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Marine aquaria include "fish only" tanks, "fish only with live rock" (FOWLR) tanks, and "reef tanks". Fish only tanks often showcase large or aggressive marine fish species and generally rely on mechanical and chemical filtration. FOWLR and reef tanks use "live rock", a material composed of coral skeletons harboring beneficial nitrogen waste metabolizing bacteria, as a means of more natural biological filtration. A reef aquarium or reef tank is an aquarium that prominently displays live corals and other marine invertebrates as well as fish that play a role in maintaining the coral reef environment. A reef aquarium requires appropriately intense lighting, turbulent water movement, and more stable water chemistry than fish-only marine aquaria, and careful consideration is given to which reef animals are appropriate and compatible with each other. ComponentsReef aquariums consist of a number of components, in addition to the livestock, including: Display tank: The primary tank in which the livestock are kept and shown. Stand: A stand allows for placement of the display tank at eye level and provides space for storage of the accessory components. Sump: An accessory tank in which mechanical equipment is kept. A remote sump allows for a clutter-free display tank. Refugium: An accessory tank dedicated to the cultivation of beneficial macroalgae and microflora/fauna. The refugium and sump are often housed in a single tank with a system of dividers to separate the compartments. Lighting: Several lighting options are available for the reef-keeper and are tailored to the types of coral kept. Canopy: The canopy houses the light fixtures and provides access to the tank for feeding and maintenance. Filtration and water movement: A variety of filtration and water movement strategies are employed in reef aquaria. Bulky equipment is often relegated to the sump. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What sort of hood for reef aquarium? Q. I have a 55 gallon reef aquarium with some soft corals and a number of fish. My problem is that the plexiglass covering quickly gets coated with fog, and eventually a salt crust. The result is that a lot of light is being absorbed and scattered rather than penetrating into the tank. Please offer suggestions on a better hood setup that will: 1- not quickly fog up 2- allow good light penetration 3- not allow my expensive fish to jump to their deaths Asked by Eric - Wed Jul 11 23:09:16 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. I would suggest using an all glass top rather than plexi-glass. They make glass tops that fold open for easy access and come with an adhesive back handle you can stick on. These are really great! I believe they are called Versa-tops. For a 55gal (long style) you should be able to get two 24in glass hoods if yours is the kind with the connecting bridge on the top, or they also make one solid long 48in kind if yours does not have the bridge. They are not too expensive and you can always shop online for a better deal than they cost in fish stores. However, glass tops still can get calcium buildup over time and need to be scraped with a razor blade every few weeks to a month, but they do not fog up. *I don't actually keep reef aquariums… [cont.] Answered by Ash - Wed Jul 11 23:26:32 2007 Will my Super nano cube reef aquarium work? Q. Ok I've had a "fish only" saltwater aquarium for over 2 years and was thinking of doing a cool little test tank. I want to use a 1 gallon aquarium and have 1 anemone and a couple of clown fish. I'm going on to college this summer so I want to have a way to take my hobby with me. I know the smaller the aquarium the harder the parameters are to keep up, but this will give me something to work on. Asked by bouke285 - Sun Apr 26 09:48:48 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. no.. anemones will not even fit in a 1 gallon aquarium and need more stable parameters than corals. let alone a few clownfish = failure in a week tops. there is no way you can keep any anemone in there, physically it just gets too big and practicallity it will fail. im in college and i have a biocube 14 gallon all with stock lights and have a BTA and 2 WC perculas with no problems. Since the lighting isnt the greatest for anemones i do supplemental feed the anemone every 2 weeks. Answered by Chris4Reef - Sun Apr 26 09:54:47 2009 How much coral should I get to start out my reef aquarium?
Q. How much coral should I get to start out my reef aquarium? Asked by Anna - Thu Mar 12 13:04:44 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. depends on tank size, type of lighting, and fish in the tank. you need to know alot about water aprameters before getting corals so it is important to know all of this info before desiding on corals. Answered by Chris4Reef - Thu Mar 12 13:40:55 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Reef aquarium"  news.google.com Beaverton Valley Times The 6-year-old's colorful, coral reef design of the Google homepage logo is one of 40 national finalists in the competition for K-12 students, ... news.google.com PR-USA.net (press release) The property also features the 12000-seat Mandalay Bay Events Center, award-winning restaurants, Shark Reef Aquarium and the 1.5-million-square-foot ... and more » news.google.com Mayo News Recovering pots it had laid a few days previously, it anchored over a shallow reef that hosts a breaking wave every other day in winter. ... From Google News Search: "Reef aquarium"  3reef.com 399px x 567px | 106.80kB [source page] Yellow Fin Fairy wrasse  3reef.com 480px x 640px | 78.00kB [source page] Tank Update Day 210 Click on image to view larger image From Yahoo Image Search: "Reef aquarium"  petsintouch.com Jeanette Tomassello Sat, 21 Aug 2010 13:49:36 GM A large apartment is not a prerequisite for a breathtaking . aquarium. . Tod Michael Volpe, an art appraiser and consultant who lives in a small studio in Murray Hill, has a five-foot-long, 150-gallon coral . reef. tank built into the divider ... From Google Blog Search: "Reef aquarium" |
