I'm going to make a bold statement. In my personal opinion, bacteria are one of the most important things in our aquariums. Bacteria?? Ok, hear me out. For starters, in order to have fish in our own personal slice of ocean, we need strains of bacteria and for them to thrive in our [...]
I've had many tanks. More than I ever needed. I simply could not decide if I want a small tank, a mid-size tank, an as large as the floor structure can handle tank, or no tank at all. I went through all these phases until I settled on the reef aquarium I currently own, pictured below. One thing [...]
Cloudy water in your reef tank? Does your water get hazy randomly or after water changes? What causes it? Is it bad for your fish or corals? Don't panic. It happens to the best of us. Read on. I was having a lengthy discussion with a friend who I respect greatly for his knowledge of and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University have taken a new turn in the search for understanding the relationship between corals and microbes. On each reef corals live together in harmony with microorganisms, all playing their differing roles in [...]
Cycling a new saltwater aquarium isn’t simply a matter of waiting a certain amount of timeQuestionThe fish store dealer who’s helping me through the setup of my first saltwater aquarium told me I need to give the tank time to cycle before I put any fish or corals in it. As of right now, [...]
A new study performed by a San Diego State University team adds to the conversation about commercial fishing and inhabited islands around the Pacific. Many recent studies have shown how the presence of humans on an island, and in this case the act of commercial fishing along shores, can cause [...]
