Guidance on the Best Saltwater Aquarium Products
Your marine aquarium return pump’s principle job is to move water through your filtration system. If you have a sump located below the tank, the return pump moves water from the sump back up into the display aquarium. In an All-In-One style tank, the return pump moves water through the back filtration chambers and into … Read more
You may have seen a beautiful saltwater tank at a friend’s house, at your local fish store, or online and want to take the plunge… Maybe you already are an experienced freshwater fish tank owner and want to move over to saltwater… Either way, you’ll know that whilst saltwater fish tanks look fabulous, they are … Read more
Most corals rely on the zooxanthellae algae that live in their body to provide the energy they need using photosynthesis. This process uses light and available nutrients, transforming them into food for the algae and the coral. In the ocean, corals have all the light and nutrients they need to thrive in abundance. In the … Read more
We can all agree on how stunning a reef tank looks with its beautiful corals and interesting fish but how do you go about creating one of your own? Well, one of the most important things to consider first is which marine salt to use. Not all marine salts are the same. Some are better … Read more
The fish and corals that we keep in our saltwater aquariums have all evolved in the turbulent world of the ocean around coral reefs. This means high and variable current flows coming from different and competing directions. How do we recreate this in the closed world of an aquarium? The answer is to use wavemakers, … Read more
A protein skimmer is one of the oddest-looking pieces of equipment that you will see in the aquarium hobby with its weird shape, multiple pipes and collection cup filled with sinister-looking dark liquid. It is, though, one of the most useful pieces of kit you can add to a saltwater tank and a vital part … Read more
Marine aquariums require special lighting if you wish to keep corals. Corals contain zooxanthellae, a kind of algae, that photosynthesizes light into food and oxygen for itself and for the coral… but not just any light… they require a particular spectrum of light… While this is a complex subject and can be overwhelming for beginners, … Read more
A reef tank dosing supplement is simply a chemical solution that you add to your tank to replace those used by your corals and invertebrates. The chemical elements of Carbonate (Alkalinity), Calcium and Magnesium are the main ones used by corals as they grow. Regular testing will establish which elements are being used up and … Read more
When your reef tank has been up and running for a while and you begin to add more corals, testing will begin to show that the key elements of calcium, carbonate and magnesium are slowly depleting. You can add solutions of these elements manually but that is both time-consuming and prone to error. So, it’s … Read more
Good husbandry is essential if you want to keep your saltwater fish tank and all its inhabitants healthy. That means regularly testing all the key parameters and not just those that may be toxic like Ammonia and Nitrite. Calcium, Carbonate and Magnesium are used by corals as they grow so you need to closely monitor … Read more