[Picture provided by Ethan Zoellner] Pufferfish are cute-looking fish with tons of personality. They come in many different sizes and colors. They can be found all around the world, and some species can be challenging to keep in an aquarium. There are over 150 species of pufferfish, some with unique and peculiar hunting techniques. There are…
[Image provided by Steven Rowland] Corals of the euphyllia genus are popular in the aquarium hobby. They are classified into three common types torches, hammers, and frogspawn. The three groups have different shapes in their tentacles. The names are given due to their different physical appearance that the posses and not in their genetics. There are…
Calcium (Ca) is an essential element in an aquarium and a vital element for a reef tank. Just like people, calcium helps keep our bone structure healthy. Calcium is used in a similar process in an aquarium and used for shells, exoskeleton, or skeletal structures. While in a freshwater aquarium, calcium is rarely tested due…
To keep it simple Alkalinity is the measure of carbonate in water. Alkalinity is essential to keeping stable aquarium parameters and is also used for the growth in corals in a reef tank. Corals use bicarbonates to build their skeleton structure, plus stable alkalinity encourages coral growth. How is Alkalinity Measured? Alkalinity is the…
Shopping for someone whether it be a friend or a loved one that has a reef aquarium can be difficult. Most people in the aquarium hobby are very passionate about the hobby and their tanks, so choosing the right gift to get them can sometimes be difficult. We are going to try to guide…
This is the top 10 ways to save money when dealing on startiung your reef tank by Mad Hatter’s Reef. 10 – Buy the Essentials Here is a list of the essential equipment needed for a reef tank. Heater – Maintaining the proper temperatures in your aquariums is essential, especially if you want good coral…
For the last year, I have been battling a huge algae outbreak in my tank, and my father in laws tank — all of the usual algae methods I’ve used to deal with algae were unsuccessful — from increasing water changes (2-3 20% water changes per week), increasing my clean up crew and chemical war…
Richard Ross is speaking at MACNA about how can reef aquarium hobbyist help to spawn corals in their tanks. Richard currently works with Rebeca Albright’s lab at the California Acadamy of Science where he is focusing on Coral Spawning. There are two ways to go about spawning corals in your home reef tanks one is…
This is not IFGA rules of breeding guppy’s. This is just five tips that have worked well for Michaels Fish Room incase you want to breed them and sell them to your local fish store (LFS), or you want to have a family project that allows you to breed fish. 5 – Good Food…
We are going over ReefBum’s top 5 reef tank maintenance tips and chores to prevent aquarium from going off the rails. 5 – Test Water Parameters Every week ReefBum test Nitrate, Calcium, and Magnesium with Salifer test kits. I test Phosphates with a Milwaukee Mi412 low range meter. I use a GHL KH Director measures…