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These units also come with two very unique features. First, a heater component can be added to these units. This allows for less clutter in the tank and protects the heater element from aggressive fish that could break it (large Cichlids are particularly prone to damaging these). The other new attribute is a smal

Its the smell thats so fresh after an electric storm, the crispness in the air in and around large electric motors; it can be a boon to you in "burning" up organics and microbes, raising pH, dissolved oxygen and Redox, and most importantly, boosting the efficiency of your protein skimmer.

How Its Made: By an ozonizer, through a process called ozonolysis; okay, sorry to be so smart-alecky. Older, low-production units utilize a germicidal lamp, such as those i

With due consideration for the fact that mushroom/false-corals (corallimorphs) collected at 20 meters are less likely to thrive in the same aquarium next to a yellow leather coral (Sarcophyton elegans) collected in ankle deep water, one is faced with a challenge. We can either accept the fact that one or both will suffer for the unnatural mix under standardized lighting, or we can resist the temptation to mix them at all and separate them to species-specific displays. Unfortunately neither is likely. Most aquarists do not relish the former notion of a beautiful animal suffering and dying in their charge. Alas, most aquarists are also not likely to resist the temptation

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You might also want to look at your equipment before you add salt!!!!!
Salt water will deystroy any equipment with metal parts. Saltwater aqur.

OT:Found this on the Yahoo news area, made me laugh so hard.
Sorry but I thought this was too funny :laughroll . http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/35244816.

Icecap, lumenarc, reeflux... not working! help!!!
Ok, so I’m having troubles with my lighting. I have a Icecap 250watt ballast, a lumenarc reflector and a reeflux 10k bulb. Problem is, it’s not lighting up! The bulb will sometimes flicker once for a fraction of a second but then it’s out. I’m getting a little buzzing noise from the ballast when I first plug i.

A living background in the aquarium

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Java Moss : Vesicularia dubyana

The aquarium background is one of the most challenging decorations to create or buy, when properly setup it has both an aesthetic and a functional va.