Archive for April, 2014
Mr. Saltwater Tank Profiles Bellevue High School’s Marine Lab
Football, soccer, English class. All typical activities for American High Schools. As a reef junkie I say forget all that and join Mr. Bower’s Marine Lab
Links in this show: www.mrsaltwatertank.com/site/marinelab
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Read moreReplay of The Question and Answer Session With Mr. Saltwater Tank on 4/21/2014
This week’s topic was my top 5 corals that won’t break the bank. Here’s the list and make sure you don’t miss the care instructions during the show:
- Montipora Undata (Montipora undata)
- Montipora Setosa (Montipora setosa)
- Zoanthids
- Gorgonians
- Meat Corals
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: A Quick And Easy Treatment For Marine Velvet?
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: If you’ve got fish that is sick with marine velvet (Amyloodinium ocellatum), just treat it with hypo salinity. That will kill the velvet.
The rest of the story: I hear the hypo salinity treatment for …
Read moreReplay of The Question and Answer Session With Mr. Saltwater Tank on 4/15/2014
This week’s topic was clean up crews
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Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip: The Easiest Way To Keep Your RODI Water Clean
Making RODI water is one thing, keeping it clean is another. Here’s an easy way to keep your RODI as clean as possible
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Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Feel Free To Move Nemo’s House
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: If an anemone hides behind/in/underneath a rock, remove the anemone and put it somewhere back in the light.
The Rest of the Story: Anemones have any number of reasons for placing themselves where they do. Some hide …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank Friday AM Quick Tip: Mostly Equal, Yet Still Should Be Kept Separate
These two types of corals are some of my favorites and I recommend you keep the separate. Here’s why.
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Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesday: Feed This Coral
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Gorgonians need to be fed food (phytoplankton, etc) because they are non-photosynthetic.
The rest of the story: Some, but not all, gorgonians are non-photosynthetic. There are plenty of photosynthetic ones that can survive on light alone.
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Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip: Give This Coral A Cleansing Flow
Leather corals expand and contract drastically over the course of a day. While they are contracted, they appreciate a little cleaning courtesy of your powerheads.
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