This hobby has seen a lot of changes over the last forty years. Lighting, ICP testing, trace elements and flow to name a few items have all been improved upon and have helped change the hobby completely. However, even more…
Setting Up an Aquarium Log
As the old saying goes: The details are in the paperwork. This is especially true when keeping a reef tank where you can’t know where a tank is going unless you know where it’s been and you can’t really know…
What you need to know about Water Changes
When it comes to the most basic of maintenance tasks to be done the first one that comes to mind is the water change. As important as it is, it is also one of the least glamorous and least fun…
Reef Tank Maintenance
A reef tank is not like a television. You can’t simply turn it on, sit back and watch it, and not have to interact. Like gardening where you need to cultivate, seed, and weed in order to reap a harvest,…
How to Make Reefkeeping Fun Again
With the start of the New Year, we all make resolutions of one kind or another. It may be to lose weight or woke out or drink less or eat better. For those of you who have watched my videos,…
How to deal with Coral Aggression
After discussing coral selection, quarantining, placement, and nutrition there is still one other aspect of their keeping that needs to be considered, coral aggression. Since corals are sedentary and cannot move once they have settled into place or been mounted…
The Importance of Coral Nutrition
As we have noted in previous articles most aspects of the hobby have some controversy associated with them. Needless to say, coral nutrition is one of them. For many years the general consensus was that all corals needed to thrive…
What does the Future Hold for Reefkeeping?
For many of us, 2023 was a rough year. But as I typically do during a tough year I start looking at the future and hopefully better times. 2024 will mark the fortieth year I have been in reefkeeping. The…
How to Properly Place Corals in a New Reef Tank
The difference between a successful reef tank and one that fails is often a matter of the little details. One of these little details that cannot be overlooked is proper coral placement. With a new tank, you basically have a…
How and Why to Dip Newly Acquired Corals
After getting corals via the internet or from a local shop they need to be treated for parasites, infections, and other maladies that we do not want to introduce into a tank. I know that shops and online stores will…