Choosing Aquarium Lights - Part 1 - Your Fish and the Color of the Light By Len Loman
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Thursday, March 19, 2009 |
This article is part of a three-part series on the lights in the aquarium, be sure to read the entire series!
Choose the proper aquarium lighting is very different from the lighting of your home. At home, you probably just buy a bulb that fits the schedules, put in place, and go their way. Your options are greater between the lights and lamps and traditional incandescent bulbs and compact fluorescent.
If you own an aquarium, however, the lighting becomes more important. After all, if you keep animals in an aquarium, you are responsible for providing a healthy environment that closely mimics their natural habitat. To do this successfully, you need a few pieces of information.
What's in your aquarium?
The first step in the choice of lights is knowing what kind of animals and plants that will remain in your tank. For the purposes of this article focuses on the care and maintenance of fish.
• Freshwater fish: They are common to freshwater fish from lakes and rivers and are often referred to as "tropical fish." Freshwater fish including goldfish, Guppi, swordtails and cichlids. Fresh water tanks can also include plants that grow in freshwater.
• Saltwater Fish: These are fish and animals found in the ocean. That require the owner to prepare a salt water solution that replicates ocean water as closely as possible. Popular saltwater fish are damsel fish, clown fish, Triggerfish, pufferfish, sharks, and more. Other "animals" includes salt water tanks at sea stars, anemones, sea cucumbers, worms, and fan.
• Brackish water: Fish that live in freshwater and saltwater sources are said to perform live in brackish water. The brackish water in a tank is less salty than the one used for saltwater fish. Mollys are among the most popular brackish water fish. In general, the lighting requirements for a salt water aquarium are the same as for a freshwater aquarium. • coral tanks: These tanks of salt water that covers more than just fish, such as living coral, live rock, living sand, etc.
What color is your light?
Usually think of light as colorless. But consider what happens when light shines through a prism. The rainbow that results is that the common view has been split into its different wavelengths of color. Without a prism, the different wavelengths of color are very hard to distinguish the eyes, but they are there. The color of light is expressed as the Kelvin scale, which measures the temperature of light.
Here is a brief description of the various lighting options.
• Lights rated at 5500K and below are typically incandescent bulbs in the red / yellow wavelength. These are not good options for the lights in the aquarium, and to promote the excessive growth of algae. Natural light is also to be avoided for this reason.
• 6500K lights are lights on the green / yellow wavelengths. Which are suitable for freshwater tanks that are somewhat shallow (these lights are not good in deep water penetration) as a supplement to water tanks or saltwater reef using actinic light (more of which later), and live plants.
• 10000K lamps produce white light with a light blue cast. This is a good choice for most tanks, including tanks of freshwater and saltwater, reefs, and especially the tanks and reservoirs of deep water fish and plants. This type of light really shows the beauty of animals and plants at their best.
• 12000K to 20000K lamps produce very intense white light with a more bluish cast. These lights are the best when the tank is deep, or that has fish that are native to very deep water.
• Actinic light is not rated on the Kelvin scale. The numbers you see in actinic bulbs are 420nm or 460nm, which are nanometer measurements. Think of the actinic light as in the upper end of the blue spectrum of the ultraviolet spectrum that we can not see completely. The use of light as actinic light aquarium is still undecided. They are most suitable for reef tanks, and are often used in combination with other lamps to provide light that more closely represents the full spectrum of natural light.
• Lunar moon or lights, usually produces a blue light that was not much lighting, but the lights white spots of light play a full moon. These LED lights and are usually be used in any type of deposit, but are most useful when you need to simulate the lunar cycles to breed fish.
Different colors of lights work best for different purposes. For example, a light that is in the spectrum of yellow-green is good for the growth of living plants. Salt-water aquarium and often of the blue light spectrum. Toward the red spectrum, a light begins to produce more heat than light, think of the infrared light you see in the fries at a fast food restaurant.
When choosing lights aquarium then know what kind of fish, animals and plants will be keeping will help you know what color of light to buy.
Author-Len Loman
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Choosing the Right Fish For Your Aquarium By Wiliam Furcolo
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Friday, March 13, 2009 |
Fish for saltwater aquariums are classified according to their difficulty to handle, and how quickly they adapt to new circumstances. The five categories for the management of ARE Beginner, Intermediate skills required, only Coral advanced skills, and requirements known. Make sure that the selected fish meet the requirements that need to survive and thrive in your aquarium, talking to the owner.
In looking at the fish store, take time to observe for a while before buying. Much better to know that the fish is sick or injured before you buy it after having taken the house. Comparisons among several shops. There are some easy to check that will help you get the pleasure of creating your aquarium, and will help ensure you get the fish is healthy, they all boil down to test the behavior and appearance of the fish before you buy.
In particular, look in the eyes - the eyes should be bright and active, rather than seeming recess or small, or "more shot" - the eye of a fish is the most common place for infection to show symptoms, and is worth punishment in the course of a week or so into the shop to make sure the fish is healthy. Soft tissue around the mouth are another place where bacterial or fungal infections may show and is better informed about them in the store. Lesions of the mouth can also affect the provision of fish to eat.
General body features, make sure the fish is moving smoothly - which is the water that passes through their gills regularly, rather erratically. Verify that the tears and raggedness on the fins, which can be a sign that is fought with fellow tank, or suffering from ammonia burns inadequate filtration. Check the abdominal region and scales, and if the abdomen is "fat", the fish is eating well, and probably can be adapted to the disturbance of moving to a new tank. If the abdomen is sunken, the fish is not eating well and can not be viable. Similarly, the color and condition of the scales should be gradual and even, missing scales and discolored spots are signs of infection, especially when combined with gill spasmodic action.
Finally, do not neglect the plants for their aquarium, but make sure you are not causing problems with his new fish! Again, talk to the owner of the fish to ensure that plants and fish are compatible!
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Aquarium Decorations Can Spruce Up Your Fish Tank! By Ian Turkstra
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009 |
Having a good aquarium is not possible unless very well decorated. Adding items such as ornaments and plants can determine if your aquarium is so good to have a quick look at an aquarium or is able to keep an eye on the visitors for a while. Simple aquariums are good, they look fresh and clean, but if it is not decorated with elements of fun that there's nothing there to keep the visitor interested happily. This does not mean throwing loads of trimmings and use some interesting background for your aquarium, which means keeping your aquarium simple but interesting at the same time.
To decorate an aquarium very well have thought that it would cost a bomb - and it does not. All you need is some ornaments and some plants shake well seated in front of a high quality and its subsequent fall aquarium is fun. Having such plants and aquarium decorations enhance the attractiveness and give the real beauty that deserves full. An aquarium is not just a fish tank today - people from all over the world house of fish as a hobby and decorate aquariums high.
If you are a fan of water should be a requirement that puts effort into decorating your aquarium. It should look good and catch the eye at the same time. The use of decorations for the fish is hiding places, they will have fun racing through holes and gaps in the accessories and novelty items artfully in your tank.
Range of motifs from different background colors for pieces of gravel and artificial plants and wonderful decorative pieces. Stones and rocks are great ways to promote your aquarium and space really go well with the ocean floor looking for some aquariums. It is always a recommendation not to over do it with objects such as a large amount of space needed for fish to swim around. Make sure to use what you have space, but with caution.
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How to Maintain Saltwater Aquariums - Simple Step by Step Saltwater Aquarium Care Plan By Darin Sewell
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009 |
To have a healthy thriving saltwater aquarium, you should give adequate attention. Unfortunately most people are unaware of how to properly care for their tanks.
How to Maintain Aquariums saltwater easily
The tips below will give you some pointers on how to maintain a large saltwater aquariums so always look your best
Journals saltwater aquarium Care Tasks
* Feed the fish to ensure they do not overfeed * Check the water temperature to make sure your within acceptable limits * Ensure that all pumps and filters are working properly * The account of all your fish, remove any that may have died
Marine Aquarium Care Weekly Tasks
* Change the filter pads * Change any media such as activated carbon have been exhausted my * Clean the inside of glass with a magnetic glass cleaner * Clean the outside glass aquarium clean safe, no chemicals are used
Monthly fish tank salt water maintenance
* Change 25% of new water tanks with salt water that is the same salinity and temperature as the existing water tank. * Clean all pumps and filters to bottom to keep them in top shape * The gravel vacuum during changes of water to remove excess debris * Proof of nitrates and phosphates to be sure they are within acceptable limits * Most of all take some time and just enjoy watching the tank
While it sounds very basic tips above will help you avoid many of the common problems associated with marine deposits.
The end result is a colorful tank healthy, prosperous and active marine fish that can and will enjoy for years to come.
To create an impressive and easy to maintain the salt water aquarium, take a copy of our Guide to Saltwater Aquarium. This illustrated guide will show you step by step how to properly configure and care for your aquarium. It is full of tips and secrets that professionals use to create impressive saltwater aquarium! Get more information at http://www.saltwatermethods.com |
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