Best Specific Gravity The best aquarium specific gravity for a saltwater aquarium is open to debate. The level of salt in an aquarium is measured in specific gravity or salinity using a Hydrometer or Refractometer. The ocean has a salinity of roughly 35ppt or specific gravity of 1.026. In general, maintaining specific gravity between 1.024 …
Marine Fish Food There are a wide variety of foods available for your saltwater aquarium. In general, marine fish food can be broken down into four categories of flake/pellet, frozen, freeze dried and live. The average hobbyist should steer away from flake food as it is high in phosphates, usually low in nutritional value and …
If you are moving an aquarium. Please print out these step by step instructions. I can be a difficult choice to my your fish tank. Some aquarists sell their aquarium and start with a new tank and their new location. That way they can plan and do things a little differently. If you want to …
How To Use Phosban Do you have Red Slime Algae or Green Hair Algae growing out of control? If you already use Reverse Osmosis water, maybe it is time to consider Phosban or GFO (Granular Ferric Oxide). Phosban helps by removing phosphates and heavy metals from the aquarium water that a variety of algae use …
This may seem like an odd article, but most beginners forget to ask their local pet store how to mix saltwater as they are more concerned with other set up questions. Then they get home and can’t figure out how to mix saltwater as the directions on the salt mix are not always easy to …
