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Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Sure-Fire Aquarium Leak Suppressant
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: If your aquarium is leaking, just pour in Radiator Stop Leak to seal the leak.
The rest of the story: If taking a substance meant for a car’s radiator system and adding to your saltwater aquarium sounds …
Read moreWrite-Up Wednesday: Coralline algae
Coralline algae is a red algae and the pink or purple form is more common in saltwater aquariums. In the ocean coralline algae is found on nearly every reef and in the wild several unique forms exist such as types …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: No Coraline Algae = Unhealthy Tank
Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): If your saltwater tank doesn’t have coraline algae growing in it, then your tank isn’t healthy.
The rest of the story: The hunt for coraline algae always amuses me as there are hobbyists who hate it …
Read moreWrite-Up Wednesday: The Moodiest Coral Around
Watching your corals closely is one way to tell what is going on inside your tank. For example, if your SPS corals are bleaching at their tips, that is usually a sign of alkalinity swings. If your pulsing Xenia dies, …
Read moreWrite-Up Wednesday: Midas Blenny
The Midas Blenny (Ecsenius midas). A fish who is well into “glamour without the bill” territory with a golden yellow body and sparkling blue eyes. While the Midas Blenny is beautifully colored, what is most striking about the …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: The Toughest Aquarium Material Around?
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: A glass aquarium cannot get scratched.
The rest of the story: Glass can scratch. Unlike acrylic tanks that have lots of available scratch removal kits, removing scratches in glass is very hard and often times not worth …
Read moreWrite-Up Wednesday: Montipora Undata (Montipora undata)
Montipora Undata (Montipora undata) is easily one of my favorite corals. With it’s purple rim, green body and metallic blue-green polyps, this coral is an eye-catcher even when it is just a frag.
Undata grows quickly so it …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: The Easiest Starter Anemone For Your Saltwater Tank
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Sebae Anemones (Heteractis crispa) are a great starter anemone for your saltwater tank.
The rest of the story: Sebae anemones are a very tempting anemone to keep as they come in a variety of colors …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: New(er) School Reef Tank Lighting Won’t Get the Job Done
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) won’t grow corals.
The rest of the story: I can’t believe I’m still hearing this idea passed around especially considering mounting evidence of LEDs successfully growing coral. From a scientific standpoint, here’s one …
Read moreWrite-up Wednesday: The Magnetic Algae Scraper
The magnetic algae scraper is the sixth wonder of the world to saltwater tank hobbyists. it is easy to use, and it does magical things like removing the haze algae that grows on your tank’s glass, revealing the wonderful world …
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