I finally took an updated picture of our 55 gallon saltwater reef tank. It is interesting to look back and see that our saltwater tank has come from this:
To this:
To view a larger version of the 55 gallon saltwater tank click here. You can scroll through and look at everything close up.
Brady brought Mike two [...]
Ok, so coralline is considered a very good algae to have in your saltwater tank. We had added several coralline encrusted live rock to the tank, which means it is now growing everywhere! This does include the glass. I am having a bit of a tough time keeping up with it on the glass (which [...]
I have been tossing back and forth whether or not the next coral purchase I make will be tube coral or not. I really like how they look, but the nocturnal aspect, and the feeding needs for sun coral hold me back for now. I was at my friend’s house last week checking out their [...]
Garf.org is a company that researches coral farming in order to decrease the effect of the saltwater reef keeping hobby on the environment. We are following their protocol for additives to the tank to help in growing our reef.
What we will be using in our saltwater tank based on the Garf calculator:
Tank Information:
Tank Size = [...]
Mike and I went to the fish store by our house the other day (I think we would have more money if we skipped such trips, but this whole saltwater fish thing has turned into an addiction I believe). I have a tendency to eyeball a lot of things and never buy them. The last [...]