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MARINE FISH AQUARIUMS
A marine fish tank is an aquarium in an enclosed environment, which contains marine plants and animals. Marine fish tanks are different from freshwater fish tanks due to the fundamental constitution differences of saltwater fish tanks, these differences resulting in the adaptation of their inhabitants. Nevertheless, marine tanks are not as easy to assemble as freshwater fish tanks as they require different water conditions, equipment and extra measures to ensure that it is properly installed. In addition to that, the inhabitants of freshwater aquariums are usually more expensive.
The importance of marine fish tanks has increased enormously over the last two decades for aquarists, partly because its needs became better understood.
MARINE FISH TANKS ARE SUBDIVIDED INTO:
1. Fish Only
A fish-only marine aquarium is a fish tank that has tropical marine fish. Without any of the invertebrates including crabs, starfish, or corals. In the fish-only tank, you do not have to worry about fish, you do not need to install more equipment to meet the needs of corals, and you do not have to worry about live rock cultivation. Notice that decorative rocks, dried pieces of coral, seashells, artificial plants, and other similar items could be used.
2. Fish Only With Live Rock
By excluding all the invertebrates but still including live rock, it is called fish-only-with-live-rock, or FOWLR for short. It is a blend that bridges fish-only tanks and reef tanks. Whereas marine fish are still the focus of FOWLR aquariums, the basic elements of the reef aquarium are live rock. Live rock is rock from the ocean that has been introduced into a saltwater aquarium. This rock, full of the beneficial life, offers excellent supplementary filtering and helps keep water parameters stable.
3. Reef Fish Tanks
A reef tank refers to any marine fish tank that contains fish, corals, and invertebrates. It is like containing the ocean in a glass box. Reef tanks rely on a relatively low stock of fish, while with a fish-only tank you can have more fish in there and recreate the busy underwater marine scene that most of us imagine.
TAKING CARE OF MARINE FISH TANK
Temperature Setting
Marine organisms have difficulty processing oxygen at unsuitable temperatures. Therefore, the setting of temperature has a huge impact on marine fish tanks and could lead to tank failure and crashes if it is not properly set. It can also lead to disease and algae outbreaks. The ideal temperature for marine fish tanks is between 23 and 28°C. Make sure that your thermometer is dependable and that appropriate circulation ensures a consistent temperature.
PH Level
Both high and low pH can be harmful to marine fish tank organisms. Therefore, pH values in sea fish tanks must be kept between 7 and 9. This has some benefits to your fish tank organisms, particularly for their growth and health.
Salinity
Salinity is the salt concentration in fish tank water. To keep marine fish tank organisms healthy and hence, we have to imitate their own environment in the fish tank. Therefore, we must keep salinity about 34–37 parts per 1000 units of water. This also maintains low salt costs and cuts down parasite problems, which also survive in reduced salinity.
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