A Copepod Cornucopia: How to Maintain a Continuous Live Food Source in Your Reef Aquarium Some of us aquarists are satisfied just to find a pod or two in our systems—just to know that they’re still there! Then again, some of Read More about A Copepod Cornucopia: How to Maintain a Continuous Live Food Source in Your Reef Aquarium
Using Phytoplankton to Control Bad Algae Despite their lush appearance, natural coral reefs are extremely nutrient-poor environments. Not likely to be able to grow too much bad Read More about Using Phytoplankton to Control Bad Algae
Boosting Reef Aquarium Diversity With Live Phytoplankton Saltwater aquarium keeping certainly come a long way in a relatively short period of time. Heck, we only started widely using live rock Read More about Boosting Reef Aquarium Diversity With Live Phytoplankton
Stocking a Refugium Marine aquaria have a peculiar way of growing (in terms of both size and complexity) over time. These “add-ons,” be they filtration Read More about Stocking a Refugium
The Refugium: A Home for Your Pods It just isn’t enough to say that a refugium is “a tank on a tank” or “a sump with some macroalgae in it.” When used to their full Read More about The Refugium: A Home for Your Pods
From Detritus to Delicacy: Using Harpacticoid Copepods for Natural Nutrient Cycling Pretty much nobody wants their marine aquarium to be covered with filth and green slime. Yet, mulm and benthic microalgae show up (at Read More about From Detritus to Delicacy: Using Harpacticoid Copepods for Natural Nutrient Cycling
MarinePure: The Ultimate Biomedium MarinePure: The Ultimate Biomedium Managing dissolved waste products might easily be the most important—and oftentimes most Read More about MarinePure: The Ultimate Biomedium
How to Seed Your Reef Tank Seed (and Re-Seeding) Copepods in the Marine Aquarium It’s understandable—totally natural, even—to want to see what we’re buying when Read More about How to Seed Your Reef Tank
Feeding Your Marine Animals Live Macroalgae Farmed in the ‘Fuge: Feeding Your Marine Animals Live Macroalgae Seaweed grazing might appear to be an easy and carefree way for Read More about Feeding Your Marine Animals Live Macroalgae
The Advantages of Clean Macroalgae The Advantages of Clean Macroalgae It so often can be a major challenge to grow the aquarium macroalgae species we love; we really Read More about The Advantages of Clean Macroalgae
Enhancing the Diet of Captive Marine Animals with Live Brine Shrimp The marine aquarium hobby looks little like it did when it first became popularized decades ago. Nowadays, it might seem as though a Read More about Enhancing the Diet of Captive Marine Animals with Live Brine Shrimp
Are There Copepods in Your Reef? Are There Pods in Your Reef? Copepods are an integral part of nearly all natural marine ecosystems, and it’s likely that a large, Read More about Are There Copepods in Your Reef?
Thalassiosira: Big, Brown and Beneficial There are a multitude of uses for live phytoplankton in aquaculture and marine aquarium keeping. These uses can be nearly as varied as Read More about Thalassiosira: Big, Brown and Beneficial
Isochrysis: The Microalgal Reef Aquarium Superfood When imagining scenes from a warm, sunny, tropical coral reef habitat, it is easy to fill the visage with images of those Read More about Isochrysis: The Microalgal Reef Aquarium Superfood
Tetraselmis: The Big and Fatty Alga There is probably no single type of microalgae that is ideal as feed for a varied community of captive animals (such as a reef tank). Read More about Tetraselmis: The Big and Fatty Alga
Getting Your Greens: The Benefits of Feeding Live Nannochloropsis Most of us want—and should want—our aquarium systems to more or less function ecologically in a way that resembles natural marine Read More about Getting Your Greens: The Benefits of Feeding Live Nannochloropsis
Feeding Your Hungry Pods Marine aquarists are really attempting to accomplish several goals when introducing copepods to their systems. These undoubtedly Read More about Feeding Your Hungry Pods
Ulva spp. Seaweeds: The Refugium Powerhouses Virtually all marine aquaria have fish residing in them. And fish must be fed. Which is fine, because most hobbyists enjoy feeding Read More about Ulva spp. Seaweeds: The Refugium Powerhouses
Tank Booster Pack Tank Booster Pack: A Care Package For Your Reef! Representing every major part of the food web, the Tank Booster Pack is combined to Read More about Tank Booster Pack
Aquarium Cleaning Machines: Cerith Snails in the Reef Tank An aquarium substrate surface can be a dirty place. Detritus, feces, uneaten fish food, film algae and other unwanted materials might Read More about Aquarium Cleaning Machines: Cerith Snails in the Reef Tank
