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10 Handy Household Items For a Reef Tank

by | Nov 21, 2021 | Equipment, Feeding

Most of the equipment and supplies used for a reef tank are purchased at a local fish store (LFS) or an online aquarium supply store. But what about shopping at a grocery store or hardware store? Yes, these types of stores stock plenty of handy household items for a reef tank. Here are some products you should consider having on your shopping list. #1 Turkey Baster A turkey baster is great for feeding fish. I put frozen food in a cup with tank water, stir it up with a turkey baster and then squirt it into the tank. A turkey baster can also be used to blow detritus off of rocks and into the water column, where it can be removed via mechanical filtration. Accumulating detritus can

Reef Beef Episode 20 – Together at Last

by | Jun 24, 2021 | Funny, Podcast, Reef

Reef Beef - Episode 20 - Together at Last Ben & Rich are together in Florida! Hear their ramblings from their hotel room on whether or not the hobby getting better or worse. Get notified of new episodes by receiving an email from Reef Beef! https://reefbeefpodcast.com/notify/ Buy Reef Beef a Beer! https://reefbeefpodcast.com Become a Member: https://reefbeefpodcast.com/membership Time Stamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:30 We’re at Aquashella 00:01:58 Is the hobby getting better or worse? 00:05:30 Equipment? 00:08:32 Money? 00:16:42 Is the end user responsible? 00:19:52 Ethics? 00:26:30 Information / Education? 00:30:10 Growing the hobby? 00:31:59 Social Issues? 00:35:02 Wrap Up 00:38:36 Bloopers

Reef Beef Episode 16 – Mechanical Filtration

by | May 25, 2021 | Funny, Podcast, Reefs Magazine

In this episode we talk about mechanical filtration and metal in our equipment. Thank you to our sponsor: TerraReef https://shop.terrareef.com/ Get notified of new episodes by receiving an email from Reef Beef! https://reefbeefpodcast.com/notify/ Buy Reef Beef a Beer! https://reefbeefpodcast.com Become a Member: https://reefbeefpodcast.com/membership Links: Jason Langer Foursquare Aquatics https://www.foursquareaquatics.com/ Effective Water Change Calculator https://www.hamzasreef.com/Contents/Calculators/EffectiveWaterChange.php Time Stamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:34 How you doing? 00:01:51 Seasonal RTN continued? 00:13:57 Should Rich Change His Methods? 00:17:53 Rich does water math 00:25:36 SPONSOR: TerraReef 00:28:07 BEEF: Rich’s rusty hose sucking water gun? 00:32:17 Mechanical Filtration 00:47:55 Should Ben visit Rich? 00:49:03 Mechanical Filtration continued 00:56:59 Support Reef Beef! 00:59:58 STORY TIME: No Mechanical Filtration?! 01:09:07 Good Bye 01:09:42 Beefy Bloopers