Love to dive? Love to snorkel? Imagine having that same beautiful environment in your home. Most folk don't have saltwater fish tanks because they are afraid to try it!
Table of Contents:
AQUARIUM ENVIRONMENTS
- The Reef System
- The Fish Only System
COMPONENTS OF A REEF
- VHO Lighting
- The Wet-Dry Trickle Filtration System
- T5 Fluorescent Lighting
- Sand Beds
- Protein Skimming
- Power Compact Lighting
- Other Filtration Methods
- Metal Salt Lighting
- Mechanical Filtration
- Main Component Breakdown
- Live rock
- Lighting
- Filtration
- Day Versus Twilight Bulbs
- Choosing a Location For Your Fish tank
- Chemical Filtration
- Biological Filtration
- Aquariums
- Aquarium Type
- Aquarium Size
- Aquarium Shape
INSTALLING YOUR Fish tank
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- What is meant by sport the tank?
- Turning It On
- Setting Up The Filtration System
- Saltwater Reef Aquariums
- Putting the Sand and Live Rock In The Tank
- Positioning Your Fish tank
- Plumbing the Filtration System
- Lighting
- Installing The Macromolecule Skimmer
- Installing Miscellaneous Instrumentality
- How do I cycle the tank?
- Electrical Wiring
- Cycling The Tank
- Checklist Before Installation
- Can I add fish during the cycle period?
- Adding the water
ON-GOING MAINTENANCE
- Water Top Offs
- Water Changes and Top Offs
- Tips To Prepare For Vacation
- Temperature
- Strontium
- Sample Maintenance Schedule
- Salinity (aka Specific Gravity)
- Phosphate (PO4)
- PH
- Nitrite (NO2)
- Nitrate (NO3)
- Monitoring
- Making your own saltwater
- Magnesium (Mg)
- Iron
- Iodine/Iodide
- Common Problems and Their Solutions
- Cleaning
- Chemical Testing
- Chemical Additives
- Calcium (Ca)
- Ammonia (NH3)
- Alkalinity (aka Carbonate Hardness)
LIVESTOCK
- Soft Corals Gloss
- Snail Gloss
- Shrimp Gloss
- Saltwater Reef Aquariums
- Miscellaneous Animal Gloss
- Macro Alga
- Fish Gloss
- Feeding Your Fish
- Feeding Your Corals
- Crab Gloss
- Coral Gloss
- Choosing Stock
- Choosing A Cleansing Crew
- Anemone Gloss
- Acclimating Stock
THE JOURNEY AHEAD
