Be Careful When Selecting Your Return Pump

If you utlise a sump inside your aquarium them there is one thing you will need for certain – you will need to return the water back to the display aquarium.

For this you will require an [tag-tec]aquarium pump[/tag-tec].

However, it is not as simple as going out and purchasing the first, best or even cheapest pump you can find. There are various calculations which you need to consider.

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Laminar Flow, Turbulence, Surge Flow – What’s All That Then?

It is said that water quality in the [tag-tec]marine aquarium[/tag-tec], whether the aquarium is a reef or fish only, is of paramount importance. I agree with that entirely, water quality is at the top of the major needs list.

Though not part of the actual water quality itself, [tag-ice]water movement[/tag-ice] could be included as part of that requirement. If the potential water parameters are excellent, this can be degraded by poor water movement and also the wrong kind of movement. [Read more]

Water flow in the seawater aquarium

Whether the aquarist owns a salt water fish only or [tag-tec]reef aquarium[/tag-tec], water movement is of very great importance.

Seawater quality is measured by test kits, such as Ph, alkalinity, nitrate etc. It could be argued that another part of seawater quality is its movement. Sluggish movement, or movement of the incorrect type, can have very detrimental consequences. [Read more]

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