| Saltwater aquariums require a lot more | | | | tank completely. This unfortunately can cause the |
| maintenance compared to freshwater aquariums, | | | | plants, fish and coral in your tank considerable |
| if you want the fish in yours to remain healthy | | | | amounts of stress. |
| and to thrive. What one needs to be aware of | | | | Types Of Supplements Which One Must Include |
| when it comes to saltwater aquariums, is that | | | | In Saltwater Aquariums |
| over time certain minerals and nutrients which are | | | | There is still some debate regarding the matter of |
| essential to the health of fish, can become | | | | adding supplements to saltwater aquariums, as |
| depleted. Therefore, there are going to be times | | | | many believe that just by regularly changing the |
| when you need to replenish these through the | | | | water should be sufficient to replenish those |
| use of special aquarium supplements. | | | | essential elements which have been lost. This |
| However, not everybody does need to add | | | | certainly seems to be the case where saltwater |
| supplements to their aquarium; it all depends on | | | | aquariums only contain fish or fish and live rocks. |
| how well you maintain yours. For those who | | | | But for coral reef er aquariums they feel it is |
| chose to keep just saltwater fish in their aquarium | | | | essential to add a supplement of calcium to the |
| such as, Angelfish and Clownfish and regularly | | | | water. But as well as adding calcium to your |
| change the water, and also carry out essential | | | | aquariums which contain coral reef, you may find |
| maintenance procedures, then adding supplements | | | | that you need to start adding some magnesium |
| may well not be necessary. | | | | and Kalkwasser supplements as well. |
| The reason for this being that each time you | | | | The reason why one should actually be adding |
| change the water within any kind of saltwater | | | | calcium into coral reef saltwater aquariums is |
| aquarium, you are in fact replenishing those | | | | because it helps the corals, algae and any |
| essential nutrients and minerals that are needed. | | | | invertebrates you have in the tank to grow. |
| However, if you have a saltwater aquarium in | | | | Certainly without adding such a supplement, you |
| which there are corals, then you do need to | | | | may find it extremely difficult to keep the levels |
| provide supplements that will help to keep the | | | | at a balance that is beneficial to the life in the |
| calcium levels within the water high. | | | | tank, and which is naturally found in their wild |
| How Do You Determine If Saltwater Aquariums | | | | environment. |
| Need Supplements | | | | Today you have a number of different products |
| The simplest and most effective way for you to | | | | available which can be purchased online or through |
| determine if your saltwater aquarium requires | | | | your local aquarium supply company, that provide |
| additional supplements, is to test the water. There | | | | the correct dosage of calcium for your saltwater |
| are numerous test kits available which can be | | | | aquariums. These come either in tablet or liquid |
| purchased either from your local tropical fish store | | | | form and although the liquid type is far easier to |
| or online, and which quickly identify what is missing | | | | add to the aquarium water, it is also more |
| from the saltwater in your aquarium, and how | | | | expensive. However, you may also find that you |
| much you need to add to bring it up to the | | | | need to add some carbonate or bicarbonate to |
| appropriate level. | | | | the water to ensure that when you add the |
| However, when you are adding supplements you | | | | calcium into your aquarium, it does not lower the |
| need to be careful, otherwise you may find | | | | alkalinity in the tank as well. If the level of alkalinity |
| yourself adding too much and fixing an excess of | | | | does go below that which is recommended, (2.5 |
| anything can cause you problems. The only way | | | | meg per liter of saltwater) you may find you |
| in which an excess of anything in an aquarium can | | | | need to add a supplement of Kalkwasser to it. |
| be corrected, is by changing all the water in the | | | | |