Our Approach: diversity = health

We look at the aquarium as a self-contained biological system where each element has a role that benefits the whole. Regardless of size every aquarium requires the same key elements: lighting, balanced chemistry, and nutrition.

Nutrients are introduced to the aquarium in food which nourishes all reef residents: fish, coral, and invertebrates. Live rock and a deep sand bed take the ammonia toxins produced by fish waste and turn them into nitrates that nourish plants and invertebrates. Plants and algae absorb excess food and waste through the roots and convert carbon dioxide into oxygen through photosynthesis.

These living elements work together to provide natural filtration that creates a more stable environment for healthy and beautiful fish and coral.