Please click on the pictures above and below to enlarge Reference: Reef Aquarium Chemistry MaintenanceĪ MUST READ FOR THOSE WANTING TO BREAK OUT FROM THE DISCOUNTER FAD METHODS OF REEF AQUARIUM MAINTENANCE! I suggest the Balling Method or SeaChem/AAP Reef Advantage Calcium for calcium/trace element/alkalinity maintenance for simplicity. This set up is recommended for a beginner OR advanced aquarist and also allows expansion into a reef set up provided proper lighting is added later such as MH, SHO, T5, or LED (especially for sps corals, clams, or nudibranchs). Saying this another way, you do NOT have a to have a complex marine aquarium system with dosers, reactors, and more just to enjoy a healthy marine fish or reef aquariums!! I have set up many high end aquariums in this manner, where the client would NOT appreciate a low quality set up!īe wary of those who slam these or similar systems, as they have probably have not done their homework or are trying to sell you more than you might need!! This is in fact a system that can and does work, maintaining parameters including nitrates and phosphate. * AAP/SeaChem Purigen for Nitrate Control * AAP Matrix Premium Aerobic and Anaerobic Filter Media 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). The use of Purigen can further help with Nitrate & Phosphate Control. When live rock crumbles and/or Matrix are used this can avoid the “nitrate factory” aspect that these filters have been labeled with (often volcanic rock can be substituted, although not quite as effective, but very economical pound per pound). 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. * AAP Vecton Category 'A' True Level One UV Sterilizers This setup includes a Protein Skimmer and Fluidized Sand Bed Filter/Reactor along with a level one UV Sterilizer for disease prevention and improving Redox Balance. The simple diagram to the left is intended only as ONE way to set up a saltwater aquarium. Please also read the many excellent links to yet even more in depth articles such as Lighting and Redox. This article is not intended to provide complete saltwater/reef set-up and care information, rather equipment options (some familiar, but many not in our fad driven aquarium hobby).įor for a more complete saltwater basics guide, please read this article: 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.Īgain, this article is NOT intended to be an exhaustive reference for all effective methods to set up a marine or reef aquarium, rather allow many to think outside the box for methods many are not aware of, yet are proven to work. Several 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. persons will repost the same methods and often those that do not fit nicely into what is "accepted" will be quickly banned from discussion. Just be aware that often in forums, groups, etc. 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. 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. 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!
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