Archive for September, 2009
Candy Basslet Pair on LiveAquaria
Last month we showed you the gorgeous Candy Basslet that LiveAquaria had for sale. Now, they have a pair of them! This is the first I’ve ever seen a pair of Candy Basslets for sale. © 2009 Foster & Smith, Inc. Reprinted as a courtesy and with permission from http://www.LiveAquaria.com Permissions and Sources: Candy Basslet [...]
Tip of the Day – 9/30/09
When testing water chemistry, keep in mind that the units in which the measurements are given can easily be converted into other units. For example, when testing alkalinity some tests give their readings in parts per million (or ppm). If you are uncomfortable or unfamiliar with this unit, ppm can be easily changed to mg/L [...]
Tip of the Day – 9/29/09
When rigging up equipment like Auto Top Offs or other dosing devices, be sure that they are fail safe. Equipment is very likely to fail, so plan for that. Make sure that if the equipment does fail, it will do so and leave your aquarium relatively unaffected.
Related Posts
Hello again AquaNerd community, Another feature which we have added to our blog over the past couple months is a “related posts” interface from LinkWithin. With this new free software in place, readers can view three or more related topics, each with its own thumbnail image to be more aesthetically pleasing. We strongly feel that [...]
Commenting on AquaNerd Articles
Dear AquaNerd users, Several weeks ago we added a new comment feature to our blog, the IntenseDebate comment interface. This new user interface allows AquaNerd guests to sign in via Facebook, OpenID, Twitter, or just by filling in the required information. In addition to allowing our users more freedoms, it also allows us to track [...]
Tip of the Day – 9/28/09
Want to prevent that nasty, exotic, and hard to kill algae from getting into your aquarium? A good method is to use dried live rock when starting your setup. The dried rock will not have any living creatures on it, so you won’t transfer those creatures into your aquarium.
AquaNerd Image, Video, and Content Copyright Policy
Dear AquaNerd users, We will be adopting a new policy in regards to our use of images, video, and content. In addition to this, we will also be using a new policy that would allow other people to use our content. Please see below for details. Our Use of Copyrighted Material In order to fully [...]
Picture of the Week – 9/28 – 10/4
Photo of a clownfish hiding in a hammer coral. Picture provided by the author.
Tip of the Day – 9/27/09
Always level out an aquarium prior to filling it with sand, water, and live rock. If the stand or tank are not level and a gap develops, structural failure of the aquarium could occur. I’ve seen plenty of cracks develop on aquariums from the stand not being level.
Reef Central Gets a Face Lift!
As most of you ReefCentral users already know, Reef Central has received a face lift. The club has operated on the same platform for years, occasionally doing minor updates and tweaks, but has finally had an overhaul. The new look will take a little getting use to, at least for me, but I think it [...]
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