Equipment
The Most Useful Friday AM Quick Tip I’ve Ever Made
After 119 Friday AM quick tips, there’s one that is hands down the one I use the most. And it’s made my life a whole lot easier!
Note: I often couple the quick tip below with this one when I’m …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): The Secret To Drilling Tempered Glass?
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Tempered glass can be drilled. Just apply slow pressure on the drill bit.
The rest of the story: Give that technique a try and let me know how it works for you!
Tempered glass can’t be drilled. …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip #121: How To Make Fragging Safe For Your Corals
I’ll admit it: I love fragging. It’s enjoyable, relaxing and there is a lot of instant gratification when you see all the little frags you’ve created.
While fragging is fun for you, it can be dangerous for your corals if …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank’s Review of EcoTech Marine’s Radion Generation 2 and Radion Pro LED Fixtures
Say the words “lighting” and “saltwater tank” and LEDs will be one of the first things to comes to my mind.
Why?
Because LEDs will undoubtably grow coral and they have unsurpassed controllability. I’ve used EcoTech Marine’s Radion fixture with …
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 moreKeep That Saltwater Fish Safe: Containing What’s Inside Your Saltwater Tank
As much time and effort saltwater tank hobbyists put into their tank, they often overlook a vital detail of their tank build: fish containment. In this video I discuss 3 containment methods including a tip for those of you with …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip #115: Protein Skimmer Cleaning For The Busy Person
Protein skimmers for saltwater tanks are valuable nutrient export tools until they get dirty. Once dirty, their efficiency and cleaning power plummets. A full cleaning of your protein skimmer’s cup is best, and sometimes you just don’t have the time. …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank Visits The Steinhart Aquarium Philippine Reef Tank Part 2
Making a 213,000 gallon reef tank look great requires a lot of t.l.c., but also a lot of equipment. In part 2 of my Steinhart Aquarium tour, Richard Ross shows me the equipment needed to make the Philippine reef tank …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Your Sump Sucks
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Sumps are outdated technology. A canister filter is a far superior method of filtration over a sump.
The rest of the story: Some things make me want to vomit and terrible advice like this definitely makes my …
Read moreThe Final Update on Mr. Saltwater Tank’s 235 Tank
Somethings last forever, somethings don’t. While my 235g tank’s life was relatively short with several bumps in the road, it paved the way for something really big sitting right next to it
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