It’s time for a new bulb, and a new pump. Around the six month replacement time, the original bulb burned out. In an effort to…
We just noticed a fair amount of white slime in our freshwater tank used for adding water to the system to replace evaporation. The system…
We are located in So Cal and got a “jolting” reminder why we do euro-braced and not rimless tanks.
We have a pretty good crop of Bubble Algae (Valonia ventricosa) now with no idea how it got started. And we let it get out…
For the 140 gallon system, we have been undecided about a freshwater top off system because we were undecided about adding an external refugium. Initially,…
For water movement in the display tank we are using a gyre power head pump. Placing the pump near the top of the tank gives…
We are making a minor change to make the process a little easier and to save a few dollars. The idea is make about 48…
In general, we don’t “fight” algae. In part because our tanks get a lot of natural light and a few hours of direct sunlight. So…
We live near a coast, so we could buy from a local fish store (LFS) natural saltwater (NSW), or artificial saltwater at $1.00 per gallon,…
A problem with reef keeping is the terminology. For lack of a better term, the industry uses, “top off” or “topping off”. Over time, depending…