During my recent trip to New York I stopped in to visit another long-time reef keeping buddy, Mike Shur, to check out his amazing 280 gallon reef tank.
I believe the last time I saw Mike’s tank was nearly three years ago and boy has it grown into a spectacular reef tank! It is just loaded […]
Are you thinking about setting up a live webcam for your aquarium or something else you would like to broadcast or monitor in real time? If so, read on!For years I have employed webcams to monitor my reef tanks while I was away from home. They provide me with peace of mind when I am […]
Recently I had the pleasure of visiting an old reefing buddy, Joe Burger, who lives in Long Island, NY, to get a tour of his incredible 270 gallon reef tank.
Joe has had some legendary tanks in the past but his latest version is simply amazing. When I walked in to the living room I was just […]
Every once in a while I break out my 3″ ReefBrite Tech LED Strip Light and have some fun placing it over my corals, giving me a radically different perspective of my tank. Here is some video of my SPS and LPS corals under this really cool and compact light fixture. So sit back and enjoy […]
There are only a few things about the reef keeping hobby I dread and one of them is moving a tank. Oh boy…..what a pain! One of my most memorable tank moves was when my wife and I left the big city lights of New York City for the leafy suburbs of Westchester, New York.
At […]
I wanted to provide a long overdue update of my 187 gallon reef tank. At the beginning of March I broke it down due to a lost battle with dinos and had the tank dry for a few weeks. I got rid of everything, fish and corals, and restarted the tank the end of April. […]
One of my favorite corals of all time is the Acropora Lokani. This deepwater beauty has sturdy main branches that run horizontal with thin, small branches that shoot up. […]
When I first started keeping reef tanks 20+ years ago I dosed a two part solution for calcium and alkalinity supplementation. I figured out what I needed to add and dumped each solution in manually at different times […]
Many folks out there use DIY algae reactors for nutrient control and it can certainly be a money saving option. However, there are risks involved. Ok, full disclosure, I do sell Pax Bellum ARID algae reactors and I do use one on my 187 gallon reef tank. Nonetheless, the information I am about to pass […]
During all my years keeping reef tanks I have always stuck by what has worked for me and resisted change. For instance, I have had great results using metal halide lighting for my SPS dominated tanks and […]
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