by Tidal Gardens | May 18, 2017 | Equipment, Reef, Video
Water chemistry is a huge deal in reef aquariums and there are many methods to help maintain good water quality. Because there are so many options it can be overwhelming on first glance, and it takes some time to figure out what they all do and what makes sense for your home aquarium. Let’s take a look at calcium reactors. Right off the bat, it has a scary name. Calcium. Reactor. I need a reactor for my tank? It’s actually not THAT complicated. It is essentially just a chamber that recirculates water and slowly dissolves calcium carbonate media. Music: Tracks: “Reggae Sketch” Artist: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License Terms: Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/faq.html Video: Camera information: Canon C100 Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS macro Canon EF MP-E 65mm f/2.8 macro Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4-4.5 STM IS Sigma Art 18-35mm f/1.8 Sony Underwater Action Cam Copyright Information: This video was shot and edited by Tidal Gardens. Tidal Gardens owns all intellectual property rights to this content. by Leonard Ho | May 18, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
A new agreement between Deepwater and Central Pet, USA's leading aquatics supplier, will help expand the distribution of eight brands (mostly European) within the United States. These brands include Aquaforest, Pacific Sun, Waterbox, Redline, Brio, and Cove/Aquabee. by Barry Brown | May 18, 2017 | Reef, Science, Video
Good morning readers, did you all have a great weekend out there?? I trust all of you did something for your mothers or at least dropped them a line. Today I have an exciting photo line-up from underwater of a company named SIRENAS www.sirenasmd.com recently funded by the Bill Gates foundation collecting deep-sea sponges with a submersible owned by Substation Curacao. So first off, who is SIRENAS you ask?? by Afishionado | May 17, 2017 | Equipment, Science, Video
For this video, we met up with Angelo of Aqua Medic USA to talk about their newly released return pump, DC Runner .1 series. Big upgrade from their previous Eco Runners, these are DC powered pumps that draws little power while providing incredible amount of flow. Check out all the features and functions of this pumps and see why you should consider one of these on your builds today! by AquaNerd | May 17, 2017 | Events, Industry, MACNA
The annual Marine Aquarium Conference of North America is only a few short months away and there is an App for the show. This year the MACNA app features more social integration tagging, and the latest news. Along with it you can easily reference the app for scheduling, speaker bios and a list of exhibitors. Additionally the MACNA app includes some live features like Live Tweeting, Raffle Results and a live Map! To get the app simply click the proper device link below. <![CDATA[ #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } ]]> For iOS devices click HERE For by Barry Brown | May 17, 2017 | Invertebrates, Reef, Science
Hi all, today I have a beautiful three inch, red-spotted hermit crab for your viewing pleasure compliments of the world famous Smithsonian Institution and Substation Curacao. My long time followers already know the love I have for crabs and invertebrates but hermit crabs in general hold a special place in my little heart. I love the eyes more than anything and the way they carry their homes around exploring the sea-bottoms on a daily basis, it’s most likely where the name “mobile home” came from… Over the years I have photographed a wide variety of hermits with the most famous being the little tusk shell hermits that have just blown everyone away who has seen them, use my search box to check those out. On this trip to St. Eustatius we didn’t have our invertebrate scientists onboard they were more interested in the fish and sponges then anything else but with that said I did get to shoot some amazing crabs which you will be seeing here and on Twitter. by Tidal Gardens | May 17, 2017 | Reef, Supplements, Tanks, Video
This video will focus on magnesium which is an often overlooked ion in our reef tanks. Reef hobbyists interested mainly in stony corals tend to tunnel vision in on calcium and alkalinity. On one hand, that makes sense because coral skeletons are primarily made up of calcium carbonate. On the other hand, it’s an incomplete view of what’s happening in our water and, keeping those levels can be challenging despite our best efforts. Here is where testing for Magnesium can help. Music: Tracks: “Night Cave” Artist: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License Terms: Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/faq.html Video: Camera information: Canon C100 Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS macro Canon EF MP-E 65mm f/2.8 macro Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4-4.5 STM IS Sigma Art 18-35mm f/1.8 Sony Underwater Action Cam Free Fly Movi Pro Stabilizer Copyright Information: This video was shot and edited by Tidal Gardens. Tidal Gardens owns all intellectual property rights to this content. by Leonard Ho | May 17, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
The 3,000 gallon reef aquarium of D-D The Aquarium Solution's owner, David Saxby, is one of the most famous reef tanks in the world. A new, must-see video of his fish room showcases just how amazing this system really is.
