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  1. Ready to Move Into a Bigger Tank? Tips to Prep for the New Tank

    Ready to Move Into a Bigger Tank? Tips to Prep for the New Tank

    Getting a new larger tank is like Christmas and a birthday both coming at once, for you and your fish. Bigger tanks offer more swimming and growing space for your resident fish collection, room to...
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  2. How to Cure Rock for Your Reef

    How to Cure Rock for Your Reef

    In the early days of reef keeping live rock was harvested from unprotected reefs, shipped by air and then trucked to your home. It was exciting because you never knew what marine life would pop out...
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  3. Cleaning Components of Your Aquarium Based on Material Type

    Cleaning Components of Your Aquarium Based on Material Type

    No matter what size or type of aquarium you have, it’s important to keep the tank and other life-support gear clean and operating smoothly. Today’s aquarium hardware, like pumps,...
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  4. It's the Perfect Time to Start a FishTank!

    It's the Perfect Time to Start a FishTank!

    Now is the time to set up an aquarium Aquarium keeping is a rewarding hobby that is both exciting and calming, educational and entertaining. With so many people quarantined at home, it’s no...
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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. How to Lower Nitrates in a Saltwater Aquarium: Proven Techniques For Success

    How to Lower Nitrates in a Saltwater Aquarium: Proven Techniques For Success

    Keeping nitrate under control has always been a concern with reef aquarists because nitrate is the end-product of the nitrogen cycle. Nitrification via your biological filter is continually creating...
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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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