by Kat Joyce | Jul 20, 2018 | Saltwater Aquarium Tips
How can you keep your Zoa’s thriving and yourself safe from their deadly toxins? In this article, you’ll learn about Zoanthids and how to avoid their deadly Palytoxin. Zoanthids and Palythoas polyps are one of the beginner corals that you’ll find... 
by Kat Joyce | Jun 20, 2018 | Saltwater Aquarium Tips
Is a quarantine tank REALLY necessary for your saltwater set-up? When dealing with a disease such as saltwater ich, that can quickly and easily kill and spread to other fish – why take the risk of possibly introducing something like this when it could be... 
by Kat Joyce | Jun 12, 2018 | Reef Aquariums, Saltwater Aquarium Health, Saltwater Aquarium Tips
When it comes to saltwater aquariums there is a lot of incorrect info out there… Here’s some common misconceptions that can seriously cause harm to your tank. In today’s article, we are going to discuss some of the most common myths... 
by Andrej Brummer | Jan 24, 2018 | Saltwater Aquarium Health, Saltwater Aquarium Tips
We’ve all been tempted by that newest, must-have tank additive that’s going to solve all your problems… But the truth is many additives do nothing for your tank and some even harm it! The saltwater aquarium industry unfortunately has a... 
by Andrej Brummer | Mar 30, 2017 | Coral Disease, Coral Keeping, Reef Aquariums, Saltwater Aquarium Tips
Achieving maximum polyp expansion is super desirable for coral keepers everywhere. Nice skeleton colors are not enough we want to see those tentacles waving too! Softies and LPS corals of course are the easiest corals to achieve optimal polyp expansion if those... 
by Andrej Brummer | Feb 28, 2017 | Coral Keeping, Reef Aquariums, Saltwater Aquarium Health, Saltwater Aquarium Tips
There are a ton of factors that influence whether your corals are bright, vivid, desirable colors…or brown! Light is the most important factor , but there’s also nutrients, alkalinity, trace elements, water movement, protein supply to consider too.... 
by Andrej Brummer | Jan 19, 2017 | Choosing Marine Life, Coral Keeping, marine Invertebrates, Marine Livestock, Reef Aquariums, Saltwater Aquarium Tips
When it comes to choosing stony corals there are a lot of choices… Personally I always recommend LPS corals over SPS corals, especially to newbies. Here’s why I’m so fond of them: LPS are so diverse and easier to please compared to SPS... 
by Andrej Brummer | Dec 20, 2016 | Saltwater Aquarium Tips
Tiny tanks do look really cool, but should you go bigger? In a word “yes” and here’s why… If you’ve ever been told, or read somewhere “always buy the biggest saltwater aquarium you can afford” – that’s... 
by Andrej Brummer | Nov 24, 2016 | Choosing Marine Life, marine Invertebrates, Marine Livestock, Nano Tanks, Reef Aquariums
Choosing a nem’ to host your Clownfish? Personally I would look no further once I found a nice bubble tip! In mine and many others opinion the best anemone to keep and to host a Clownfish has got to be a bubble-tipped anemone (commonly known as BTA’s).... 
by Andrej Brummer | Sep 15, 2016 | Biological Filtration, Coral Keeping, Preventing Algae, Reef Aquariums, Saltwater Aquarium Health, Saltwater Aquarium Tips, Saltwater Aquarium Troubleshooting
Good quality aquarium water means consistently low levels of nutrients… Phosphates, along with nitrates and silicates are the saltwater aquarium “big 3” of chemical nutrients you don’t want accumulating unchecked in your saltwater tank. In low levels... 