Mr. Saltwater Tank

Archive for September, 2013

Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip #140: Holds Like Epoxy and Sets Up Like Super Glue

Need a little extra hold for your aquascaping or large coral placement? Here’s how I get  epoxy to hold still.

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Replay Information From This Week’s Live Question & Answer Session

If you missed Monday’s live question and answer session, you can catch the replay via this link.

Also, i’ll be hosting another live question and answer session next Monday, September 30th @ 12pm (noon) central time. You can catch that …

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Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Smelly Saltwater Tanks

Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Saltwater aquariums smell bad

The rest of the story: Can saltwater aquariums smell bad?

Yes.

Do they normally smell bad?

No.

If your saltwater tank smells bad, the first place I would look for the problem …

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Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip #139: Seat Belts For Your Corals

If you’ve ever had to move a lot of coral from one location to another, you know that bagging each coral individually can be really tedious. It is important to keep your coral from touching each other during transport, so …

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Mr. Saltwater Tank’s Coverage of MACNA 2013 Part 2

Part 2 of my MACNA 2013 coverage continues with interviews from Neptune Systems, My Reef Creations, Hydor, CAD lights, Ecoxotic, and Current USA. Oh, make sure you catch the outtakes.

Note: For the best viewing experience, watch the show in …

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Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Lethal Isopod Carrying Shrimp

Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): A shrimp with an isopod should be removed from your tank because the isopod can attack your fish.

The rest of the story: This advice has a small bit of truth to it. Certain types of …

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Replay Information From Today’s Live Q&A Session

If you missed today’s Midday Monday Q&A session, you can watch the replay via this link

See everyone next Monday @ 12p (noon) Central time for another live question and answer session…

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Mr. Saltwater Tank’s Coverage of MACNA 2013 Part 1

The Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA) celebrated it’s 25 year in 2013 and the event was top-notch. Between a fantastic location (the beach), a trade show hall full of vendors and lots of eye candy, I had plenty …

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Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip #138: The World’s Sexiest Filter Media

Got dirty return lines on your saltwater tank? Make sure you don’t forget this step of the cleaning process so that all your hard work doesn’t go to waste.

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Replay Information For the Midday Monday Question And Answer Session

If you missed yesterday’s live question and answer session with me, you can watch a recording of the event via this link

And if you want to get in on the action next time, I’ll be hosting another live question …

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