As you may or may not know, World Oceans Month and World Reef Day are in June! And here at AlgaeBarn, we wanted to take this
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It takes a lot of guts to try a new technique, change the setting on a pump or light, alter a water change schedule, etc. Understandably, these changes aren’t carried out with at least a little bit of stress; after all, we pour lots of heart, soul, blood, sweat, tears and cold hard cash into our aquarium systems. Really, what it all boils down to is that we are putting the lives of our beloved pets on the line. So, it takes even more guts, and trust, to take a chance on a new product. Aquarists generally like to research products thoroughly before using them, much less purchasing them. However, it can be rather difficult to find good information about a prospective product, even online--if the info exists at all. Product descriptions, by design, offer plenty of hype but offer little in the way of detailed explanation of how a product works. And in all fairness, the conventional product description is simply too short and refined to allow for that level of elaboration. This is why AlgaeBarn is dedicated to providing its customers with plentiful, honest, relevant, in-depth product information. Our writing team has worked well into many nights conducting that “extra” research so that you don’t have to! Our blog catalogue contains as much content as the average double-volume work of nonfiction, all of which speaks directly to the common needs and questions of our clientele--no hype. Best of all, with so much professionally penned info under your belt, you’ll never have to feel like you’re taking any chances with your valuable aquarium livestock when using our products for the first time. In this section, you will learn all about AlgaeBarn products, the impact they will have on your animals and whether or not they are right for you and your tank!
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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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Product Spotlight: Marvelous Mangroves
Mangroves are great terrestrial trees to grow in an aquarium. Algaebarn offers aquarium keepers and passionate hobbyists the Red
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Hydrospace Products – Vendor Spotlight
AlgaeBarn would like to take a moment to highlight an excellent microbial product line that helps promote natural ecosystems for your
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Using the Ultimate Macroalgae Pack
Increasingly, aquarists are using planted refugia to conduct nutrient export and stabilize their captive ecosystems. Our ultimate
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Keeping Sinularia Coral
Thanks to huge improvements in technology as well as better livestock supply chains (including an ever-increasing availability of
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Using ZooMed’s Can O’ Cyclops
Some aquarium fish can be very finicky eaters. This presents lots of challenges for their keepers. In the case of picky marine
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ELOS Fresco Foods: Convenient Reef Nutrition
It’s Summertime. Nice outside, for now. You’ve got things to do. And none of that involves hanging out in your living room all day. At
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The Nitrogen Cycle: Part One (Ammonia Oxidizers)
The nitrogen cycle is as important to our aquaria as it is in global biogeochemical processes. Since it truly is a cycle, there is no
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Using the Aquarium Cycle Kit
One of the more fundamental tasks one must undertake when maintaining a saltwater aquarium is controlling nitrogenous waste. Most
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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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A Look at the CADE Frag Series Tanks
There are more than a few All-In-One aquarium manufacturers out there. Some of them make pretty decent tanks. A much smaller handful of
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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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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 Nano Brine is the Ultimate Live Artemia Product
Aside from the assorted little bugs early aquarists may have scooped out of nearby ponds, the first widely used live aquarium food was
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Upgrading to the ULTIMATE Ecopack
Pods. Phyto. At AlgaeBarn, these are the bread and butter of the reef aquarium diet. And for sure, these two items form the base of
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Upgrading to the ULTIMATE Refugium Starter Pack
You might be setting up a brand-new reef tank. Maybe you’re doing some upgrades to an existing aquarium. Either way, you’ll have a lot
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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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Do Corals Really Eat Plankton?
It’s hard to say for sure which came first for reef aquarists--the emergence of high-quality coral foods, or the realization that
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The Pincushion Sea Urchin: A Beginner’s Best
Seldom are sea urchins described as “difficult” or “sensitive” aquarium animals. Yet, they can be quite touchy. Seemingly small insults
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