Ever since Reef A Palooza Orlando, I have been dying to catch up with Lou Ekus of Tropic Marin to talk about what he briefly showed/educated me on: their latest product, Carbo-Calicum. I even got together with Craig Bingman, a PhD Chemist that regularly speaks at national levels for Reef Aquarium [...]
Alkalinity. The only correct answer to the question: What’s the most important parameter to keep in check in order to grow SPS corals successfully? One can argue that pH, temperature, salinity, or even phosphate levels are more important, however, that is true not only for hard corals but [...]
Any reef aquarium hobbyist that attempts a stony-coral dominated aquarium should be very familiar with calcium and alkalinity levels. We covered Calcium in our last video so this video will focus mainly on [...]
For this video, we met up with David D’Aquin, owner of CoralVue, and Ricardo Laso, Procurement Director for Coralvue, at T.F.T. ‘s anniversary sale in Dania Beach, Florida. There, they told us everything about their most anticipated product of 2017, KH Guardian by Dr Bridge. Watch the [...]
Maintaining stable parameters in the accepted range is much better than chasing “ideal” numbersQuestionI’m having an issue with the calcium and alkalinity levels in my reef tank. Right now, the calcium is at 380ppm, which is at the low end of the acceptable range, and the alkalinity is at [...]
Water chemistry is a complex subject, but it is also an incredibly important one. It governs every factor within your aquarium and is pivotal to the health of the animals living in it. While there are a good deal many other water parameters to bear in mind, we have selected those which we [...]
These SPS coral species are a beginner’s best betUpon entering the world of small polyp stony corals (or SPS), many people ask the magic question, “Which types are best for beginners?” In my opinion the most beginner-friendly choices are found in the genera Montipora, Pocillopora, [...]
Holy Trinity of Reef keeping In this video, Mark Esquenazi from ME Coral explains the purpose of these essential elements and their importance to the survival of the corals in our tank. We need to carefully monitor these elements as they can be the key to a successful system or its potential [...]