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Calling fellow fish people. I am trying to remember the name of a saltwater fish. It's small, triangular, and (I'm pretty sure) black and white. My uncle had one in the 00's and so did my partner's parents. Please help its driving us crazy
Update: I doodled what it looked like, shape wise
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People commenting on videos of charismatic marine life in captivity, saying “a tank can never replicate the ocean!”
….ya’ll clearly have never kept a reef tank, and it shows.
Algae Barn Coupon codes for my Farm Hands
Algae Barn Coupon codes for my Farm Hands
15% to 25% OFF
World wide Code : America and all other countries (FarmBoy15) 15% off
Canada code (FarmBoyReef) 25% off
Hey Farm Hands,
My 600 Gallon Hulk reef is powered by @algaebarn 💪💪. One step closer to creating a live ecosystem with biodiversity that’s full of benefits for my reef and picky fish. I used All Algae Barn products to bring my 600 to life. I started my reef will all dead sand and rock. Here are some before and after pictures of a dead reef to a thriving reef today. This is how I made my reef come to life with biodiversity I added live coralline algae in a bottle the Pink Fusion and the Purple Helix to get my rocks to start growing the coralline algae plus next I added The Ultimate Refugium Starter Pack
Everything you need to set up, start and seed a healthy refugium.
Setting up a new refugium? Looking to establish a copepod population in your tank? This hand-selected package is designed to make that simple and easy. There are two options when purchasing the Ultimate Refugium Starter Pack. The first option is receiving two shipments which is perfect for starting a new tank. The first shipment contains MarinePure Cubes and TurboStart 900 Live Nitrifying Bacteria to cycle your tank. The second shipment is sent one week later and contains our 5280 Pods three species live copepod blend, OceanMagik Live phytoplankton to keep them fed, and Live Clean macroalgae of your choice (Chaeto, Pom Pom, Red Ogo or Spike Sphere) for nutrient export. The second option contains all items in a single shipment. All Ultimate Refugium Starter Packs qualify for FREE Shipping. Here's a closer look at what's included:
Coralline Algae in a Bottle: Make Your Bare Rock Beautiful
One of the big yardsticks that reef aquarists commonly use to determine the health of a developing system (and particularly its readiness for stony coral culture) is coralline algae growth. These encrusting rhodophytes (red algae) give live rock an attractive, natural appearance and thwart the growth of ugly, less desirable hair and film algae. The easiest and surest way to get fast, early coralline algae growth is with Coralline Algae in a Bottle. Here, you get a choice of living pink (Pink Fusion®) or purple (Purple Helix®) corallines! Each product boasts several species of viable coralline algae spores. What's more, each includes live beneficial nitrifying bacteria! There is no faster way to turn your bare base rock into beautiful and vividly colored live rock.
Coralline Information:
Coralline Algae in a Bottle is a truly unique product in that it is developed in a laboratory and contains live coralline algae spores (some products are nothing more than a mixture of calcium and magnesium, purporting to merely support coralline algae growth). Though heavily inoculated with beneficial microbes, Coralline Algae in a Bottle (unlike seed material scraped from someone else's rock) poses no risk of introducing pests or parasites. There is no easier and safer way to turn your fresh base rock into a palette of bright pinks and purples--just the way healthy, natural live reef rock looks like! See below for more information.
My 600 gallon before adding Algae Barn products.
Hulk Reef after adding Algae barn products
PREMIUM LIVE FOODS
With live foods becoming more popular in the saltwater reef aquarium hobby, it is important to have a reliable source. Look no further, AlgaeBarn sells the most premium live foods. Not only are they premium, but there is a large variety of them as well. There are three different types of copepods as well as combinations such as Poseidon’s Feast and 5280 Pods. The Nano Brine is another great option for premium live food. Why is this important? Well, it significantly boosts the health of your marine fish, making them more colorful and less susceptible to disease. The live food sold at AlgaeBarn has a high nutritional value, making it an excellent choice to feed your fish. Live foods replicate what your fish would be eating in the wild. As saltwater aquarium hobbyists, we have the goal of making our aquarium as similar to the wild ocean as possible. So why not do the same with the food you feed your fish? One possible benefit of buying frozen food for your fish is that you don’t have to worry about the food dying and losing its value, except you don’t have to worry about then when buying from AlgaeBarn either. All live food has a 100% Alive On Arrival Guarantee. This makes buying dependable. If you find that the copepods or brine shrimp appear to be dead, you can make a DOA claim and receive a replacement. You can trust that AlgaeBarn has you covered in this unlikely event. Along with independent jars of live food, you can also purchase packs or kits that come with a few different kinds of food. The Mandarin Feeder Kit, for example, comes with Nano Brine, 5280 Pods, and Can O’ Cyclops. Scroll down to see all of the great options you have to feed your fish.
600 GALLON PROGRESSION VIDEO
Virtual Meeting With The Brooklyn Aquarium Society
When Robots Take Over The Reef
When Robots take over the reef
Good day Farm Hands,
So much has been changing in the reefing hobby it gets hard to keep up sometimes. With all the new gadgets and technology that keep evolving making the hobby easier, more successful and enjoyable. When we see new reefing gear being invented for our reef tanks it can be intimidating with all the technical aspects of it. I find the companies are making every thing pretty much plug and play for the end consumer because they know that not everyone is tech friendly. I believe it’s like anything in life we must try new things and keep learning, like a reef nothing ever stays the same the reef keeps evolving. I wanted to talk about a new piece of reefing gear that I think is changing the reefing industry Its a company called ReefKentics they have invented a robot that can test many elements in our tanks. So lets learn all about what the Reef Bot can do.
TESTS
The ReefBot can perform a variety of liquid-reagent tests some of the most important in our reef ecosystem.
SalifertKH/Alkalinity Pro TestRedSeaKH/Alkalinity Pro, Magnesium Pro, Calcium (beta), Phosphate Pro TestsElosKH Wateranalysis, Cu Wateranalysis, NO2 WateranalysisGiesmann AquaristicMagnesium Professional, Phosphate Tests, Ammonia Test Professional, KH Test ProfessionalTropic MarinNitrate Pro, Nitrite ProFauna MarinAquaHome Nitrate, AquaHome Nitrite, AquaHome PhosphateAPICalcium, Alkalinity, Phosphate, Ammonia, Nitrate Tests
AUTOMATED
Test your water whenever you want or on schedule basis and receive results remotely.
ACCURATE
Accurate results without the hassle of comparing colors. The ReefBot will do everything for you.
EASY TO USE
Set up and install your ReefBot easily in less than 15 minutes.
FLEXIBLE
Access your dashboard and results from anywhere through mobile or web app.
"The Reef Bot" from Reef Kinetics. What is a "Reef Bot" exactly?
Simply put, its a robot that does all water testing for you. I have spent some time researching all about this bot, and I can't believe everything this little gadget can do!
As a fellow reefer, I am guilty of not always testing my water or staying up on tank maintenance as life can get in the way. Tools such as this makes reefing more successful and fun. Water testing may as well be a "nails on the chalk board" type of task for some - please make it stop!
This bot will help me be more successful in my future reefing adventures.
If you know me and my reef builds, than you know I love running new technology on my tanks. I feel "Reef Bot" is a game changer for me and my tanks, ensuring my 600 gallon Hulk will be run efficiently with less efforts and worry - as all testing will be done for me.
I've spoken with the generous people over at Reef Kinetics and they are offering ALL of my followers $50 off USE THE CODE -(Rkfarmboyreef) at check out "Reef Bot"! I highly recommend this product to all of you.
A big "tank you" to Reef Kinetics. Their passion is to ensure every tank is successful and every customer is happy; keeping tanks looking beautiful without added stress.
I have added information below for all of you to learn about the Reef Bot and its amazing features. Everything below was provided by Reef Kinetics.
Hope your Reef Bot makes your hobby easier for you, as it has for me. Happy fun and happy reefing!
Ryan Nash
HULKS LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS 600 Gallon Reef
The aquarium life support system is the least seen, yet most important element of your aquarium system.When assessing the performance and overall fitness of a life support system to promote aquatic animal health, it is essential to evaluate the function of every life support component on the system. When I started designing the hulks life support system I wanted to keep it simple as possible and use high end gear that would give me max performance to keeping the Hulk happy. I will go through the Hulks gear I chose plus the fish room and how i planned it out from start finish. So lets jump right in.
What all do we need in our fish room and life support system.
** when it comes to our fish rooms they will be different. We all like different things but we will all have the basics that we will all require to have a successful reef.
Heater – A heater’s role in an aquatic life support system is fairly straightforward: heat the water so that is within the recommended parameters of the system’s inhabitants. There are several types of heaters available to aquarium keepers, which may or may not be appropriate for your system but when choosing one, make sure that the wattage can handle the volume of your system and don’t buy a cheap one.
UV sterilizer – UV sterilizers promote animal health by irradiating bacteria and parasites with ultraviolet radiation. This causes genetic mutations, essentially preventing them from multiplying and causing outbreaks and compromised animals. A side benefit is that this radiation also nukes algae, resulting in less buildup in your display.
Protein Skimmer – Also called foam fractionators, skimmers work by removing dissolved organic compounds from your water, enhancing the performance of other types of filtration on your system and keeping your water clean and healthy.
Pumps – A pump’s performance on your system needs little explanation: they keep water moving through your display and filtration. How they accomplish varies by type and build and not all may be appropriate or recommended for your system.
Sump- slows that issue and increases total water volume. The sump also skims the water's surface, giving you clear water. Sumps also work well to lower the water temperature by up to two degrees Fahrenheit. This can help your reefs thrive and grow.
Reverse Osmosis - One the basic laws of keeping a saltwater tank is to only use water from an RO/DI system for your tank. RO/DI water is very, very clean, so by using it, you won’t be introducing bad things into your system such as silicates, heavy metals and chorine that can cause a major of problems in your tank. **
THE NEW FISH ROOM
Hulks new fish room is right behind the tank. When we did our walk around the house before we purchased the home. I seen this room It would be awesome for a life support systems for a reef tank. So I had to have it. Below is some pics of the room right behind the Hulk. The room is nine feet long x six feet wide lots of room for all the gear and cabinets that we will be installing.
PAXBELLUM ARID C36 REACTOR
NUTRIENT EXPORTER AT ITS FINEST !
Pax Bellum ARID C36 Macro-algae Based Bio Filter (300-1000 gal system)
I chose to go with the Pax BellumARIDc36 because I am a big fan of trying to keep my tank as natural as possible. THe ARID c36 runs on macro-algae. I have always ran Marco algae on all my tanks with great success. The concept of using macro-algae as a method of nutrient export is not new. However, the introduction of the ARID (Algae Remediation Illuminated Device) the original, patented macroalgae reactor by Pax Bellum is a quantum leap forward. This ingenious device utilizes macroalgae (specifically Chaetomorpha) to function as a tunable nutrient export mechanism. The unique design of the ARID incorporates a coaxial LED light tube to maximize light penetration and efficiency.
The ARID is capable of Targeting Specific Nutrient(s) for Export. In the reef aquarium the main concern is balancing the nutrients N:P:K:C, with the goal of limiting phosphate (P). Usually never in short supply, Potassium (K) and carbon (C) are not dosed. However, Nitrogen (N) can become depleted rapidly by the growth of algae, causing growth to stall. To keep the algae growing, the aquarist should dose the, “Nitrogen+Molybdenum” solution that came with the ARID reactor, at a rate to maintain the ratio of NO3 to PO4 at a minimum of 20:1 and ideally at 100:1 (example; 3ppm NO3 to 0.03ppm PO4). Maintaining this ratio will allow the Chaetomorpha or macroalgae of choice to continue to grow until phosphate levels reach the minimum cut off for growth at 0.02ppm.
Use the ARID with a Calcium Reactor. Purchase the Ca injection assembly (Ca Reactor Feed and Injection Assembly) this compact manifold threads directly into the water inlet on the base of the ARID n24, c30, c36 and inline with tubing on the n18. The assembly can be installed or removed at any time by the aquarist. This optional kit sends water directly to a Ca reactor or peristaltic pump supplying the Ca reactor, and receives effluent from the Ca reactor. This is accomplished by separating the high and low pressure ports by a user preset valve. The effluent coming from the calcium reactor passes through the included drip counter, and then enters the low pressure side of the calcium injection assembly where it mixes with the bulk of the water entering the ARID, making contact with the macro-algae where it is stripped of excess CO2 and PO4 before entering the reef system. This optional kit can increase the growth rate of your macroalgae and with it the nutrient uptake rate and dissolved oxygen production.
So the next gear is the protein skimmers help maintain low nitrate levels by retarding nitrate buildup. They remove organic waste before it has a chance to break down and release nitrogen compounds. The use of a protein skimmer is essential in reef aquariums where a very low nitrate level is crucial for coral health. I went with the Deltec SC307s Internal protein Skimmer
Suitable for aquariums up to 6000 lts (1320 U.K gallons)
I will keep updating you on all the progress on the build make sure and check out my channel and subscribe www.youtube.com/c/FARMBOYREEF so you don’t miss any episodes. There is a lot more gear to come so stayed tuned.
