Equipment
Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip #111: Once It’s Spent, Your Saltwater Tank Can Use It
Algae on your saltwater tank’s glass is just part of tank ownership. Scraping it off with a magnetic algae scraper works well for simple surface algae and here’s a quick and easy way to get the stubborn bits of algae …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank Visits The Steinhart Aquarium
Tank dabbler, reef enthusiast or reef junkie…they all love the same thing: really big saltwater aquariums. I’m a die-hard reef junkie and I’ve seen some big reef tanks in my live, but nothing compares to the Philippine reef tank at …
Read moreFrom The Archives: Friday Morning Quick Tip #30: The Horizontal Position Isn’t Advised
I’m a big fan of using Reverse Osmosis DeIonized (RODI) water for your saltwater tank. And if your RODI unit has a certain stage in the horizontal direction, it needs fixing
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Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Don’t Like That Bracing On Your Tank? Just Hack It Out !
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: If you don’t like having a brace across your tank, just cut it out. Most of them are made of plastic which doesn’t do much for holding the tank together anyways.
The rest of the story: While …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip #109: Crack Me Open, Then Do This First
You can’t have a saltwater tank without salt. And every fresh bucket of salt needs to have this step done to it before you use it in your tank.
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Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: It’s Stinks, But Should You Fear It?
Something I’ve done every Tuesday on my Facebook page is to post bad advice I’ve heard. I call it “Terrible Advice Tuesdays”. The whole reason I started Mr. Saltwater Tank was to take the confusion out of setting up and …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip #108: I’m Plastic, Fantastic and Really Useful
Wherever there’s a saltwater tank, there’s likely going to be 2 things:
- A sump
- Left over Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pieces
Since PVC will never biodegrade, here’s Luis’ tip on how to put it to good use to make your sump …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip #107: Express Yourself…With Aquarium Gear
The start of a new year is often marked with celebration and new year’s resolutions that are quickly forgotten. Before you forget your new year’s resolution, here’s how to use a piece of left over aquarium gear to look cool. …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip #106: Protect Nemo’s House
Everyone, (except maybe die-hard SPS keepers) enjoy sea anemones for their beauty and the relationship they form with clownfish. There’s one battle that a sea anemone will nearly always lose, so here’s how to help your invertebrate friends out.
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Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip #105: I’m White, Sticky And I’ll Hold Your Stuff For You
Doing work on your saltwater tank is fun or extremely frustrating if you can’t find the tools you are looking for. To make tool organization really easy, here’s how to kill two birds with one stone.
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