Reef Mentoring: Part 12 – Bacterial Infections, Equipment Failures and Recovery
Preface: This Reef Mentoring article series is to document my recommendations to a hobbyist I have been mentoring. I am basically building a reef tank with his setup... Read more.
Nano Tank Profile: Colorful & Hardy Corallimorphs
Recently, a new hobbyist asked me to provide recommendations for a simple, hardy system with low energy consumption. Many are interested in these types of systems... Read more.
Product Unboxing & Setup: Simplicity Aquatics 320DC Skimmer
Skimmers are the most common filtration devices available for saltwater aquariums today. It uses a method called foam fractioning to clean the water. Per Wikipedia... Read more.
Tiers of Water Parameter Understanding: Tier 4 – Trace Elements
Recreating an aquatic environment must include the understanding of how to maintain specific water parameters. The water is the primary environment for the livestock... Read more.
Tiers of Water Parameter Understanding – Tier 3: The Big 3
Water Chemistry (The Big 3) Tier 3 of Water Parameters includes the major elements: alkalinity, calcium, and magnesium. These are referred to as the “Big 3”... Read more.
Tiers of Water Parameter Understanding – Tier 2: Dissolved Nutrients
The Tier 1 article introduced that there are various levels of water parameters the saltwater aquarium hobbyist must understand. Depending on the goal of the... Read more.
Tiers of Water Parameter Understanding – Tier 1: The Basics
I asked LFS owners in my area what they thought was the most primary concept beginners had a hard time grasping. The initial response was understanding the different... Read more.
Level of Effort
In many of my prior articles I always brought up the “6 P’s – Prior Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance“. In reality this mentality... Read more.
Product Review: Dennerle’s Shrimp King Foods
I know this may not be a saltwater or reef related product but we are all aquarists first. Freshwater aquariums have been been the founding spark that brought many... Read more.
Reef Mentoring: Part 11- 10 Month Update – Growth Changes
Preface:Â This Reef Mentoring article series is to document my recommendations to a hobbyist I have been mentoring. I am basically building a reef tank with his... Read more.