Welcome back! Don’t forget to check out our online store for all your Saltwater Reef needs. www.themainereef.com We’ve all seen salt water aquariums in books and on the internet as well as in our homes. They come in all sorts of sizes and shapes, some being enormous, then all the way down in size [...]
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. [...]
The provision of water circulation in the saltwater aquarium is dependant upon what filtration method you are using and ultimately the life you are keeping in the aquarium.
When we look closely at the water which we keep our animals in there are loads and loads of elements all of which we are attempting to keep [...]
The Deep Sand Bed - One Of The Most Effective Filtration Methods.
A lot has been discovered over the years in relation to sand beds perhaps the biggest of which is the importance of the sand particle size and the depth of the bed.
Let’s concentrate on the sand particle size first of all.
It is beneficial to [...]
Selecting Your Aquarium Live Rock
As we know aquarium live rock is an extremely effective filtration media to use within the saltwater aquarium. Not only does it provide filtration it also makes the aquarium look more natural.
With so many different types of live rock available however which one should you choose and how much do you [...]
Why Is Aquarium Filtration Such A Hot Topic?
The marine aquarium hobby was once viewed as very hard, very expensive, and needing a touch of magic. The first two were correct, but not the latter, that simply being how it probably appeared to anyone not in the hobby but perhaps with a spattering of knowledge. There [...]
