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Setting Up A Reef Tank
This article provides information on how to get your saltwater aquarium or reef tank setup
Nitrates and how to reduce them in your system
If your tank is heavily stocked with fish and/or corals, water changes alone may not be able to keep up with nitrate production. You ...
Why Keep a Marine Aquarium?
There are many answers to this question and I dare say there are many variations to the same answer, to me it's the challenges and ...
Curing Live Rock
How To Cure Live Rock You need the following equipment: - suitable size container (plastic garbage cans work well) - protein skimmer (it will get a ...
What to test for and why
Alkalinity: Alkalinity (dKH) should be maintained close to or just above NSW levels (7dKH) Aiming for 8 to 10dKH gives you a bit of ...
pH, Calcium Alkalinity and Magnesium Explained
Definitions and Relationships pH is the concentration of hydrogen (H+) to hydroxide (OH-) ions in a solution. pH can range from 0-14 with ...
Salinity / Specific Gravity
Salinity is the amount of inorganic material (salts) dissolved in the seawater. Salinity is usually expressed as weight in grams per kilogramme of ...
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