Archive for May, 2013
Mr. Saltwater Tank Interviews Mat Roy & Francis The Fish Geek From “The Fish Tank Kings”
Aquarium-based reality TV heats up with the Premiere of “The Fish Tank Kings” Season 2. In this episode of Mr. Saltwater Tank TV, I sit down with Mat Roy and Francis “The Fish Geek” to talk to them about season …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip #127: I’m Your Personal Tank Maintenance Butler
There’s lots of ways to keep your tank maintenance clean up tools close at hand and Jessica claims she has the best one of all.
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Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Feed That Fish Or Else…
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Fish need to be fed everyday or else they’ll die.
The rest of the story: Let me be really clear on 2 things first:
- The purpose of this post is not to advocate you feeding your fish
Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip #126: I’m Micro Sized And Usually Hard To Find
Size does matter when it comes to bubbles in your saltwater tank because the little ones make you really mad, and are hard to find. Unless you use this week’s Friday morning quick tip
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Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank’s 375 Gallon Reef Tank Build Show
375 gallons makes a large saltwater tank. There’s lots of swimming room for fish, lots of places to put corals and lots of opportunities for the unexpected to happen during the tank build process. Fortunately for me, I got all …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): This Fish Food Is Phosphate Free…(yeah right)
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: “Brand XYZ of fish food has zero phosphates in it”
The rest of the story: Fish food is made up matter that was once alive such as algae or fleshy foods like mysis or brine shrimp …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip #125: After 124 Quick Tips, These Top My List
After years of creating Friday AM quick tips, there are a few that I use frequently on my tank as well as a few that I get asked about a lot. To refresh your memory on ones you’ve likely forgotten …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Your Fish Is Glancing? That Means It Has Ich
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: When a fish glances (scratches itself against rock/gravel), that means it has ich.
The rest of the story: I hear this one a lot so let’s break it down:
1) A fish that glances could have a …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip #124: How to Put Your Saltwater Fish In Timeout
These days, bullies are everywhere including the fish in your saltwater tank. While the easy solution is to remove the bully fish, sometimes you’re attached to the bully and you’d like to keep it around, assuming it learns to play …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank Tours Julian Sprung’s Personal Reef Tank
Julian Sprung is one of the most referenced, and is arguably the most well-known saltwater tank professionals. He’s been involved in the hobby since the days when mullets were cool and now he’s over 40 and still reefing full time. …
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