Archive for August, 2014
Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip: Don’t Cover This Part Of Your Saltwater Tank
While plumbing on your saltwater tank isn’t overly sexy, there is one part of a saltwater tank’s plumbing you don’t want to cover up.
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Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: Windows = Algae Outbreak
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Placing a saltwater tank near a window means you’ll have algae outbreaks.
The rest of the story: Old wife’s tale, Terrible Advice Tuesdays. Terrible Advice Tuesdays, meet old wife’s tale. As explained in the algae guide, if …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip: The Easiest Glass Cleaner For Your Tank
Even if you think the news is mostly negative these days, it can have positive effects on your saltwater tank
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Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesday: The Newest Non-Photosynthetic Corals
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Most soft corals including zoanthids and gorgonians depend almost exclusively on phytoplankton for their nutritional needs.
(In case you didn’t know, phytoplankton is one type of food that is commonly fed to corals)
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Read moreFriday AM Quick Tip: The DIY Nori Feeder That is Actually Secure
Feed your fish and keep your feeding device in one place.
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Read moreFriday Morning Quick Tip: 2 Important Steps When Receiving New Fish
Adding new fish to your saltwater tank is excited for you and it can be stressful for the fish. Here are two important steps I follow whenever I get new fish to help them transition easily. NOTE: I quarantine all …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Nuisance Algae Control Method Kills Corals?
Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): 3 days of darkness will harm your corals
The rest of the story: 3 days of darkness is a method used to control nuisance algae. The idea behind it is simple: without light, algae dies. Also …
Read moreProfiling A Reef Junkie
Remodeling a house for a tank, drilling holes through walls…all normal behavior for a reef junkie. This behavior may seem odd to non-aquarists, but to reef junkies, they wouldn’t have it any other way. My friend Mike fits the reef …
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