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Video: Drilling an Aquarium to Add a Skimmer Box

By Luke • Jul 2nd, 2010 • Category: Tips and Tricks, Videos

A great video example of drilling an aquarium to add a skimmer box. The end result looks like it will work well.



Videos: Reef Tank DIY Sump System

By Luke • Jul 1st, 2010 • Category: Tips and Tricks, Videos

Want to learn how to set up a DIY reef rank sump system? Check out these two videos, parts one and two.



Video: Young Green Mantis Shrimp Eating

By Luke • Jun 16th, 2010 • Category: Fish and Invertebrate, Videos

If you watch this, you’ll understand why you want to keep your hands out of the tank if you have a mantis shrimp, listen for the knocking sounds while it attacks and eats!



Video: Time Lapse of an Aquarium Snail

By Luke • Jun 16th, 2010 • Category: Fish and Invertebrate, Videos

What makes this video so interesting, or maybe not, is the fact that the snail is still moving really slow, even in time lapse.



Video: Emerald Crab vs Six Line Wrasse

By Luke • May 14th, 2010 • Category: Fish and Invertebrate, Videos

If you are leary about adding an emerald crab to your tank due to safety of smaller fish, this video might give you a good idea why you are not too far off base.



Video: Cleaner Shrimp At Work

By Luke • May 9th, 2010 • Category: Fish and Invertebrate, Videos

Fish are usually jumpy critters, but when they want to be cleaned up by a cleaner shrimp, they will sit tight and let the shrimp do it’s work.