Practical Guide to Setting up Your Marine Tropical Aquarium
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Creating and maintaining a thriving saltwater aquarium is not a task for the faint-hearted. It requires attention to many details and special understanding of seawater chemistry—but the rewards for the hobbyist are worth the effort. Here's a guide that makes setting up a marine aquarium easier. The brilliantly illustrated Tankmaster Books are for serious aquarium hobbyists, as well as beginners who want to know more about keeping an aquarium. Tankmaster books show rather than merely tell the details of aquarium maintenance with pages filled with full-color photos and diagrams. Written instruction takes the form of enlightening picture captions and labels that explain all details in each illustration. More than 200 illustrations in every volume.
Part 1The marine aquarium is different7Bringing the natural world into your home8Getting started10Stage 1Setting up the tank12Stage 2Preparing and adding the substrate14Stage 3Adding heaters16Stage 4Installing a protein skimmer18Stage 5Installing an external filter20Stage 6Adding decor22Stage 7Adding water and salt24Stage 8Creating the correct specific gravity26Stage 9Fitting a condensation tray or cover glass28Stage 10Adding fluorescent lighting30Stage 11Establishing the system32How the nitrogen cycle works34Stage 12Adding the fish36Part 2Options and continuing care39Alternative lighting systems40Alternative filtration systems42Feeding marine fish50Routine maintenance54Basic health care56Choosing the fish60Anemonefish and damselfish62Angelfish and butterflyfish64Wrasses, surgeonfish, and tangs66Triggerfish and basslets68Blennies and gobies70Miscellaneous marine species72Conserving and increasing stocks74Index and credits76
