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…
Barely There: Trace Elements in the Reef Aquarium
What are trace elements exactly and what role do they play in our reef aquariums? To put it simply, trace elements are elements that appear in very small quantities in salt water. They are vital to all sorts of biological…
Friday Smorgasbord: Iron dumping, octoflash, koi trees, ancient armored fish and ginormous eyes
Nothing like a little conspiracy to kickstart this Friday’s edition of the smorgasbord. Claims that a rogue iron-dumping experiment happened off the Canadian cost near British Columbia is making waves. According to reports, The Haida Salmon Restoration Corporation allegedly spread 220,462 pounds of iron…
Friday Smorgasbord: iGills, iron spiking, dolphin rights and how to be an aquanaut
Welcome to the latest edition of your Friday smorgasbord of weird, wacky and downright cool tidbits from around the interwebs. Today’s edition has some fun and funky things and leading off if a cool gadget that turns your iPhone into…
Excessive iron leads to dying “Black Reefs,” why iron control is essential to home aquaria
The negative effects of iron in a reef ecosystem can easily be seen in the haunting image of a once pristine reef ecosystem turned into a dark mat of algae and microbes choking the colorful and diverse life off the reef. In…
Reef Colors Pro test kit from Red Sea for testing Iodine, Potassium and Iron
Reef Colors Pro is a new reef test kit from Red Sea which aims to encourage the proper dosage and testing of color-enhancing seawater trace elements. It is known that Iodine, Potassium and Iron have a strong effect on fluorescent…
