Saltwater Aquarium Setup in 10 Easy Steps

By Stan & Debbie Hauter, About.com Guides

If your system has a sump:

• Install materials in the Wet/Dry Trickle Filter.
• Install the overflow hose from the tank to the sump (#1 in the photo above).
• Install the return pump(#2) and hose (#4).
• Install Sump Mounted Protein Skimmer.
• Install Aquarium Heater.

In the photo above, you can see where a valve was installed in the return pump hose. This allows you to adjust the water flow to and from the sump.

Next we are going to Install Aquarium Equipment.

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• Step 1: Prepare the Aquarium
• Install Sump Equipment
• Install Aquarium Equipment
• Run Wet Test of The System
• Install Substrate & Sea Salts
• Install the Live Rock & Run the System
• Install System Lighting
• Adding Livestock & Cycling the Tank
• Adding More Fish & Corals

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