Peppermint shrimp are most known for their abilities to control and eliminate nuisance Aiptasia, or glass anemones. They are easy to spot by their reddish color and white stripes going horizontally across the entire body of the shrimp. They have a pointy front with a lot of small poky arms, perfect for scavenging around the reef. These shrimp not only help with Aiptasia, they also help to keep detritus levels in check, and are interesting specimens to watch. However, not everything about the peppermint shrimp is all fun and...

EcoTech Marine MP10 Vortech Powerhead Propeller Pump w/ EcoSMART Driver Finding Best Price… Average Retail Price: $250 Description: Designed especially for nano-reef aquariums, the MP10 from EcoTech Marine is a small yet powerful pump. The MP10 is ideal for tanks from 2.5 to 50 gallons tanks. Creates gentle flows of 200 to 1,575 gallons per hour, helping the tanks feel more like the ocean. The MP10 shares the same award-winning technology as the MP40w and lets you take full control of the flow. With...

Continuation of the 20 gallon long all in one build… Finally had a little free time to get back to work on this tank. So far I have decided that I am going to go with a long ways build so that I have the full length of the tank for viewing area. The more I look at the tank, the more excited I get! Jumping in quickly here, the first step was to measure everything out and get the acrylic for the false wall cut and fitted: I also cut, measured, and fitted the baffles for the false wall. For this build I decided on a 3...

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What is a Saltwater Refugium? Refugium (fishkeeping), an appendage to a marine, brackish, or freshwater fish tank that shares the same water supply.? a region that has remained unaltered by a climatic change affecting surrounding regions and that therefore forms a haven for relict fauna and flora Above are a few of the definitions that you will find if you research the word refugium. Although accurate, these definitions only touch the surface of what a saltwater refugium actually is, and what it can do for your saltwater aquarium....

Shortly after setting up the tank, I accidentally crushed one of my scarlet cleaner shrimp. I was configuring the aquascape, when a lose rock fell on top of the shrimp and crushed part of its body. The shrimp floated around injured until my anemone caught hold. Here is a video of my GBTA eating my scarlet cleaner shrimp Quite the expensive lunch – just glad I was able to catch it on camera! Bubble tip anemones on ebay [wprebay kw="bubble+tip+anemone" num="1" ebcat="all"] [wprebay kw="bubble+tip+anemone" num="2"...

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