When you get your first marine or reef aquarium you might experience the same apprehension I had about mixing up the first batch of saltwater. Here's a quick video that shows what the process looks like. There are a few things missing from this video that you should also know. The first is that if you are creating this saltwater for a reef aquarium then you will need to use … [Read more...] about How to Mix Saltwater for a Reef or Marine Aquarium
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Takashi Amano – Photographer and eXtreme Aquarist
Takashi Amano is famous for his landscape photography but among aquarists he is legendary. He is a pioneer in freshwater aquascaping, also known as the nature aquarium, having introduced Japanese gardening concepts such as Wabi-sabi and Zen rock arrangement to the hobby. Through many years of experience he has developed a line of products for aquascaping under the brand Aqua … [Read more...] about Takashi Amano – Photographer and eXtreme Aquarist
eXtreme Aquarist in the Making
One of the YouTube users that I subscribe to (coralfish12g) posted a new video of a Nuvo 30 gallon aquarium he received as a Christmas present. His video reminded me of the process I went through with my 29g Oceanic Biocube. I must have arranged and rearranged the live rock 20 times before I was finally satisfied. After seeing coralfish12g's video I contacted him to ask for … [Read more...] about eXtreme Aquarist in the Making
Green Hair Algae Removal Update
I put together a couple of videos of how the aquarium looks one week later after being cleaned of a massive infestation of green hair algae. The tank is recovering nicely, but the green hair algae is trying to make a come-back. To help speed up the clean up I have added some known green hair algae eaters. The best cleaners I have found are emerald crabs and mexican turbo … [Read more...] about Green Hair Algae Removal Update
Green Hair Algae Removal
Green hair algae can be a real nuisance but it is easily preventable and if you are unfortunate enough to have it take over your tank it is fairly simple to cure. Once it starts to grow in your tank it can get take over in a very short span of time. It can cover ever surface in your aquarium in a matter of weeks if not treated which is exactly what I discovered for the first … [Read more...] about Green Hair Algae Removal
