Aquarium Maintenance: Water Changes Regular water changes are fundamental to maintaining an aquarium. The volume and frequency will fluctuate for each tank but almost every reefer performs regular water changes on their aquarium. Once you regularly maintain your aquarium you…
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Saltwater Aquarium Maintenance: Water Testing and Reef Parameters
Aquarium Maintenance Water testing can be one of the more timely aspects of maintenance, but without testing, it’s difficult to know what’s going on inside your tank. Every time you test your water is a chance to correct any imbalances in…
Using Trace Elements In Saltwater Aquariums
Trace Elements There was an old commercial jingle that ended with “because little things mean a lot”. As we all know in this hobby that is a definite truism. Whether it is doing the little…
Choosing An Aquarium Tank Size – Why Bigger Is Better
Choosing An Aquarium Tank Size When setting up a saltwater aquarium, choosing the correct tank size is likely to affect your overall success. Before making a purchase, you should carefully consider your budget, which animals you want to keep, and where you…
A Visit to The Horniman Museum and Gardens
During the early days of the hobby there was sort of a barrier that existed between hobbyists, public aquarists and researchers that only some individuals like Bruce Carlson crossed. As a result, at MACNA V in 1993 in Toronto, many…
Say goodbye to feeding clips with Easy Reef Masstick
For anyone that’s fumbled with seaweed and feeding clips, they you might want to check out Easy Reef Masstick, a self-adhering food you mix up and slap on the side of your aquarium. Masstick comes in a powder that you…
Jimbo’s Gumbo is a superfood for your fish
Jimbo’s Gumbo is a new line fish foods with the tagline “Straight out of the water,” that bills itself as a superfood for fish. The Virginia-based company leverages its close proximity to Chesapeake Bay to utilize the freshest ingredients in…
Reef Kinetics Reefbits New Automatic Water Testing Device
Reefbits is a new automatic water testing device which promises to automate much of the water testing for our aquariums. We’re generally way too optimistic about cutting edge technologies and promising new products but somehow the Reefbits really fell short of…
Is It Possible to Overdo Marine Aquarium Water Changes?
In a recent meandering conversation I had with my freshwater-pond-keeping brother-in-law, the question of water change volume and frequency was raised—specifically whether it’s stressful to the livestock if you perform them too frequently or change out too much water at…
Jumpstarting a reef tank after a long break
With Labor Day fast approaching, vacations winding down and the kids going back to school, it’s a sure sign that the end of summer is upon us. And with Fall and the colder weather, many of us start spending more time with…
