All Elos aquariums distributed in USA will now be made with low iron glass, only. Low iron glass is also called starphire. If you happen to have the urge to get your ugly standard glass going on then elos of…
More Testing with elos
Testing more with elos, our current results are as follows, please note that we now test for magnesium (they finally came in). I had a hunch that the magnesium level was low and sure enough it was. That is one…
Man denied job at local fish store because he was a “disabled vet”
Tony, who is from Rhode Island was denied a job at Rumford Pets, a local fish store in the Rhode Island area. He went and applied and updated his personal blog that said: “So I finally heard back about the…
Water testing completely new setup with elos
Have you noticed that we haven’t updated the official reef builders tank? That is because we completely tore it down and built a new stand and sump system. The stand is 72″ wide and will easily support a 180 gallon…
Rimless tanks are looking nice at Glass Boxes
Eric, at glassbox got his new rimless tank in. We have got to agree it looks pretty sweet. That starfire glass really adds clarity. We totally want two!
Reef Crystals salt reported to be low on calcium
The rumor is that some batches of Reef Crystals are low in calcium, and some even low in magnesium. If you are a frequent user of reef crystals you might want to make a batch of reef crystals and test…
Not Reef related: NFL Playoffs
This isn’t really reef related. But we really can’t help ourselves when it is NFL playoff time! Who is everyone going for in the NFL Playoffs? There is Patriots vs Jaguars, Chargers vs Colts, Packers vs Seahawks, and Giants vs…
Toyota Awards $464,381 To National Aquarium In Baltimore
We are not sure how we missed this one, but apparently Toyota felt like handing out some bucks to the Baltimore aquarium, to the tune of $464k. This money will be used to continue the AquaPartners program which targets 4th…
ReefKeeper Elite new module: SL1
Digital Aquatics released a new module for the reefkeeper elite, the SL1. “The RKM-SL1 is the first in a line of modules for the RK Elite system; it provides pH, ORP, temp, and two micro switch inputs. While one SL1…
Look behind you at that great white shark
Apparently a marine biologist had hoped to stealthily track a great white shark was the one actually being tracked…by the great white! He was using the most un-obtrusive boat he could think of a yellow plastic kayak. He spotted a…