The Pluses & Minuses of Using Activated Carbon
Activated carbon is a porous form of carbon that can be used to absorb or remove dissolved organics that give water its yellow tint. Removing these materials will... Read more.
Hanna HI736 Phosphorous ULR Checker: Tips For Accuracy
Recently I had been having issues getting some consistent and, I believe, accurate readings with my Hanna HI736 Phosphorous Ultra Low Range Checker. Here are some... Read more.
SPS Corals: Up Close and Personal
A while ago I blogged about how you can shoot macro videos without a macro lens, providing a step by step guide on this neat procedure. Recently, I purchased a... Read more.
How I Averted a Complete Tank Crash
AÂ few months ago my tank was spiraling downhill pretty quickly, as I was mysteriously losing a large number of corals, including many LPS colonies and SPS frags.... Read more.
Designing a Plumbing Roadmap For a Reef Tank
When starting a reef tank it is always a great idea to lay out your plans for how you want to plumb together or connect all of your equipment. I call it a plumbing... Read more.
Focus on Fish – Leopard Wrasse
Some reef keepers out there are considered wrasse guys or gals and feature as many of these beautiful creatures as they can in their reef tanks. I don’t consider... Read more.
How I Beat Dinoflagellates
In my 25+ years keeping reef tanks I figured I had seen it all. Well, this can be a humbling hobby and I was reminded of this when I discovered dinos, short for... Read more.
Guide For Basic ARID Algae Reactor Care
In this video I am going to take you through my weekly routine on how I clean my Pax Bellum ARID algae reactor and harvest the chaeto. I am then going to turn it... Read more.
Tank Tour: Mike Shur’s 280 Gallon Reef
During my recent trip to New York I stopped in to visit another long-time reef keeping buddy, Mike Shur, to check out his amazing 280 gallon reef tank. I believe... Read more.
How to Live Stream a Webcam to YouTube
Are you thinking about setting up a live webcam for your aquarium or something else you would like to broadcast or monitor in real time? Â If so, read on! For years... Read more.