Pristine Rock: Best Dry Reef Rock Ever? Geologically speaking, “reef rock” (including 100% wild-extracted live reef rock) is not actually rock--rather, it is an accreted mass Read More about Pristine Rock: Best Dry Reef Rock Ever?
The Nitrogen Cycle: Part Three (Denitrifiers) Perhaps it is a poor choice of words to say that ones tank “is cycled” in the past tense--as if the keeper no longer needs to monitor Read More about The Nitrogen Cycle: Part Three (Denitrifiers)
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 Read More about Deep Sand Bed or Bare Bottom?
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 Read More about ELOS Fresco Foods: Convenient Reef Nutrition
Reconsidering Soft Corals The domination of the reef aquarium hobby by stony, and especially SPS, corals is pretty obvious. An overall increase of our Read More about Reconsidering Soft Corals
Using the Ultimate Aquarium Cycle Kit One thing aquarists learn from the start–and should never forget–is that the health and survival of all higher lifeforms (fish, corals, Read More about Using the Ultimate Aquarium Cycle Kit
Ultimate Aquarium Cycle Kit Ultimate Aquarium Cycle Kit: For a Functional Microbiome Diverse organisms release ammonia into aquarium water as a metabolic waste Read More about Ultimate Aquarium Cycle Kit
The Nitrogen Cycle: Part Two (Nitrite Oxidizers) So, you’ve squirted some stuff in your home aquarium, waited a few weeks, watched the ammonia rise and fall, and now you know Read More about The Nitrogen Cycle: Part Two (Nitrite Oxidizers)
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 Read More about The Nitrogen Cycle: Part One (Ammonia Oxidizers)
Using the Aquarium Cycle Kit One of the more fundamental tasks one must undertake when maintaining a saltwater aquarium is controlling nitrogenous waste. Most Read More about Using the Aquarium Cycle Kit
Mesozooplankton and Multivorous Food Webs Mesozooplankton (e.g. copepods) are characterized as planktonic animals in the size range of 0.2-20 mm. They may be divided into Read More about Mesozooplankton and Multivorous Food Webs
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 Read More about Do I Need a Protein Skimmer?
Feeding Your NPS Aquarium Photosynthetic corals dominate natural, shallow tropical coral reefs. So it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that they are so Read More about Feeding Your NPS Aquarium
Using Ulva to Remove Excess Nutrients Sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca) is an extremely versatile refugium macroalgae. It’s big, verdant fronds can add a little “greenery” to a Read More about Using Ulva to Remove Excess Nutrients
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 Read More about Upgrading to the ULTIMATE Ecopack
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 Read More about Upgrading to the ULTIMATE Refugium Starter Pack
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 Read More about Do Corals Really Eat Plankton?
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 Read More about Natural Water Quality Management for Non-Photosynthetic Reef Aquaria
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 Read More about What Do I Need for a Saltwater Fish Tank?
4 Macroalgae for Beginners Macroalgae are a great addition to any aquarium. They remove excess nutrients in the water column (such as phosphates and nitrates) and Read More about 4 Macroalgae for Beginners
