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by Kevin Brown |
Topic: Aquarium Installation & Info |
| When a reef aquarium is growing so well that corals are growing over each other, what do you do? GET A BIGGER AQUARIUM! Here we are following that transformation from a 120 gallon cube to a 220 dream aquarium on a custom stand |
Published: Sunday 22 April, 2012 |
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by Kevin Brown |
Topic: Aquarium Installation & Info |
| This is one persons dream of a very large custom freshwater aquarium. Something like you would see in Bass Pro or Cabela's but not so big that it doesn't fit in a house. This 538 gallon aquarium was a custom made aquarium in Fulton Mo and weighs 700lbs |
Published: Saturday 14 April, 2012 |
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by Kevin Brown |
Topic: Corals & Coral Care |
| Maze brain coral care and information (Platygra sp.) The Maze Brain coral has a moderate to easy care level but is not as hardy as other brain corals in the Favites and Goniastrea genus. They are more likely to bleach and have tissue loss but once conditions become favorable the tissue can recover t... |
Published: Wednesday 12 January, 2011 |
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by Kevin Brown |
Topic: Marine Pests and Problems |
| How to get rid of Flatworms in the Reef Aquarium
Flatworms are a pest that can be removed from the reef aquarium. There are several types of flatworms in the marine aquarium but they can all be killed or removed the same way. Some say some saltwater fish are known to eat flatworms but I have... |
Published: Monday 22 November, 2010 |
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by Kevin Brown |
Topic: Corals & Coral Care |
| Common names for Xenia coral are Pulse Coral and Pom Pom coral. It is a fascinating soft coral because of the pulsing polyps and the speed of growth Xenia corals are know. Pulsing is the opening and closing of the polyps which can only close and not retract. This pulsing action adds motion to the aq... |
Published: Wednesday 17 November, 2010 |
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by Kevin Brown |
Topic: Coral Reefs |
| A coral polyp is an invertebrate meaning an animal with no backbone, examples of this are anemones and jellyfish. One coral piece can be covered by thousands of coral polyps that in a group are called a coral colony. A polyp has a sack like body and an opening encircled by stinging tentacles called ... |
Published: Saturday 13 November, 2010 |
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by Kevin Brown |
Topic: Reef Aquarium Information |
| What is a sump? A sump is another tank of water usually under the main reef aquarium that can house various forms of mechanical, chemical and biological filtration. It can also be used as a refugium.
Benefits of using a sump A sump will increase the water volume of the reef system and having the l... |
Published: Tuesday 09 November, 2010 |
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by Kevin Brown |
Topic: Reef Aquarium Information |
| Live Rock and the Saltwater Aquarium What Is Live Rock? Live rock is the calcium carbonate skeletons of long dead coral and other calcareous organisms. It is called live because it has many forms of micro and macroscopic ocean life on and inside of it. Live rock is frequently used to culture new sal... |
Published: Monday 08 November, 2010 |
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by Kevin Brown |
Topic: Corals & Coral Care |
| Top 10 beginner corals Xenia – Common names are pulsing coral and pom pom coral. This is one of my favorite corals due to it pulsing motion, variety of colors, and structures. It is fast growing coral that prefers bright light. Plerogyra sinuosa also know as Bubble coral, Pearl coral, and Grape cora... |
Published: Friday 30 April, 2010 |
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by Kevin Brown |
Topic: Aquarium Installation & Info |
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Berghia Nudibranch
