Saltwater Aquarium Setup in 10 Easy Steps

By Stan & Debbie Hauter, About.com Guides

If your system does not have a sump you can move right to installing all of the tank related equipment. At this point, you can delay installing your aquarium lighting system as it will just be in the way when you are installing the sea salts, substrate and tank decorations.

• Install tank mounted (Hang On Tank Power or Canister) filtration system.
• Install Tank Mounted Protein Skimmer.
• Install your powerheads.
• Install the aquarium heater.

Next we are going to Run a Wet Test of The System

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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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