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Terrible Advice Tuesdays: If you do this, a tank crash is inevitable
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: The easiest way to crash your tank is to feed your fish.
The rest of the story: The term “tank crash”, refers to a large die-off of coral or fish life. These tank crashes are usually caused …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank’s 450g Build Update
I finally made some progress on the new tank build.
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Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: Your Bivalve Friends Need Some Supplemental Calories
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Clams need to be spot fed regularly in order to thrive.
The Rest of The Story: Here’s one myth that just won’t go away, but really needs to.
Just like your corals giant clams (tridacnids – the …
Read moreWrite-Up Wednesday: Filter Socks
A filter sock is a form of mechanical filtration whose purpose is to trap large particles flowing through it. The sock will usually be labeled for the smallest size particle that it will trap e.g. a 200 micron sock will …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: The Most Misleading Part About LEDs
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: The wattage of LEDs doesn’t matter because half of the watts are for cooling fans.
The rest of the story: Let’s fact check this one:
1) A lot of LEDs for aquariums don’t use cooling fans. The …
Read moreWrite-Up Wednesday: Orange Spotted Blenny (Blenniella chrysospilos)
The Orange Spotted Blenny (Blenniella chrysospilos) has a long, slender body that is covered with red or orange spots that pop off of the white background color of the body. The mouth is turned down which gives the …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: The Ideal Water Parameters For Tangs
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Tangs need a pH of 8.2 to thrive
The rest of the story: Somehow I suspect a sale of pH buffer accompanied this advice.
I pay little attention to pH. Why? Because unless it is below 7.6 …
Read moreWrite-Up Wednesday: Halloween Leptoseris
Combining a striking orange body and yellow-green eyes, the Halloween Lepto delights anyone who looks upon this SPS coral. Besides the unique color combination, the halloween Lepto also grows in an ridged encrusting pattern that makes it even more of …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: See Into Your Tank’s Future
Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): If your tank doesn’t break in the first 3 months of it’s life, it is good to go long-term.
The rest of the story: Perhaps tanks should come with a disclaimer like securities: “Past performance is …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: Ich Is In The Water
Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): There is no need to quarantine your fish because ich is in your tap water.
The rest of the story: Look out! Not only will tap water make you pregnant, it’s going to give your fish …
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