This small, easy-to-maintain aquarium is perfect for your home, office, classroom - anywhere! The Eclipse System 12 provides superior three-stage filtration in a 12-gallon, injection-molded acrylic aquarium. And its panoramic 360° view with full-spectrum fluorescent lighting lets you easily see all your aquarium pets and plants in natural daylight illumination.
The hinged lid houses the patented BIO-Wheel® wet/dry filtration system certified at 150 gallons per hour. The Eclipse filter cartridge contains the highest-grade activated carbon to keep your aquarium water sparkling and healthy. And since the filtration system is self-contained, you'll never endure the headaches of tangled external tubing or noisy air pumps. Includes a two-year manufacturer's warranty. 21" L x 11-1/2" W x 17-1/2" H.
Provides efficient mechanical, chemical, and biological filtration
Whisper Power Filters are the best-selling brand of power filters in the U.S. Appropriate for every size aquarium, they provide the three types of filtration that your aquarium needs: Biological, Mechanical, and Chemical. The unique feature of this power filter is its open Bio-Bag filter cartridge. This allows you to use the included Ultra-Activated™ carbon or choose additional media that best suits your aquarium's needs. Quiet and dependable filter incorporates superior 3-way filtration. Easy-to-use, Bio-Bag fiber quickly traps particulate matter, Ultra-Activated™ carbon removes dissolved contaminants, and Bio-Foam supplies plenty of surface area for optimal biological filtration. A specially designed reservoir prevents back siphoning in the event of a power failure. Flow control knob permits slower flow rates during feeding time to keep food out of your filter. Replacement Bio-Bags, and replacement parts available.
Superior filtration and built-in lighting team up in this all-in-one canopy. All the convenient features of Eclipse Hoods have been re-designed for large aquariums. Four BIO-Wheels, four Rite-Size D Filter Cartridges, and four media baskets combined with a powerful 600 gph flow rate ensure optimum three-stage filtration to keep large aquariums clean and healthy. Available in Regular normal output fluorescent lighting or T-5 high output fluorescent lighting for freshwater or marine applications.
The Nano Cube aquarium system exemplifies high-tech performance in miniature. Designed to provide the ideal depth for proper rock stacking and planting, the Nano Cube aquarium system also features rounded glass corners for seamless panoramic viewing. Fan-cooled aquarium canopy extends the life of bulbs and ballast. 3-stage mechanical, chemical, and biological filtration maintains water quality for a healthy aquarium environment. Each Nano Cube model features energy efficient compact fluorescent lighting and built-in LED Nite-Vu Moonlight to illuminate nocturnal behaviors.
The compact 6 gallon Nano Cube will fit comfortably on almost any desktop or counter area. Integrated lighting fixture delivers 18 watts for 3 watts per gallon of high intensity 50/50 compact fluorescent lighting. 106-gph pump included. 6 gallon Nano Cube measures 11-13/16" x 13-3/8" x 11-13/16" high.
UL-Listed 12 gallon Nano Cube Deluxe doubles the light output with two 24-watt 50/50 compact fluorescent lamps to meet the needs of the serious reef enthusiast. Both 12 gallon Nano Cubes measure 13-3/4" x 15-3/4" x 14-3/4" high. 106-gph pump included. NOW AVAILABLE! Get a FREE STAND when you purchase the 12 gallon Nano Cube Deluxe! Click here for details.
The larger, 24 gallon Nano Cube Deluxe expands possibilities for avid nano reef hobbyists. With more usable space for fish, corals, and other aquarium inhabitants, this larger model features two 36-watt 50/50 co
mpact fluorescent lamps offering 72 total watts or 3 watts of lighting per gallon. Measures 18" x 18" x 19-3/4" high. 290 gph. UL-Listed. Want to Take your 24-gallon Nano Cube Deluxe to the next level? Simply replace the existing compact fluorescent lighting hood with a fully-integrated 150 watt/14K HQI Canopy Upgrade Kit.
Replacement filter media and replacement lightbulbs sold separately.
The Nano Cube makes an ideal desktop aquarium, or a beautiful focal point in any room with the Nano Cube Stands.
Add on the Modular Surface Skimmer, sold separately, to optimize debris removal before water goes into your filtration system. Attaches to intake drain of your Nano Cube.
Water Quality problems are the number one cause for fish and coral loss. Testing your water is vital in the survival of your marine fish and coral. Every fish hobbyist should own a reliable water testing kit. Besides water temperature, some of the basic parameters that require testing on a regular basis are:
Ammonia
Nitrite
Nitrate
pH
Specific gravity
Below is a video showing the correct way water testing should be done
You've invested valuable time and money researching the habitat requirements of the fish and corals you wish to house. Naturally, you want to protect this investment by executing a proper acclimation process once the specimens arrive at your door.
The purpose of acclimation is simple:the water that the fish or corals are packaged in has different temperature, pH, and salinity parameters than your aquarium. Fish, and especially invertebrates (including corals), are very sensitive to even minor changes in these parameters, so proper acclimation is the key to ensuring their successful relocation.
We recommend either of the two acclimation methods explained below, and wish to remind you the acclimation process should never be rushed. Also, remember to keep your aquarium lights off for at least four hours after the specimens are introduced into the aquarium to help them further adjust.
Though not a requirement of our acclimation procedures, we highly recommend that all aquatic life be quarantined in a separate aquarium for a period of two weeks to reduce the possibility of introducing diseases and parasites into your aquarium and to ensure they are accepting food, eating properly, and are in optimum health before their final transition to your main display
Once all the research, planning and waiting is complete and the aquarium is full of water and has finally finished cycling you will finally be ready to introduce your first fish.
It is important to ensure that you make the right choice though as there are some fish which are suitable to be added at this stage and there are fish which are not.
A marine aquarium is an aquarium that keeps marine plants and animals in a contained environment. Marine aquaria are further subdivided by hobbyists into fish only (FO), fish only with live rock (FOWLR), and reef aquaria. Marine fishkeeping is different from its freshwater counterpart because of the fundamental differences in the constitution of saltwater and the resulting differences in the adaptation of its inhabitants. A stable marine aquarium requires more equipment than freshwater systems, and generally requires more stringent water quality monitoring. The inhabitants of a marine aquarium are often difficult to acquire and are usually more expensive than freshwater aquarium inhabitants. However, the inhabitants of saltwater aquariums are usually much more spectacular than freshwater aquarium fish.
