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How to Identify Worms in Your Reef Aquarium

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While browsing my favorite aquarium forum on the web (reddit.com/r/aquariums), I came across a new aquarist blog called Coral Ever After. It is owned by Nikki who is an aquarist with over 25 years of experience with more than five years of experience in saltwater aquariums. She has about 400 gallons of saltwater aquariums in her home at any given point, and her aquariums are … [Read more...] about How to Identify Worms in Your Reef Aquarium

Budget Reefkeeping – Part I

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This is a guest post by Nikki of Reef'd Up Aquatics. In project management, there’s the “you can have it cheap, fast, or good, and if you’re lucky, you can pick two” concept.  When I decided to try a saltwater aquarium, I happened to come across a 40 gallon aquarium at a yard sale…for free!  My first thought was, “Yay, the expensive part is over!”  I was wrong…dead wrong.  I … [Read more...] about Budget Reefkeeping – Part I

The Five Worst Saltwater Aquarium Pests

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This is a guest post by Nikki of Reef'd Up Aquatics. These are arguably some of the most destructive and hardy saltwater aquarium pests.  Having to deal with some of these has been enough to make some reefkeepers get out of the hobby entirely.  I highly recommend the use of a good coral dip and quarantine procedure to prevent problems down the road. 1. Montipora-Eating … [Read more...] about The Five Worst Saltwater Aquarium Pests

The One Gallon Bonsai Nano Reef

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This amazing one gallon bonsai reef aquarium — created by YouTube user Ocellaris71 — is home to two clown fish, one piece of live rock and carefully managed green algae. When you first see this nano reef you may think that it was setup just long enough to take the video because there's no way a tank like this would last long right? You would be wrong. Ocellaris71 has … [Read more...] about The One Gallon Bonsai Nano Reef