The One Gallon Bonsai Nano Reef
This amazing one gallon bonsai reef aquarium is home to two clown fish, one piece of live rock and carefully managed green algae.
Tag: "reef"
Jan 25, 2012 | 0 comments
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How to Mix Saltwater for a Reef or Marine Aquarium
When you get your first marine or reef aquarium you might experience the same apprehension I had about mixing up the first batch of saltwater. Here’s a quick video to show what the process looks like.
Jan 09, 2012 | 0 comments
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eXtreme Aquarist in the Making
One of the YouTube users that I subscribe to (coralfish12g) posted a new video of a Nuvo 30 gallon aquarium he received as a Christmas present. His video reminded me of the process I went through with my 29g Oceanic Biocube. I must have arranged and rearranged the live rock 20 times before I was finally satisfied.
Jan 02, 2012 | 0 comments
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Green Hair Algae Removal Update
I put together a couple of videos of how the aquarium looks one week later after being cleaned of a massive infestation of green hair algae.
Apr 20, 2011 | 2 comments
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Green Hair Algae Removal
Green hair algae can be a real nuisance but it is easily preventable and if you are unfortunate enough to have it take over your tank it is fairly simple to cure. Once it starts to grow in your tank it can get take over in a very short span of time.
Apr 16, 2011 | 0 comments
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Aiptasia (Glass Anemone) Removal
I discovered this weekend that I had the beginnings of an Aiptasia infestation in my 29 gallon biocube. After spending a little time on Google I selected a very quick and effective method for eradicating this pest from my aquarium. This method is informally known as “Death by Fire!”
May 01, 2010 | 4 comments
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My LFS – Southwest Reef Company
As an aquarist I feel a responsibility to support my Local Fish Store (LFS). Albuquerque, NM only has one LFS that has a primary focus on saltwater aquariums. There were more options in Albuquerque at one time but it is tough for LFS’s to compete against large chain stores such as PetCo or [...]
Mar 08, 2010 | 3 comments
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Oceanic BioCube 29g: Week 9
Well it is week 9 of my Oceanic BioCube 29g saltwater reef aquarium. I decided to add Frogspawn coral to the tank this week.
Mar 02, 2010 | 0 comments
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Dosing Vodka to reduce NO3 and PO4 in Saltwater Aquarium | Aquariums Life
Our friends over at aquariumslife.com posted an article about using Vodka to reduce NO3 and PO4 from a saltwater aquarium! I’ve never heard of this before but the science seems sound.
My 29 gallon saltwater aquarium is still too young to have any significant NO3 and PO4 buildup, but I’m definitely going to try something like [...]
Feb 20, 2010 | 2 comments
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Aquarium Treasures – Volume 2
Although chronologically I visited this aquarium before visiting the Georgia Aquarium I had lost my pictures and video from this visit until I found it today. The Underwater Adventures Aquarium in the Mall of America is a small aquarium though it does boast that it is the largest underground aquarium in the world. I can’t imagine there are too many underground aquariums, but I have only just begun this adventure.
Feb 18, 2010 | 0 comments
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