Archive for July, 2009
Needlewheel vs Meshwheel Protein Skimmer Impellers
A lot of people are modifying their needlewheel impellers by putting a mesh material over the needles. This is a very cheap, easy, and popular skimmer modification to perform, but many people don’t know the drawbacks to this mod. Deltec, who has a popular line of protein skimmer products, has been tinkering with meshwheel and [...]
Another Update to "Reef Central Down for the Count…Indefinitely?"
This is an email I received from the Reef Central administrators Let me begin by offering an apology from the administration of Reef Central for any inconvenience or frustrations you may have experienced during the hours Reef Central was not accessible. Let me also immediately dismiss any fears that our databases have been compromised or [...]
Tip of the Day – 7/18/09
If a coral ever starts to deteriorate, the best way to save it is to frag off the healthy tissue and essentially start over. Don’t just wait for the coral to get better, because chances are it won’t…and you will end up losing it altogether.
New Deltec Skimmers – Video Update
The wonderful world of YouTube has brought us yet another sweet video. Previously we wrote about the new line of Deltec protein skimmers as well as a Deltec picture update, but now we bring you some video of the skimmers in action. They have already released in Europe, but won’t get to the US for [...]
Tip of the Day – 7/17/09
Most people use super glue when fragging. However, when superglue cures it heats up. To help combat this heat issue, immediately dunk the drying coral frag into a cup of aquarium water. This will also help the glue dry faster.
Sorry for the "Blackout"
Hey AquaNerd community, We were having a few unexpected issues with the site and it was inaccessible for the past 18 hours or so. But, it looks like everything is back up and running. So, we apologize for the inconvenience.
Update to "Reef Central Down for the Count…Indefinitely?"
Looks like we don’t have to worry too much longer. The staff at Reef Central posted this on their site: Hello RC Members. Sorry for the interruption. We’ll be back in a little while, I need to check something. To the folks spreading rumors and making up quotes, it’s pretty sad when you have to [...]
Reef Central Down for the Count…Indefinitely?
Update: This incident has been proven to be a hoax. For a full update, please visit Update to “Reef Central Down for the Count…Indefinitely?” Over the past day or so I’ve been trying to log onto Reef Central because it is a great resource site. I couldn’t log on, so I figured there was a [...]
Tip of the Day – 7/15/09
Develop relationships with local fish store owners. Regular, friendly customers will oftentimes get good deals or first dibs on various corals and fish if the store owner is a friendly individual as well.
Tip of the Day – 7/14/09
When you put carbon into your aquarium system, make sure that the mesh bag or other container is properly sealed. If not sealed and secured into place, the container could open and spill carbon granules all over the place.
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