by Ellery Wong | Apr 4, 2022 | DIY, Equipment
2 years ago I wrote an article outlining how 3D printing is intertwining with the aquarium hobby. As a mechanical engineer, maker, and reef hobbyist I appreciate seeing others with similar backgrounds innovate and share their... by Ellery Wong | Mar 31, 2022 | DIY, Equipment, Reef
Originally published on Ellery’s Reef Notes Facebook page on 2/15/2019. Edited to reflect today’s prices and available parts. In Part 1 I covered some cheaper but short-term power outage... by Ellery Wong | Mar 24, 2022 | DIY, Equipment
The original article on this topic presented an overview of how an auto water change system can be used to connect new systems without the need to hard plumb. A reader requested a pictorial on how this was implemented on my... by Ellery Wong | Mar 16, 2022 | DIY, Reef
Reef chemistry is a major part of this hobby and the basic reef water parameters (alkalinity, calcium, and magnesium) are better understood these days. Nutrition and basic nutrients in the water (nitrates and phosphates) required by the corals are also entering the... by Morgan Moore | Feb 28, 2022 | DIY
Summer is here and if you ship out a bunch of corals every week like I do, you’re going to need to keep them cool. Ice packs from most shipping supply companies cost anywhere from $1.00 – .50 cents each, that means I used to spend a few hundred dollars per... by Tidal Gardens | Sep 30, 2021 | DIY, Reef, Video
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