Salinity In The Marine Aquarium

We all know that the fish and corals we keep are salt water creatures. That’s why we buy those expensive packets or buckets of dry salt mix.

Fish only or [tag-tec]reef aquaria[/tag-tec] are normally kept at a specific gravity (SG) of 1022 to 1026. It has been said that it is advantageous to keep a fish only system at 1022, as it is claimed that certain pathogens do not do well at a lower SG. Fish can be treated for some infections by lowering the SG even more. Reef aquaria are normally kept at 1024 to 1026, this seems to be the usual. [Read more]

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Performing a water change

Looking around on You Tube I found a video about performing a water change.

It’s quite a well done video, very well put together. There are a few things that I think should have been included in it for example the water is just poured into a bucket and is not heated up to temperature first. Of course you can perform a water change with cold water if you have a [tag-tec]large aquarium[/tag-tec] but if you have a [tag-tec]micro fish tank [/tag-tec]or [tag-tec]micro reef tank[/tag-tec] then I would not recommend it.

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