| Saltwater fish aquariums are not as easy to look | | | | Lighting is crucial in any tank as not only does it |
| after as you would first imagine. In fact it is best | | | | make it look good, but also you will find that it is |
| before you go out and buy a saltwater fish | | | | important to the health and well being of the fish |
| aquarium, that you spend time learning about all | | | | kept within. Through the use of the right lighting, |
| the aspects of having one. | | | | then the correct 8 to 10 hour light cycle can be |
| Unfortunately when it comes to keeping a | | | | produced, which will then simulate the conditions |
| saltwater fish aquarium, it is not a simple case of | | | | of life in the wild for the species that you have in |
| your bringing the tank home, filling it with water | | | | your saltwater fish aquarium. |
| and putting the fish into it. You need to learn | | | | You have a choice between either installing |
| about how to set it up correctly, as well as | | | | fluorescent lights in your tank, or the much newer |
| learning about how to maintain your aquarium | | | | form of lighting known as metal halide. Certainly |
| once it is set up. | | | | the metal halide lights are the right ones to have |
| Heating And Lighting For Your Saltwater Fish | | | | in a reef tank where corals live. This is because it |
| Aquarium | | | | helps to promote the growth of algae which the |
| The most popular type of heater used in | | | | coral requires in order to thrive. |
| aquariums that contain tropical fish, is the | | | | Other Important Equipment For Your Salt Water |
| submersible ones which contain a thermostat. | | | | Fish Aquarium |
| These particular types of heating systems that | | | | Another important piece of equipment that you |
| are available for your tank help to keep the | | | | will need for your aquarium is something to cover |
| water within, at a temperature which the live fish | | | | the base of the tank. When it comes to keeping |
| find comfortable. | | | | tropical aquarium fish, then you have the choice |
| All species of marine life like to be kept in water | | | | of two different ways of covering the base of |
| that is at a constant temperature of around 75 to | | | | the tanks to start with. |
| 79 degrees Fahrenheit. These conditions are ideal | | | | Generally most people who have a saltwater fish |
| for the saltwater fish in your tank, as this is the | | | | aquarium in their home choose to have both |
| temperature at which they were kept in the | | | | marine sand and live rocks in theirs. Not only do |
| tanks at the tropical fish store where you | | | | the rocks look great but they have a function to |
| purchased them. | | | | help maintain the tank and ensure it remains safe |
| If you have a large sized aquarium, then it is | | | | for the fish that are kept in the aquarium. |
| crucial that, rather than purchasing one heating | | | | As well as being suitable for use in a saltwater |
| system for it, you purchase two. These should | | | | fish aquarium, the marine sand and live rocks are |
| then be placed at either end of the tank to | | | | suitable for use in reef and coral tanks as well. |
| ensure that the water within is heated to the | | | | The rocks actually have their own bacteria living |
| correct temperature at all times. Plus it is | | | | on them which helps to filter the water within the |
| advisable to have a thermometer (some of which | | | | tank, and reduces the levels of ammonia and |
| stick to the outside of the aquarium) to help you | | | | nitrate which can build up in a saltwater fish |
| monitor the temperature within. | | | | aquarium. |