Beware the mesenterial filaments!

Beware the mesenterial filaments!

I cleaned a client’s 340 gallon reef aquarium last Monday in The Woodlands, Texas, a Northern suburb of Houston. This is an aquarium I installed myself about 6 years ago and have performed maintenance on weekly ever since it was installed. I got there before the...
Bristleworms…good or bad?

Bristleworms…good or bad?

Bristle worms are one of many creatures you will find seemingly spontaneously appearing in a maturing reef aquarium. Are they cause for alarm or not? Not initially but nearly any creature that multiplies out of control in any ecosystem poses problems for the balance...
Titanium hose clamps? Heck yes!

Titanium hose clamps? Heck yes!

If you have a saltwater aquarium and there are hose clamps anywhere on your system, think about replacing them with these. Metal hose clamps available at your local big box hardware store are usually stainless steel, but the screw and housing are not and will rust,...
Cobalt Aquatics colored silicone airline tubing

Cobalt Aquatics colored silicone airline tubing

Hello all, Colored tubing for reef tank dosing systems…why? Easy. It helps you quickly differentiate and quickly identify which lines are associated with the different liquids you might be dosing into a system. It’s honestly also the highest quality air...