i wanna know wat things i require to set up the reef aquarium in which i want to keep fishes, snails etc. I live in Delhi (India’s capital) and i did not found any salt water fish tanks here thats why i am asking this?
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how long and how many times a day should i leave my aquarium light on
Most of the organisms for your reef are from near the equator where the amount of day/night is about equal. Depending on the season, the maximum difference would be about 10 hrs/14 hrs. That’s 10 hrs daylight in the winter, [...]

I have a hippo tang that seems to have ich. does sulfathiazole even treat that and if so is it safe to put it in a reef tank? It would be too hard to quarantine the tang.
I wouldn’t trust it in a tank with corals or other invertebrates. The "gold standard" treatment [...]

I have a developing reef tank and the lighting i have has feet that wont let the top fit on. Do i need the glass there or can it be open?? Thanks
Over all it’s far better to have a top of some sort over the tank. I would suggest going to a glass [...]

I have a reef tank and the front glass is hazy and not clear. I can’t seem to scrub it off. I was told that it might be calcium build up. The funny part of it is its only on the front glass.
I have a hazy build up on the inside of my aquarium glass. [...]

i know i need to test for
temp, ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, calcium, Magnesium, and KH (but i don’t know what KH is) please could you let me know if there is anymore i need to test for, and if possible what all these test results should be for a healthy reef tank with fish live sand [...]

I currently have a salt water fish only tank. I am experienced in this, but looking to upgrade to a reef system. Please, only serious answers.
"Aquarium owener’s Guide, The Complete Illustrated guide to the home Aquarium" by Gina Davis is my favorite and it helped me a lot. It lists a bunch of different [...]

I have developed an outbreak in my salt water tank consisting of purple and green algae. It is even on my plants and decorative rocks. Along with this there are bubbles on the back of my tank. It is a 70 gallon tank and has been set up for years. Never had this [...]

I hear it’s a bit trying to keep a salt water tank in good shape, but I really love the look of them. Is it advisable, and how do I do it? What do I need to know about salt water tanks/fish before considering it? Also, the fish we have now is [...]

Our salt water tank has had alot of algae and I need to take out the fake coral and decorations. What can I use to clean them besides just water?
I usually take a old toothbrush and scrub the coral and decorations with hot water. This loosens the algae. I fill up a bucket with [...]