Saltwater 101 Click on me to begin Everything you need to know to start your saltwater adventure!...
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Saltwater 101 Click on me to begin
Saltwater 101 Click on me to begin Everything you need to know to start your saltwater adventure! Starter Fish Setting Up Your Tank Setting Up Your Tank
Everything you need to know to start your saltwater adventure!
Starter Fish Setting Up Your Tank Setting Up Your Tank Tank
Maintenance Tank Maintenance
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Setting Up Your Tank
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Substrate Using Sand Remove sand every six months and replace
This prevents build-up of nitrates Using Crushed Coral Take out
every 3-6 months and rinse Replace in tank after air drying This
prevents build-up of nitrates
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Sand Substrates Sand substrates come in black and natural. Sand
also needs to be rinsed thoroughly before being added to your
saltwater aquarium to remove any debris.
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Coral Substrates Coral substrates are made up of millions of
tiny shells and pieces of coral. You need to rinse these thoroughly
and lay out to air dry to prevent contamination to your saltwater
tank.
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Plants and Decorations You can choose between live or
artificial plants Live rock is another option and is very good for
maintaining balance in your new saltwater environment Corals are
another option that can be live or artificial Many other resin
decorations are available like sunken ships, treasure chests and
other items to suit your tastes.
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Tank Maintenance Routine maintenance is important to keep your
tank healthy and your fish happy.
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Tank Walls Carefully scrub tank walls with magnetic algae
scraper Wipe outside of tank with dry cloth NEVER use glass cleaner
on the fish tank! Wipe top and rims to prevent salt creep
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Cleaning Equipment Remove the filter and rinse in fresh water
Allow to air dry before returning to the tank Use tank brush to
scrub inside of filtration system to remove excess algae Add fresh
carbon in a dual filter system
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Testing Marine pH Fill sample pipette to base of bulb and
dispense in test cavity Add one drop of Marine pH and stir briefly
Read pH from chart Marine pH should be between 8.2 and 8.4
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Testing Salinity Purchase a hydrometer to measure the salinity
in your saltwater fish tank. Your hydrometer should read around
1.6.
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Starter Fish Buying saltwater fish for your newly set up
aquarium can be quite exciting. Starting with healthy saltwater
fish means a much better chance of maintaining a happy and healthy
saltwater aquarium.
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Clownfish The Clownfish is one of the most popular marine fish.
Its beautiful orange body dressed with white bands outlined in
black instantly distinguishes the Clownfish.
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Blue Tang The Blue Tang boasts a vibrant electric blue body
dressed with bold black markings. The black traces the dorsal to
the tail and circles back to the pectoral to create a shape
reminiscent of a painter's palette.
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Longnose Hawkfish The Longnose Hawkfish has a white body with
red striping that runs both horizontally and vertically. They have
great personalities and are very interesting to watch.
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Green Mandarin Dragonet The head and body of the Green Mandarin
are a mazelike combination of blue, orange, and green. Males may be
distinguished from females by their more- elongated first dorsal
spine.