Many experts recommend selecting lighting with a bulb Kelvin color between 6,500K and 10,000K because it promotes optimum coral growth. These color temperatures represent the daylight spectrum and can range from a yellow appearance to a crisp white. Although many aquarists get good color growth, oftentimes their aquarium did not look very appealing. In fact, […]
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Perhaps you’ve discovered an unknown, green/brown feathery, rapid growing algae called Bryopsis. This algae is often confused with Green Hair Algae and Caulerpa, and is misidentified by most local fish stores. It’s an algae that you can keep ripping out clumps of and it seems to grow back overnight. Bryopsis can appear unexpectedly and can
One of the most popular and most effective aquarium filters is the Octopus Protein Skimmer. They come in a wide range of sizes and shapes, but they all use needle wheel pumps to produce fine bubbles. These microbubbles attach to waste in the water and then rise to the top of the skimmer’s chamber. When
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Aiptasia Anemones or Glass Anemones are common hitchhikers found on live rock. To the novice hobbyists, these anemones might be an exciting surprise, but can quickly become a headache. Aiptasia can grow out of control spreading to surrounding live rock and glass. Aiptasia Anemones are considered pests because they can sting corals, passing fish and
Almost everyone wants a pair of clownfish and an anemone, but few hobbyists are actually successful in their attempts. The most widely available and cheapest sea anemone is the Condylactis species. Most hobbyists purchase this anemone because it looks cool, but are disappointed when they learn that most clownfish will not host in it. A
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