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clonemedickix · 11 days

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That torch coral action, adds so much movement to a captive reef.

#saltwater aquarium #saltwater #reefhobby #reeftank #reef #aquarium #coral reef

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jkfishworld · 20 days

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#seacucumber #longboi #seacucumbers #reeftank #gobies #gobyfish #coraltank #customtanks #customaquarium #jkfishworld #fishtanks #aquarium #aquariumlife

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the0phrastus · 29 days

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A small colony of Zoanthus sociatus in the new tank. I have slowly brought the lights up--over the week--to where I want the intensity, and it was time to take a few pics. Zoanthids are my favorite corals--my favorite Cnidarians--some of you may know this, been keeping these little animals (and a lot more) in aquariums since the 1980s. Imaging notes: Nikon D750, 85mm at f/5.6, 1/125 sec, ISO 720.

#saltwaterwitch #reeftank #reefaquarium #corals #zoanthids #zoagarden

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williamthundley · 2 months

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10 Best IOAOI Protein Skimmers

We looked at factors like performance, ease of use, noise, and value to find the best models for your tank, whether it’s nano or large. Read on to discover our top picks.

#ProteinSkimmer #ReefTank #SaltwaterAquarium

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goofy-frog · 3 months

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I love this thang

#video #coral #reeftank #yellow tang #damselfish #clownfish #torch coral #Euphyllia #fishblr #aquablr #aquarium

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theeducationmag · 3 months

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Did you know that coral reefs, which cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, are home to more than 25% of all marine life? They are among the most valuable and vulnerable ecosystems on Earth. They provide many benefits and services to humans and the environment. However, many threats and challenges endanger coral reefs. Therefore, we must learn more about them to protect them.

Did you know that coral reefs are animals, not plants? Strange, right? But that is a fact that we will also cover in the blog.

If you want to know more about coral reefs, their types, their importance, and how to conserve them, keep reading. You will be amazed by the beauty and wonder of these amazing marine ecosystems.

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copperbora · 8 months

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This is my two year old baby boy Keplar, aka the mortal enemy of my marine nano aquarium Purrling Reef.

A few weeks ago I had to put fortifications around the tank because he kept attempting to hunt my Ocellaris clownfish Moby and Purrling's other inhabitants as well.

I love Keplar dearly but he also recently decided that my emergancy airline's airstone did not actually 'need' to actually be in the water. The problem is, Keplar happens to have ferociously sharp claws, which I am very well acquainted with personally thanks to the fact that he loves rearing up against my leg when he is hungry to get my attention as well as recently, hopping up on my shoulder. So, this morning I discovered that he had finally poked enough holes in the airline that not enough air was making it to the airstone in the water anymore.

Why is this important, you ask? Because should the power go out - which it does reasonably frequently here although mercifully usually only for a few hours - the regular injection of air bubbles into the water from the air stone will keep my water oxygenated, therefore keeping Purrling's beloved (and expensive) marine inhabitants alive.

(And what do I mean by expensive? Oh ho - saltwater fish are not your $5 Betta splendens or cheap $2 zebra danio of yore - my baby clownfish cost me $24 - which is cheap for a marine fish. His neighbour yellow watchman goby Clyde cost $40, and I expect my future royal gramma basslet to cost between $80-$100. I'm lucky because the fish that I can get for my little tank are actually relatively inexpensive. It's not uncommon for reef fish to cost $100-$400+ a pop.)

Lieutenant Skitter the blue eyed hermit crab was a fortunate nab: my livestock dealer gave him to me for free because he felt bad that I had driven an hour to see him and he didn't have any of the fish that I wanted in stock.

So, first thing's first: I attempted to repair the airline with black electrical tape which is both waterproof and reasonably Keplar-proof.

Unfortunately, the tube was too far gone, so I had to replace the whole thing. I armoured this in electrical tape too.

Success!

Another thing I did as an anti-Keplar measure is let the back and sides of my tank become absolutely covered in beautiful algae. The algae naturally blocks Keplar from looking in and the fish from looking out so that they only have to deal with my snuggly feline demon from one angle. (I do plan on wrapping these sides with dark construction paper in the future because the algae may disappear once I add corals and the algae no longer has those nutrients to munch on.)

While Moby and Clyde are scared of Keplar, my newest addition yellow-tailed damselfish Jewel doesn't mind him and happily watches him back. In fact, she seems less afraid of Keplar than she is of me! I hope that Moby and Clyde will learn from her brave example. A lot of people despise damselfish because a lot of them can be jerks (fun fact: clownfish are also damselfish,) but marine fish breeder ORA swears that Jewel's species is mellow. So far, ORA is right and Jewel is doing an awesome job of doing what I bought her for - being a 'dither' fish. Dither fish are fish whose confident swimming inspires calm in more nervous ones, like Moby, who I swear was getting depressed before I introduced her. Now he's eating again and swimming more readily around the aquarium!

Hopefully Jewel won't harass the royal gramma (to be named Amphritite) when I get it; I plan on buying a little pen to secure Jewel while I introduce Amphi. I doubt that Jewel will pose any issue with the introduction of Moby's future mate, Cousteau, as Cousteau should flock straight to Moby. Eventually (soon, hopefully,) I will supply Moby and Cousteau with at least a couple of LPS coral from the genus Euphillia - hammers and frogspawns, specifically. Torch corals are nastily aggressive to other corals and need lots of space so I won't be adopting any (they are horrendously expensive anyway.) Hammers and frogspawns also need space but I factored that into the design of my aquascape with a seperate little island for them.

Marine aquarium keeping is a really fun and complex learning curve; there's so much that I am still learning and perfecting! (Like temperature; I thought that I had that figured, but I don't yet. I honestly think that I need a higher wattage heater because the one I have doesn't seem to be maintaining temps well enough. I accidentally left the floor fan beside the aquarium on last night and my water temps plunged from 25°C to 18.3°C. Fortunately my temperature controller's alarm went off and I was able to quickly turn off the fan!)

I'm enjoying this very slow adventure. Every new livestock addition makes my tank so much more interesting and I can't wait to see how Purrling Reef will look a year from now!