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Automating your aquarium lights is a quick and simple upgrade that can be done to any aquarium including Freshwater, Freshwater Planted, Saltwater Marine Fish, Saltwater Fish Only With Live Rock, Live Coral Reef Aquariums, and Refugiums. Putting your aquarium lights on an automatic schedule is a good idea to help control algae growth, and to be sure your fish, plants and corals always get the light they need, even when you are out of town.... (READ MORE)

We're starting a new feature that highlights invertebrates and since Thursday doesn't rhyme with Invertebrates, it's going to be on every Sunday. We start off this series with one of the most popular sea stars around, the Blue Linckia.... (READ MORE)

Having a live coral reef aquarium can be very satisfying, when it is not an overwhelming challenge. A variety of obstacles may present themselves along your path to reef nirvana such as undesirable algae outbreaks, Nitrate or Phosphate levels out of control, stray currents from equipment and even fish eating your prized corals and invertebrates! Today we'll help you learn how to identify fish that are suitable for a reef aquarium and how to stock your live coral tank with reef friendly fishes... (READ MORE)

The Coral Beauty (Twospined Angelfish, Dusky Angelfish, Centropyge bispinosus) is a favorite among reef keepers because they have vivid coloration and they are just about the only angelfish that will most likely not eat corals and invertebrates. They are readily available and fairly inexpensive. The vibrant, radiating orange to purple signature coloration, combined with the cost to enjoyment ratio of the Coral Beauty is hard to match.... (READ MORE).

Everybody wants their money to go farther, especially in the aquarium hobby. The less water and filter media changes you have to pay for, the more money you have available for amazing corals and fish! However, you don't want to skimp on your filtration, so the best way to get the most of your filtration media is to set up media reactors. Media reactors are fairly inexpensive and the long term savings are a huge benefit. Here's how to get the most out of your filtration media.... (READ MORE)