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F.A.Q.
 
General Questions:
   
What do all these abbreviations mean?
What is Kalkwasser?
What temperature should I keep my aquarium at?
What type of lighting do you recommend for a reeftank (Corals)?
What type of lighting do you recommend for a Saltwater tank (Fish)?
Which bulb is better: Compact Fluorescent or (T12) Fluorescent?
What is the voltage?
How many amps do the lights use?
Why use a wet/dry filter?
How does a wet/dry filter work?
What size wet/dry filter should I get for my aquarium?
How do I stop the 'slurping' noise that my overflow box is making?
How do I install my filter?
What kind of maintenance does a wet/dry filter require?
What flow rate should my wet/dry filter have?
What is an overflow box and why do I need one?
What are the advantages of an internal overflow box over the hang-on type?
What is Reverse Osmosis?
What is the Nitrogen Cycle?
How Often To Test my water?
What Is A "Biological Filter"?
Why you need Filtration.
Why Biological filtration?
   
   
Water (Filters/Additives/Test Kits):
   
Background
DI Filters
RO Filters
Chillers
Further Comments About Water
Additives
Chelated calcium:
Alkalinity
Calcium
pH
Nitrate (NO3)
Phosphate (PO4)
Specific Gravity
Water Changes
Reef Tank Test Kit Recommendations Chart
Fish Tank Test Kit Recommendations Chart
   
Filtration & Equipment:
   
Live Rock
Protein Skimmers
Counter Current Air Driven Protein Skimmers
Venturi Protein Skimmers
Protein Skimmer Considerations
Granular Activated Carbon (GAC)
Other Chemical Filter Media (X-Whatever)
Mechanical Filtration
Under Gravel Filters (UGF)
Reverse Flow UGFs (RUGF)
Trickle Filters
Algae Scrubbers (somewhat long)
Live Sand
   
Troubleshooting Questions:
   
What should I do if my Metal Halide won't light up?
My Fluorescent Tube is not lighting.
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