The marine aquarium
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This fantastically illustrated guide by Dr Dieter Brockmann is an excellent guide to setting up and running a functioning marine aquarium. This book is a practical and clear step-by-step guide to setting up and running a functioning marine aquarium system. It also conveys the fascination and diversity of seawater aquariums and arouses enthusiasm for this branch of vivaristics.From the contents:- the coral reef in nature and in the aquarium- the seawater aquarium and its basic technical equipment- the preparation of seawater, the most important water parameters, their control and maintenance- setting up and starting up a seawater aquarium- the first fish and invertebrates for a seawater aquarium, acclimatisation and feeding
Table of contents
Contents Foreword Coral reef habitatSeawater aquarium habitat
The aquarium, size, surface suction, location, design of the external rear wall, complete system or modular principle, setting up the aquariumBasic technical equipment of the marine aquarium, lighting, flow¿ filtration, temperature: Heating and cooling, additional units, the ozone unit, UV lampThe seawater, density, preparation of the seawater, topping up evaporated water, partial water changesThe most important water values, their control and maintenance¿ Water analyses using ICP-OES, pH value, buffer capacity, carbonate hardness and alkalinity, calcium content, dosing of trace elementsSystem aquariumsSetting up and commissioning the aquarium,
Step 1: Selecting and setting up the aquarium
Step 2: Installing the technology
Step 3: Decorating the aquarium
Step 4: Filling with seawater
Step 5: "Inoculating" the aquarium and final decoration with "living stones"
Step 6: Start-up phaseThe first animals for the saltwater aquarium
Buying: captive-bred or wild-caught?
Familiarisation
Feeding fish and invertebrates
The first fish
The first invertebrates
Literature Index
Composition
Feeding recommendation
Technical details
Size information
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