This is the 2nd part of the ACI Aquaculture video from my trip to Plant City a while back. In this segment, Chris talks about his thoughts and theories around full spectrum light sources and why he has gone back to metal halide for his farm. Disclaimer: Keep in mind,...
As a coral keepers, we have long come to terms with the fact that dipping corals to prevent introducing unwanted pests into our delicate ecosystem is an absolute necessity in our journey of reef keeping. From Simplicity, I wanted to introduce you a product that...
A totally impromptu video happened today when Keri O'Neil asked to tag along on our trip to ACI Aquaculture to meet Chris and Amanda Meckley. Grab a seat and your favorite beverage, and hear these two talk about science, corals, and our hobby. Enjoy!...
This is the 2nd video highlighting kalkwasser dosing from Chris Meckley of ACI Aquaculture. After the last video, we received very valid complaints about the fact that we didn't really cover how exactly Chris dosed kalkwasser in his systems. We all know the benefits...
Hey guys, it's been long time since we last visited our friend Chris Meckley of ACI Aquaculture. So we made the trip to catch up with him and see how things have been progressing, as well as find out what he's been up to and what has been piquing his interest lately....
This video almost didn't happen. It wasn't on the plan or agenda. My flight got delayed 5 times and I arrived to Texas HOURS after my original landing time around midnight. As I landed, I turned on my phone and noticed whole bunches of messages from friends to see...
Data. More and more data is becoming available to us as years go by in our hobby and I am excited to share a product that many of us can benefit from. Parwise is a product that shows the full spectrum of colors of your light source - DLI of your aquarium for 24 hours...
At Aquashella Dallas 2023, we ran into Jud from Caribsea who unveiled their new rock scaping stations for shows (and maybe for LFSs as well) to try dry-scaping utilizing all the shapes and sizes of rocks, as well as their accessories, that people may not have even...
As reef keepers, we are constantly supplementing the holy trinity of calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium, which is being consumed by the corals and other animals in our aquariums. Over the last 10-15 years, we have come to understand that corals need more in order to...
For this video, we are continuing coverage of Aquashella Dallas 2023! Many of us in the hobby feed nori to our herbivore fish. Often times, we do this inefficiently where many of the seaweed will often break apart and then go down in the overflow where it will rot in...