Saltwater Aquarium Guide -- Marine Fish Nutrition

	Marine Fish Nutrition (page 4) Another possibility is to add the vitamins directly to the water; marine fish actually drink water, therefore any vitamins in the water would be absorbed by the intestine. There is, however a problems with this method. First of all you would need to add a greater volume of vitamin solution to the tank to reach the concentrations that would need to equal that found in vitamin enriched foods. Secondly, if you are using U.V., ozone, activated carbon or protein skimmers the vitamins will quickly be removed or destroyed before the fish can get the full benefits of them. Last, by adding vitamins directly to the water will increase the organic load, resulting in an increase in nitrogenous wastes (ammonia etc.). Making the addition of vitamins a routine part of your feeding will ensure that your Marine Critters live longer and healthier lives.

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