariums • tank • tanks • freshwater • saltwater
Your Own Freshwater or Salt Underwater World
Learn the difference between a saltwater tank and a freshwater tank.
aquarium.aquariums • tank • tanks • freshwater • saltwater
Learn the difference between a saltwater tank and a freshwater tank.
aquarium.aquariums • tank • tanks • freshwater • saltwater
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.
135-gallon reef tank • durso standpipe • drilling acrylic • reef tank set-up • biotope-specific marine aquarium system
Here is the basic configuration for a 135-gallon nearshore shallow reef tank--the center piece of an interconnected series of biotope-specific aquaria.
135-gallon reef tank • durso standpipe • drilling acrylic • reef tank set-up • biotope-specific marine aquarium system
Christmas Gifts for the Aquarium
Holiday gift ideas for aquarium equipment and accessories that are inexpensive yet valuable to people with fish tanks or those who want to start an aquarium.
christmas gifts aquarium • gravel cleaners heaters battery pumps marine salt • holiday gift ideas aquarium equipment accessories • gravel cleaners non-mechanical • battery operated external air pump aquarium
Holiday gift ideas for aquarium equipment and accessories that are inexpensive yet valuable to people with fish tanks or those who want to start an aquarium.
christmas gifts aquarium • gravel cleaners heaters battery pumps marine salt • holiday gift ideas aquarium equipment accessories • gravel cleaners non-mechanical • battery operated external air pump aquarium
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
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
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
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
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