by Afishionado | Mar 7, 2024 | Equipment, Video
Let’s face it, setting up new equipment can be a daunting task. Specially when it has the potential that can make or break the aquarium. For this video, I was commissioned by Geosreef to put together a comprehensive, step by step installation video for their SSE... by Marcin Smok | Sep 26, 2019 | Equipment, Events, MACNA, Technology
A year ago, at the MACNA show in Las Vegas, I was approached by two nice gentlemen from an unknown to me then company, Poseidon Flow Technologies. They showed me their latest and, at that time I assumed, only product, a salinity/specific gravity pen meant for the... by danireef | Mar 29, 2019 | Equipment
We can finally talk about the UltraReef UCS 140, calcium reactor, suggested by the builder for aquariums up to 500 liters (130 gallons), and tested in my reef aquarium of about 400 liters (100... by Afishionado | Jan 27, 2018 | Equipment, Tanks, Video
For this episode, we got together with our friends Carlos Machin of C & C Aquariums and Julian Sprung of Two Little Fishies to talk in-depth about calcium reactors. We discussed how they work, what equipment you need, (we used the Reef Octopus Calcium reactor and... 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.
