Archive for September, 2014
Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Death Looks Like Bristle Worms
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Bristle worms kills corals, are overall bad things and should be removed from your tank.
The rest of the story: Poor bristle worms. Most people seem to have it out for them for really no good reason!…
Read moreReplay of the Anemone Question and Answer Session With Mr. Saltwater Tank
This week’s Q&A was all about sea anemones
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Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Store Made Dursos Are Better?
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: A (local fish) store or pre-manufactured durso standpipe is more efficient than one made by you.
The rest of the story: Really?! Let me guess who started that idea.
Every “store made” or pre-manufactured durso standpipe I’ve …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank Friday Am Quick Tip: The Emergency Power From Above
When you lose power, you’ve got a couple of options to get your tank powered up. Here’s one option that requires zero gas and has no carbon footprint.
Links in this show: www.MrSaltWaterTank.com/site/solargenerator/
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Read moreReplay of The Question and Answer Session With Mr. Saltwater Tank on 9/17/2014
This week’s Q&A was all about soft corals including care and my recommendations for easy to keep soft corals
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Read moreTerrible advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Pumping It Up Doesn’t Give Off Heat
Terrible advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): An internal return pump won’t add any heat to your saltwater tank.
The rest of the story: Internal return pumps are specifically designed to use the water they are submerged in to cool the pump. The …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip: The pH Trap of Saltwater Tanks
One big mistake people make in the saltwater tank world is to chase numbers. And one number people chase the most is pH.
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Read moreReplay of the Live Q&A Session With Mr. Saltwater Tank About Listing of Corals As “Threatened” Under The Endangered Species Act
NOAA/NMFS recently listed 20 species of coral as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. Here’s the facts on what it means to you at this point.
Links on this show: www.mrsaltwatertank.com/site/masnadonates
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Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: Activated Carbon Ruins Half of 2-Part Dosing
Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): You shouldn’t run a carbon reactor if you are dosing calcium/magnesium because the carbon will absorb the calcium/magnesium.
The rest of the story: I’m laughing so hard it hurts. Truly this advice is amongst the worse …
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