I’m interested in setting up a reef aquarium and am wondering what the right choices are for live coral and other animals for this type of system.

Generally speaking, no. It is generally too expensive and some of the concepts are beyond most younger children. Having said that, there are some talented children keeping some very interesting tanks; so never say never!

They are equivalent to their weight in gold! Once you find one, cultivate their friendship for a mutually rewarding relationship.

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We are proud to offer a version of the SereneScreen Marine Aquarium for PCs using Windows 95, 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, or XP. Click HERE for more information. Some characters in the keycode can be easily confused (i.e. O and zero, capitol I and the number one, etc.). Try to copy and paste your keycode into the registration space to avoid any possible input errors. Also, your copy of Marine Aquarium may have been corrupted during download or installation.

All of the options below are found in the Marine Aquarium preferences under the "Settings" tab. To bring up the menu, press the spacebar on your keyboard while Marine Aquarium 2.6 is running. Limit Frame Rate (FPS) - Forces the frame rate (animation speed) of the Marine Aquarium to the frequency you select. If Marine Aquarium is jerking, or running slowly, you may need to reduce the frame rate below the default 62 by using the slider bar.

There is no separate "demo version" of Marine Aquarium. We built the Marine Aquarium to act as a demo unless you entered a valid keycode. To properly install SereneScreen Marine Aquarium, and activate the demo mode, follow the instructions below: IMPORTANT: Before installing, make sure your desktop color is set to 16 bit. Also, be sure your anti-virus software is deactivated for the duration of the download and install.

The simplest way to unisntall the Marine Aquarium is to run the Uninstall option through the Start menu under Programs/SereneScreen/Marine Aquarium. Alternativly you can use the Add/Remove Programs utility located in the Control Panel to remove Marine Aquarium. This should clean your system of any Marine Aquarium data. However, if you want to be doubly sure, you can go through the longer uninstall process below: First remove any previous versions of the Marine Aquarium from your system.

Run the "Uninstall" option through the Start menu under Programs/SereneScreen/Marine Aquarium Time 2. Alternatively you can use the "Add/Remove Programs" utility located in the Control Panel to remove Marine Aquarium Time 2.

Salinity is a measure of the total amount of dissolved salts in seawater. It is measured in parts per thousand (ppt or 0/00). The average salinity of the ocean is around 34 to 37 ppt. Marine aquariums are measured in specific gravity. Specific gravity may be defined as the ration of the density of the liquid to the density of water. The specific gravity of seawater at 35 ppt is 1.026. The proper range for a marine aquarium is 1.020 to 1.026.

Yes, however since there is already a good virtual marine aquarium on the market, we're focusing on freshwater initially. Yes, Dream Aquarium will display an aquarium on each monitor, and the fish and settings can be changed individually for each monitor. In the future we will have an extra-wide aquarium which extends across both monitors.

Unnecessary antagonism against marine reserves results from bad practices during the process of proposing and creating them. Unfortunately, Government Departments have learnt very little in the past. Here are the good practices: A transparent process where discussions and decisions are kept public, without hidden agendas, without foreclosed decisions and without political and ideological motivations.

The latest drivers for your video card. These are best found at the video card manufacturers site. The Windows update feature is not sufficient for this task. For more information, click HERE.

Marine Aquarium is an aquarium simulation program. It can be assigned as a screen saver, but it was primarily designed to emulate the elegance and serenity of watching an aquarium.

There are several cases where you may need to uninstall and reinstall Marine Aquarium. Please consult the Troubleshooting section of our FAQ for a solution there first. However, corrupt downloads, new system settings, new video card drivers, or other such circumstances may make Marine Aquarium stop running properly.

Once you have the settings menu up you can pick fish and change the program options. For more information on the different settings menu tabs see the following sections: All of the options below are found in the Marine Aquarium settings menu under the Settings tab. To bring up the settings menu, press the spacebar on your keyboard while Marine Aquarium is running.

Currently we do not permit people to create or add custom fish for Marine Aquarium. There are many reasons, but the most important is that while we trust an artisan would be motivated, and even capable of creating a truly wonderful masterpiece, there are others that might not, and a version were to get out that was less than the highest quality, it might reflect poorly on us. If you are interesting in creating fish or wildlife for our company, we are always seeking talented artist.

All of the widescreen data is included with the regular download. Marine Aquarium will automatically switch between regular and widescreen mode depending on the size ratio of the window or screen being used for display.

Only notebooks with a GeForce2Go, Rage Mobility or S3 Savage chip will run the Marine Aquarium. The NeoMagic chip will not work.

We are proud to offer a version of the SereneScreen Marine Aquarium for both MAC OSX and OS9. Click HERE for more information.