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  1. The Complete Guide to Algae Turf Scrubbers: Part 2

    The Complete Guide to Algae Turf Scrubbers: Part 2

    Now let's answer the first question most aquarium folks have about algae scrubbers: Should you buy or build? Before the year 2010, there were not really any commercially available algae scrubbers...
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  2. DrTim's Aquatics Recipes for Success: Getting Rid of Cyanobacteria and Algae (Using Re-Fresh and Waste-Away)

    DrTim's Aquatics Recipes for Success: Getting Rid of Cyanobacteria and Algae (Using Re-Fresh and Waste-Away)

    Why do you get cyanobacteria and/or algae? Because there are nutrients in the water and no competitors to remove those nutrients before they are consumed by the cyano or algae. Who are the...
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  3. The Best Magnetic Algae Cleaners And How to Choose The Right One For Your  Aquarium

    The Best Magnetic Algae Cleaners And How to Choose The Right One For Your Aquarium

    Your algae magnet is essential and is likely one of the most frequently used tools on your reef tank. This is the exact reason you want to choose an algae magnet that is suitable for your tank, made...
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  4. How to Set Up a Refugium: Harvesting Macroalgae To Control Nitrate and Phosphate

    How to Set Up a Refugium: Harvesting Macroalgae To Control Nitrate and Phosphate

    In biological terms, a refugium is a remote location that protects and supports a wildlife population. A reef refugium is based on this principle and works specifically to benefit your reef tank. The...
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  5. The Complete Guide to Algae Turf Scrubbers: Part 1

    The Complete Guide to Algae Turf Scrubbers: Part 1

    Filtering your tank by using "algae to fight algae" has been gaining in popularity in the last few years. We are biased about this, because we invented the waterfall and upflow designs that everyone...
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  6. How to Install the RO/DI Flood Guardian - Electronic Auto Shut Off Valve Kit from XP Aqua

    How to Install the RO/DI Flood Guardian - Electronic Auto Shut Off Valve Kit from XP Aqua

    At one point or another, many of us have accidentally left our RO/DI system running, which then resulted in a flood. It is always a huge mess and we here at Marine Depot have heard too many...
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  7. Triton Method EXPLAINED: How It Works and Interpreting Lab Test Results

    Triton Method EXPLAINED: How It Works and Interpreting Lab Test Results

    ICP water testing gives you a very accurate glimpse of what is inside your aquarium water. But what good is an accurate test result if you don’t know what it means or how to fix it?...
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  8. The TRITON Method: Replacing Trial and Error with Conscious Control

    The TRITON Method: Replacing Trial and Error with Conscious Control

    Up until 2008 orthodox reef keeping centred on monitoring a few chemical parameters using colour chart test kits. Not only were the accuracy of the readings from test kits dubious but the vast...
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