Understanding pH and Acid in your Saltwater Aquarium

What is pH and Acid and how are they related?
The pH (Power of Hydrogen) is the measuring unit of acidity or alkalinity on the water namely our saltwater aquarium. The degree of acidity or alkalinity is determined by the quantity of acids and bases in the water. The scale for pH ranges from 0 [...]

Feeding Saltwater Fish

Feeding saltwater fish should be done 2 times a day and feed only what they can consume in 2 to5 minutes and not more, and where possible stick to a schedule, this will ensure your fish are happy and healthy.
If theres still uneaten food on the surface remove it with a siphon or a net.
This [...]

Cleaning Algae in Your Saltwater Aquarium

Cleaning algae in your saltwater aquarium should be part of your routine maintenance and care.
Algae are not really a bad thing, but most aquarims are far better without too much of it. To better understand, here is why algae exists and how you can manage it to avoid problems.
Nitrate, phosphate, carbon dioxide and dissolved organic [...]

Aeration and Circulation

Aeration is the process of adding oxgyen or more techincal diffusing oxygen into the water, which fish and invertebrates need to survive.
Circulation is the transporting of the oxygenated water around the saltwater aquarium, but circulation does more than just transport oxygen:

Sweeps away wastes
Delivers food
Helps the animals’ own internal circulation
distribute the temperature

They cant work alone and [...]

Changing your Saltwater Aquarium Water

The changing your saltwater aquariums water is one of the most important aspects of your care and maintainence.
When waste products accumulates in your saltwater aquarium, the quality of water changes too. Problems will occur and the only way to solve it is to physically changing the water.
This will remove the wastes from within the water [...]

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