01.29.2011 @ 8:55 am | Category:
Equipment,
Product Reviews,
Reef Enthusiast,
Reef Junkie,
Tank Dabbler | Tagged as:
anemone,
aqua-mag,
aquascaping,
coral acclimation,
coral pest,
dead rock,
dipping,
frag,
frag rack,
live rock,
LPS,
rock,
SPSEveryone loves a well aquascaped tank but no one loves the time, frustration and anguish it takes to get one.
Forget the anguish and frustration now because I’ve found something that will make aquascaping easy and will let you be …
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01.28.2011 @ 6:17 am | Category:
Reef Enthusiast,
Reef Junkie,
Tank Dabbler,
Tank Maintenance | Tagged as:
ballast,
bulb temp,
color temperature,
electronic ballast,
friday am quick tip,
lighting,
metal halide,
metallic ballast,
quick tipIf you want the same lighting effects as someone else, match these up.
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01.21.2011 @ 9:03 am | Category:
Reef Enthusiast,
Reef Junkie,
Tank Dabbler,
Tank Maintenance | Tagged as:
alkalinity,
buckeye field supply,
checker,
disposing of saltwater,
hanna checker,
refractometer,
RODI water,
salinity,
salt,
salt mixes,
water changeEven a seemingly simple task like changing your tank’s water is crucial to the long term success of your saltwater aquarium. And there are several key steps that cannot be missed if you want your tank to look great.
In …
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01.21.2011 @ 7:17 am | Category:
Friday AM Quick Tips,
Reef Enthusiast,
Reef Junkie,
Tank Dabbler,
Tank Maintenance | Tagged as:
algae,
algae scraper,
cleaning tank,
coraline,
coraline algae,
mag float,
razor blade,
scraping algae,
scraping glassPesky Algae? It is no match for this piece of equipment.
NOTE: DO NOT use razor blades on acrylic tanks! Use only on glass tanks.
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01.15.2011 @ 9:03 pm | Category:
Equipment,
Product Reviews,
Reef Enthusiast,
Reef Junkie,
Tank Dabbler | Tagged as:
alkalinity,
hanna,
hanna checker,
nitrate,
nitrites,
phosphate,
SPS,
teset,
test kit,
test kit checklistEating your veggies, testing your saltwater tank: two things you don’t like but are necessary.
In this episode of Mr. Saltwater Tank TV, I show why testing your tank is important and I show you a great new piece of
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01.14.2011 @ 6:44 am | Category:
Friday AM Quick Tips,
Reef Enthusiast,
Reef Junkie,
Tank Dabbler | Tagged as:
coral,
coral dip,
coralrx,
dipping corals,
frags,
friday am,
friday am quick tip,
quick tip,
reef tankWhen adding a new member of the family, this step is imperative.
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01.08.2011 @ 9:45 am | Category:
Reef Enthusiast,
Reef Junkie,
Tank Dabbler,
Tank Maintenance | Tagged as:
ammonia,
aquascaping,
carbon dosing,
carbon pellets,
clean up crew,
CUC,
go plus one,
nitrate cycle,
nitrates,
nitrites,
nitrogen cycle,
overstocking,
polyp lab,
protein skimmer,
tank personality,
vertexNitrates can kill every fish and coral you have in your tank if they aren’t kept in check.
The good news is that keeping them in check requires patience and using several nitrate reducing tools that I cover in this …
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Give you fish food a boost and help fight dying, dull colored fish
Links in this video: http://mrswt.wpenginepowered.com/selcon
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