Why You Should Seriously Consider Using a Surge Suppressor
Well, I learned the hard way. Last week the controller for my Royal Exclsuiv Red Dragon 3 Speedy 80W
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Going Skimmerless – A Failed Experiment
Well, I gave it the old college try. For two months I ran my 187 gallon reef tank without a skimmer. Why did I do this? The primary reason was a nine month battle I was having […]
Is Automatic Monitoring of Calcium & Magnesium Necessary?
A few weeks ago I provided an overview of the GHL KH Director and touched on some reasons why I went with that unit versus others in the marketplace. […]
Installing a Calcium Reactor Injection Assembly
A number of folks who own Pax Bellum ARID algae reactors have been asking for a how to video on installing a calcium reactor injection assembly, which sends excess C02 […]
Product Showcase: GHL KH Director
Over the many years I have been keeping reef tanks I have learned that it is critically important to have stable, rock solid […]
Going Skimmerless – An Experiment
For the last 4 weeks I have been running my 187 gallon reef tank without a skimmer as sort of an experiment.
A few months ago I lost a number of corals due to what I believe were very low levels of phosphate in the tank. I run an ARID algae reactor and it does a […]
Hanna HI736 Phosphorous ULR Checker: Tips For Accuracy
Recently I had been having issues getting some consistent and, I believe, accurate readings with my Hanna HI736 Phosphorous Ultra Low Range Checker. Here are some tips […]
Designing a Plumbing Roadmap For a Reef Tank
When starting a reef tank it is always a great idea to lay out your plans for how you want to plumb together or connect all of your equipment. I call it a plumbing roadmap. I start by breaking out a pad of paper and doodling some sketches to see what works and what doesn’t […]
Guide For Basic ARID Algae Reactor Care
In this video I am going to take you through my weekly routine on how I clean my Pax Bellum ARID algae reactor and harvest the chaeto. I am then going to turn it over to Tristan Wilson, the owner of Pax Bellum, so he can demonstrate the proper way to swap out a light […]
Product Showcase – GHL Doser 2.1 SA
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 […]
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