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Entries from April 2009

Tips on battling nuisance algae in the marine aquarium

March 28th, 2008 · 5 Comments

16 Things you can do to eliminate Nuisance Algae in the Saltwater Aquarium
1.Use only Ro/Di water. Water from a reverse osmosis unit is striped of nitrate, phosphates, silicates and other possible algae food. This water should be used for top offs and water changes. It should also be your first step in battling algae, and […]

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Tags: Algae · Algae Problems · Dealing with Nusaince Algae · Filtration · Marine reef aquarium · Reef · Reef Aquaria · Saltwater · Saltwater reef aquarium · Water Change · corals · detritus · hair algae · red algae · reefkeeping

Would you pay $660 for a piece of rock with some corals on it?

March 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Florida Ricordia, that’s what the picture is on the right hand side. This coral has quickly become a reefers best friend for several reasons, it used to be cheap, its from Florida, it doesn’t need a lot of attention, and it doesnt need tons of light.
But recently its becoming increasingly expensive. Perhaps Florida has placed […]

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Tags: Florida Ricordia · Rics · aquarium · corals · reefkeeping

The rewards of having a saltwater aquarium

March 26th, 2008 · No Comments

More of a personal reward than anything I suppose. However I do make a little cash from it by selling coral frags, Green sinularia to be exact. Luckily I have a really good local fish store that gives me store credit for them, the coral grows like a weed.
Ive been into reef-keeping for several years now, my first […]

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Tags: Fish · Saltwater · aquarium · corals · reefkeeping