Reef Aquarium Information – Brett’s Reef Aquarium

There are many different types of crabs for the marine reef aquarium. One of the most common crabs in the saltwater aquarium trade are the Emerald Mithrax Crabs.  These Crabs are typically obtained for controlling nuisance algae such as valonia otherwise known as bubble algae. Emerald Crabs are native to the Caribbean and there formal [...]

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The Seio Super Flow Prop is a mighty little powerhead that is small, sleek, compact and is perfect for smaller aquariums.  This powerhead comes in four different sizes and from what I have read the largest can handle an aquarium of 100gallons. I am currently using the smallest version of this pump (the Seio P320) [...]

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For anyone who does not know I have an article here on Brett’s Reef pertaining to Marine Ich and it includes two treatment types one bieng hyposalinity and using Copper to Treat Marine Ich.  This article has helped many reef aquarists and it is my number two sought after article on Brett’s Reef, mainly becouse [...]

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  Out of all the difficult choices a reef aquarist has to endure when setting up a Reef Aquarium is deciding on what their aquarium will look like.  Reef aquarium aquascaping  is a pleasure to some and a pain to others, for me its a little bit of both.  I have changed the look of [...]

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  Having proper water flow in your reef aquarium is extremely important  to your reef’s health, especially when dealing with corals.  It is so important that I would rate it up there with feeding, lighting and skimming.  After all, proper water flow delivers food and removes waste from sessile organisms in the reef aquarium.  Proper [...]

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