So this top 10 list focuses on Mad Hatter’s hard to keep corals. Some are hard to keep, and others have been extremely hard for Mad Hatter to keep. The key to maintaining corals is to understand the coral’s needs and then see if you can provide those needs to the coral. If you cant,…
The Copperband butterflyfish is not a fish for beginners. It is a fish for hobbyists who have a bit of experience and are willing to put in the work to keep them healthy. Its unique features can easily recognize the Copperband butterflyfish. It has a long snout, silver body, and yellow stripes which is outlined…
What Salt Should I use in My Saltwater Aquarium? A saltwater aquarium hobbyist can be successful with any salt that is made for marine aquarium use. Yet if you ask anyone in the aquarium hobby, everyone has a different opinion on what salt should be used to be successful, here are some things to consider…
Mad Hatter’s Reef goes over his Top 10 Picks for Easy to Keep Corals. The focus here will be on corals that can stay with in the suggest parameters of a reef tank. Some established tanks may not have the recommended parameters, and these corals may still do well in their tanks. Having the suggested…
Billy Pipes goes over how to dip corals using API Melafix to dip soft corals.Every time Billy Pipes get new corals, he likes to float the coral in the sump for about an hour to acclimate the temperature. Billy always keeps extra frag plugs in his sump, regardless of the coral and even if it…
Tidal Garden’s Montipora Coral Care Tips Tidal Garden goes over their coral tips for Montipora corals whos common/uncommon name is Velvet corals which is a name that is hardly ever used in the hobby. Montipora is the second most popular Small Polyp Stony (SPS) corals just behind Acropora corals. The Montipora posses both diverse color…
Fluval Aquatics goes over their top 5 fish for a planted aquarium. The list was made with the following considerations: The fish must be 100% plant friendly They are good community fish Attractive fish with exciting color patterns, pleasing shapes, and characteristics. Species details such as the size of the fish, required tank size, compatibility…
Top 5 mistakes made by new reefs you will want to avoid by Coralust Reef Solutions. 5 – Moving to Quick Rushing into things and not doing enough research. This is a hobby that requires lots of patience and research when dealing when new species. Adding too many things or making to many changes all…
Not long ago we published Mad Hatter’s Top 10 Hard to Keep Saltwater Fish in a Reef Tank and now we are publishing his Top 10 Easy to Keep Saltwater Fish. 10 – The Purple Firefish There are two different variations fo the Purple Firefish as well as a few different variations of Firefish. The most…
Travis, with Fis of Hex, goes over his top 5 ways to prevent the death of Acropora SPS corals which if followed should also avoid the death of LPS and Softies as well. 5 – Stability Make sure to keep stable water parameters and make sure you are testing your water parameters often. Ideally, you…