Reef Bowls have been around for a while, but they’re still considered to be unconventional and experimental. Brandon Mason started a 1 gallon reef jar in 2006, and Mary Arroyo’s 1.5 gallon Maritza vase just celebrated its 5th birthday. There has been some criticism of tiny reef picos with [...]
by Richard Rayl In the world of aquarium reef-building, there are basically two choices when it comes to coral adhesion: cyanoacrylate based super glues, and 2-part epoxy putties that you knead into a clay-like consistency and wait to set. Both have their strengths and their [...]
Aquarium cycling (NOT the bicycle sport) is a term unknown to most outside of the aquatic world. But contrary to its lack of popularity, cycling a fish tank is arguably the heaviest factor every fish owner, beginner to expert has to master to have their fishes survive longer than a week. What [...]
For this video, we walked the whole floor of Reef A Palooza filming all the display tanks from all the manufacturers. Which one did you like the best? [...]
During all my years keeping reef tanks I have always stuck by what has worked for me and resisted change. For instance, I have had great results using metal halide lighting for my SPS dominated tanks and have resisted jumping on the LED bandwagon despite the success of others using this type of [...]
Phosphate, which is PO4 (that is one atom of phosphorous and four atoms of oxygen), is an essential trace compound in reef aquariums that is used in protein synthesis. In an aquarium, phosphate levels can get high and that opens the door for potential problems. The three biggest problems one can [...]
Aquarium keeping as an industry has been growing steadily for the past decade and we are witnessing new inventions, as well as updates to well-known products being unveiled on a regular basis. What we tend to forget is that a lot of the gear we now take for granted in our home aquariums [...]
Many people have asked me what I used to instant cycle my new build. There are definitely many bacteria out in the market but after much research and speaking to Shawn Hale at Fritz Aquatics, Lance Ichinotsubo of Elite Marinelife by Captive Seas and Chris Meckley of ACI Aquaculture, I was sure that [...]