| A salt water fish tank is an aquarium
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| | invertebrates: 400-450ppm Ca++Though
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| that mimics an ocean environment to
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| | keeping a salt water fish tank may sound
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| support salt water fish verses freshwater
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| | daunting, it is a rewarding experience to
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| fish.Salt water fish tanks are considered
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| | recreate the ocean environment in your
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| more difficult to keep than freshwater
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| | home. If new to fishkeeping, starting out
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| tanks because salt water fish have less
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| | with a freshwater tank might be a good
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| tolerance for fluctuations that can occur
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| | idea. Freshwater fish come from smaller
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| quickly within the closed environment of
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| | bodies of water and therefore can
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| an aquarium.Aquariums, when setup
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| | tolerate mistakes slightly better than
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| properly, operate as self-supporting
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| | their salt water relatives. Once you have
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| ecosystems. In an ecosystem, artificially
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| | the experience of basic fishkeeping under
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| created or natural, every element relies
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| | your belt, moving to a salt water fish
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| on every other element for its stability.
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| | tank is a natural next step. Note that
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| The art of fishkeeping becomes a
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| | freshwater and salt water fish cannot be
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| balancing act of monitoring and
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| | kept together. Freshwater fish will die
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| maintaining specific parameters in order
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| | in salt water, and salt water fish will
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| to keep the entire system stable. This is
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| | die in freshwater.If considering a salt
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| especially critical in a salt water fish
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| | water fish tank bear in mind that the
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| tank because the ocean is an surprisingly
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| | bigger the tank, the easier it is to keep
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| stable environment. Life forms that
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| | the ecosystem stable. If a heater should
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| evolved in the ocean do not have the
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| | fail, for example, it will take longer
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| physical ability to adjust quickly to
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| | for the temperature to begin to drop in a
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| radically changing conditions. Any
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| | larger tank and it will drop slower,
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| changes that occur in the ocean occur
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| | relatively speaking, than in a smaller
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| slowly. For example, a quick drop or rise
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| | tank. This principle is true of every
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| in the temperature of a salt water tank
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| | water parameter. The larger the tank, the
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| can cause salt water fish to take ill,
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| | more forgiving.Another good reason to
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| even if the fluctuation is relatively
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| | consider tanks of greater capacity is
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| small.Aside from temperature there are
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| | that salt water tanks support 50% fewer
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| many other factors to consider in a salt
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| | fish than their freshwater counterparts.
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| water fish tank. When the ecosystem is
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| | A 30 gallon (114 liter) salt water tank
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| functioning properly, they should all
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| | is fully stocked with just a few small
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| take care of themselves, but they must be
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| | fish.For those who take the plunge into
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| monitored. A typical reading for some of
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| | one of the most popular hobbies in the
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| these parameters might be:pH: 8.2
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| | world, you'll find many resources to help
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| Nitrates: < 20ppm for salt water fish
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| | you along the way. With a desire to
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| and < 5ppm for invertebrates
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| | invest the necessary interest and time,
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| Salinity/specific gravity measured at
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| | you are bound to reap an experience rich
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| 77F (25C) with a corrected hydrometer:
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| | with reward that gives much more than it
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| 1.022
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| | takes. Nothing is more primordial to
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| Temperature: 77F (25C)
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| | humankind than the ocean, and keeping a
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| Alkalinity: 3.0
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| | bit of it near is a magical gift that is
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| Calcium for reef keepers and
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| | well worth the investment.
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