ITC Aquatics, mainly a UK distributor of major global aquarium brands, has recently released a line of Algae Light Reactors (ALR) in three separate sizes to combat nitrates and phosphates in the aquarium. Similar to other chaetomorpha scrubbers, it follows an…
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Waterlife reformulates its groundbreaking Ultramarine Sea Salt
Waterlife has reformulated and relaunched its groundbreaking Waterlife Ultramarine Sea Salt. We know about Instant Ocean here in North America, but the UK company first brought the Ultramarine synthetic sea salt to market in 1963 and was the salt used…
Things You Need To Do And Should Be Doing Regularly
Now that we are in the middle of Fall and at least for us in the East and Midwest it has finally gotten cool again, at least for me it marks the time of year when I get serious about…
Aquarium Glossary
The Aquarium glossary is part of the best reef tank guide from Reef Builders. Are you interested in starting a saltwater tank? This guide covers everything you need to know. Acclimation The process in which the water an organism comes…
What Do We Need To Start A Reef Tank, Versus What We May Want?
I have a wonderful 21-year old daughter, who I have spoiled over the years. During that time, I have also spent a lot of time trying to teach her the difference between wanting something and needing something. Unfortunately, learning the…
Rod’s Food Still Satisfying Fish and Coral
We recently dropped in to see what was new at Rod’s Food at ReefAPalooza and started chatting with Rod Buehler, the company’s founder, about the growing trend in the hobby about fresh foods made from high-quality ingredients. Going in any…
Problematic Algae And How To Manage It
I have now been keeping reef tanks for over 30 years and over that time I have seen fads and techniques come and go and I have been asked questions about just about every aspect of the hobby. Despite all…
Mistakes Even Experienced Hobbyists Make
I would love to say that I never make mistakes. But as anyone who knows me knows, I do make them, and sadly I make them way too often, especially in regards to this hobby and how long I have…
Best Advice I’ve received in the hobby
While cleaning out my office, again, I came across some old written notes, yeah they had to be old as they were hand-written, that were a listing of some of the advice I had received over the years that I…
TUNZE Care Bacter helps keep your tank clean, healthy
TUNZE Care Bacter is a bacterial supplement to help keep your aquarium clean and in biological balance. Care Bacter is made up of several strains of non-pathogenic bacteria on a fine gravel substrate powder that work together to help keep…
