Mr. Saltwater Tank

Friday AM Quick Tips

Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip #100: Don’t Believe The Rumors

Cleaner shrimp make a flashy and useful addition to any saltwater tank. With their long antennae and their eye-catching colors, you (or your kids) will fall in love with them. While cleaner shrimp are great eye-candy, there is only one …

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Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip #99: Ask Before You Buy

If your new finned friend came from a hyposalinity environment, you need to raise the salinity slowly over the course of a week of more.  Therefore, when shopping either at your local fish store or online, ask this question before …

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Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip #98: Sound the Alarm When It Rains

Tornados, Hurricanes…they all have warning alarms, so why not one have one for your tank?  Better yet, why not have one that can be purchased for less than one Andrew Jackson?

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Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip #96: There Is A Battery Backup Waiting Outside

Everyone procrastinates and doesn’t believe that an extended power outage will ever happen to them.  At some point, you’ll likely lose power and here’s a tip on how to keep your tank alive when you aren’t prepared.

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Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip #95: Clip, Write, and Be in the Know

Navigating the maze (and tangles) of electrical cords around your saltwater tank is not fun.  Trying to trace wires behind your tank can drive you crazy.  Here’s how to make the job super easy with zero cost

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Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip #94: Trim Me For Best Results

I have a love-hate relationship with nori.  It is nutritious for my saltwater fish and it can be a PITA to feed as my fish tear it off the clip and either don’t eat it, or can’t eat it all …

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Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip #93: Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Curious

Crabs, shrimp and snails all make up members of your tank’s clean up crew. Given their nature, they crawl over everything and can make you think they do more harm then good. Here’s how to make sure they are staying …

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Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip #92: You Look JUST Like The Photo!

When setting up your saltwater tank, the arrangement of the rocks (called “aquascaping”) is a partly personal taste and partly how the rocks fit together. Some reef junkies spend days aquascaping their tanks and here’s how to speed the aquascaping …

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Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip #91: Make That New Frag Sticky

Picking out a new coral frag for your saltwater tank is exciting and potentially scary as well. Will the new coral survive in your tank? What if it gets blown away in the flow?

Here’s one way to make sure …

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Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip #90: Steady…Steady Now

Some floors can be bent, some can be broken. Here’s how to find out how the floor under your saltwater tank is doing.

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