reef

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Aquarium stands

Sometimes the basic mechanics of reef keeping is the difference between go/no go or continuing/breaking down.  The stand might make the difference. Lightweight, aluminum with wood look.

MACNA 2016, lighting

LEDs continue to be the theme.  The improvements this year appear to be not in photons, but in the array of mounting options, especially on the tank. Many reef keepers struggle to mount or hang lights in a way that…

MACNA 2016

What a show!  The main takeaway:  The industry has matured. Quality and user-friendly products are much more prevalent now. Here are some photos from MACNA 2016

Why you shouldn’t worry about algae

Decaying Algae is Bad, Living Algae is Good! Algae may not be the prettiest thing to look at in your tank, but please restrain yourself from rushing to use chemical treatments to eliminate it. When you think about it, as…

Live food

The folks at LiveBrineShrimp now have a more affordable USPS Priority Mail shipping option. For their LBS-1 (¼ pound or 25,000 ) live brine shrimp: “NOW YOU CAN HAVE THIS PACKAGE FOR $29.95 DELIVERED INCLUDING FREIGHT, PACKAGING & SHRIMP” Live brine can…

System #3 is underway

We made a few mistakes with our Tank #1 and solved many of them with the proverbial Tank #2.  Tank #2 evolved to System #2 when we tacked on an external fuge. System #3 is now underway and our plan…

Water will leak!

Continuing the theme.  If it can leak, it will! Believe it or not, one of the plastic filter canisters in our RO/DI system broke at the neck and dropped to the floor with a bang.  Once when the plastic shattered…