Saltwater Reef Aquarium Quiz: Win $100!

[StarshipReefing]

Should you buy a fish because it looks pretty?

No. Do your research before adding any livestock to you tank.

 

[TheShrimpNibbler]

Q: What is the recommended salinity for a marine aquarium?
A: 1.025 specific gravity or 35 parts per thousand.

 

[Thespammailaccount]

Question: I found a used tank for a great deal and I want to drill for an overflow but the owner does not know if the glass is tempered or not. How can I figure out if the glass is tempered before buying the tank?
Answer: look at the glass wearing polarized glasses

How to Tell If Glass is Tempered?

Glass has many types and if you are looking to know which one is a tempered glass then this article is for you which explains, how can you know the glass is tempered or not.

www.fabglassandmirror.com

 

[TheShrimpNibbler]

Q: Can you put a tang in your nano tank?
A: Not unless you want the tang police after you! Tangs need lots of swimming space.

 

[Caseyoidae]

What gives corals their color?
Algae called zooxanthellae that lives inside their tissue.

 

[CCauthers]

Should I add all of my favorite acros and sps to my 2 week old tank?
NO! you should let your tank properly cycle before adding any corals.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Took me a while to realize the concept- pretty cool !

 

[vetteguy53081]

Q -I found a couple of worms in my tank and discovered they are bristleworms. Do I need to trap them and remove them?

A - Most of the small bristle worms found in a reef tank under the live rock or crawling across the sand are Eurythoe sp. These worms are scavengers and help your tank by eating leftover food that settles to the substrate from daily feedings or waste from the fish in the tank.

 

[Silent]

We can estimate salinity with a hydrometer because of
a. water pressure
b. Archimedes' principle
c. Pascal's law
d. atmospheric pressure

The concept of specific gravity is based on Archimedes’ principle

 

[Silent]

Which group of three terms defines the complete process of biological filtration?

a) ammonia, nitrite, nitrate
b) mineralization, nitrification, denitrification
c) nitrate, nitrite, nitrogen
d) nitrite, nitrogen, ammonia

b) mineralization, nitrification, denitrification

Biologic filtration is the activity of living organisms on particulate and metabolic waste that eliminates or reduces toxic substances and/or nutrients. It includes changing organic wastes into non-organic nutrients (mineralization), changing toxic ammonia and nitrite into nitrate (nitrification) and changing nitrate and nitrogen gas (Denitrification). a), c), and d) are just products of the process.

 

[Silent]

The beautiful fire gobies, family Microdesmidae, swim in groups just above the reef. How do they spawn?
a) They scatter their eggs over the bottom at sundown.
b) They are mouthbrooders.
c) They build a burrow in the sand under a rock.
d) They produce live young, the only live-bearing goby.

And the answer is C. The firefish, like their close cousins the gobies, spawn by placing a clutch of eggs in a protected borough.

 

[Peace River]

Are Rock Flower Anemones (a) livebearers or (b) egg layers?

Answer: RFAs are livebearers (also known as viviparous).

 

[ReefJCB]

Q: What is the most common mistake in reefing?

A: Not doing enough research! There are so many great sources for information (Reef2Reef forums at the top of the list!). Utilize resources to research equipment, maintenance, husbandry, livestock choices, Water chemistry, etc before it becomes an issue!

 

[Peace River]

The scientific name for the Rock Flower Anemones is:
a) Entacmaea quadricolor
b) Epicystis crucifer
c) Phyllotreta cruciferae
d) Epicystis cruciferous

Answer: B - Epicystis crucifer

 

[Peace River]

How many species of clownfish have been identified:
a) 10 or less
b) 11 to 20
c) more than 20

Answer: C - more than 20. In fact, some suggest that there are as many as 30 species of clownfish that have been identified.

 

[Copingwithpods]

Q: Should I top of my evaporation with saltwater?

A: No, only water evaporates not the salt, always top off with freshwater.

 

[ReefJCB]

Q: Do you need a controller to be successful?

A: Absolutely not. But it certainly can make your life easier with automation and peace of mind.

 

[dreamcatcherr9]

Question: Are there multiple methods to achieve the same goal?

Answer: Absolutely. Different people have various success and not one single method is right.

 

[ReefJCB]

Q: What is the most important thing for water chemistry?

A: Stability! There are so many successful tanks with different water parameters. The most important thing is avoiding swing.

 

[James M]

Q: Do clownfish need anemones to survive ?
A:No, Clownfish can live without a anemone and will often substitute anything to host.