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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  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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  There are certain pieces of equipment that every reefer should have to maintain a healthy thriving marine reef aquarium, such as a skimmer and lighting to name a couple. Aside from these two key components, a serious reef should consider using a phosphate remover in a phosphate reactor.
  Phosphate reactors are designed to move […]

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        I was going to write this as a page and place it on the right hand side with my other articles, but I figured that I will make a quick and painless blog about it.  So why are my corals fading or bleaching? Well mine are not but you may ask yourself that question from time to […]

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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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