I love aquaculture and the advancement of captive breeding. It means we take less from the wild and and are making a conscious effort to make the hobby much more sustainable; it’s better for the environment and takes ammunition away from those people that are anti hobby. Recently, Biota [...]
For this episode, we had a very special guest come over to Afishionado land. Copegod, Chad Clayton of Reef Nutrition came by to talk tanks, fish, copepod and everything else. I used this opportunity to sit down and talk about Chad and his work at Reef Nutrition. This will be divided into 2 parts [...]
Those of you who know me know that I love science. I’m not good at it by any means but I am fascinated by it. Because of this, I love to visit the Reef Nutrition booth during shows and talk with Chad Clayton. He’s a man of science and a man of numbers, and he can give me incredibly [...]
How many times, when picking up fish food at your local reef store, have you encountered the bold claim plastered on the label, stating that: “This food will improve your fishes’ coloration”? Most of us, whenever we decide to buy that particular fish food or not, will take this statement [...]
I received this press release couple of days ago from Reef Nutrition. We did an exclusive interview for Reefs.com about this news several months ago, talking with Chad Clayton of Reef Nutrition and AP Breeds during Reef A Palooza Orlando 2017. TDO, already a wildly popular food among breeders and [...]
We were browsing online one day when we saw some interesting information given by a reputable company in our hobby. We were curious about the validity of their claims, so we decided to put it to the test. Does non-viable phytoplankton cause an increase in your tank’s nitrate and phosphate [...]
Do you feed your corals? Is fish poop enough for our corals? Many corals don’t need to be fed, and there are thousands of aquariums with thriving corals that are ok with just fish poop. Why would we feed our corals? Faster growth Enhanced, vibrant coloration Faster recovery time if there are [...]
From time to time, while browsing some of the popular facebook reef groups, I see people asking about Phytoplankton; they get many different answers that are at times contradictory to what I have heard and know. I decided to find out more about and properly learn about them, and share my findings [...]