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Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Lethal Isopod Carrying Shrimp
Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): A shrimp with an isopod should be removed from your tank because the isopod can attack your fish.
The rest of the story: This advice has a small bit of truth to it. Certain types of …
Read moreReplay Information From Today’s Live Q&A Session
If you missed today’s Midday Monday Q&A session, you can watch the replay via this link
See everyone next Monday @ 12p (noon) Central time for another live question and answer session…
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank’s Coverage of MACNA 2013 Part 1
The Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA) celebrated it’s 25 year in 2013 and the event was top-notch. Between a fantastic location (the beach), a trade show hall full of vendors and lots of eye candy, I had plenty …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip #138: The World’s Sexiest Filter Media
Got dirty return lines on your saltwater tank? Make sure you don’t forget this step of the cleaning process so that all your hard work doesn’t go to waste.
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Read moreReplay Information For the Midday Monday Question And Answer Session
If you missed yesterday’s live question and answer session with me, you can watch a recording of the event via this link
And if you want to get in on the action next time, I’ll be hosting another live question …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): The BEST Replacement For Live Rock
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: The only effective media for a saltwater tank is bioballs. Live rock won’t grow nitrifying bacteria
The rest of the story: I almost spit sweet tea all over my computer monitor (again) I read this one. Properly …
Read more[From the Archive]: Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip #108: I’m Plastic, Fantastic and Really Useful
Securing dosing lines and any other line that carries liquid into your tank is an easy step to prevent tank emergencies. And with a saw, a drill and a short piece of PVC, you can make your own effluent line …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): The Tank That Never Needs To Be Topped Off
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: To avoid setting up a top off reservoir or having to refill your top off reservoir, just plumb the output line from your RODI unit straight into your sump. Then install a float switch shut off valve …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip #137: The Dangerous Magnetic Accessory In Your Aquarium
Magnetic algae scrapers make cleaning the inside of your aquarium’s glass very easy. And they can pose a real threat to your tank unless you do this one step.
Note: My tank has micro scratches in it from not following …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): The Cheapest Phosphate Remover…Ever
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Granulated Ferric Oxide is just rust, so the scrapings from a rusty iron pipe will work just as well for phosphate removing media.
The rest of the story: No matter how small your saltwater tank budget, please …
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