Are you one of these folks running a perfectly healthy reef aquarium, keeping an eye on all of your parameters, and making sure nothing is out of accepted standards? Do you feel unfulfilled when you methodically check your phosphate levels, only to find them to be “between 0.10ppm and [...]
Of the many products I received from Fauna Marin to be evaluated, I decided to choose a seemingly boring one, called Multi Reference, to be featured first. The reason behind my pick is this: I see Multi Reference as a uniquely distinct product that can replace several others available on the [...]
Walking down the aisles of Aquatic Experience and seeing rows of beautiful displays, talking to interesting people from the other side of the hobby, and generally being humbled by the strength of the freshwater aquarium industry was a worthy experience. In the last part of the Coverage series, I [...]
I started my venture into the aquarium hobby in a sort of run-of-the-mill way, a story I probably share with countless other reefers. I brought home a small freshwater tank, decorated it with some random rocks and a few hardy plants and then added a bunch of inexpensive, schooling fish. With [...]
2018 Aquatic Experience had some really interesting events going on, from aquascaping contests to various fish competitions, but in my opinion, the two that deserve special recognition were the Kid’s Aquarium Contest and the Betta Exhibition. The first one, simply because it’s kids presenting [...]
I mentioned in the first part of the 2018 Aquatic Experience Coverage that the show was dominated by freshwater aquariums and equipment designed to support those systems. That being said, the saltwater side of the hobby was also proudly represented by a handful of coral vendors, as well as a [...]
The entire second part of my Aquatic Experience 2018 Coverage is dedicated to showcasing every single tank entered into the Fourth Aquatic Experience Aquascaping Contest. Organized by Aquatic Gardeners Association and sponsored by Fluval, the contest produced aquascapes created by people with [...]
I think it’s normal to be overwhelmed by something that is outside of your aquarium keeping experience, not only to gain a new perspective on the hobby in general, but also simply to be awed at the beauty of the freshwater aquatic world. This is exactly what happened to me when I attended [...]