by Ellery Wong | Dec 26, 2022 | Reef
Preface: This Reef Mentoring article series is to document my recommendations to a hobbyist I have been mentoring. I am basically building a reef tank with his setup at my house and maintaining it for a year with weekly hands on... by Ellery Wong | Mar 16, 2022 | DIY, Reef
Reef chemistry is a major part of this hobby and the basic reef water parameters (alkalinity, calcium, and magnesium) are better understood these days. Nutrition and basic nutrients in the water (nitrates and phosphates) required by the corals are also entering the... by Afishionado | Feb 3, 2017 | Science, Tanks, Video
For part 2 of this episode, we drove to Miami, Florida to visit Julian Sprung of Two Little Fishies. In his office, Julian sat down with us and we talked anything and everything about calcium hydroxide or better known as kalkwasser and how to apply this old but proven... by AquaNerd | Oct 14, 2016 | Reef, Science
Triton Elementz, already well established in Europe as a quality provider of aquarium water quality testing and hyper-pure aquarium additives, is continuing to push the boundaries and break new ground with its latest (and greatest) product to date. Known for its Base Elementz line, Triton has come out with a replacement which is called “Core7”. Improving over the earlier product which required diluting and mixing with 9 liters of RO water, this new line has been reformulated with all four components now being in a concentrated liquid form. Triton offers the purest and most contaminant free aquarium additives owing to a production process which analyzes the chemical elements with an ICP-OES machine to ensure that the chemical concentrations are exact. In addition to by AquaNerd | Jun 17, 2016 | Corals, Fish, Invertebrates, Reef, Science, Tanks
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 believe to be the most important in saltwater aquariums. This guide will highlight those water parameters that we feel saltwater fish keepers should most be aware of. It will also explain how to go about adjusting the levels of these parameters in your tank. pH Fluctuations in pH levels can dramatically affect the health of the fish in your tank. Moreover if you have a reef tank then your occupants are likely to