20 Gallon Aquarium Calgary

Counter-current air-driven protein skimmers can be very efficient at removing significant amounts of quality skimmate. They have lost favor with some hobbyists because of their dependency on sometimes frequent maintenance and adjustments. Wood air stones decay over time, which results in increased backpressure, decreased bubble production, and less skimmate extracted. I recommend the replacement of wood air stones monthly or better to maintain optimum performance. Another dra

With due consideration for the fact that mushroom/false-corals (corallimorphs) collected at 20 meters are less likely to thrive in the same aquarium next to a yellow leather coral (Sarcophyton elegans) collected in ankle deep water, one is faced with a challenge. We can either accept the fact that one or both will suffer for the unnatural mix under standardized lighting, or we can resist the temptation to mix them at all and separate them to species-specific displays. Unfortunately neither is likely. Most aquarists do not relish the former notion of a beautiful animal suffering and dying in their charge. Alas, most aquarists are also not likely to resist the temptation

DO NOT unplug your aquarium heater! This is a common mistake that often backfires. An aquarium heater thats working properly

(See: Why heaters fail) will shut off when the aquarium is at the proper temperature. Unplugging the heater could cause the temperature to drop too far at night in situations when its hot during the day but cool at night and th

Cleaning Under Your UGF
If you've ever considered tearing down your under gravel filter, just to clean the junk out from under the plate, here is a tip you'll enoy. ....

Nova Extreme T5 Ho?!?!
For my birthday my daughter bought me the NOVA T5 light.... Well it did not come with any true directions(Just How To Instail It)!! So if anyone ... ANYONE at all knows about this light and knows how to work with it... pleas.

September Meeting
Forum: Chattanooga Reefers Aquarium Club Posted By: salt newbie01 Post Time: August 22nd, 2006 at 10:29 PM.

Easy DIY Hang-In-Tank Refugium
Here is an easy, inexpensive hang-in-tank refugium which takes only a few minutes to build. The hang-in-tank design eliminates many of the plumbing headaches usually associated with other refugiums. MORE: Building....