13
Mar 2017
Video: How to dose Phosphate Rx
I've been using Phosphate Rx for a decade, and it's my preferred product to keep PO4 levels under control. No GFO for me.
03
Mar 2017
Video: Installing XHO lighting over my reef
I replaced the VHO Super Actinics over my reef at last: These are XHO LEDs from ReefBrite, and do they ever deliver. The former bulbs were installed high above my tank, and my concern was "could XHOs provide enough light from that same installed spot?" I'm happy to say yes, and then some.
17
Feb 2017
09
Jan 2017
Ich - why do I never speak of it?
I've had people ask me how I deal with ich in my tank. Apparently they think I have a secret. I have bought all kinds of fish over the years, but you never hear about ich issues. Yet, based on posts by others it's like the majority of you are constantly suffering from this problem.
09
Jan 2017
Give Sea World a break already
Sea World has been on the defense due to social media pressure in recent years, and I don't feel it is warranted whatsoever.
07
Jan 2017
Autofeeder for rimless tanks
Years ago, I came up with an acrylic bracket to keep food in the display tank instead of letting it float across the surface and into the overflow (thus down into the sump, wasted and uneaten). I called it the Eheim Chimney, as it was made to fit the Eheim Autofeeder system.
03
Jan 2017
Don't get overzealous
Today is the 3rd day of 2017. What all did you do to your tank over the past couple of days to prep it for the new year? And if you did a lot of things, every wonder if that was a good idea or a bad one...?
02
Jan 2017
Necessary maintenance - biopellets update
In March 2016, I filled up my biopellet reactor with Biospheres. I used 1000ml worth, or one large pouch. At the time my nitrate was quite high, but within about eight weeks it had dropped them to less than 5ppm.
02
Jan 2017
Skimmer Swabbie operational once more
Some time in early 2016, maybe March or April, the Swabbie motor stopped rotating. I ordered a new motor from Avast Marine, and it arrived within a few days.
01
Jan 2017
2017 brings a huge update
It's 2017, central time. So let me tell you about what's to come (although I know you can't read this for a few more... months) but it's here for historical reasons because I know you like to go back and see what you missed):
28
Dec 2016
One big sump worth blogging about
A few months ago, I was hired to build a big custom sump for a 400g system in Wylie, Texas. It's an all-in-one sump that is nearly 8' long, and needed to be built with 3/8" cast acrylic to be strong enough for longterm use.