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
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
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
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?
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?
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
Keeping Tube Worms Undoubtedly, reef aquaria wouldn’t be much without corals. But sometimes it’s those odd noncoral invertebrates that really grab Read More about Keeping Tube Worms
The Whole Package: Integrating AlgaeBarn’s Kits & Combos AlgaeBarn is hardly the only aquarium hobby-centered business to produce phytoplankton and macroalgae. But we like to think that we’re Read More about The Whole Package: Integrating AlgaeBarn’s Kits & Combos
Keeping Zoanthids Reef aquaria wouldn’t be reef aquaria without corals--plain and simple. But those extra little goodies (sea anemones, Read More about Keeping Zoanthids
Keeping Tube Anemones Because most marine aquarists these days are reef aquarists--implying that they prefer tanks that feature a mainly rocky reef Read More about Keeping Tube Anemones
PNS Product Combo What does the PNS Product Combo do? Purple non-sulfur bacteria (PNSB) are extremely ancient microorganisms that occur Read More about PNS Product Combo
What’s the Difference Between PNS ProBio and PNS YelloSno? Reef aquarium keeping has gotten a lot more sophisticated over the years. Fortunately, that doesn’t necessarily mean that it has gotten Read More about What’s the Difference Between PNS ProBio and PNS YelloSno?
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
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
Enhancing Coral Nutrition with Purple Non-Sulfur Bacteria Most people who are familiar with corals--whether admiring them in the wild or displaying them in a glass box--understand quite well Read More about Enhancing Coral Nutrition with Purple Non-Sulfur Bacteria
Keeping the Lemon Damselfish Damselfish (Family Pomacentridae) have always been among the most popular saltwater aquarium fishes. As they are small, hardy and Read More about Keeping the Lemon Damselfish
Sustainable Reef Tanks At AlgaeBarn, we are on a mission to create a more sustainable hobby. Sustainable reef keeping entails maintaining a system that Read More about Sustainable Reef Tanks
ORA Black Storm Clownfish These specimens of Black Storm Clownfish from ORA are offspring of a male Black Storm and a female Black Snowflake. This pair also Read More about ORA Black Storm Clownfish
BIOTA Black Ice Clownfish Black Ice Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) The Black Ice clownfish is a domestic variety that is obtained by crossing a Black and Read More about BIOTA Black Ice Clownfish
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
