Archive for November, 2009
Flashing Tilefish Video
Here is a video of an awesome flashing tilefish displaying its brilliant colors. The flashing tilefish gets its name from its ability to change its colors instantaneously. It can flash various shades of green, blue and silver. The flashing tilefish is a notoriously difficult fish to maintain and is a known jumper, making it difficult [...]
Tip of the Day – 11/27/09
Be sure to check plugs and power outlets for salt creep and water splash. As your tank splashes water, dried salt accumulates on plugs and other equipment and can eventually be dangerous with the potential to start a fire.
Topless Fish Store
There’s no pun here. A fish store located in Austin, Texas will be going shirtless on Black Friday, the national shopping day immediately following Thanksgiving Day. Caroline Estes, the owner of Amazonia Aquaria, a North Austin tropical fish and aquarium store, is desperate to boost sales in this lagging economy and has vowed to do [...]
Tip of the Day – 11/26/09
To rid your clams of pyramidellid snails you can do many things. Manually inspect and remove the snails, siphon the sand around the base of the snail, or purchase a parasite eating fish such as a wrasse.
Happy Thanksgiving From AquaNerd
The AquaNerd Team just wants to wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving. Take some time away from you aquarium (I know it’s hard to do) and spend it with friends and family and give thanks for all the blessings you have. Eat lots of food, watch some football, and maybe show off your aquarium [...]
Tip of the Day – 11/25/09
Want a cheap, yet effective frag plug? Go to your local hardware store (Lowe’s, Home Depot, etc.) and buy a sheet of small tiles or stones that they use in bathrooms and for floors. Simply remove the backing, along with any adhesives or chemicals, and soak in RO/DI water for a few weeks to remove [...]
New IceCap LunarLite LED Retrofit
A short while back, we wrote a story about the new lighting equipment coming from IceCap Inc. Dubbed the Reef Illuminations, these fixtures sported a combination of all the popular aquarium lighting equipment. There was the metal halide/T5HO/LED combo light fixture and a T5HO/LED combo light fixture. But IceCap quickly realized that not everyone likes [...]
Tip of the Day – 11/24/09
A Tridacna clam can lose its foot if stressed, but don’t worry as the clam can regrow it. Do keep an eye on the clam though as it is still a stressful ordeal.
Tip of the Day – 11/23/09
Want to get more water flow from your Maxi Jet powerhead? Add an impeller/propeller from a Hydor Koralia 4 into your Maxi Jet and you will see a tremendous amount of flow increase. This mod requires the use of a new impeller shroud.
Picture of the Week – 11/23 – 11/29
Dragon Soul Prism Favia.
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