Monthly Archives: December 2013
Reef Wrasse: Aquarium Duty
Every fish has its reasons on this planet. Some are designed to control fish populations. Other fish have evolved into algae grazers. There are even fish who are designed to keep specific coral safe from predators or threats. Today’s topic is the group of reef Read more here…
Photo-Chop: What You See Is Not What You Get
Photo-Chop: What You See Is Not What You Get Have you ever shopped online and purchased a coral that looked extremely bright and full of color only to receive a dulled down version? It has you question whether your tank husbandry is out of whack Read more here…
Fish Are Pets: Take Care Of Them As Such!
Fish are Pets: Take care of them as such! A lot of times you hear about aquariums as “display pieces” and are talked about like you would a painting or sculpture. In some cases, the aquarium has replaced some peoples televisions all together. One thing Read more here…
Reef Crabs: Not Someone Who Complains About The Holidays!
Reef Crabs: Not someone who complains about the holidays! Crabs are an essential part of the Red Lobster menu, but they play an even more important role in quite the opposite way in the wild and even your aquarium. Some types of crabs are Read more here…
How2Scrape: Glass And Acrylic Cleaning 101
How2Scrape: Glass and Acrylic Cleaning 101 We all get those days when our snails take too many breaks and our glass gets a nasty film blocking our view from our beautiful tanks. Some have diatoms, others just have excess coralline algae. Whatever is on Read more here…
Refugium Lighting
Refugium Lighting Refugiums are a great way to grow Algae for filtration, food, and provide excellent breeding grounds for pods, shrimp, and anything else that would otherwise be destroyed in your Display tank. Refugiums are not always designed for filtration. Some are designed purely for Read more here…
LIVE ROCK ACID BATH
LIVE ROCK ACID BATH Sometimes you get to the point where your rock is not working out for you. Maybe you had a stagnant tank and everything died? Maybe you have an insane algae problem? Maybe you just got the rock for free from some Read more here…
BAKING SODA & THE REEF AQUARIUM
BAKING SODA: NOT POWDER! Sodium Bicarbonate is an amazingly versatile powder of goodness. How many things in your life has someone said that baking soda was the answer to your problems, or at least one of the ingredients? It is obviously used for baking, but Read more here…
