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Terrible Advice Tuesday: The Newest Non-Photosynthetic Corals
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: Most soft corals including zoanthids and gorgonians depend almost exclusively on phytoplankton for their nutritional needs.
(In case you didn’t know, phytoplankton is one type of food that is commonly fed to corals)
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Read moreFriday AM Quick Tip: The DIY Nori Feeder That is Actually Secure
Feed your fish and keep your feeding device in one place.
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Read moreFriday Morning Quick Tip: 2 Important Steps When Receiving New Fish
Adding new fish to your saltwater tank is excited for you and it can be stressful for the fish. Here are two important steps I follow whenever I get new fish to help them transition easily. NOTE: I quarantine all …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Nuisance Algae Control Method Kills Corals?
Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): 3 days of darkness will harm your corals
The rest of the story: 3 days of darkness is a method used to control nuisance algae. The idea behind it is simple: without light, algae dies. Also …
Read moreProfiling A Reef Junkie
Remodeling a house for a tank, drilling holes through walls…all normal behavior for a reef junkie. This behavior may seem odd to non-aquarists, but to reef junkies, they wouldn’t have it any other way. My friend Mike fits the reef …
Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): The Easy Way To Get Rid of Mushroom Corals
Terrible Advice Tuesdays (T.A.Tues): Eradicating mushroom corals requires simply cutting the top of the coral off. With the top removed, the base will die.
The rest of the story: Whoever said that must have fantastic luck or be completely delusional.…
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip: Keep This Piece of Equipment Clean For Your Tank’s Sake
Besides storing this piece of equipment outside of your tank, make sure you don’t overlooking keeping it clean as well.
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Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip: The Backup Generator You (Likely) Didn’t Know You Had
At some point in your saltwater tank career, the power will go out. While having a generator is the best plan for a power outage, here’s a source of backup power you might not know you had.
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Read moreTerrible Advice Tuesdays: The Easiest Way To Save Your Return Pump While You Are Away
Terrible Advice Tuesdays: If you are going out of town, rig up a float switch to turn off your return pump if the water level in your sump gets too low. This way you won’t burn up your return pump. …
Read moreMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip: Don’t Assume This Part Of Your Tank Is Consistent
I’ve said that saltwater tanks don’t like variability and here’s one place you need to check for consistency
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