How to Control Hair Algae Algae Happens. Even the types that we don’t want in our aquaria (and actively try to eradicate) can gain a pretty good foothold from Read More about How to Control Hair Algae
How to Fully Condition Your Dry Reef Rock We’re all subject to impatience. Particularly when we’re anticipating a highly gratifying event, such as adding the first round of Read More about How to Fully Condition Your Dry Reef Rock
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?
Daphnia as a Live Marine Aquarium Food Daphnia sp., widely known as water fleas, are hardly new to the aquarium scene. Freshwater aquarists (and perhaps quite a few saltwater Read More about Daphnia as a Live Marine Aquarium Food
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
A Closer Look at Aquarium Substrates We aquarists don’t talk much about sand. Quite frankly, it’s just not all that exciting--on the surface, anyway. But we don’t have to Read More about A Closer Look at Aquarium Substrates
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
Daphnia magna Live Daphnia (Daphnia magna) Why does AlgaeBarn like Live Daphnia? Water fleas (Daphnia spp.) are small, shrimp-like branchiopod Read More about Daphnia magna
Three Steps To Reduce Aquarium Food Waste Keeping a saltwater aquarium clean is no easy task. Regardless of filtration methods or water change routines, this is especially Read More about Three Steps To Reduce Aquarium Food Waste
A Saltwater Smorgasbord: Using The Ultimate EcoPack Though they are nowhere near as ecologically complex as actual, wild coral reefs, reef aquaria can be incredibly complicated and Read More about A Saltwater Smorgasbord: Using The Ultimate EcoPack
Oithona: A Keystone Aquarium Copepod Species In terms of both numbers and biomass, the copepods (Subclass Copepoda) dominate the zooplankton oceanwide. These minute crustaceans are Read More about Oithona: A Keystone Aquarium Copepod Species
A Closer Look at Coral Tissue Necrosis Whether you are a dedicated, full-time coral farmer or a moderately invested hobbyist, reef aquarium keeping is risky business. This is Read More about A Closer Look at Coral Tissue Necrosis
Ultimate EcoPack Ultimate EcoPack: Comprehensive Reef Nutrition Coral reefs are among the most complex ecosystems on Earth. As such, recreating them in Read More about Ultimate EcoPack
R. palustris: The Do-All Aquarium Bacteria The art of reef aquarium keeping has come a long way in a surprisingly short amount of time. These days, big developments in the trade Read More about R. palustris: The Do-All Aquarium Bacteria
Saltwater Tank Cleaners Utilizing saltwater creatures is one of the best ways to keep aquariums clean. Not only are you adding more interesting organisms, but Read More about Saltwater Tank Cleaners
Prepared Aquarium Foods: They’re NOT All the Same Maintaining a saltwater aquarium--especially a really nice one--is a hell of a lot of work. And this is a workload that is added to our Read More about Prepared Aquarium Foods: They’re NOT All the Same
Liquid Carbon Dosing in the Marine Aquarium When we see the crystal-clear waters of a coral reef, some of us might think “pristine” or “pure.” A marine ecologist, however, is most Read More about Liquid Carbon Dosing in the Marine Aquarium
