First marine aquarium – technical equipment
You already know the dark sides of the hobby, and yet you still want to become a marine aquarist. Let’s see if you’ll be equally brave after reading this part… … Read More
Category: Technical issues
Technology is a key in every marine aquarium. At the beginning of your marine aquarium adventure, you may have trouble choosing right technical issues. To help you set up your first marine aquarium, we will tell you what it should be equipped with. We will explain how individual devices work and what their role in sustaining life in the aquarium is. We will show you different types of filtration used in marine aquariums, including sump and panel filtration.
We will also present how reverse osmosis filter works and how important it is in preparing seawater with appropriate, stable parameters. We will address issues related to lighting and heating of the marine tank. And we will make sure that technical issues are no longer a mystery to you. You will also learn where to put your aquarium so that it looks good and is convenient for daily maintenance. You will find out why you should start your marine aquarium adventure with the largest possible aquarium you can afford. You will know different types of rocks and the advantages and disadvantages of all rock: living, dead and synthetic.
First marine aquarium – size, location, sump, panel
Since you are reading this text, I assume that you’ve already waded through the article “Before you set up a marine aquarium” and I have failed to talk you out … Read More
Reverse osmosis filter in marine aquaristics (RO Di)
What does it mean for the water to be pure and is a reverse osmosis filter (RO Di) a necessary equipment in marine aquaristics? To answer these questions, let’s first … Read More
Aquarium rock quality assessment
The ideal situation would be to get an excellent quality live rock for 10% price. Unfortunately, such occasions do not happen very often and in most cases we face the … Read More
Dry rock in a marine aquarium
Dry rock is nothing but a dried rock – usually of natural origin. Such a rock retains its natural porosity, but has no life on it or in it. So … Read More
Artificial rock in a marine aquarium – advantages and disadvantages
Aquarists quickly came to the conclusion that living rock is expensive and started looking for alternatives to replace it. That’s how an artificial rock appeared in the marine aquarium. Portland … Read More