DIY Aquarium Cave
This tidbit I recieved in the mail today was too good not to share. Mark Shoemaker and Esther Baum wrote these great 10 step do it yourself instructions for creating an....

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Results anticipated are faster, more vigorous growth, reduced algae growth, color and odor. It has been written in many fisheries, limnological and hobbyist texts that along with temperature and photoperiod, metabolite ("wastes") build-up is one of the three most important factors influencing the health, growth and reproduction of livestoc. More More

In many of these cases, the aquarium owners do not have air conditioning in the room where the aquarium is kept, or they have no air conditioning at all. Out here, outdoor temperatures usually only get into the 90s from late June through August. Keeping the aquarium room cool is a first step, especially for marine aquaria. The cost of running an air conditioner for a few months is a small price to pay to keep our finned friends alive. There are some instances however where air conditioning isnt possible, and what if air conditioning alone isnt doing the trick? The obvious solution is to add an aquarium chi More

cleaning aquarium Application: UV purification is widely used in many industries; medical, recreational swimming, alcoholic beverages and drinking water purification applications among others. UV light is a natural part of electro-magnetic-radiation (EMR); in terms of frequency it is of shorter wavelength than visible light. There are sizes, fittings and models of UVs for virtually any aquatic application; freshwater and marine aquaria, pools, ponds and re-circulating multiple tank syst More

Mud sump
Hi, my husband is starting a new 170 gal tank with a 100 gal mud sump for me. Is it ok to take maybe a third of the mud from my 50 gal mud sump and use it like a sourdough starter? How long would it take for it to cycle? Thanks.

Need help with DIY Moonlights
I'm looking for ideas to put moonlights in my 30 gallon Eclipse system hood. Where you guys get your Moonlights from, I check Canadian Tire & HD, they don't have it and BA and e-bay costing a lot. Any ideas how to make them or places to get them from. Thanks!.

Daphnia For The Aquarium

Daphnia are a great food source for both young and adult aquarium fish, you could catch them with a net in a pond, but their's a risk of bringing in parasites. I just found an article about growing daphnia yourself, nice read for the real tinkers out there :-)
phosphates too high
Forum: Newbies to Reefing Posted By: djpj001 Post Time: August 21st, 2006 at 11:27 PM.