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Red bugs (Tegastes acroporanus) are small flea-like beasts that can infest smooth-skinned acropora sp.   Some reefers have gone out of their way to eliminate

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Red Bugs - No More!
melev | 27 November
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When I built my sump way back in 2010 for this 400g reef, I made a bigger bubble tower for the three drains.  That seemed rather simple.  Then later I added

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That project I've been wanting to do for six months? Done!
melev | 26 November
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Do you practice safe reefkeeping? No matter where you go, no matter how much money is in your bank account, when you see that new coral you just have to have,

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Preventative Dips
melev | 24 November
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Recently I received a shipment of products from Brightwell Aquatics. I wanted to try out their Xport NO3 Brick and see if it can remove nitrate as advertised.

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Xport Nitrate Brick has been added
melev | 23 November
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What is the difference between a whelk and a Nassarius snail?  In the picture below, the creature on the left is a Nassarius snail, the one on the right is a

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Whelk versus Nassarius
melev | 23 November
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Ein Closed-Loop-System für ein Becken ohne Bohrungen   English version here: http://www.melevsreef.com/tanks/29g-closed-loop-in-an-undrilled-tank Ich wollte

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Building a Closed Loop (German)
melev | 21 November
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Feeding an aquarium seems simple enough. Buy a jar of flake food, and toss some in, right? Actually, that really isn’t a good idea for a variety of reasons.

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Proper Feeding Methods
melev | 21 November
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You just got that new {insert item here}, is it safe to put it in your tank? The short answer is no. No matter what new thing you purchase, it may have

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Quarantine & Dips
melev | 21 November
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This is a very old page I compiled way back in 2004 to help organize a lengthy thread about a DIY calcium reactor. I'm reposting it because all of the included

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DJ88's DIY calcium reactor
melev | 21 November
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You need to break out the Yellow Pages and look up "plastics"... call one up that seems near you, and ask if they sell AcryLite to the public. Most do. You

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DIY Overflow Box (Weir)
melev | 20 November
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I recently shipped out a Smartphone Floater to a customer that has a Samsung Note8 phone. His immediate concern was that he was going to flood the box and ruin

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Top down photos with a smartphone
melev | 19 November
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