How to Keep SPS Coral Part 1: Testing, Lighting, and Flow
SPS or small polyp stony corals are typically found in the shallow parts of our world’s coral reefs in areas with intense light and turbulent water. These corals... Read more.
How to Live Stream With an Elgato Cam Link 4K Video Card
I have done a lot of live streaming over the years to share video of my 187 gallon fish tank and in doing so I have used several different video capture cards. When... Read more.
Doser Pump Maintenance Tips
Equipment maintenance is very important and I really try to be diligent and keep up with it. If you let it slide then breakdowns or malfunctions are inevitable.... Read more.
Tips on How to Remove Detritus
In the reef keeping hobby the word ‘detritus’ is a dirty word, literally. Detritus is dead organic matter such as fragments of dead organisms or fish waste that... Read more.
A Reef in a Rubbermaid? Why it’s Important to Keep Live Rock Alive
Is it possible to keep live rock and have a captive reef in a Rubbermaid tub? Yes, maybe, and no ? It all depends on the types of critters. About ten months ago... Read more.
SPS Deep Dive: Acropora millepora
There are so many eye catching SPS corals in this hobby but beauty, as the saying goes, is in the eye of the beholder. Some might dig Acropora tenuis corals while... Read more.
CoralVue Releases New IceCap 4K Gyre Flow Pump
CoralVue Aquarium Products has released the IceCap 4K Gyre Flow Pump as well as a 2K model, the latest versions of its Gyre pump. According to CoralVue, these pumps... Read more.
SPS Deep Dive – Tubbs Stellata Monti
When I look for SPS corals to add to my reef tank I typically consider a few things. One, how hardy is it and can it easily adapt to different conditions in a tank... Read more.
DIY Homemade Fish Food
For a number of years I have been feeding fish in my reef tank prepared food from a coral and fish food manufacturer. It is high quality stuff and certainly very... Read more.
5 Money Saving Reef Tank Tips During COVID-19
These are obviously very difficult times and many, many people are already feeling the pinch financially or will be impacted within the next few months. Reef keeping... Read more.