Four Great Nano Saltwater Fish Keeping nano saltwater fish tanks is challenging due to their inherent complications. For example, it is much harder to keep the Read More about Four Great Nano Saltwater Fish
Types of Aquarium Lighting Aquarium lighting has come a long way. There are now many, many different types to choose from. For sure, different lighting systems Read More about Types of Aquarium Lighting
A Look at the Detritus Cycle One of the biggest challenges of keeping a successful reef aquarium, especially over the long term, is maintaining the purity of the Read More about A Look at the Detritus Cycle
The Cerith Snail: A ‘Must-Have’ Cleaner Most aquarists are already aware that snails eat algae. To be most correct, the majority of snail species are algivores. To be sure, Read More about The Cerith Snail: A ‘Must-Have’ Cleaner
Keeping Mushroom Anemones No one starts a saltwater aquarium because they hate challenges. Indeed, it is the difficulty (or at least perceived difficulty) of Read More about Keeping Mushroom Anemones
Keeping the Striped Blenny (Meiacanthus grammistes) There are a lot of blennioid fishes--something to the tune of like 900 species in 151 genera. Lots and lots of these are available Read More about Keeping the Striped Blenny (Meiacanthus grammistes)
Pod vs Sock: Do Mechanical Filters Kill Copepods? Considering that aquarium keeping is a mere nerdy pastime, it can be surprising that there are so many contentious issues amongst Read More about Pod vs Sock: Do Mechanical Filters Kill Copepods?
3 Tips for Keeping Maxima Clams For a couple of decades now, tridacnid or “giant” clams (genera Tridacna and Hippopus) have been regarded as the cherries on top of any Read More about 3 Tips for Keeping Maxima Clams
Using MarinePure in the Aquarium, Sump and Refugium Managing dissolved nutrients--especially ammonia, nitrite and nitrate--is among the major tasks of reef aquarium husbandry. Read More about Using MarinePure in the Aquarium, Sump and Refugium
What are Coralline Algae? There are all sorts of bad algae--hair, slime, turf--and they are widely recognized by aquarists as a manifest sign of poor water Read More about What are Coralline Algae?
4 Pitfalls for the Beginning Reef Aquarist (And Some Experienced Ones, Too) If you’re reading this, you probably love marinelife. And if you don’t already have an aquarium (or two), you’re itching to fix that Read More about 4 Pitfalls for the Beginning Reef Aquarist (And Some Experienced Ones, Too)
Eliminating Algae with Siphonaria Limpets In case you haven’t noticed, marine aquarium hobbyists have really upped their standards lately with respect to algal fouling. These Read More about Eliminating Algae with Siphonaria Limpets
Cryptic Zones in the Refugium What are Cryptic Zones, Anyway? The planted refugium and its associated cryptic zones have gained a lot of traction among reef Read More about Cryptic Zones in the Refugium
A Look at the Pom Pom Macroalgae Of all the genera of macroalgae regularly used in planted refugia, Gracilaria quite arguably has the most representatives. While there Read More about A Look at the Pom Pom Macroalgae
Comparing the Metabolic Modes of Aquarium Organisms Few, if any, of us get “into” aquarium keeping to become marine ecologists, or become experts in metabolic processes. But it does Read More about Comparing the Metabolic Modes of Aquarium Organisms
How to Make Your Saltwater Aquarium Unique You may find that your reef tank is just like every other reef tank. There is nothing that makes it special. Sure, it has bright Read More about How to Make Your Saltwater Aquarium Unique
Acclimating Captive Bred Invertebrates Aquarists like to broadly divide classes of aquarium livestock into two big groups, the fishes and the invertebrates. The second group Read More about Acclimating Captive Bred Invertebrates
How to Acclimate Your Captive Bred Fish Acclimation to a new aquarium home is a particularly stressful time in the life of any kind of captive fish. Like all aquatic animals, Read More about How to Acclimate Your Captive Bred Fish
Unique Algae Eaters for your Aquarium Even though battling algae is best done by finding and solving the underlying nutrient or lighting issue, it certainly doesn’t hurt to Read More about Unique Algae Eaters for your Aquarium
Organizing Your Next Saltwater Aquarium Move An Aquarium move can be a difficult task to go at alone. In the course of months of operation, the “system” can incorporate more and Read More about Organizing Your Next Saltwater Aquarium Move
