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Marine fish tank

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Marine life looks very serene in fish tanks. If you have a marine fish tank you will not have to be a scube diver to observe them. You have the chance to feed and breed your own marine fishes in your aquarium in your house or office.

The best part is that the fish tanks will be customized according to your requirements and hence more appealing. The fish tanks will come in various shapes and sizes so they can fit in every space you have. But keep in your mind that your fishes have requirements too. One of the first needs of having a marine fish tank is to have at least a 50-gallon fish tank.

Marine fish are the best to keep as pets. They are beautiful and attractive due to their different colors and sizes. The environment in the fish tanks looks gorgeous especially when you use specific aquarium lighting. You will be able to see the various corals and marine rocks.

Lunar/moonlights can create a more realistic lighting environment for your tank. These LED fixtures may promote lunar spawning cycles in corals and reef life while giving you the ability to view organisms that are normally active only at night.

Having a marine fish tank in your house or office is not so expensive but much more than the freshwater fish tank costs. Marine fish tank provides a very good experience of keeping marine life.
For anyone thinking of a pet then marine fish tank are the best and effective to rear, in fact aquarium fish have a therapeutic effect.

Marine fish tank setup

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Setting up a successful marine fish tank takes a lot of work, need many research, and very expensive. Others say best off buying some marine fish tank books and searching the web.

This hobby is not for everyone. You need to know what you are doing because the smallest of mistakes can lead to catastrophe. There are many important factors that need to be kept in mind to ensure that your marine fish tank is a thriving and healthy environment.

You need to plan carefully your tank and environment. What size of tank you want and you can care? You need a lighting, filtration and temperature control system.

Marine fish tanks need mechanical, biological and chemical filtration.

If you plan to keep fish, inverts and some easy soft and LPS coral, then you can use
T5, LED or MH lighting.

Marine fishtank – Part 2.

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If you have choosen the fishtank and a place, you want add your fishes immediately to the tank. But be careful, it needs time to grow the beneficial bacteria that marine fish require for life!

Before the filling you have to by some things:

- Hydrometer
- Thermometer
- Heater
- Lighting and Filters
- Water Circulation
- Protein Skimmers

- Algae scrubber
- Salt
- Chemicals

Ask your locale dealer.

Here are the step by step instructions to fill the marine fishtank:

Clean the tank with a solution of 1 tsp. pure bleach for every 5 gallons of water. Scrub the tank, plastic plants, decorations and rocks. Rinse everything thoroughly several times with clean water.

Set up all your equipment and begin adding the saltwater. Use luke-warm water so your heater won’t have to work as hard.

Mix the salt with water, following the instructions on the bag and then measure the salt level with your new hydrometer. Your goal is a specific gravity between 1.020 and 1.023.

Fill your tank with the saltwater, leaving about an inch at the top.

Check the pH level and adjust this if you need to

Check the temperature and adjust the heater setting if you need to.

Add the marine buffer.

Depending on the fish species you have chosen the temperature will vary but seventy-six degrees is a good starting point.

If the water is cloudy from sand movement it will clear in a few days as the filter does its job.

Let everything run for at least 72 hours and get the temperature settings right and the water moving.

Cycle the aquarium. A just-set-up fish tank lacks the bacteria that it needs to form a steady biological cycle. Cycling takes about six weeks but you can speed up the process by adding a biological supplement that aids bacterial growth and while you are waiting add some live rock as this is not a tricky substrate like coral and won’t need specific temperatures or lighting. Live rock contains enzymes and bacteria too so it will help to break down fish waste.

Add your fish when the chemical levels are all okay and the tank temperature is within suggested limits. Marine fish species are expensive to buy, most costing you upwards of $20 each. Some fish will cost even more, for example, clown fish at upwards of $100. Damsels are a cheaper option – they are good strong fish and help cycle the tank by means of their waste products. Ask your dealer for advice on which species live well together and which ones will lead to the optimal health of your saltwater aquarium.