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Marine Set-Up 2: Filtration/Circulation/Aeration & Lighting

Filtration/Circulation/Aeration

Marine Filtration by Bob Fenner Marine Aquarium Filtration, What Works and Why, by Adam Cesnales FAQs on: Marine Filtration 1, Marine Filtration 2, Marine Filtration 3, Marine Filtration 4, Marine Filtration 5, Marine Filtration 6, Marine Filtration 7, Marine Filtration 8, Marine Filtration 9, Marine Filtration 10, Marine Filtration 11, Marine Filtration 12, FAQs on Marine Filtration: Designs, Installation, Maintenance, Troubleshooting/Repair, Brands/Manufacturers, DIY, Reef Filtration by Bob Fenner FAQs on: Reef Filtration, Reef Filtration 2, FAQS on Reef Filtration: Designs, Installation, Maintenance, Brands/Manufacturers, DIY, Troubleshooting/Repair, FAQs on Other Types By System: FO System Filtration, FOWLR Filtration, Small System Filtration 1, Large System Filtration/Circulation/Aeration, Cold/Cool Water System Filtration,
Sumps & Refugiums
--Sumps-- FAQs on: Sumps 1, Sumps 2, Sumps 3, Sumps 4, Sumps 5, Sumps 6, Sumps 7, Sumps 8, Sumps 9, Sumps 10, FAQs on Sump: Rationale, Design, Sump Design 2, Sump Design 3, Sump Design 4, Sump Design 5 Sump Design 6 Sump Design 7, Sump Design 8, & Commercially Made Sump Selection, DIY Construction, Sump Components, Skimmers for Refugiums/Sumps, Pumps/Plumbing/Circulation, Sump Pumps/Pb/Circ 2, Sump Pumps/Pb/Circ 3, & Maintenance, --Refugiums-- Refugiums by Bob Fenner Converting a Hagen Aquaclear 500 Power Filter into a Hang-on Refugium (or How to Promote the Peace in a Fish Household) by Steven Pro FAQs on: Refugiums 1, Refugiums 2, Refugiums 3, Refugiums 4, Refugiums 5, Refugiums 6, Refugiums 7, Refugiums 8, Refugiums 9, Refugiums 10, Refugiums 11, Refugiums 12, Refugiums 13, Refugiums 14, & FAQs on Refugium: Rationale/Use, Design, Refugium Designs 2, Refugium Designs 3, Refugium Designs 4, Refugium Designs 5, Refugium Design 6, Refugium Design 7, Refugium Design 8, Refugium Design 9, Refugium Design 10, Refugium Design 11, Refugium Design 12, Refugium Design 13 & Wet-Dry/Trickle Filter Modification/Conversion, Construction, Hang-on Types, Above Tank Types, In-Tank Types, Pumps/Plumbing/Circulation, Refugium Pumps/Plumbing/Circulation 2, & Skimmers for Refugiums/Sumps, Lighting, Media, Substrates/DSBs, Algae, Refugium Algae 2, Life/Livestock, Operation/Maintenance, Refugium Operation/Maintenance 2, & By Commercially Made: CPR, EcoSystem, Pro-Clear, Tenecor, Pressure Locking Sump Baffles; Welcome to the World of Versatility! By Joshua McMillen (FAQs posted at the end) Centralized Filtration Systems by Bob Fenner FAQs on: Centralized Filtration Systems,
Circulation, Pumps, Aeration
Circulation:
Circulation for Marine Systems (Water Flow, How Much is Enough) by Anthony Calfo FAQs on: Circulation, Circulation 2, Circulation 3, Circulation 4, Circulation 5, Circulation 6, Circulation 7, Circulation 8, Marine Circulation 9, FAQs on Circulation: Rationale, Designs, Pumps, Plumbing, Turnover: What's About the Right Amount?, Troubleshooting/Repair, Closed-Loop Circulation: Plumbing a Return Manifold (Goodbye Powerheads) by Anthony Calfo FAQs on: Closed Loops 1, Closed Loops 2, Closed Loop Recirculation 3, FAQs on Closed Loop: Rationale, Designs, Fittings/Plumbing, Pumps, Troubleshooting/Repair, Surge Devices & FAQs on: Surge Devices, Wavemaking Devices & FAQs on: Wavemaking Devices,
Pumps, Submersible and Not:
Submersible Pump Selection, Efficiency and Price Assessments by Steven Pro External Water Pump Impressions: Move Some Serious Water By Steven Pro FAQs on: Gear/Pump Selection for Circulation, Pump Selection 2, Pump Selection 3, Pump Selection 4, Pump Selection 5, Pump Selection 6, Related Pump FAQs on: Sump Pumps/Circulation, Sump Pumps/Pb/Circ 2, Sump Pumps/Pb/Circ 3, & Refugium Pumps/Plumbing/Circulation, Circulation Pumps, Closed-Loop Circulation Pumps, Skimmer Pump Selection/Replacement, FAQs on Pump: Installation/Arrangement, Pump Problems, Pump Trouble 2, By Brand/Manufacturer: Dolphin, Eheim Pumps, Hydor/Koralia Pumps, Mag (Supreme) Pumps, OceanRunner, PanWorld, Quiet One (Pentair) Pumps, Rio Pumps, RK2 Pumps, Sequence (Dart), Tunze, Vortech, Cut the Racket! Sources and Solutions for Pump, Plumbing et al. Noise! FAQs on: Pump/Plumbing Noise 1, Pump/Plumbing Noise 2, Pump/Plumbing Noise 3, Pump/Plumbing Noise 4, Pump/Plumbing Noise 5,
Powerheads:
Powerhead Impressions by Steven Pro Powerhead & FAQs on: Powerheads, Powerheads 2, FAQs on Powerhead: Rationale, Selection, Application, Modification, Problems/Repair, By Manufacturer, Makes/Models: Aquarium Systems (Maxi-Jets, Visi-Jets), Hagen (AquaClear), Koralia, Tunze, Other Models/Manufacturers, Inexpensive Wavemaker Impressions, by Steven Pro FAQs on: Wavemakers,
Aeration:
Aeration by [to be written] FAQs on: Aeration, Air Pump Impressions by Steven Pro FAQs on: Air Pumps, FAQs on Aeration: Rationale, Selection, Installation, Valving, Mechanical Diffusers (stones, wands...), Operation, Troubleshooting/Repair, Dissolved Oxygen by [to be written] FAQs on: Dissolved Oxygen,
About Plumbing:
Plumbing Marine Systems by Bob Fenner Myth of the One Inch Beast (Why Relying on One Inch Overflows... or Overflow! Is foolhardy) by Scott Vallembois FAQs on: Plumbing 1, Plumbing 2, Plumbing 3, Plumbing 4, Plumbing 5, Plumbing 6, Plumbing 7, Plumbing 8, Plumbing 9, Plumbing 10, Plumbing 11, Plumbing 12, Plumbing 13, Plumbing 14, Plumbing 15, Plumbing 16, Plumbing 17, Plumbing 18, Plumbing 19, Plumbing 20, Plumbing 21, Plumbing 22, FAQs on: Plans/Designs, FAQs on Parts: Pipe, Valves, Back-Siphon/Check-Valves, Unions, Sizing, Tools, Solvents ("Glues"), Use of Flexible Tubing, Leaks/Repairs, & Circulation Plumbing, Closed Loop/Recirculation Plumbing, Sump Plumbing, Refugium Plumbing, Drilled Tank Related Plumbing, Overflow/Bulkhead Plumbing, Cool./Cold Marine Set-Up, & See elsewhere on this Page for Pump/ing Considerations, Overflows, Bubble and Noise Problems... Drilled Tanks, Drilling Holes for Plumbing for Circulating Marine Systems: FAQs on: Holes, Holes 2, Holes 3, Holes 4, FAQs on Drilled Tank Holes: Rationale/Use, Designs, Fittings, Sizing/Number/Placement, Tools & Processes Themselves, Related Plumbing, Troubleshooting/Repair... Gurgling et al.: See Noise, Tiny Bubbles, Durso et al. below, Overflows, Bulkheads/Through-puts, Holes vs. Boxes, Stand-Pipes... Some Somewhat Pro and Very Con Discussion: FAQs on: Overflows 1, Overflows 2, Overflows 3, Overflows 4, FAQs on Overflow, Bulkhead/Through-Puts: Rationale/Use, Design, Construction, Through-Put Sizing/Number/Placement 1, Through-Put Sizing/Number/Placement 2, Through-Put Sizing/Number/Placement 3, & Through-Hull Fittings, Hang-On Selection, Plumbing, Maintenance/Operation, Troubleshooting/Repair... "Durso" et al. Stand-pipes, DIY Durso Standpipes by James Gasta, & FAQs on: Stand Pipes, Make Up Water Systems & FAQs on: Make Up Water Systems, Tiny Bubbles (not the Don Ho classic) and Larger Ones: FAQs on Bubble Troubles 1, Bubble Troubles 2, Cut the Racket! Sources and Solutions for Pump, Plumbing et al. Noise! FAQs on: Pump/Plumbing Noise 1, Pump/Plumbing Noise 2, Pump/Plumbing Noise 3, Pump/Plumbing Noise 4, Pump/Plumbing Noise 5, Avoiding Floods & FAQs on: Avoiding Floods,
Aspects/Types of Marine Filtration:
Biological Filtration by Bob Fenner Establishing Biological Filtration by Bob Fenner Undergravel Filters/Filtration by Bob Fenner 5 Pros, Cons of Undergravel Filters by Bob Fenner FAQs on: Biological Filtration, Biofiltration 2, Establishing Biological Filtration, Establishing Cycling 2, Establishing Cycling 3, Establishing Cycling 4, Establishing Cycling 5, Establishing Cycling 6, Establishing Cycling 7, Marine Cycling 8, Marine Cycling 9, Marine Cycling 10, FAQs on Biological Cycling: Science/Rationale, Techniques/Methods: Seeding Filter Media, Live Rock/Sand, Using Livestock, Cycling Products: By Manufacturers/Names: Bio-Spira, Cycle... Chemical Feeding, Anomalies/Fixing 1, Trouble/Fixing 2, & Fluidized Beds, Undergravel Filters/Filtration, Denitrification/Denitrifiers, Ammonia, Nitrites, Nitrates, Phosphates, & Nutrient Export, DSBs, An Introduction to Deep Sand Beds by Anthony Calfo FAQs on: DSBs, DSBs 2, DSBs 3, DSBs 4, DSBs 5, DSBs 6, DSBs 7, FAQs on: Rationale/Use, Dangers, Physical Make-Up, Biological Make-Up, Size, Location, Depth, Conversion to/from, Maintenance/Replacing/Adding To, Plenums, Natural Nitrate Reduction (NNR) in Marine Filtration by Bob Fenner FAQs on: Plenums, Plenums 2, FAQs on Plenum: Rationale/Use, Design, Installation, Operation, Altering/Adding Media, Troubleshooting/Repair, Mechanical Filtration by Bob Fenner FAQs on: Marine Mechanical Filtration, Diatom/aceous Filters/Filtration, Foam/Fiber/DLS et al. Media, Gravel Media, Ceramic and Sintered Glass Media, Cleaning, Troubleshooting/Fixing, Physical Filtration (Skimmers, UVs, Ozone) by Bob Fenner (Also, see Skimmer Articles and FAQs below) & FAQs on: Marine Physical Filtration, Ozone, Ozonizers, ORP, Reduction/Oxidation by Bob Fenner Reduction Oxidation Potential, RedOx: A Very Valuable Tool For Assessing, Assuring Maine Aquarium Health, ppt. presentation, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, by Bob Fenner FAQs on: Ozone 1, Ozone 2, Ozone 3, RedOx, FAQs on Ozone/Ozonizer: Rationale, System/Selection, Application/Installation, Measuring/Metering, Maintenance/Repair, Anomalies/Fixing, Makes/Models, By Manufacturer: DIY, Red Sea, Sanders, Ozotech, Ultraviolet Sterilizers by Bob Fenner FAQs on: Ultraviolet Sterilizers, Ultraviolet Sterilizers 2, Ultraviolet Sterilizers 3, FAQs on UV: Rationale/Use, Selection, DIY, Installation Issues, Operation/Maintenance, Troubleshooting/Repair, By Brand/Manufacturer: Emperor, Ultra Life, Vecton, See below for Wet Dry/Trickle Filtration, Protein Skimming/Foam Fractionation Articles, FAQs and SubFAQs headings, files
Marine Filtration Types/Methods/Gear
Central Filtration by Bob Fenner Flow-through Live-holding Systems by Bob Fenner Raceway Live-Holding Systems by Bob Fenner FAQs on: Centralized Filtration Systems, Power Filter Impressions, A review of some popular mechanical filtration systems by Steven Pro Converting a Hagen Aquaclear 500 Power Filter into a Hang-on Refugium (or How to Promote the Peace in a Fish Household) By Steven Pro FAQs on: Outside Power Filters FAQs on: Power Filters, Power Filters 2, Internal Filters, & FAQs on: Rationale/Use, Selection, Installation, Operation, Changing Filter Media, Troubleshooting/Repair. By Manufacturer/Make: AquaClear (Hagen), Marineland BioWheels, Penguin, Tetra... Canister Filters By Steven Pro Review of the ViaAqua Canister Filter by Gage Hartford FAQs on Canister, Cartridge Filters, Canister, Cartridge Filters 2, Canister, Cartridge Filters 3, FAQs on: Rationale/Use, Placement, Media, Plumbing, Maintenance, Troubleshooting/Repair, By Manufacturer: Eheim, Fluval, Other Brands, Undergravel Filters/Filtration by Bob Fenner, 5 Pros, Cons of Undergravel Filters by Bob Fenner FAQs on: Undergravel Filters, Undergravel Filtration, Trickle Filters/Wet-Dries, pt. 1 By Bob Goemans, FAQs on: Wet-Dry Filters, Wet-Dries 2, Wet-Dries 3, Wet Dries 4, FAQs on Wet Dry Filter: Selection, Set-Up, Pumps, Plumbing Issues, Bio-Balls, Bio-Ball, Wet-Dry Media 2, Other Filter/Media/Elements (other than bio-balls), Plumbing, Modification/Conversion, Operation/Maintenance/Repair... By Manufacturer: A-Miracle, Eheim, (Marineland's) Pro-Clear, Tenecor, Tidepool, How to make a simple Algae Turf Scrubber (ATS), by Simon Trippick FAQs on: Algal Filtration 1, Algal Filtration 2, Mud Use, Mud Filters & FAQs on: Mud Filtration, Mud Filtration 2, Mud Filtration 3, FAQs on Mud Filtration: Rationale/Use, Engineering/Placement, Maintenance/Replacement, Troubles, Products: Miracle Mud/Leng Sy, Other Mud products, DIY Plenums, Natural Nitrate Reduction (NNR) in Marine Filtration by Bob Fenner FAQs on: Plenums 1, Plenums 2, Denitrification, Gear for Same & FAQs on: Denitrification Gear, Fluidized Beds & FAQs on: Fluidized Beds, Magical Magnetic Water "Filters", "Cure Alls For What Ails Ya?!" & Fantastic FAQs on: Magnetic Filters,
Chemical Filtrants:
Chemical Filtration by Bob Fenner Phosphates in Carbon; An analysis of the phosphate content of activated Carbon by Steven Pro FAQs on: Chemical Filtrants (e.g. PolyFilter, Chemipure, Purigen), Chemical Filtrants 2, Carbon, Carbon 2, FAQs on Carbon: Rationale/Use, Types/Qualities/Selection, Placement, Renewal, Negative Reactions, Sources/Brands, Zeolite Filters: A Discussion of What Zeolites Are and How They Function by Jens Kallmeyer, The ZEOvit System: A New Concept in Reefkeeping by Alexander Girz
Skimmers:
Skimmer Articles: Protein Skimmers: A Myriad of Choices by Steven Pro Protein Skimmer Impressions by Steven Pro Tunze 9002 DOC Skimmer Product Review by Justin Norman, Vertex Aquaristik, A promising line of skimmers from Germany, by James Gasta DIY Skimmers By Anthony Calfo FAQs on: DIY Protein Skimmers, FAQs on Skimmer: To Skim or Not to Skim, Best Skimmer FAQs, Skimmers in General 1, Skimmers 2, Pump Selection/Replacement, Adding Venturis/Ports, FAQs on Skimmer Selection: Skimmer Selection 1, Skimmer Selection 2, Skimmer Selection 3, Skimmer Selection 4, Skimmer Selection 5, Skimmer Selection 6, Skimmer Selection 7, Skimmer Selection 8, Skimmer Selection 9, Skimmer Selection 10, Skimmer Selection 11, Skimmer Selection 12, Skimmer Selection 13, (and see below) FAQs on Skimmers For Specialized Use: Skimmers for Eclipse Systems, Skimmers for Large (200 gal. plus) Systems, Skimmers for Small Systems, Hang-On Models, Skimmers for Refugiums/Sumps, FAQs on Skimmer Makes/Models by Manufacturer: DIY Skimmers, Aqua C Skimmers (Remora, Urchin, EV's), Aqua C Skimmers 2, AquaMedic/Turboflotor Skimmers, ASM (G2...) Skimmers, Beckett, CPR Skimmers, Coralife Skimmers, Deltec Skimmers, Euro-Reef Skimmers 1, Euro-Reef Skimmers 2, ETS/S Skimmers, Red Sea, Berlin, Prizm Skimmers, RK2 Skimmers, Sanders, SeaClone Skimmers, Skilter Skimmers, Tunze Skimmers, All Other Brands/Makes/Manufacturers & Tunze 9002 DOC Skimmer Product Review by Justin Norman, Vertex Aquaristik, A promising line of skimmers from Germany, by James Gasta FAQs on Skimmer Set-up/Operation/Maintenance, Best Skimmer Op./Maint., Skimmer Op/Maint.2, Skimmer Op/Maint. 3, Skimmer Op/Maint. 4, Skimmer Op/Maint. 5, Skimmer Op/Maint. 6, Skimmer Op/Maint 7, Skimmer Op/Maint. 8, Skimmer Op/Maint 9, Skimmer Op/Maint 10, Skimmer Op/Maint 11, Skimmer Op/Maint 12, Skimmer Op/Maint 13, Skimmer Op/Maint 14, Skimmer Op/Maint 15, Skimmer Op/Maint 16, Skimmer Op/Maint 17, Skimmer Op/Maint 18, Skimmer Op/Maint 19, Tiny Bubbles (not the Don Ho classic) and Larger Ones & FAQs on: Bubble Troubles 1, Bubble Troubles 2,