One of the big differences in moving from freshwater systems to saltwater systems is a greater emphasis on water chemistry. There is a pretty steep learning curve to get a handle on all the different chemical parameters, and it can…
Marine Aquarium Antacid: Understanding Alkalinity
When I first made the switch from freshwater to marine fishkeeping, I was somewhat befuddled by the term “alkalinity” as it’s typically used on the saltwater side of the hobby. During all my years of keeping freshwater systems, I had…
This Reef Kid knows way more about alkalinity than you do
So you think you know sumthin’ sumthin’ about alkalinity? Meet George. George can school you on alkalinity in about 20 seconds flat. Even if this reef kid did just look a bunch of this stuff up on Wikipedia, George does a…
The Calcium Reactor: A Device Well Worth its Salt
A hobby like reef keeping has its fair share of intimidating technologies. I suppose it doesn’t help to call certain technologies sterilizers, fractionators, or reactors, which further instills a sense of complexity. One such device is the calcium reactor, and…
A Closer Peek at Marine Aquarium pH
One of the many important water parameters marine aquarium hobbyists must routinely monitor is pH. But what exactly is pH, what should the level be in a saltwater aquarium, what does an incorrect pH level tell us, and what’s the…
Putting Aquarium Water Parameters to the Test
It’s crucial to keep tabs on several key aspects of water chemistry if you want to succeed with a saltwater aquarium. That means you’ll have to develop the habit of testing certain parameters on a routine basis. But that doesn’t…
Hanna Alkalinity Checker gets video treatment
[youtube width=”640″ height=”505″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VypQ_vPvVQg[/youtube] Ever wonder how exactly the Hanna Alkalinity Checker works? The folks at Hanna have released a simple video tutorial putting the handy little product through a test. The Checker line is an affordable way to get a digital,…
Hanna Checker for Marine Alkalinity hitting at $49.50
Hanna Instruments which makes great products like Hanna Checkers is getting official with their new Marine Alkalinity checker. If you haven’t yet realized , this is going to be so awesome. We can’t tell you how many times we’ve squinted…
Marine Alkalinity pre-order for Hanna Checkers
Hanna Instruments, the company responsible for the popular line of Hanna Checkers has just released their Marine Alkalinity in the wild for pre-orders. This means of course that for those of you testing Alkalinity the old fashioned way you will…
CaribSea’s promotional samples of ReefCal and BufferPlus begin shipping
Way back in September we told you about the promotion CaribSea was doing through CORAL Magazine offering a free sample of either the new ReefCal or BufferPlus products and after a very long wait, these samples are finally starting to…
