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Buying frozen foods at the local fish store can get pretty expensive over time. Fish need varied diets, so rotating through separate foods each day of the week

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Make your own fishfood
melev | 30 June
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Live Phytoplankton is very expensive to buy, but growing your own is pretty easy and much cheaper. Flame*Angel from ReefCentral.com has an excellent page that

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Culture your own Phytoplankton
melev | 30 June
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Susan did a great job putting together a working manual for everyone follow, including myself.  After a few years, that resource vanished from the web. This

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10 Step Phytoplankton Culture
melev | 30 June
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My reason for setting up the suncoral tank was to allow me to feed these hungry corals easily on daily basis.  It housed an adorable tiny eel that I caught

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Feeding suncorals nightly
melev | 30 June
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If it is time to move from one tank to another one, or you are simply moving the tank from one location to another, the big question that comes up often is "

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How to rinse out an older sand bed, and why...
melev | 30 June
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Mandarin fish are probably one of the most beautiful reef-safe fish that are available for hobbyists today. With their graceful meanderings, their colorful

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...I'd like to buy a Mandarin!
melev | 30 June
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Water changes are a task we rarely relish. Some swear by them, and others do them sporadically throughout the year. While water changing philosophies vary from

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How to mix & change saltwater correctly
melev | 30 June
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When you set up a saltwater system, within mere months you will encounter nuisance algae.  What is that?  It's stuff that grows and annoys you to no end.  

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Get a Clean Up Crew (CUC) for your reef
melev | 30 June
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When getting into the hobby of marine tanks, the basic consideration is water. Without it, nothing in your tank would live for long. Compared to freshwater

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Why should you use RO/DI water?
melev | 30 June
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Thinking about setting up a saltwater aquarium? Family members now yearn for their very own Clownfish or Tang, especially after Finding Nemo came out. With a

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New to the hobby? Here are the Basics
melev | 30 June
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In case you haven't been told, newer aquariums go through a series of algae phases, which include things like diatoms (good, normal, food for bacteria),

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How does your substrate look?
melev | 30 June
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