Reef Aquarium Information - Brett’s Reef

 
  I had planned on talking about laminar flow this blog but an important issue was brought to my attention the other night about my Beneficial Reef Aquarium Snail article.  I had a post in the article about the Ilyanassa Obsoleta snail and how it was a good detritus cleaner and scavenger.  It turns out […]

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A sump can do a lot for your saltwater aquarium.  It provides a place to hide all of your equipment,  and it increases your tank’s water capacity.  Two very important things when you want to have a nice display reef aquarium  but when designed correctly it can also be a place to trap detritus, filter your […]

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  If you haven’t tried to purchase corals online then you should really give it a try. There are many reputable business such as That Fish Place, Dr’s Foster’s and Smith’s Live Aquaria and Pacific East Aquaculture.  I have been dealing with these three since I started my saltwater aquarium over five years ago and I […]

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  When I first started in the saltwater aquarium hobby I had a real tough time fighting nuisance algae.  Nuisance algae is easy to get and tough to get rid of.  It comes in a variety of greens, reds, and brown colors.  Once you get nuisance algae it usually spreads like wildfire.  As you can […]

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  My new Crocea clam finally bit the bullet and went to clam heaven.  This is the first time in four years that I lost livestock from my saltwater aquarium, but I saw it coming.  Crocea clams are light loving creatures and when my light fixture blew a bulb at the worst possible time a couple […]

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