Aquarium Sim Tank

Do check your manufacturers figures, and record in two places the inception date, scheduled time for replacement of your lamps.

Full-Spectrum Fluorescents:

Are by far the most appropriate, best available technology for practically lighting your system. You will find authors (e.g. Nilsen) who are 180 degrees out from this opinion; read them, and decide for yourself.

Types of fluorescent lamps abound. Note that the majority of lamps sold specifically for aquarium use are not useful for their intended functions. Plant-grow

This is one of the reasons why some hobbyists resist their usage. However, by the same token, if we want to exclude everything in the aquarium that takes out desirable organics and bio-minerals, we would have to remove our corals and other invertebrates too, and the fishes, desirable algae, true vascular plants, etc. You get the drift! Without a skimmer, the water will still be scrubbed of desirable components. In my opinion, protein skimming far and away serves the greater good. Over time, we are beginning to understand the nature and quality of n

As an additional plus, an internal submersible power filter may be easily moved to establish nutrient cycling, or help out in an emergency, hospital or quarantine tank.

Canister Types:

Canister Types: are superior to in-tank and hang-on-the-back-types for several reasons. They can be easily remoted, and cleaned with the use of on/off valves with or without quick-disconnects. Canister filters typically have tremendously more filter surface and flow rates as well. But be wary of the claims and performance of any one model/brand.

In particular I caution you to check on the cost of media, and efficiency of flow/volume of water produced per unit en

lighting help
Alright im gonna make my own canopy and wanna retro some lights in it. Im not sure on what lights to use but i dont want buy anything later down the road. So heres what i was thinking 2 175 watt 10k metal maybe 2 96 watt vhos and 2 acntic vhos then some .

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.

Breeding Clownfish

Breeding Clownfish
By William Berg

Thanks to Disney's Motion Picture 'Finding Nemo', almost everybody is familiar with clownfish.
Clownfish, or Anemonefishes, f.