Saltwater Set Up Suggestions

[Carl]

We have totally updated the layout of the Saltwater Set Up Suggestions article.

As a well a new concept diagram/picture was added by Steven


Reference:
www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Saltwatersetup.html

Carl

[Carl]

We have further updated the Saltwater Set up Suggestions article

Here is a picture of a simple sump suggestion:


Reference:
www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Saltwatersetup.html

Carl

[Carl]

I have further updated the saltwater/marine/reed aquarium set up article.

Here is a snip from the article:


"The simple diagram to the left is intended only as ONE way to set up a saltwater aquarium. This setup includes a Protein Skimmer and Fluidized Sand Bed Filter along with a level one UV Sterilizer for disease prevention and improving Redox Balance.

I strongly recommend using live rock crumbles, or products such as SeaChem Matrix which is even more effective, in place of ceramic bio media, plastic bio balls, bio stars, or similar for de-nitrification as these other filter medium only provide aerobic bio filtration, thus creating high nitrates.

When live rock crumbles and/or Matrix (often volcanic rock can be substituted, although not as effective) are used this can avoid the “nitrate factory” aspect that these filters have been labeled with.
The use of Purigen can further help with Nitrate & Phosphate Control. This filter can then often take the place of refugiums or similar when run with a Fluidized Sand Bed filter that is also running with nitrate removing NPX Bioplastics (see the next section for more)."

Reference:
www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Saltwatersetup.html

Carl

[Carl]

I have updated this "outside the box" article about saltwater set up

Excerpt from the article:
"The purpose of this article is to give SEVERAL viable options for setting up a saltwater aquarium that WORK!
Please note that this is a very basic article, that is intended to give just a few viable options, that might be different from the many popular options.
So if you are unfamiliar with some of these suggestions, it does not mean that these ideas do not works, as I have tested/used these methods"



Reference:
www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Saltwatersetup.html

Carl

[Carl]

I have updated this article about less alternative or lessor known saltwater set up ideas

Excerpt:
"The purpose of this article is to give SEVERAL viable options for setting up a saltwater aquarium that WORK, but not necessarily the more popular/well known methods!
Please note that this is a very basic article, that is intended to give just a few viable options for those looking to keep marine fish or even reef aquariums, but are not interested in over complicating their life just to share in this exciting and fun hobby.
So if you are unfamiliar with some of these suggestions, it does not mean that these ideas do not work, as I have tested/used these methods. Just be aware that often in forums, groups, etc. persons will repost the same methods and often those that do not fit nicely into what is "accepted" will be quickly banned from discussion.

Some of the options are well known, others are not as well known but just as workable and often times even better than those set out by the anecdotal standards of many in the hobby that will not think outside the box.
This includes methods such as a drilled canister filter that is set up with Volcanic rock, Crushed coral crumbles, or SeaChem Matrix so as to not become the nitrate factories that is often common with Canister filter installations in marine aquariums."

Reference:
www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Saltwatersetup.html

Carl