Aquarium Marine Lighting

"Flow rate" is simply the volume of water a pump can move during a given amount of time. Pump flow rates are usually expressed in gallons per hour or gallons per minute.

"Head pressure" on the other hand is more complicated. "Head" may be simply defined as any resistance to the flow of a p

Bacteria start growing that use Ammonia.

Ammonia level starts to drop as Nitrite level builds (TOXIC).

Bacteria start growing that use Nitrite.

Nitrite level starts to drop as Nitrate level slowly rises (Much less Toxic)

Aquarist (thats you) keeps Nitrate levels in check by doing weekly, partial water changes.

Aquarist enjoys years of happy fish keeping and goes on to win the Nobel Prize.

Well, you never know... The point of this is, that the "break in cycle" takes some time to get going. A new tank isnt ready for a full load of fish because the Bio-Filter hasnt built up yet. Go slowly. Good

It just happens. In addition, I also have to warn you that on occasion, a larger predatory fish may just get a little too hungry or excited. Ive seen a lionfish slurp up a rather expensive new cleaner shrimp before it even made it to the bottom of the tank! Ive never tried keeping any sort of shrimp with an aggressive triggerfish, but I know they can be just as dangerous. Ive also read of at least one occasion when a cleaner

hurricane ernesto....
well as everyone knows if they watch the news this hurricane is coming straght for florida...we are now offically in a hurricane watch..it is chaos here already gas lines are 30-45 minutes long and home depot and such ..well forget it.I live in palm beach county and they are projecting the path to....

Why Do My Fish Hide All The Time?
Fish that hide all the time are a baffling and frustrating problem for the owner. Here are suggestions for how to coax your fish out into the open where you....