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Buy it Dead, not alive
As I’ve been helping people setup their new tanks, I’ve been advising people to buy dead rock vs. live rock (LR) for their new setups. People have been asking me why I say “buy it dead” so I thought I’d …
Read moreGo Plus One: Bump it up a notch
Someone told me this once: “When it comes to equipment, buy what you need at that moment. Don’t buy anything more.”
When it comes to reefkeeping, I disagree.
Instead, adopt this mindset: Find what you need, then buy ONE STEP …
Read moreThoughts on 2 weeks with the CO2 scrubber
I’ve been running the CO2 scrubber for 2 weeks now so I wanted to post my thoughts on the product.
Overall, the scrubber was very successful in not only raising my pH, but also maintaining it at high levels. Before …
Read moreThank Goodness it didn’t go after my fish!
I walk in my house last night from happy hour with my wife and I immediately sense something was off. I sniff the air and smell feces.
Immediately I start walking the house wondering if someone has broken in. I …
Read moreStop your corals bleaching for less than $50.
I love SPS. I tried to resist it, but I failed. Too many great looking corals that grow in too many interesting shapes and styles. So earlier this summer, I started buying some SPS frags to start my own farm.…
Read moreWhy you should taste the water in your bucket
I decided I’d take tonight and do a water change as well as refill my reservoir for my Auto Top Off (ATO) so I loaded up 3 white 5 gallon jugs, mixed salt in two of them, and left the …
Read moreI come bearing gifts
Not too long ago, I bought two Green Bubble Tip Anemones (GBTA). I placed them in my tank and once they found a home they liked, they attached themselves to a piece of rock at the top of my tank …
Read moreA Tale of Two Test Kits
“You can be cheap, or good, but not both”
I’ve been using Aquarium Pharamceutical Inc test kits for testing my tank’s parameters and I started with the basics – Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, pH, but then added their “Reef master kit” …
Read moreIts not all about the parameters
Much attention is (and should be given) to water parameter in saltwater tanks. That means that parameters such as temperature, pH and alkalinity should be monitored and kept as stable as possible. Once saltwater tanks are setup and operating, they …
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