| When potential aquarists start looking into the | | | | There are salt water aquarium packages which |
| possibility of starting their own salt water | | | | you can purchase. These salt water aquarium |
| aquarium there is one thing which is often quite | | | | packages come in various shapes and sizes and |
| daunting - equipment. | | | | combine everything you need in one handy take |
| There is a lot more equipment which is required in | | | | home package. The only thing which you will need |
| a salt water aquarium, especially a salt water reef | | | | with one of these packages is the water, salt, |
| aquarium. | | | | filtration and livestock itself. There are some salt |
| Equipment requirements can be but not limited to | | | | water aquarium packages which even come with |
| : | | | | a reverse osmosis unit, some salt and man made |
| * Heaters | | | | filtration or natural filtration. |
| * Water movement devices | | | | With these salt water aquarium packages you |
| * Lighting | | | | really do have everything you need. You simply |
| * Protein skimmers | | | | purchase one, take it home (or have it delivered) |
| * Calcium reactors | | | | set it up, add the salt water, go through the |
| * Filtration devices | | | | nitrogen cycle and then slowly stock it - easy eh! |
| * Auto top up devices | | | | The majority of these salt water aquarium |
| * Auto feeders | | | | packages keep the majority of the equipment |
| * Nitrate reducers | | | | either underneath the aquarium in the sump or in |
| * Phosphate reducers | | | | a specially designed rear panel which hides all the |
| * Stirrers | | | | required equipment from view. The only trouble |
| * Reverse osmosis units | | | | with the latter is that they do tend to remove a |
| * Computer controllers | | | | bit of the width of the tank - normally 3-4 inches. |
| * And more....... | | | | Personally if I was going to purchase a package |
| With all the information you need to know to | | | | like this I would opt for the sump one, but it really |
| start a successful salt water aquarium then only | | | | is up to personal choice. |
| thing you realistically need to know about | | | | Of course you do not need to go for a |
| equipment is what they are for, what is a | | | | predetermined package deal you can approach |
| definitive requirement and what is not. | | | | your local fish shop and ask them to design you a |
| Of course all equipment is made by various | | | | salt water aquarium package. You will be surprised |
| manufacturers and this post cannot go into the | | | | how many shops will accommodate this. |
| detail as to which is the better manufacturer to | | | | In closing if you are not interested in technology |
| use and why. | | | | and purely want a salt water aquarium to look |
| For the potential salt water aquarist who is not | | | | after and enjoy but do not want the hassle of |
| really that interested in technology and let's face it | | | | purchasing all the required equipment separately |
| not everyone is (except me!) and just wants a | | | | then these salt water aquarium packages are |
| salt water aquarium in their home there is another | | | | certainly worth further investigation. |
| way. | | | | |