Demystifying SPS Coral Care
by Reefer Matt
Hello Reefers! I thought I’d share my thoughts and experience with SPS coral and how I care for them. In this article, I hope you’ll find something to take with you, and apply it to your tank.
Reefer Matt’s 75 Gallon SPS Tank
First, I’d like to start by addressing the notion that all SPS coral are difficult to keep. It’s not true. While they are generally suggested for experienced Reefers with a tank aged around a year, there are a few...
Most beautiful and elegant aquascape reef tanks layouts for living areas with Orphek Atlantik iCon Reef LED Lighting
Orphek Atlantik iCon over reef aquascaping tank under constrations
Today’s post is about integration of reef aquariums as elegant, creative, serene and even striking decorative pieces, and how clients included Orphek Atlantik iCon in their projects.
Reef tanks & interior design
Although there are many ways to create ambiance, divide, design and decorate the interior of a...
Guide to DIY with T-Slot Aluminum
10/2024 ADDENDUM: For building with 8020’s Quick-Connect rail, please see a build HERE
T-Slot aluminum extrusion is an ideal material for building modern, strong tank stands and canopies. And it isn’t as difficult as you might think, essentially you are playing with a supersize Erector kit! Using simple fastening methods and careful planning, even an individual with no experience can build a high tech stand quickly and easily!
Standard DIY disclaimers...
Introduction
There are tons of great resources that talk about the benefits of higher pH on coral growth but many of them merely use anecdotal evidence from their own tanks, and while this is great there are tons of variables on our own reef tanks and it is very difficult to apply these results to the thousands of different tanks around the globe. I also would like to mention that the majority of reefers have no need to chase their pH, soft corals will be largely unaffected by pH as long as...
Well this will be my third trip down this “Rabbit Hole”…One would think I should have learned my lesson, but Noooooo! I jumped back in with both feet! If you are brave enough come with me on my third journey into “Wonderland” then read on!!
In my last post in July of last year I presented the case that samples sent for ICP analysis were not completely stable and that during the storage time before testing there was a change (reduction) in the measurable level of Phosphorous and thus the...
Brown Jelly Disease (BJD) is an issue many reefers have run into. Like most coral diseases, the pathogen causing BJD has not been conclusively determined. Here I will share some observations and test results supporting the idea that its caused by a bacterial pathogen, and so may be treatable with antibiotics.
I'm sure this is not the first time someone's tried antibiotics against BJD, but I haven't previously come across a DNA based study of the results. This is a preliminary investigation...
Note From the Editor:
This is a companion article to the one we did on copepods a couple of weeks ago. Aquarists tend to refer to copepods, amphipods, and isopods in one breath, yet they are actually quite different creatures. Amphipods share the same kingdom, phylum, and subphylum, Crustacea, but beyond that, they diverge. We will address isopods separately in a future article.
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The Amazing Amphipods
What are these fascinating creatures? The amphipods are tiny...
