Aquatic Report Card: Wavemakers for the Reef Aquarium

To ensure success with a coral reef aquarium, it will require the use of multiple water moving powerheads to create currents in the aquarium. By creating a turbulent flow in the saltwater aquarium, we will increase the oxygen levels and maintain a more even temperature gradient. Also, the back and forth motion of the water over the corals will eliminate any dead spots and remove any detritus that tries to settle out on the coral.

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Understanding Water Movement in Your Aquarium

In nature, water is constantly moving. This process must be reproduced in the aquarium if the aquarist wants to be successful. Water movement helps to keep plants and sessile animals from becoming covered in debris.

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Fishkeeping 101: Using Undergravel Filters In Your Aquarium

The undergravel filter is perhaps the most misunderstood filter system available for the home aquarium. It has changed little from its first introduction, but this is because of its straightforward method of operation, not from a lack of improvements.

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