Salt Water Aquarium Tips and Tutorials

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Is there a difference between salt water aquarium decorations or fresh water decor?

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I want a piece for my brackish water tank but the tag says, "use for fresh water aquarium". Will it matter in my brackish water tank?
Is something bad going to happen to the water if i put it in there?
Salt or excess salt may wear paint or plastics. If it says for fresh water [...]

reef aquarium care/ sumps?

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ive been researching care for salt water fish (im thinking about getting a 55gallon reef setup) and what kind of fish and corals should i get (im just asking for your opinions) please don’t give me it all depends on you answers,also i think i should get a sump can anyone tell me how to [...]

What causes such changes in water quality in a salt water reef tank?

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Especially in a ten gallon tank. I’m a veteran in fresh water fish tanks. I would like to have a ten gallon reef tank only and would greatly appreciate any additional infomation.
you should do %25 water changes every 3 days to maintain water quality in that small tank.

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what are the necesarys for a salt water fish tank?

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im planning in putting some salt water fishes in my room but what do i need to make it into salt water for my salt water fishes?
Small tanks are harder to care for as levels fluctuate very easily.
You will need RO/DI water, which you can buy at a local fish store for $.50-$1.00 a gallon, [...]

I bought a used salt water aquarium. How can I make it safe for fresh water fish?

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I have a penguin 150 filter and acura 1000 heater. When I set it up before my fish died even though the ph tested ok.
As long as you’ve changed the gravel from a saltwater tank (as it is intended to maintain a high ph) the residue from a salt setup won’t hurt a freshwater [...]

Will plants from my freshwater aquarium grow in a salt water aquarium?

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im planning to change my freshwater tank into a salt water tank i have a few plants id like to keep and i have a piece of real wood as a decoration. my question is will the salt water effect it at all will it still grow normally
No, they will most likely die.
2 Reasons,
1) They [...]

Full reef aquarium video

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Long video of my 135 gallon reef tank.
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Salt water Aquarium

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This is my 34g, 2 year old marine set up with no artificial colors or flavors. I’m using canister filters with this setup and 150w of lighting,
Everything is real!!!
Comments welcome….
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HD Video of 240 gallon Saltwater Aquarium – FOWLR

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New Camera = HD video. Update July 09
2 Angels (Majestic & Flame)
3 Tangs (Kole, Yellow, Blonde Naso)
4 Wrasses (Aust Tusk, Red Sea Green Bird, Lunar, Red Coris)
2 Eels (SFE, Banana Goldentail)
8 Damsels (Azure, Blue Devil, Yellow Tail, Starkii, 3 – 4 Stripes, Blue Velvet, Yellow Belly)
1 Clown fish (Maroon)
1 Chocolate Chip Starfish
Duration : 0:2:12

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what kind of stand should i us for a 30 lbs salt water fish tank?

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i’m doing a science project on making a fish tank so if any one has any hints as to what kind of lighting i should use, the salt, water (tap or reserved) filtration, live rock (cured vs. uncured), bag or real live sand, pumps, water testing kits, and my stocking plan like how many producers/consumers/decomposers [...]