Archive for February, 2014
Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip: Don’t Miss A Spot Ever Again
Algae on your tank’s glass can be removed with an algae scraper. Yet you always get those pesky spots that have to be scraped off by hand. The hard part is making sure actually scrape the algae off when you …
Read moreReplay of The Question and Answer Session With Mr. Saltwater Tank on 2/24/2014
This week’s topic was “6 Great Things You Can Do For Your Saltwater Tank”
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Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Match Up Your Top Off Water?
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: The pH of your top off water needs to match the pH of your tank to prevent pH swings.
The rest of the story: There are lots of things to pay attention to on your saltwater tank, …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank Friday AM Quick Tip: Don’t Count That Anemone Out Just Yet
Who doesn’t love a sea anemone in a saltwater tank? Their soft tentacles provide motion in your tank and when a clownfish sets up house in one of them, the symbiotic relationship is enjoyable to watch. If you don’t know …
Read moreReplay of the Question and Answer Session with Mr. Saltwater Tank on 2/17/2014
Replay of the question and answer session on 2/17/2014.
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Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: A Hidden Danger When Moving A Saltwater Tank
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: When you move a saltwater tank, you have to wait several months for the new sand bed to leach out all the calcium and magnesium it contains or else you’ll kill your corals.
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Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip: How To Get That Flaked Food To Your Fish
Flaked food is one part of my fish’s food rotation. Besides it’s nutritional value, it does have one attribute that I don’t like – it floats! Some fish will eat the flaked food from the surface of the water and …
Read moreReplay of the Question and Answer Session with Mr. Saltwater Tank on 2/10/2014
Replay of the question and answer session on 2/10/2014. I changed how I recorded the event and let me know if you like it.
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Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: Clean Saltwater Tank = Low TDS?
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: If you want to find out how clean your tank water is, just stick a TDS meter in it!
The rest of the story: I nearly fell out of my chair when I read this one. A …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank Friday AM Quick Tip: How To Make Your Float Valve Safer
Any piece of equipment can fail and if your automatic shut off valve on your RODI fails, you’ve got big issues. While this tip won’t prevent an all-out failure of your float switch, it can go a long way to …
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