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Write-Up Wednesday: Tuxedo Urchin
One of my favorite mobile invertebrates of all time is the Tuxedo Urchin (Mespilia globulus).
Tuxedo Urchins are small sea urchins that have broad bands of color in between their spine rows. Most tuxedo urchins are blue or …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesday: The Absolute Limit On How Often You Can Feed Your Fish
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: If you want your tank to be successful long term, you can’t feed your fish more than once a week.
The Rest Of The Story: Well then, that settles it. For 99% of you, your tank is …
Read moreWrite-Up Wednesday: Red Dragon Acropora
Attention stick haters: this post isn’t for you.
The Red Dragon Acropora (Acropora carduus) is a relative newcomer to the acropora scene, at least here in the USA. It was thought to have been imported in Canada about 10 …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Clean Fish Food Doesn’t Have This In It
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: “Brand XYZ of fish food has zero phosphates in it”
The rest of the story: Fish food is made up matter that was once alive such as algae or fleshy foods like mysis or brine shrimp …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank Friday AM Quick Tip: Easy Frozen Food Thawing Without The Stink
I love frozen fish food yet I hate it at the same time. I recently stumbled upon a great way to thaw your food without the stink and spilled water.
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Read moreWrite-Up Wednesday: Schedule 80 Bulkheads
Aquarium bulkheads come in two flavors:
- sch40
- sch80
“sch” (short for “schedule”) refers to the thickness of the plastic used in PVC plastic parts. The bigger the schedule, the thicker the plastic and the more pressure that the pipe can …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: How to Avoid Using A Structural Engineer
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: If you’re not sure if your floor will hold the weight of your tank, setup your tank first then see if the floor sags. If it does, then you’ll know how much to support the floor.
The …
Read moreFriday Morning Quick Tip: One Place On Your Tank That’s Worth Rolling The Dice
I don’t take a lot of risks with my saltwater tank, but there is one place that I’ll roll the dice. (I’ve won before with this game of chance)
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Read moreWrite-Up Wednesday: Glass Tops On Saltwater Tanks
Using glass tops on a saltwater tank serves two main purposes:
- Keep fish in
- Cut down on evaporation
Keep Nemo in his house
Keeping fish in your saltwater tank is vitally important and yes, some saltwater fish are prone to …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: A Reef Safe Cure For Ich
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: A reef tank can be cured of ich by using hyposalinity.
The rest of the story: Hyposalinity (specific gravity of 1.009) in a reef tank…hmmm…try that and let me know what your invertebrates think of it! While …
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