The Best Guide for Starting a Reef Tank

设置你的第一个水族馆

如果你想开始你自己的珊瑚礁,你ve come to the right spot. Reef Builders will take you step by step on how to setup a reef tank from scratch. And, once you’re all set up, we have the information you need to keep your tank thriving.

我们是谁

Reef Builders成立于2006年,是最古老的运行网站,提供有关咸水水上水上运动行业的新闻和有用的信息。我们有数千篇等待探索的文章,您可以通过在屏幕的右上角使用我们的搜索栏来搜索每个水族馆主题。

我们还通过类别组织了我们过去的文章,使您能够探索水族馆产品,咸水鱼,珊瑚,视频和尖端,以保持成功的珊瑚礁水族箱。

基本

如果您刚刚入门,您在网上发现的所有信息都可能压倒性,所以我们想确保您有一个地点回顾所有基本。此页面具有用于建立盐水水族馆的一步一步图,以及对过去珊瑚礁制造商文章的有用链接,当您准备移动以超越设置时。

我们讨厌将其折叠给您,但没有一种尺寸适合如何建立礁石坦克。虽然具有携带的设备,饲养和维护等过程的组成部分,但没有两个坦克,而且没有两个水族师是一样的。

Some people may op to modify the order, frequency or speed of these steps, and aside from a few critical checks, this is absolutely fine. In fact, part of what we love so much about reef keeping is the diversity of aquarium displays and personal reef keeping methods.

我们将我们的指南分为6个步骤。在每个步骤中,我们已经分解了您可能拥有的主要主题和问题。如果您希望有关某个主题的更多信息,则每个步骤也有链接。我们希望您发现此资源有助于设置您的第一个水族馆。

设置水族馆的步骤

步骤1.规划

步骤2.设备和设置

步骤3.盐水和水测试

步骤4.光,流动和过滤

Step 5. Adding Fish and Corals

Step 6. Aquarium Maintenance

步骤1.规划

什么保留

Before you get started it is best to have an idea in mind about what you want to keep in your aquarium. What first caught your eye and inspired you to start your own? Knowing what you want to keep will help you decided which equipment you need before you make any purchases.

大多数人只是想建立一个漂亮的水族馆,良好的鱼和珊瑚混合。这被称为社区珊瑚礁坦克。其他人可能有一定的鱼或珊瑚,他们希望保持。您甚至可能想要保留鱼的水族馆,跳过珊瑚。

无论您可能是什么,您都希望在购买任何设备之前做一些研究,因为不同的坦克有不同的护理要求。

点击这里了解更多内容选择要保留在水族馆的内容。

如果您没有挑剔,只想设置一个漂亮的坦克,本指南将涵盖您成功所需的所有基本信息。

Tank Size

Selecting your tank size是在选择要保留的内容之后是第二个最重要的决定。坦克大小由您的预算确定,您的牲畜选择,以及您必须保持新的水族馆的空间。

One of the secrets of reef keeping,更大总是更好。

盐水aquariums aren’t cheap, but there is always an affordable way to start keeping your own. Buying the biggest aquarium you can afford will pay off in the end by giving you a higher rate of success and more real estate to store your growing coral collection.

由于化学的内容,更大的水族馆也更容易保持。保持水族馆有几个挑战,涉及水化学。我们将在后面更详细地掩盖,但重要的是要了解水化学的变化发生在较大的坦克中,因为有更多的水。更大的坦克更加原谅。

在哪里保持你的水族馆

选择保持水族箱的地方非常重要。你想确保有足够的空间来在坦克周围工作。你应该让你的水族馆远离有冷水的门或窗户,避免将您的坦克放在接收阳光直射的地方。

When you know which size aquarium you will buy, search for the tank dimension online and measure out that space in your room. Make sure the tank, including a tank stand fits!

Read:现代水族馆鱼室

步骤2.设备和设置

All-In-One or Build Your Own

All-in-one aquariums are a quick and easy way to get started in reef keeping. Build your own requires you purchase each piece of equipment separately and then learn to put it all together. Both get you where you’re going, and it just depends on how much you want to be involved in the process.

对于初学者来说,一体化是一种直接的方式。一体化的水族馆进入桌面尺寸,高达140克(525L)全吹珊瑚礁就绪系统。

通过片断建造水族箱片更耗时,但是,此选项可能会为您节省一些雄鹿队。如果您有耐心,您可以使用最小的设备开始建立水族馆以获得盐水流动。首先购买坦克和电源,以从那里创造流量并建立您的设备。

Read More:All-In-One or Build Your Own.

设备

如果您选择建立自己的设置,这是您需要开始的设备。

  1. Aquarium tank
  2. Aquarium stand (unless you have a desktop aquarium)
  3. 过滤
  4. 加热器
  5. 盐水
  6. 活岩
  7. Sump
  8. 铲斗或塑料容器
  9. Rubber Hose or Tubing

步骤3.盐水和水测试

盐水

有两种方法可以获得盐水。要么你从当地的鱼店买,或者在家里做自己。您必须确定哪种方法最适合您。对于新的AQUARIST或小坦克的人来说,购买水是一种快速简便的方式。

Local fish stores will sell refillable jugs around 5 gallons of water. Water is heavy so calculate how much water you need. Bringing home 50 gallons of water if you have to walk up stairs or make trips in an elevator may not be feasible.

混合自己的盐水

混合盐水在家很直的景d. You make saltwater by mixing reverse osmosis de-ionized water (RODI), and aquarium salt, which you can purchase at a local fish store or online. Most aquarists keep large plastic drums in their homes for mixing saltwater.

There is no one size fits all solution here and any large Rubbermaid or similar storage container will do. Make sure you have a dedicated spot for your saltwater, and if you can make double or quadruple the amount of saltwater you need for a water change. It also good to have extra saltwater on hand in case of emergencies.

Read More:水变化s

Water Testing

水测试可以是维护的更及时的方面之一,但没有测试,很难知道在坦克内部发生了什么。每次测试水都是有机会纠正水化学中的任何不平衡,提高系统的整体水质。

你应该每周至少测试一次水。大多数本地鱼类商店将帮助您测试水,然而,水族馆测试套件相对便宜,并且在家开始测试水是个好主意。从你设立水族馆的那一天到达路上,testing your aquarium water应该成为一个重要的水族馆仪式。

Read More:水测试和水族馆参数

水参数

碱度 - 8-12 dkh.
Calcium-350-450 ppm.
镁 - 1250-1350 ppm
磷酸 - <0.2ppm
Temperature- 75 – 80°F (23.5 – 26.5°C)
盐度 - 35PPT或1.0264比重

步骤4.光,流动和过滤

适当的照明对于珊瑚礁的成功非常重要。珊瑚是光合动物,需要光以存活。那时太多了,太快了可能导致不必要的藻类绽放,并且总是最好开始慢。

为您的盐水水族馆购买轻,这对于购买专为此目的而建造的光很重要。

照明期

当您第一次设置水族馆时,应每天打开6-8小时的灯光。如果您有可控的LED灯,您也可以降低光强度。一旦你循环水族馆六个星期或更长,你就可以逐步增加照片。如果您开始注意,藻类绽放会降低日光时间的强度或长度。

光区

Depending on the size of your tank and rockscape you will create light zones in the aquarium with high and low lights. As in nature, different corals need different amounts of light.

不同的光强度区域由岩石产生的水和阴影的深度产生。光线在坦克的边缘和岩石的阴影中较弱。你可以使用一个PAR meter测试光强度。

Flow

流动是健康礁坦克的重要组成部分。创建了为什么电源头部和根据珊瑚礁坦克的大小,您可以使用一个以上的PowerHead创建流量。

水运动有助于气体交换,并保持您的鱼和珊瑚健康。

Read:陀螺仪

过滤

There are three types of filtration required for a saltwater aquarium Mechanical, Biological, and Chemical.

机械的过滤从水中除去大颗粒。机械过滤通过海绵过滤器完成。在衰减之前,该过滤器去除自由浮动垃圾。

生物filtration begins once your tank is properly cycled. Biological filtration is when bacteria in the tank breaks down dangerous ammonia, converting them to nitrites, and then the nitrites to less toxic nitrates. Biological filtration is also known as the nitrogen cycle.

化学filtration can be achieves using activated carbon. Activated carbon filter removes organic pollutants which cannot be removed by biological or mechanical filtration.

Read:机械的

Step 5. Adding Fish and Corals

Adding Livestock

一旦你的水族馆运行六周或更长,你就可以逐渐添加珊瑚,无脊椎动物和鱼类。在添加牲畜时,开始缓慢很重要,我们建议从蜗牛,寄居蟹和薄荷虾开始。

当您准备添加珊瑚时,从赫蒂斯,zoanthids或蘑菇等哈迪初学者珊瑚开始。这些珊瑚非常适合在水族馆中填补空间并添加颜色。

在做出选择时,您应该记住,并非所有动物都互相兼容。如果有一种鱼,特别是您希望检查他们与其他鱼类的兼容性并在该列表上工作。

Read:入门时如何填充我们的礁石罐

Step 6. Aquarium Maintenance

水变化

Regular water changes are fundamental to maintaining an aquarium. The volume and frequency will fluctuate for each tank but almost every reefer performs regular water changes on their aquarium.

Water changes are a method to remove nutrients and replenish elements. A good baseline to begin your water changes is to change twenty percent of the water volume every week.

Read More:如何做水改变

清洁蛋白质撇渣器

Protein skimmers很可能是你坦克上最肮脏的设备,也是你可能必须给予最受关注的最脏的设备keep it clean有效的操作。

根据尺寸和生物较大,每周清洁3次收集杯是必须保持垃圾清洁的必须保持清洁。如果你的水相当清洁,你可能需要每周清理一次或两次或两次,但如果你正在运行一个大的Bioload或者是搬运工,你可能需要每天清洁它。

Read More:Protein skimmer troubleshooting tips

清洁水族馆玻璃

We all want to preserve the clarity of our acrylic or glass aquarium. While sometimes it can be challenging especially with an acrylic tank, using the right tools will leave your aquarium clear of algae and scratch-free.

You will want to buy a magnetic scraper for weekly or daily cleaning. You will be able to clean the majority of the algae with a magnet. If you have an acrylic aquarium, make sure to use a magnet safe for acrylic.

Read More:清洁水族箱面板的提示

淡水顶

当水从盐水水族馆蒸发时,只有淡水蒸发,盐落后。为了保持一致的盐度水平,我们必须在淡水中取下我们的坦克。

There are two ways to top off your tank, manually or automatically. Manual top off is simply adding reverse osmosis de-ionized water (RODI) to you tank, while automatic top off requires the use of a fresh water reservoir and auto top off device. There are several types of automatic top off systems but they all work to replenish your tank with fresh water.

Read More:How to top off your aquarium with freshwater

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Using Trace Elements In Saltwater Aquariums

How To Feed A Reef Tank

为什么隔离鱼和珊瑚是很重要的

Asterina Starfish,这个常见的礁石水族箱压力介绍

Palytoxin from Palythoa zoanthids is really, REALLY dangerous

An introduction to coral crabs, good and bad

What Is Salt Creep

如何在水族馆中消除Aiptasia

用冗余设计保护你的水族馆

水族馆泄漏,洪水以及如何防止它们

如何从礁石罐中删除不需要的鱼

Traveling reefer blues and the anxieties of the vacationing aquarist

建立一个安静的礁石坦克的提示

reofkeeper的技能集

Common Coral Reef Pests and how to remove them