protien skimmer
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A protein skimmer or foam fractionator is a device used mostly in saltwater aquaria to remove organic compounds from the water before they break down into nitrogenous waste. Protein skimming is the only form of filtration that physically removes organic compounds before they begin to decompose, lightening the load on the biological filter and improving the water's redox potential.
well put mcsx and skilters suck so do seaclones for small aplications i use cpr or remora/urchin and P.M. skimmers for large tanks
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HI, I would like to start up a salt water tank. What I would like to do is have some fish and anenomes in the tank. Would you know the type of filtration I would need in order to get it started and what are the necessary tests that I would need in order to maintain the tank? Anything would help..thanks
Starting up is not that difficult for fish only, but fish and anemones are two totally different things. Anemones are very difficult to keep alive because they require special lighting (not too much or too little); feeding and feeding frequency; currents; care to prevent injury from powerheads or the wrong tankmates and even substrate, etc. A clownfish in a tank can thrive without an anemone, but an anemone in a tank will most likely die.
As for starting up a fish only tank, you can start it like a freshwater with general filtration- just add a good salt - and be sure to CYCLE it like any any other tank before adding to the bio load. Good fish for that are the most common damsels (tough as goldfish); pH, ammonia, nitrate; nitrite, alkalinity testing (MARINE test kits, the ph one will be higher, too). Water changes; when you remove water replace it with an equal amount os salt water; add FRESH water to replace evaporation (salt does'nt evaporate); and above all, PATIENCE. Give it a good 6 months.
As for starting up a fish only tank, you can start it like a freshwater with general filtration- just add a good salt - and be sure to CYCLE it like any any other tank before adding to the bio load. Good fish for that are the most common damsels (tough as goldfish); pH, ammonia, nitrate; nitrite, alkalinity testing (MARINE test kits, the ph one will be higher, too). Water changes; when you remove water replace it with an equal amount os salt water; add FRESH water to replace evaporation (salt does'nt evaporate); and above all, PATIENCE. Give it a good 6 months.