Are you in the research and comparison stage of choosing a new system? Has your reef outgrown it's current home? If you’re just in the
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Aquarium Design
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Curating the Reef Tank
Mixed reef tanks are well-loved because you can keep a diverse collection of corals in one tank. Many hobbyists like mixed reef tanks
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The Importance of Drip Loops
Cable management might be the least talked about aspect of setting up and maintaining an aquarium. Cable management is sometimes
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Drilling Glass Aquariums
While most popular reef aquariums come pre-drilled with bulkheads and overflow boxes installed, there may come a time when you find the
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Aquarium Overflow Styles
Although you can have outstanding success with hang-on-the-back equipment, most aquariums utilize a filtration section of some kind.
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Frag Tanks Done Right: The CADE Frag Series
If you love the style of CADE Aquariums but find that a tank with deep dimensions isn’t what you want, then we have great news! The
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Does CADE Make Good Aquariums for Beginners?
Choosing the right aquarium system as a beginner can be an overwhelming task. The honest truth is that this decision has the potential
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Can I Put Dry Rock in a Reef Tank?
The relationship with aquascaping the reef tank can be a complicated one! The hobby of reef keeping has advanced significantly. Back in
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Product Spotlight: ARCReef Coralline in a Bottle
Coralline algae is a fantastic red alga for any type of saltwater tank. It is especially popular in reef tanks and plays a variety of
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Deep Sand Bed or Bare Bottom?
Aquarists--especially reef aquarists--tend to hold to extremes. We can be quite passionate when it comes to our preferences for
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Do I Need a Protein Skimmer?
There are a lot of tough calls in reef aquarium keeping. While the focus of attention should be on creating the healthiest and most
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5 Tips for Increasing Aquarium Fish Compatibility
You purchased only the very best aquarium filtration equipment. You tested the water every other day. You feed top-shelf foods. You did
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Quarantining Your Mandarin Fish
If you have even worked at the retail or wholesale end of the aquarium fish industry--even for just a week--you are probably keenly
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Building and Maintaining a Peninsula Tank
Unlike other types of animal enclosures (bird cages, rabbit hutches, etc. ), an aquarium is a piece of exhibitry. Often, the keeper
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7 Newbie Aquascaping Mistakes
Undoubtedly, aquascaping is an art form. Designing and building the rock structure in a reef tank can be as satisfying as keeping the
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Advanced Refugium Lighting
Planted refugia are used to cultivate macroalgae. And that’s about the only thing that has stayed the same over the years. As time goes
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Why CADE Aluminum Aquarium Stands are the Best
If you’ve been keeping aquariums for a long time, you’ve almost certainly owned a pressboard stand at some point. And if you had that
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Natural Water Quality Management for Non-Photosynthetic Reef Aquaria
There was once a time when zooxanthellate corals (especially SPS corals) were considered impossible to keep in captivity. Then
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What Do I Need for a Saltwater Fish Tank?
Whether scouting for your first aquarium, or “graduating” from a freshwater aquarium, there is something about a saltwater aquarium
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Keeping a Coldwater Marine Aquarium
Marine aquarists have always had access to temperate species. In fact, in the days before improved packaging/shipping procedures
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