Salt Water Aquarium And Store

A skimmer should be placed at a location within the system where it will receive raw, unfiltered water, ideally from the surface of the aquarium. This water has the highest concentration of organic materials and other substances that should be removed from the system. The skimming should ideally take place before any other filtration occurs, with the possible exception of gross particulate removal. This will ensure that the skimmer is receiving the largest amount of organic

salt water aquarium and store

Maintenance:

Regular, routine up-keep is necessary to assure peak performance. Sleeves &/or bulbs should be removed from their contact chambers and cleaned once a month or so. Generally, this can be accomplished by simply wiping with a clean, dry cloth or towel. If necessary, slime may be removed by wiping with rubbing alcohol.

To Build or Buy a U.V.?

Depending on the size and complexity of the system in question, an adequ

The real purpose of this media is to whisk water through the baffles (bio-balls) at a high speed to create ultra fine bubbles like whitewater in rapids. The crashing water forced through the bio-balls creates very effective foam, which is then channeled into a box below before continuing on its way to rise and accumulate skimmate via a larger re

Reply to tips for aquarium shots?

funfishtank.com posted a reply:

Dark room. Lights on in tank.

Use a tripod if you got one.

Experiment!

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Worst Nightmare has occurred
Well I woke to silence about 4 weeks ago, didn't hear the faint sound of water running or pumps pumping. I came out to find my 240 gal reef tank dead, nothing running, lights out, pumps off, and 8 inches of water missing. :tears: From what I can tell at about 2 am both breakers tripped (GFCI) and....

microbubbles
hi everyone, i notice that sometimes my power head shoots out microbubbles...anyone know why, it looks like it burps and shoots them out. Also will too much flow at the surface cause microbubbles. My skimmer cause a little bit of bubbles but tonight on one side of my tank there have been an exceptional amount of them. any suggestions?.

Flowerhorn Cichlids

Flowerhorn cichlids is a hybrid cichlid that was developed in Malaysia during the second half of the 1990: s. It was created by crossbreeding different South American cichlids. Exactly which cichlids that were used to create the Flowerhorn is a well kept secret only known by the breeders who developed the species but they did most likely crossbreed Trimacs (Amhilophous Trimaculatus.