Reef Aquariums » basics http://www.aquatic-hobby.com Reef Aquarium Information Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:52:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Basic Reef Aquarium Component and Concept List http://www.aquatic-hobby.com/basic-reef-aquarium-component-and-concept-list/ http://www.aquatic-hobby.com/basic-reef-aquarium-component-and-concept-list/#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:27:47 +0000 admin http://www.aquatic-hobby.com/?p=9 Unlike owning a goldfish where the most complicated thing you need to worry about is access to chlorine free water, reef aquariums are very equipment intense closed systems in which your aquarium occupants will either thrive or perish. The basic components that need to be considered for a reef aquarium are the following:

1.    Tank
2.    Lighting
3.    Mechanical Filtration
4.    Chemical Filtration
5.    Biological Filtration
6.    Water Movement
7.    Heating/Cooling
8.    Water testing

Each of these components will receive its own post detailing what it entails and what we’ve decided to go with for on our own aquariums.

Thanks for reading and check back soon to read more about our journey with our reef aquarium.

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