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VIVO Marine water 21 Why is the complete system particularly suitable for beginners? What are the advantages? The tank is really easy to maintain and contains everything required at the beginning: a big 4 chamber internal filter with the high per- formance filter medium sera siporax Professional, a skimmer, a heater, a UV-C clarifier and a feed pump. The aquarium can be put into operation immediately due to the plug-in complete equip- ment. The components optimally match each other, maintenance efforts remain low. Weekly cleaning and a water change usually do not take longer than 30 minutes. Are there also possibilities to not only reduce mainte- nance requirements but also the costs? Using LED chips in the lighting unit make sense here. They save a lot of energy and are therefore particularly advisable for marine aquariums, as electricity costs often are slightly higher than with freshwater aquariums. Also, due to the combination of surface movement and LED lighting, the light conditions are close to those in the sea. How does aquarium setup work? Basically, the setup of a marine aquarium is much easier than ex- pected by many. I can only recommend the sera guide “Marine aquariums” as a guideline. Setup is quite easy if you follow the steps. We offer it as an additional service for customers who never- theless do not want to set up their tanks by themselves. When do- ing so, we can individually consider customer requirements and offer tanks only with live rock, with corals or even set up and stocked completely. When can the first fish be added? Snails, hermit crabs and shrimps can be added about three weeks after the first corals. These animals eat present algae and do not pollute the water during the activation phase. The first fish can be put into the aquarium at the soonest after four weeks. Species that remain small, such as small demoiselles, clownfish or gobies, are particularly well suited. In one of the next issues, you will see how the tank has developed and how it can look in its full splendor. You can get the sera guide “Marine aquariums” from your retailer or on the Internet on www.sera.de. 04 R/O water and sera marin salt are blended in a large container. The resulting marine water is used for filling the tank later on. 10 + 11 The biological process in the water is supported by adding sera marin bio reefclear. This makes it easier for the corals to accommodate. The liquid biofilter medium causes a milky cloud that deposits after a few hours. 05 The blended marine water can be used right away for filling the tank over the reef. 06 All floating particles are filtered off after 3 – 4 days, and the first corals can be added. 12 The tank at the beginning of the biological activation phase. Fragment of a Acropora sp. that can be placed in the tank. 04 05 06 10 11 12

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