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Entries from April 2009

Cyclop-Eeze Review

August 26th, 2008 · No Comments

  I have been using Cyclop-Eeze for several years now and I can say that it is a pretty good fish food to supplement your saltwater fish’s diet.  Cyclop-Eeze is made from tiny crustaceans that are high in antioxidants and highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA’s). 
  Cyclop-Eeze comes freeze dried in a can (like a powder) a […]

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Tags: Clownfish · Fish · Fish Food · Marine reef aquarium · Reef · Reef Aquaria · Saltwater reef aquarium · Uncategorized · aquarium · corals

Current Nova Extreme Pro Review

August 17th, 2008 · 9 Comments

  I bought this t5 aquarium lighting unit after some trouble with my older lights.  This unit has served me well for a couple of months now and I figured I would review it for anyone else that has been interesting in trying a T5 aquarium light or the Current Nova Extreme Pro.  The exact […]

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Tags: Coral Life · Current Nova Extreme Pro · Current Nova Extreme Pro Review · Lighting · Marine reef aquarium · Reef · Reef Aquaria · Saltwater · Saltwater reef aquarium · T5 Aquarium Lighting · aquarium · reef aquarium equipment · reefkeeping

Marine Aquarium Water parameters

August 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

 Whether your keeping salt water fish or your planning a full blown reef aquarium it is important that your marine aquarium water parameters are in check.  For most reef aquaria and for salt water fish only tanks the parameters are as follows.
Calcium: 380-450 ppm
Alkalinity:  2.5-4 meq/L, 7-11 dKH
Salinity:  35ppt or a specific gravity of 1.024-1.026
Temperature: […]

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Tags: Alkalinity · Calcium · Magnesium · Marine Aquarium Water Parameters · Phosphate · Reef Aquaria · Salinity · Saltwater reef aquarium · Temerature · aquarium · pH · reefkeeping

Why you should Dip your corals before placing them in your Saltwater Reef Tank.

August 13th, 2008 · No Comments

    When receiving corals online or through a reputable dealer or from a fellow reefkeeper, It is important to obtain the healthiest specimens.  There are many reasons for picking healthy specimens but one extremely important reason is that you don’t want to expose your saltwater reef aquarium to unwanted parasites or disease. 
   One way of making sure you are […]

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Tags: Buying Corals Online · Dipping corals · Lugol's solution · Marine reef aquarium · Medicoral dip · Reef Aquaria · Saltwater · Saltwater reef aquarium · Uncategorized · coral dip · reefkeeping

Video of a Spaghetti Worm

August 11th, 2008 · No Comments

These worms really creep me out but they are harmless detrivours that are beneficial to your reef aquarium. These can sometimes have an orange tint to them.

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Tags: Marine Worm · Marine reef aquarium · Reef · Reef Aquaria · Saltwater · Saltwater reef aquarium · Video of a Spaghetti worm · detrivores · reefkeeping