Reef Enthusiast
Don’t Dose Me Bro!
I’ve been running into a lot of saltwater tank owners recently who are having phosphate and nuissance algae issues. When I ask them what they are dosing their tank with, I usually get a laundry list of additives and supplements …
Read more2 Tips to Keep Your Tank’s Best Friend Happy
Protein skimmers are your tanks’ best friend. They pull out fish waste (poo) and dissolve oxygen into your tank water so that your fish can breathe.
They are also prone to overflowing when they aren’t looked after regularly.
Here are …
Read moreJust ship it already!
Last Sunday I bought 2 ballasts from an individual online. 5 days later, they still haven’t shipped the ballasts citing “I haven’t had time to ship them but they will on today…”
Needless to say, I’m not happy and considering …
Read moreTop 5 ways to make your tank sexier…TODAY!
- Break out the razor blades. I’m not telling you to shave off that goe-y that you’ve been working on for months, but do scrape off the algae on your glass that you can’t get with your mag-float. You’ll be amazed
4 Tips for Getting More Money for Your Tank Stuff…Online
Of all the positive things the invention of the internet has brought about, one of the best things it has done is made the selling of items really easy.
As a reef keeper, you can especially benefit from the ease …
Read moreBuy it Dead, not alive
As I’ve been helping people setup their new tanks, I’ve been advising people to buy dead rock vs. live rock (LR) for their new setups. People have been asking me why I say “buy it dead” so I thought I’d …
Read moreGo Plus One: Bump it up a notch
Someone told me this once: “When it comes to equipment, buy what you need at that moment. Don’t buy anything more.”
When it comes to reefkeeping, I disagree.
Instead, adopt this mindset: Find what you need, then buy ONE STEP …
Read moreThoughts on 2 weeks with the CO2 scrubber
I’ve been running the CO2 scrubber for 2 weeks now so I wanted to post my thoughts on the product.
Overall, the scrubber was very successful in not only raising my pH, but also maintaining it at high levels. Before …
Read moreStop your corals bleaching for less than $50.
I love SPS. I tried to resist it, but I failed. Too many great looking corals that grow in too many interesting shapes and styles. So earlier this summer, I started buying some SPS frags to start my own farm.…
Read moreA Tale of Two Test Kits
“You can be cheap, or good, but not both”
I’ve been using Aquarium Pharamceutical Inc test kits for testing my tank’s parameters and I started with the basics – Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, pH, but then added their “Reef master kit” …
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