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Write-Up Wednesday: Tiger Tail Sea Cucumber, (Holothuria sp.)
The Tiger Tail Sea Cucumber (Holothuria sp.) isn’t going to win the award for the flashiest thing in your tank. With a brown colored body that includes white thorny looking protrusions, the Tiger Tail looks like something you’d …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: It Skims, Stinks, and Can Hurt You?
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Cleaning your skimmer’s cup by hand is not safe. Chemicals in the skimmate can be absorbed by your skin which can make you sick. Use an spray nozzle instead of your hands.
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Read moreWrite-Up Wednesday: Undergravel Filters
An undergravel filter consists of a plastic plate with small slits that sits under the gravel (crushed coral is often used in saltwater tanks) and water is pulled through the plate by either an air stone or powerhead. The idea …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: The Natural Ammonia Reducer
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Nitrates eat ammonia.
The rest of the story: Look out! Chemical compounds have morphed into biological organisms that consume other compounds! AAHHHH!!!
Ammonia (NH3) is a chemical compound that is digested by bacteria during the first step …
Read moreWrite-up Wednesday: Goldflake Angelfish (Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus)
The Goldflake Angel is one of the most striking angelfish available for a saltwater tank. Their bodies are a combination of bright and muted yellow areas with brighter spots of yellow which give the fish its name. As a juvenile, …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: What REALLY Kills Ich (Cryptocaryon irritants)
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: High temps kill ich. (Suggested in the context of cranking up a tank’s temp to kill the disease)
The rest of the story: To some extend, this advice is true. If you get your tank hot enough, …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank’s 206 Gallon V.I.P. Build
Building a saltwater tank is one of my favorite things todo. I enjoy the client interactions, the planning, the challenges and I REALLY enjoy seeing the finished product. It never hurts when the tank is thriving as well.
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Read moreWrite-Up Wednesday: Water Changes
Water changes serve an important role in your tank, yet you either love them, or hate them. I’m in the “love them “camp and when I’m designing a tank for a client, I’m often asked to make water changes as …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesday: Tap Water Is Just Like Saltwater
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Tap water has the same quantities of elements as saltwater.
The Rest of the Story: I’m still laughing at the absurdity of this idea after reading it on a forum a couple of days ago as I …
Read moreFriday AM Quick Tip Round-Up
As 2014 draws to a close, here’s a look at the top Friday AM Quick Tips of all time. These are tips that I use the most and/or were the most popular.
Friday AM Quick Tip #10: You’ve been fed …
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