Brett’s Reef - Reef Aquarium Information

One of the most common creatures kept in the reef aquarium trade other then corals and fish are feather dusters.  Feather Dusters come in many diffrent sizes and colors and the more common ones such as the Sabellastarte indica (shown above) are very hardy and easy to keep.  Feather dusters offer the reef aquarist diversification within […]

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 I recently received an email from a reef aquarist that was concerned about her reef tank and sump setup.  The person was looking for a way to prevent siphon into her sump and thereby preventing flooding of her sump and display tank.  I wrote her back saying that I would right an article about preventing overflowing her […]

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    The most daunting task for a beginner saltwater aquarium owner is choosing the right live rock to use in their aquarium.  There are many different choices between the origin of the live rock, the size, porosity and price.  Many beginning reef keepers are confused by the concept of using live reef rock as filtration […]

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Here are some pictures of Mystic Aquarium’s Clam Tank, The tank was not very big in fact I would say it probably did not go over 75 gallons but it hosted a whole bunch of tropical marine reef clams from maxima’s and croaceas to Squamosa clams. It also had a very […]

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  The Algae Codium Fragile as pictured above and below is a species of algae that we sometimes come across in our marine reef tanks.  There are other names for this type of algae such as dead man’s hands or dead man’s fingers.  This is a slow growing algae in my reef tank and it […]

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