Archive for March, 2010
The #1 Tip to Have Your Tank Thrive
This one is really easy and covers all the tank personalities:
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Or in tank speak,Keep your hands out of your tank!
Tanks like gradual changes and the more you are moving …
Read moreSuccessful Saltwater Tank Keeping is like Surgery
I once followed an anesthesiologist around during surgery and he explained his job like this:
“I want my patients to be on a gentle ride during surgery. They should remain at the same level of being under and not rise …
Read moreStop Tank Confusion!
Here is the most used line in the saltwater tank world and every time I hear it, I cringe:
“there is tons of information online…just google it and you can find the answer you are looking for…”
Ouch.
People are …
Read moreI got bugs.
I have a roscoe’s blue acropora (hard coral for those newbies out there) and it has been growing well, but it hasn’t been coloring up and I’ve seen no polyp extension on the colony at all. The lack of color …
Read more3 Tips for Successful Frag & Equipment Swaps
One of the best ways to meet fellow saltwater tank owners and reef keepers ( tank owners that keep coral in their tanks) and to make a little money off your tank is to attend a frag swap.
A frag …
Read moreFilter Socks: Worth the Dirty Laundry?
Another question saltwater tank owners always ask is:
“Do I need to run filter socks on my tank”?
My answer is always, no, unless you are a reef junkie.
In its simpliest sense, a filter sock is a tube sock …
Read moreDo You Really Need an RO/DI Unit?
One the basic laws of keeping a saltwater tank is to only use water from an RO/DI system for your tank. RO/DI water is very, very clean, so by using it, you won’t be introducing bad things into your system …
Read moreDon’t Dose Me Bro!
I’ve been running into a lot of saltwater tank owners recently who are having phosphate and nuissance algae issues. When I ask them what they are dosing their tank with, I usually get a laundry list of additives and supplements …
Read more2 Tips to Keep Your Tank’s Best Friend Happy
Protein skimmers are your tanks’ best friend. They pull out fish waste (poo) and dissolve oxygen into your tank water so that your fish can breathe.
They are also prone to overflowing when they aren’t looked after regularly.
Here are …
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