Frequent Aquarium Questions

• I have just purchased an Ice Probe Chiller from your company. How do I most safely drill the required 1.25" hole in my acrylic aquarium?
  
  
• Can you leave airstones on 24 hours a day?
  
  
• How do you calculate the volume of an aquarium?
  
  
• Is it true that the life of acrylic aquarium is less than that of a glass one?
  
  
• I am trying to start a reef aquarium. I have a skimmer. Do I need a filter as well?
  
  

• I have just purchased an Ice Probe Chiller from your company. How do I most safely drill the required 1.25" hole in my acrylic aquarium?
  
  When installing the Ice Probe in-sump Chiller into an acrylic sump the most effective method is to drill a hole with a 1.25 inch circle hole saw into the sump, then install a 1.25 inch bulkhead in, then follows the Ice Probe installed to the bulkhead
  
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• Can you leave airstones on 24 hours a day?
  
  Yes, as long as it doesn't interfere with fish feedings and their ability to swim.
  
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• How do you calculate the volume of an aquarium?
  
  You multiply the length times the width times the height, and then divide by 231.
  
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• Is it true that the life of acrylic aquarium is less than that of a glass one?
  
  Hi Abby, The life of an acrylic is actually longer due to the fact that silicon is not used in its construction.
  
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• I am trying to start a reef aquarium. I have a skimmer. Do I need a filter as well?
  
  Hi Nikolaos, A sump system is a good start if you have the room. Canister filters and power heads are good if you have limited space. The live rock is actually one of the most important filters in reef aquariums. The other filters most important funtion is to maily remove particles and circulate the water.
  
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