AQUARIUM IN BALANCE No 1

148 Pages·2017·17.96 MB·English

WATERWORLD
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AQUARIUM IN BALANCE N 1
Hints and tips for an „aquarium
in balance“, by the Dennerle
aquarium plant pros
The Five Dennerle Elements Aquatic plants — our passion Four times the power Feeding means understanding
Less work and less algae Join with us in our journey Find out why CO The effects of balanced feeding
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thanks to to aquatic worlds is so important on the overall biology
a balanced aquarium. around the globe for your aquarium plants. inside your tank.
Comprehensive catalog included
Nominal charge: 1.95 EUR
Experience Nature
Nature, aquatic plants, simplicity, lifestyle,
decreasing blood pressure — combine all
these terms and — at least in our opinion —
you’ll get the result „aquarium“. For us there
is no other hobby that is so varied, exciting
and yet so relaxing.
The way the aquarium hobby has developed
and how easy it is to keep and maintain a 10-13
beautiful tank nowadays — our founder Lud-
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wig Dennerle may not even have dreamt of Dennerle Quality
this over 50 years ago. But his thoughts went and inclusion in the
Keen on green
world of work
in the right direction, and he considered an
aquarium to be a functional ecosystem with
plants at a time when the hobby was mostly
still all about fish in a bleak glass container.

Today, Dennerle is an international company with aquatic
plant production sites in Sri Lanka and in Vinningen,
Germany. The focus of our product strategy is on a simple,
nature-oriented, easily comprehensible system. And the
one thing has not changed in all these years: We only have 38-43
products that are useful for you. Only when we are absolutely
convinced of the suitability an article it may enter our product For beginning shrimpkeepers
range. We prefer developing and producing our products in
the Palatinate region, which is our home, and in Germany.
This guarantees that we have the full control over the quality
and functionality.
Why „Waterworld“? This magazine is the follow-up of our
silver book „Der große Dennerle-Ratgeber“ and an explana-
tion of how we see and practice aquatics, with many pictures.
We admit: During the last 50 years we have been peeking
and copying from Mother Nature, and with the „aquarium
in balance“ we have developed a system to recreate natural
processes inside a glass tank simply and efficiently.
Your curiosity has been piqued? The next pages are all about 142-145 Plant care and fertilization
you and your tank — or as we hope — your tanks.

Yours, the Dennerle Team
110-111 NanoCubes & Scaper‘s Tanks
Contents
Aquarium in balance
Aquarium in balance 4 – 7
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Nine good reasons for an aquarium 8 – 9
Dennerle Quality and inclusion in the world of work 10 – 15
Prizes and Awards / Meet & Greet 16 – 17
Life-giving water 18 – 21
Natural remedies 22 – 25
A quantum leap in the field of fish nutrition! 26 – 31
The guppy – a millionfish 32 – 33
The discus, king of the aquarium 34 – 37
For beginning shrimpkeepers 38 – 43
Code name COP - The dwarf crayfish from Lake Patzcuaro. 44 – 47
Keen on green 48 – 53
The journey of the plants 54 – 55
Green dwarf from the jungle – On the hunt for Bucephalandra 56 – 59
Aquascaper by nature! 60 – 65
Step by step - setting up an aquarium is really fun! 66 – 69
The plant of the future 70 – 71
18-21 Gravels from all over the world 72 – 73
To grow well, plants need nutrients 74 – 77
Life-giving water
Genie in a bottle 78 – 79
The story of the Dosator 80 – 83
The Danish style aquarium 84 – 87
Children‘s aquaria 88 – 89
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CO – The stuff plants are made of Let there be light! 90 – 93
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CO – The stuff plants are made of 94 – 101
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Algae - thanks to algae, planet Earth has an 102 – 107
Aquarium Mythbuster 108 – 109
The world of Dennerle products
NanoCubes & Scaper’s Tanks 110 - 111
Nano Light & equipment 112 - 114
Nano food & ShrimpKing 115 - 117
130-131 Fish food 118 - 120
Water maintenance 121 - 123
Aquarium substrates: Nutrient media and quartz gravel
Water conditioning 124 - 125
Light - the motor of life. Trocal fluorescent tubes and LED 126 - 129
Water maintenance 121-123 Aquarium substrates: nutrient media and quartz gravels 130 - 131
Plantahunter natural gravels 132 - 133
Nano substrates & decoration 134 - 135
Carbon dioxide fertilization for a strong aquarium 136 - 141
Plant care & fertilization 142 - 145
Aquarium accessories / books 146 - 147
Aquarium in balance
SIMPLY DENNERLE
5 Dennerle elements for an
aquarium that is easy to care for.
Every aquarium is a complex biological system whose components are intertwined and influence
each other. Creating a stable, natural balance between these components is the aim of every true
aquarium enthusiast. The Dennerle Balance System helps you control each element easily and safely
— always in a good balance.
Since Dennerle‘s foundation in the year 1966, we have been cultivating a holistic view of the aquarium eco-
system as we want to reproduce the biological cycles in such a system as true to nature as possible. We have
found the five important elements that influence the biological system inside your tank: animals, water,
light, substrate and plants. This is the point where our product development starts, resulting in a system of
ideally fine-tuned products that help you create underwater worlds to your desire, which can be maintained
easily and safely. This is all you need to keep your aquarium in balance — to have a fascinating intact piece
of nature in your living room!
The animals
The water
The light
The substrate
The plants
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“The perfect symbiosis of
the five Dennerle
elements”
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Keeping them healthy is the responsibility of every tankkeeper.
Food that complies with their natural needs and that regulates their
digestion helps keep the biologial pollution of the water down and
protects the biological balance.
thanks
The ideal aquarium water can be created safely and easily
to the help of carefully balanced products for water conditining and
maintenance. Biologically active ingredients create conditions that are
plant and animal friendly, just like in nature.
Flourescent tubes and LED systems with especially filtered light
spectra enhance plant growth and prevent algal growth at the
Moreover, you can individually control your lights and
same time.
create unique effects.
a great choice of materials offers
Gravels, other substrates and soil:
you the possibility of individually creating your aquarium layout and
of providing your plants and aquarium inhabitants with the ideal
conditions. At once and in the long run.
Plants are the most sensitive element, they indicate the water
If they are
quality and they are crucial for the health of the fish.
provided with optimal conditions, they will grow as beautifully and
healthily as in nature. This is what we work for!
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We provide you with all the well-balanced, finely
A lush green submersed paradise, with healthy,
coordinated products you need for turning your aquarium
vividly colored fish: this is the ideal image of a well-
into a funcional miniature ecosystem, enabling you to
functioning aquarium. In our philosophy, natural
control each one of the five elemtents - for a well-balanced
balance is based on healthy plants.
aquarium.
The plants constantly clean the water and break down
pollutants, they filter out superfluous nutrients and produce Conditioning that creates water as you find it in the
oxygen, which is vital for the animals living in the tank. natural habitats, appropriate lighting and a biologically
active substrate form part of the system, as does the first
Therefore, healthy plants play a vital role in our balance prebiotic natural food, which has been created in view of
concept. In ideal conditions they will grow beautifully, just the animals‘ health needs and a low water pollution.
like in nature. Our well-balanced products for targeted
fertilization and CO supply eliminate nutrient gaps and Enthusiasm, lots of experience and modern research help
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enhance photosynthesis - whilst never losing sight of the us wholesome, sustainable products. Our innovations are
system as a whole. With improved plant growth, more captivating! Get to know the full range of the Dennerle
oxygen is produced, and unwanted algae are inhibited. At Balance System in all its diversity and discover the balance
the same time, you can control the pH and create natural of nature!
conditions for your fish.
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Nine good reasons
When you look at a nice aquarium you immediately feel that this living picture speaks
to your soul — but why? Maybe it is due to the fact that we all used to live in an underwa-
ter world in the womb? Most advanced civilizations developed in regions bordering on
water, and when we take a holiday we often choose the seaside or a lake as our destinati-
on.
There are hardly any pets that are easier to care for than aquarium animals. There is no need to
go for a walk with fish and shrimp, they don’t have to be groomed, and the modern aquarium
equipment is usually low-maintenance. „Experience nature“ — this is easily done with an
aquarium in your living room — and a beautiful underwater world is a powerful competitor for
any flat screen.
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An aquarium is relaxing
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You‘ve just come home, and after the first few minutes of sitting in Fertilizing becomes very easy if you use the Dennerle Dosator, and
front of your aquarium, all the stress that has built up during your a CO injection system with a pressurized cylinder is also extremely
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workday vanishes. Deceleration and work-life balance — these very low in maintenance. Feeding the fish and inverts is something we do
modern requirements are fulfilled by your aquarium without further not consider work … it is a part of the daily communication with our
ado. Just by looking at a planted tank our brains produce alpha waves, living underwater world.
which are also called „the door to meditation“, and which only occur
when we are relaxed. In the USA, sometimes aquaria have been
You can start with a marine tank right
prescribed by the doctor.
away
Doesn‘t have to be large
The stunning colors of tropical reefs fascinate you? That‘s great! A
marine tank runs much more stably than a freshwater aquarium of
In 2008, Dennerle pioneered a movement that revolutionized the
the same size, and it is much easier to care for. The reason for this lies
aquarium hobby. NanoCubes starting at a volume of 10 l (2.6 US gal),
in the reef rocks that are completely colonized by microorganisms
whose technical equipment is finely coordinated and which really
which work as a super-efficient water purification unit. If you are a
function, are a great choice for shrimp or snails. A NanoCube with a
beginning marine aquarium keeper you can start with one of the small
volume of 30 l (8 US gal) is suitable for dwarf crayfish or a Betta fish.
NanoMarinus aquaria. We have devised a marine aquarium system
The more plants and the less animals you have the higher the biologi-
that can run without a complicated skimmer and still be biologically
cally stability of your underwater world will be.
stable, in a logical way.
An aquarium fits into every room
You can go on holiday without further ado
Nano aquaria can be placed on almost any writing desk, onto the
Have you ever heard of boarding kennels for aquaria? No? Well, that‘s
kitchen countertop, or onto the sideboard in your hallway. For those
because they do not exist. No other pet can look after themselves as
with more space, standard aquaria of almost all sizes with a volume of
perfectly as an aquarium. An automated feeder provides your fish and
up to 500 liters (130 US gal) made by various manufacturers are readily
shrimp with food for up to four weeks, and if you change water before
available at your local aquarium store (or online). It is important to
your trip and clean the filter a few days before that water change you
choose a place for your new tank where the sun doesn‘t shine — direct
are on the safe side and can just go.
sunlight over several hours per day may cause algae to grow.
Kids and teens get smarter
Aquarium maintenance isn‘t necessarily
complicated An aquarium is like a kid magnet, and with a little support they can
successfully keep their own. Playfully, the new hobby will show your
If you know about the biological processes in your tank and what to kids how an aquatic ecosystem works and how biology, chemistry and
look out for, an aquarium is easy to keep. Ideally, the system is biolo- physics are intertwined, without schedules, curricula or timetables. It‘s
gically balanced. Dennerle has developed the „Aquarium in Balance“ totally simple — learning by doing.
system, which consists of five simple elements. If you keep them in
mind you will have an aquarium that runs really well and that is very
Dennerle aquaria do not consume much
easy to care for.
electricity
Aquarium maintenance doesn‘t
The biggest cost factor in every aquarium is the heater. It is needed
necessarily take much time to bring the water to a tropical, cozy 25 °C (77 °F). Most shrimp and

dwarf crayfish, however, that can be kept in the Dennerle NanoCubes
The weekly maintenance time is around 15-20 minutes if you use the are most comfortable at room temperature. A 30 l (8 US gal) therefore
Dennerle Five Elements system for your aquarium. Once a week you costs less than 2 Euros (2.20 USD) for electricity and water per month
need to clean the inside of the glass with a magnetic cleaner and to (local water and electricity prices may vary). The cost for energy and
change around 20% of the water. For larger tanks with a volume of maintenance for an aquarium with a volume of approximately 200 l
60 liters or more (15 US gal), changing water every two weeks is (53 US gal) lies at around 15,00 € (16.50 USD) — also much cheaper
sufficient. Once a month the plants are trimmed and thinned out. than most people might think.
*Of course there are many more reasons for an aquarium, but our
editors have limited the number of pages for this article …
Dennerle
Quality
For us, this means fulfilling
our customers’ wishes as completely
as possible.
The term „quality“ is a dynamic one! It is crucial for quality
to keep up with the demands of the customers, which
usually means that it needs to grow.
A good quality is worth the money. In the long everything that comes from China is neces- sequently dedicates itself to only produce and
run, bad quality is more expensive, and the joy sarily of a bad quality! A strict and — most sell high-quality products, the people working
about a seemingly good deal is often overshado- importantly — permanent quality control of there have every reason to be proud of „their“
wed by the long hassle with bad products. It‘s a the entire production chain is always crucial, enterprise. At Dennerle, everybody does their
fact: At some point in time, the price falls into though. utmost so we can offer you a constant high
oblivion — but quality remains! quality.
A quality-oriented enterprise does not leave
Quality is strongly connected to an enter- the quality of its products to chance, At
prise or even an entire country. „Made in Dennerle we live quality, every day! From the
Germany“ or „as precise as a Swiss watch“, or, management to every single employee, we are
in contrast, „Made in China“. However, not all obsessed with quality. If a company con-
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