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Saltwater Aquariums – When Should You Not Set One Up?

By Luke • Jul 20th, 2010 • Category: Ramblings

I have a few acquaintances that have expressed interest in setting up saltwater aquariums, but to tell you the truth, I’m not sure that this hobby is for everybody.



Time to Clean Out The Canister Filter

By Luke • Jun 6th, 2010 • Category: Ramblings

I’m not a big fan of cleaning out my canister filter on my saltwater aquarium, it’s a big chore that is hard to carry out sometimes. My struggles are probably mostly due to the fact that I don’t really have a nice sink or counter top area that I can use to tear it all [...]



How to Hand Off Your Aquarium to a Babysitter

By Luke • May 10th, 2010 • Category: Tips and Tricks

It happens to every aquarium owner eventually. You decide you are going to go on a vacation or leave home for a while. What are you going to do with your aquarium?



I’m Always Tempted to Buy New Fish for My Saltwater Aquarium

By Luke • Aug 4th, 2009 • Category: Ramblings

I like to go down to the local fish store quite often just to check out what they have in stock. They move a lot of fish and invertebrates, and because of that they always have something new in stock. In addition to constantly rotating their stock of fish, they like to mix in new stuff a lot, stuff that I’ve never seen before.



Ah, it’s nice to come home to a sweet lookin aquarium

By Luke • Jul 27th, 2009 • Category: Ramblings

As I had mentioned yesterday, I spent a good chunk of the day maintaining multiple aspects of my aquarium. Good times. Now, I come home tonight all stressed out from work and I can sit and enjoy a nice looking aquarium. What a stress reliever!



The AquaC Remora Protein Skimmer – My Ace Opinion

By Luke • Jul 25th, 2009 • Category: Hardware and Supplies

This is a pretty popular protein skimmer, the AquaC Remora. It’s easy to find. It’s reliable and it’s priced well. Those are the obvious reasons why it’s so popular. I’ve had one running on my aquarium for at least 3 years now, what’s my opinion?