The Ultimate Reef Keeping Blog
Scaping Your Dream Reef Aquarium. Top DIY Tips!
Transform your space with our expert tips for scaping your dream reef aquarium. Learn how to plan, choose the right tank, invest in quality lighting, master rockscaping, select and position corals, and maintain a healthy ecosystem. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned aquarist, discover how to create a stunning and thriving underwater world that captivates and inspires.
How Do You Oxygenate A Reef Tank? : Mastering Oxygenation in Your Reef Tank
Discover how to maintain ideal oxygen levels, ensuring your reef inhabitants flourish. Learn simple signs of low oxygen and effective solutions to enhance your tank’s ecosystem. Perfect for both seasoned and novice aquarists, this guide offers essential insights for a vibrant underwater life.
Unlocking the Mysteries of Strontium: A Crucial Element for Reef Aquariums
Strontium, often overshadowed in discussions about reef aquariums, plays a crucial role in the growth and vitality of coral and other calcareous organisms. Its benefits include promoting coral growth and enhancing resilience, but imbalanced levels can pose risks. Maintaining optimal strontium levels between 8 to 12 ppm is essential for a thriving reef ecosystem. Understanding its scientific mechanism and considering supplementation and regular monitoring are key to harnessing the wonders of strontium in your aquarium.
5 Ways to Say Goodbye to Slime Algae In Your Reef Aquarium
Struggling with slime algae in your reef aquarium? High nutrient levels, stagnant water, and excess waste can fuel its growth. To combat this, maintain stable water parameters, enhance water flow, introduce algae grazers, consider chemical treatments in severe cases, and perform regular maintenance. With these strategies, you can reclaim control of your aquarium and restore its health and beauty.
Asterina Starfish: Friend or Foe in Your Reef Tank?
Asterina starfish, those tiny creatures often found clinging to the rocks and glass of your reef tank, have sparked considerable debate among aquarists. Are they beneficial or harmful? Do they pose a threat to precious corals such as zoas? And how can you effectively control their population if necessary? In this blog post, we will explore the world of Asterina starfish, delving into their characteristics, interactions with reef tanks, and the most effective methods for managing their numbers.
Calcium In Your Reef Tank
Calcium is an element that is truly vital for life, not just on the reef, but in all living creatures including us. We cannot grow our skeletons without it, our hearts cannot beat without it and our muscles cannot function without it. In this blog we shall discuss Calcium's role in the reef aquarium, as well as the importance of maintaining calcium levels for long term aquarium health.
Dim or Bright, Your Guide To Reef Light
If there is one thing on Earth we depend on more than anything else, it's life giving light from our Sun. Photosynthesis is the primary driving force in our Aquariums as well as in our Oceans, sustaining the food chain for all essential organisms as well as driving the growth of our corals.
Do Reef Tanks Stink? Top 5 Tips To Avoid Unwanted Aquarium Smells
Reef tanks are a wonderful way to bring a little bit of the ocean into your house, but many people are reluctant to start because they are worried about the stench. However, they are techniques to prevent foul odours from developing in your aquarium. We'll address the topic of "Do reef tanks stink?" in this blog post and offer our Top Five tips for keeping your aquarium smelling clean and fresh.
How Difficult Is It To Keep a Marine Aquarium?
For many people who dream of that beautiful coral reef in their living room, the first thing that comes to mind when first starting out is the difficulty of keeping a Marine Aquarium. Marine aquariums are intricate ecosystems that need meticulous upkeep and attention, however the process is not as daunting as some people think.
Boron and Coral Health: Effects on Colouration and Growth in Aquariums
Boron is an important micronutrient that is essential for the growth and health of many marine organisms, including corals. However, too much or too little boron can have adverse effects on coral health and colouration.
Kalium Lifeblood, The Role of Potassium in Coral Growth
Potassium is an element often overlooked, but is no less important not just for our aquariums, but for life in general. Keep your levels up, and optimal growth and vibrant reds will surely result.
Celebrating Love and Synergy: A Valentine's Day Guide to Symbiosis in a Reef Aquarium
A reef aquarium is a unique and delicate ecosystem that is home to a wide variety of different species, all of which rely on each other to survive and thrive. This type of symbiosis, where different species work together to support each
other, is one of the most fascinating aspects of a reef aquarium.
Top Tips for Iodine In Your Reef Aquarium
Iodine plays an important role in the pigmentation of corals. It is a key component in the production of pigments called carotenoids, which are responsible for the vibrant colors of coral. These pigments are produced by the coral's symbiotic algae, called zooxanthellae, which live within the coral's tissues.
High Phosphate In Saltwater Aquariums, Causes and Solutions
In this blog we shall discuss the various types of phosphate found in saltwater, how the levels of said phosphates build up overtime, and how to control high Phosphates.