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Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): The Worst PVC Pipe You Can Use For Your Saltwater Tank
Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Schedule 20 PVC won’t work for plumbing a saltwater tank due to the pressure in the lines.
The rest of the story: For those of you who don’t know, the higher schedule number (20, 40, …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip #142: Use This Method For Hunting Coral Pests
While you don’t have to be quiet when you are hunting for coral pests, it does help to use this friday am quick tip to help you spot the pests on your corals.
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Read moreMidday Monday (10/7) Q&A Replay Now Available
Missed the livestream on Monday? You can watch the recording of the event via this link…
Read moreTerrible advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Hermit Crabs Are The Natural Polluter
Terrible advice Tuesdays: Hermit crabs add to your bioload. Less hermits means you can have more fish.
The rest of the story: Do hermit crabs produce waste. Very likely. However, the amount of waste hermit crabs produce is small…very small, …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip #141: It Works For Bettas, Why Not Saltwater Fish?
Ian informs me this fish removal trick works every time, even for the most nimble and the most difficult to catch fish.
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Read moreMidday Monday Q&A Replay Now Available
Missed this week’s Midday Monday Q&A Session? No problem, you can watch it via this link.
And if you have questions you’d like answered for next week’s Q&A, you can submit them here…
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): When Your Fish Is New, Don’t Feed It
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: When placing a new fish in a tank, it should not be offered food until it has been in the tank for at least 24 hours.
The rest of the story: I can understand the rational behind …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip #140: Holds Like Epoxy and Sets Up Like Super Glue
Need a little extra hold for your aquascaping or large coral placement? Here’s how I get epoxy to hold still.
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Read moreReplay Information From This Week’s Live Question & Answer Session
If you missed Monday’s live question and answer session, you can catch the replay via this link.
Also, i’ll be hosting another live question and answer session next Monday, September 30th @ 12pm (noon) central time. You can catch that …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Smelly Saltwater Tanks
Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Saltwater aquariums smell bad
The rest of the story: Can saltwater aquariums smell bad?
Yes.
Do they normally smell bad?
No.
If your saltwater tank smells bad, the first place I would look for the problem …
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