Unfortunately, often the hobbyist is not aware what exactly is required to have an successful and healthy Aquarium.

We want that every Reefers is happy and support as best as we can with experience and failure that we have experienced in the last decade.

First of all we suggest to take time to plan when planning an Aquarium and understand the advantages and disadvantages of different setups.

What I need before I start an Aquarium journey to be successful

Unfortunately, often the hobbyist is not aware what exactly is required to have an successful and healthy Aquarium.

We want that every Reefers is happy and support as best as we can with experience and failure that we have experienced in the last decade.

First of all we suggest to take time to plan when planning an Aquarium and understand the advantages and disadvantages of different setups.

The most important steps in a Marine Aquarium are very simple but often not respected from beginning due to different reasons.

  1. Pure Water often also available under RO Water or RODI
    1. RO water is Reverse Osmosis Water which require an RO system which have a conductivity of 0.2 µS/cm – 6 µS/cm
    1. RODI water is Reverse Osmosis Water which require an RO system and a Diamondized Resin to remove silica So4 and other unwanted materials which

have a conductivity of almost 0 µS/cm which is a target value for Marine Tanks.

  • Good Lightning preferable LED for low consumption and better adjustment with full color spectrum
    • Preferable light setup in the first 40 days max 10% intensity and no light in the first 2 weeks after setup.
  • Salt requirements
    • Use for startup a Pro salt as parameter will go down during cycle and will adjust to almost perfect levels.
    • Use for water changes without a permanent dosing system Pro Salts to adjust the missing elements.
    • Use for permanent dosing system Normal Salts as all Trace elements are already dosed and this will avoid spike in elements and unstable Aquarium.
  • Last but not least
    • Never do fast or quick changes to the system if not mandatory required
    • Make sure that water parameters are as constant as possible without targeting a specific value as long as it match to the average Seawater parameters.
  • Preferred Water Parameter
    • Calcium 390 – 500 ppt preferred 420ppt
    • Magnesium 1250 – 1450 ppt preferred 1400ppt
    • Alkalinity 7.0 – 9.0ppt preferred 8.0ppt
    • Salinity 33 – 35 ppt preferred for corals 35ppt
    • Salinity for fish only 28ppt – 35ppt preferred the lower range as it is easier for keeping fish.
  • Which Aquarium I should buy
    • The choice of Aquarium setup depends on final expectation and animals that you want to keep, however we segregate them into three types Nano Aquarium which we will explain in the next section, All in one Aquarium without sump and finally the full setup with Aquarium and sump which has the highest flexibility for future upgrades.
    • The Nano Aquarium the optimum Nano Aquarium should have around 50L to achieve a stable ecosystem, however please consider as smaller the Aquarium is as less it can compensate user errors.
    • The All in one Aquarium without sump ( sump is a second aquarium located below the aquarium for filtration and equipment purposes to have less equipment in the main Aquarium.
    • The All in one including Sump Aquarium is an Aquarium which has a main tank and a secondary tank below the aquarium which is used for filtration purpose and will allow more flexibility for upgrades maintenance and modification.
  • Do I need rocks
    • Rocks are in Marine Aquarium a very important element to create a natural reef for fish and corals, however the most important part is the biological filtration within the rocks which keeps water parameter as Nitrate low due to
      Anerobic bacteria (Anerobic Bacteria consume Nitrate No3 under low oxygen levels ) grow within the rocks. Rocks can be found by clicking here
  • Do I need a Chiller?
    • No not primarily if the room temperature is controlled between 23 and 26 degrees Celsius
  • Do I need a Heater?
    • Yes, I would recommend having always a heater installed with an emergency temperature of 23 degree Celsius to avoid a low temperature during winter or a low temperature due to low room temperature. Heaters can be found by clicking here
  1. Do I need to add Bacteria to cycle the Aquarium?
    1. Yes, we recommend for every beginner to add Bacteria to have a controlled cycle process. Bacteria can be found here and here
  2. How I activate the cycle process?
    1. We recommend to use Fishless additive here ( Ammonia liquid )which is an ammonia source, however also natural method can be used as a frozen shrimp which will create Ammonia in a natural way after a few days.

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