Fish Tank And Stand

Some additives contain high quantities of sugars and other micronutrients which, if added without a lot of diligence, can turn an otherwise healthy, attractive aquarium into a virtual cesspool!

There are many elements that can be replaced in captive systems by simply conducting regular water changes with quality source water and a good salt mix. If you are adamant about using some additives (such as iodine, which is a commonly used additive), be sure to conduct water tests for that element, to make sure that y

For smaller-large (under a few hundred gallons) pressurized filters are best for periodic (i.e. non-continuous) use; like cleaning, gravel vacuuming. Remember to clean them out when done, so they dont go anaerobic when idle.

Humongous systems, and ones with heavy bio-loads (large, big-eater livestock) do well to include a pressurized filter. Some of these use cartridges, sand of different sorts, and other more novel media. Once again, be aware of their costs

S.A. by electric shocks from their aquariums.

If your aquarium equipment is plugged into a normal household switchboard, with standard circuit breakers, it is highly unlikely that they will cut-out in the event of a fault in the equipment leading to a possible leak to earth of the low magnitude needed to cause a bad shock. Fortunately there is a simple, but unfortunately fairly expensive, safety measure which can be taken. This is to install a CORE BALANCE EARTH LE

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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 su.

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