by Andrej Brummer | Mar 31, 2016 | Preventing Algae, Reef Aquariums, Saltwater Aquarium Health, Saltwater Aquarium Pests, Saltwater Aquarium Tips, Saltwater Aquarium Troubleshooting
Pest algae outbreaks are a serious pain… There is nothing worse than looking in your saltwater aquarium and seeing a hideous outbreak of pest algae completely coating your rock-work, or worse, your corals! But this nasty outbreak could have been... 
by Andrej Brummer | Sep 11, 2014 | Saltwater Aquarium Pests, Saltwater Aquarium Tips
Reef aquarium pests can be a real pain in the ass and wreck havoc in your tank.. The unwitting introduction of marine invertebrate pests can be as simple as putting in some live rock and discovering who rears their ugly head in the weeks that follow. ... 
by Andrej Brummer | Jan 23, 2013 | marine Invertebrates, Saltwater Aquarium Health, Saltwater Aquarium Pests, Saltwater Aquarium Tips
Fireworms can be saltwater aquarium nightmares…here’s what you can do about them Generally speaking the Polychaete worms we know as Bristleworms and their stinging bristled cousins the Fireworms are beneficial hitchhikers into a saltwater aquarium that... 
by Andrej Brummer | Oct 5, 2012 | Coral Disease, Saltwater Aquarium Pests
Love SPS corals in your reef? Have Acropora species? You should really be on the lookout for this nasty… Acropora “Red Bugs”: The dreaded red bugs, these tiny pests are thought to be copepods and only infest small polyped stony corals (SPS) of the genus... 
by Andrej Brummer | Nov 1, 2011 | marine Invertebrates, Marine Livestock, Saltwater Aquarium Pests
The secretive Mantis shrimp looks amazing, like an (often) colourful cross between lobsters and shrimp, I’ve even eaten them in Vietnam and stalked them across the sea floor in Indonesia. However, you certainly don’t want these common live rock stowaways and... 
by Andrej Brummer | Jul 7, 2011 | Coral Disease, Reef Aquariums, Saltwater Aquarium Pests
Flatworms covering corals in saltwater aquariums can be a real pain, especially when they multiply to near epidemic proportions or start feasting on your favourite Acropora specimen… Most flatworms are actually beneficial to your tanks eco-system. But, there are... 