I am a big fan of preparing for the worst when it comes to keeping a reef tank and I constantly think about ways to prevent potential disasters before they happen. On several occasions in the past, my skimmer overflowed without warning and nearly dumped skimmate into my sump. I was lucky because I [...]
For those of you that know me personally or follow me on my social media platforms, it’s no secret that I love my wrasses. During the earliest days of my hobby, I was taught an expensive and valuable lesson: cover my tanks if I want to keep my beloved wrasses inside of my aquarium and not [...]
It’s easy to forget, when you’re out on the water with nets, buckets and aerators that the laws regulating the take of food and game fish apply to you just as they apply to an angler with a rod and reel. While it’s true that in most states, excluding Florida and Hawaii where marine [...]
While it’s true that children are always learning, it can be fun to work on specific skills and subjects from time to time. Counting is a pretty integral skill in our day-to-day lives, and getting your little one engaged with learning their numbers, and what those numbers represent, is the first [...]
It’s back to school time for our little guppies, and what better way to keep a little bit of the ocean with them through long days in the classroom than with a fishy backpack? This lovely number is made by Patagonia, a company with great environmental policies. They have been [...]
Here is another great craft for kids, and like many others that I have found and shared with you, it uses recycled materials and allows for plenty of creativity on the part of the child! Inspired by ceramic fish decorations/chimes like the one pictured here from Anthropologie, this craft is much [...]
Choosing the proper tool for fragging different types of corals can be challenging but not with BioTek Marine’s new Signature Series Frag Tools. These tools include about everything you need to frag almost any coral. The BioTek Marine Signature Series Frag Tool Kit comes with all tools needed [...]
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