How To Acclimate New Corals And Fish Correctly

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Starting A Marine Aquarium - The Very First Considerations

Seeing pictures of a healthy marine fish only or reef aquarium in books or on the internet, or even better, in reality at a public aquarium will cause just about anyone to appreciate the beauty and general fascination of them. Some people will wonder if they could have one, and the thought will shortly disappear. [...]

Cryptic Zones

There is a scientific term used which is called ‘the gradient concept’. This term basically describes how various marine organisms can be graded according to the amount of light which they receive.
There are two zonal categories which are most commonly used, these are the exposed and the semi exposed zones.
The exposed zone is an environment [...]