Anchoring Plants In Aquarium

This necessitates cleaning the biological media, which surely disturbs the colony of beneficial bacteria. These units also have an interesting device that injects air into the biological media in an effort to aid in nitrification and oxygenation. Regrettably, this makes the filter so noisy that I found it distracting enough to force me to disable the device. On the plus side, they are easy to install and clean and seem to be reliable, but in my mind, these positives dont make up for the deficiencies in the design.

E. G. Danner/Supreme Aqua King

I included these filters for the old-school aquarists like me out there. For the ne

anchoring plants in aquarium

Introduction Fluorescent Lamps

Fluorescent lamps have been a staple in the hobby for many years and occasionally new variations are introduced to the market. Such is the case with the recent introduction to the US market of T-5 fluorescent lamps. This article will examine qualities of some of the newer T-5s, as well as tried-and-true work-horse fluorescent lamps especially that of spectral quality and, to a lesser degree, light intensity (photosynthe

It has been employed in waste treatment since the 1890s to separate various metals, proteins and surfactants from solution and has been used in marine aquarium keeping at least since the 1960s. How does it work? Simply stated, a protein skimmer mixes tiny air bubbles (consistently produced and sized) with water in a contact chamber in an effort to separate dissolved organics from the main body of water. This separation of organics is achieved by the polar properties of dissolved organic molecules and their attraction to the "charged" air-water interface of fine bubbles. These large, polar protein molecules have

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Hi resident experts, I recently upgraded my old ballast to a new PFO 120v (dual) ballast. What I forgot, when I bought the ballast, was that my disconnect cords were different. So I ended up buying PFO cords, but dont know how to wire the.

Aquarium lighting

Aquarium lighting in one of the key aspects in both the reef aquarium and the freshwater aquarium. It gives the animals a natural activity and rest period and it makes the plants, corals grow. Invertebrates and corals need it to survi.