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Tip of the Day – 4/25/2012
Do you have a simple setup with just a few corals and concerned that your water doesn’t have enough calcium, alkalinity, etc. to maintain coral growth and health? If your coral load is low, or if the population consists of primarily soft corals, then regular water changes with a quality salt should provide your aquarium [...]
Tip of the Day – 4/24/2012
Coral identification isn’t always an easy task. Most corals have specific characteristics that make them readily identifiable in the wild, such as growth form and corallite structure. Unfortunately, corals in captivity don’t always follow those same characteristics, and a species may take on an unusual growth form. The reason behind these differencecs between wild and [...]
Tip of the Day – 4/23/2012
If you have LPS corals sitting anywhere near other corals, then you’re asking for some trouble. Many fleshy hard corals can have elongated stinging tentacles that sweep back and forth in the water current, and anything nearby will likely get stung as a result. Most corals will simply show signs of agitation at first, but [...]
Tip of the Day – 4/22/2012
The good thing about most reverse osmosis setups is they can be easily modified, and users can easily add extra stages and accessories to them. So, if you bought a three stage filter years ago, but your setup now requires far more water filtering firepower, just buy the extra pieces instead of starting from scratch. [...]
Tip of the Day – 4/20/2012
Want to replace light bulbs in your aquarium but hate turning back the daily photoperiod? Well, you have a couple of other options available. If you run T5HO, then you can simply change one bulb out every few weeks until all of the old ones have been swapped out for new ones. If you run [...]
Tip of the Day – 4/19/2012
Next time you make a trip to the grocery store, it might be a good idea to purchase a new set of tupperware to be used specifically for your aquarium. These plastic containers are great for everyday use, as they can serve as portable fragging stations, a place to dissolve frozen food, or just a [...]
Tip of the Day – 4/18/2012
Have a noisy return pump that causing an annoying humming noise throughout your sump and the aquarium’s plumbing? Try sitting the pump on a piece of foam to get it quiet. If the return pump is external, virtually any soft material will suffice. You can use stryofoam, foam pads, cardboard, and anything else that will [...]
Tip of the Day – 4/16/2012
While acrylic aquariums aren’t quite as popular as glass tanks, they are still quite prolific in the hobby. The primary reason why acrylic tanks are not as popular is due to how easily they can be scratched. A single grain of sand trapped in a cleaning magnet can wreak havoc on the inside of the [...]
Tip of the Day – 4/15/2012
Just because a critter lays eggs in your aquariums, doesn’t mean those eggs will hatch. Oftentimes, invertebrates will lay eggs onto a smooth surface or broadcast them into the water. These eggs haven’t been fertilized, and would require a concerted effort of male and female spawning activity in order to be fertilized. This behavior is [...]
Tip of the Day – 4/14/2012
When trying to feed fish that live a more cryptic lifestyle, try feeding them right before the lights turn on and when the rest of the fish are still tucked away in the rock structure. Chances are, the cryptic fish will be out and about when the lights are off anyways, and the fish will [...]
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