| ACIDITY AND ALKALINITY | 1 May 2010 |
| | The initials pH stand for "Potential of Hydrogen." Water is composed of positively charged hydrogen ions (H+) and negatively charged hydroxyl ions (OH-), the pH level is a measure of the ratio of these two ions in a body of water.....read full article |
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| CYANOBACTERIA (SLIME ALGAE) | 28 February 2011 |
| | Cyanobacteria is often called slime algae, but actually it's a slime mould.....read full article |
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| NITROGEN CYCLE.(BREAKDOWN OF DECOMPOSING FOOD AND FAECES) | 1 May 2010 |
| | Ammonia is largely produced by the breakdown of organic matter i.e. fish wastes and decaying plants. It can be present as toxic ammonia (NH3), also described as 'Free Ammonia', and the relatively non-toxic form ammonium (NH4+).....read full article |
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| SALINITY | 1 May 2010 |
| | The Salinity (salt content) is a very misunderstood part to the success of a marine tank, as most people only top up with fresh water (RO water) once a week, making the environment very unstable by changing the water chemistry, as opposed to using a top-up system with a reservoir that tops up on a daily basis keeping the Salinity constant.....read full article |
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| WATER TEMPERATURE | 1 May 2010 |
| | As this is our first newsletter and we are in mid-summer I felt it was appropriate to start off with the problems of water temperature.....read full article |
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| WHAT ARE PHOSPHATES? | 1 May 2010 |
| | Phosphate or PO 4 is a compound of Phosphorus (P), one of the top 14 out of 70 trace elements found in natural sea water that are considered to be essential for saltwater aquarium and reef tank systems.....read full article |
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