Fish Aquarium Screen Saver

In fact, they are the best cleaners, and unlike some of the others, they will actually work on fishes just about any time they get the chance. There are exceptions, of course (there always are), but they are so happy to do what they do that on many occasions Ive seen them climb on a relatively big fish and go for a ride. They hang on and work while the fish goes about its business. If you real

Canister filters and pump/module filters are examples of closed systems.

Open (or "gravity return") systems are those where water is being drawn from an open "source" tank or reservoir and returned via a pump to another open "destination" tank or reservoir that is located above the source tank. Open systems take advantage of gravity via an overflow or siphon box in the destination tank to return water to the source tank. Water is pumped from the source reservoir up to the destination tank. The water then overflows or is drawn by siphon from the destination tank into a return line where it flows back dow

If however the pump must overcome the pressure of water pushing back from a return line below the surface, you must add some more feet of head to your calculation. For each return, add one feet of head for every foot the return point is located below the water and then add these together. If the return is more than two feet below the waters surface, make that two feet of head for every foot below the surface of your aquarium.

Add all your head variables together to det

DIY Aquarium Cave
This tidbit I recieved in the mail today was too good not to share. Mark Shoemaker and Esther Baum wrote these great 10 step do it yourself instructions for creating an....

UV Sterilization: What is it and How is it Used?
Some aquarists believe they help eliminate bacteria, parasitic, fungal, viral, algae, and other unfriendly pathogens in an aquarium, others believe that they are a waste of money. FORUMS: UV's - Anyone....

Aquarium lighting

Aquarium lighting in one of the key aspects in both the reef aquarium and the freshwater aquarium. It gives the animals a natural activity and rest period and it makes the plants, corals grow. Invertebrates and corals need it to survive because they have.

Zoo's won't grow
I have an sps dominated tank and wanted to get something colorful and something that moves a little bit so I tried some zoos. Well, to make a long short I have had some neon orange zoo for about 5 months now and they have barely grown and have not really spr.