Aquarium Lighting Supplies

aquarium lighting supplies

Excuses, Excuses!

Why do we, as a group, tend to neglect the quarantine process? The excuses are many: Too time consuming, too difficult, "My dealer has had this fish for 2 weeks," etc. While I wont attempt to "debunk" all of the excuses that hobbyists give for not quarantining animals, I will address some of the more common ones, and outline the very simple process of quarantine and how it can ensure your greater success as a hobbyist.

One of the most common excuses that I hear for not quarantining newly-received fishes is that the animal

Even different makes, models of the same sort of lighting gear produce different intensities and spectra. A submersible light meter makes this contrast starkly clear. Many symbiotic animals under the metal halide lamps at such depth will do very fine while nearly as many of the same invertebrates will struggle to reach their compensation point of photosynthesis if they even can at all under standard fluorescent tubes. Does that mean the metal halides are better: not necessarily. An aquarist must simp

You will need a small glass/acrylic tank with cover (from 10 40 gallons, depending upon the size/number of specimens that you are working with), outside power, canister, or sponge filter, and a reliable aquarium heater of sufficient wattage for the tank that youre using. Other items include an accurate thermometer, a dedicated net (that will not be used in any other aquarium), siphon for water changes, and test kits for any therapeutic agents that you will be using, such as copper.

Thats about all you need! No rocks, gravel, or other substrate is used, as these materials can potentially bind with or absorb any medications

Nova Extreme T5 Ho?!?!
For my birthday my daughter bought me the NOVA T5 light.... Well it did not come with any true directions(Just How To Instail It)!! So if anyone ... ANYONE at all knows about this light and knows how to work with it... please write me on here or e-mail me! Thank you Rose.

A living background in the aquarium

java moss

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 value. There is a wide range of commercial prod.

phosphates too high
Forum: Reef Fishes Posted By: djpj001 Post Time: August 21st, 2006 at 10:30 PM.