I’ve recently found Bristle Worms in my 75 gallon aquarium. This is not good. I assume an aquarium is likely to have bristle worms at some point, but it’s also not something I want to see in mine. I have no need for them that I know of. They must be destroyed. Setting a Bristle […]
Possibly removing live rock from the tank
I’ve been battling some red algae issue in my 75 gallon salt water tank recently. I’m thinking of removing a large portion of the live rock from my tank. The main reasoning for doing this is that I figure the live rock is the one part of the tank that I have a hard time […]
Earth Day for Aquariums
Here’s an example of how to celebrate Earth Day while being an aquarium owner. On Saturday, March 29, 2008, Earth Hour invites people around the world to turn off their lights for one hour – from 8:00pm to 9:00pm in their local time zone. On this day, cities around the world, including Copenhagen, Chicago, Melbourne, […]
The snails are swarming the Halloween Hermit Crab
I’ve just looked into my dark tank (the lights are off) and there are three snails swarming on the Halloween Hermit Crab’s shell. I just noticed that the Halloween Hermit Crab had gone into hiding earlier. I am under the impression that this hermit crab is molting at the moment. I figure if the hermit […]
The seas are pink with Coral spawn
As crazy as this sounds, aren’t you glad you are not combating this within your aquarium right now? The annual mass spawning of corals on the Palau archipelago in the western Pacific has occurred right on cue. With Sunday night’s full moon, coral polyps let forth a huge swathe of sperm and egg, to seed […]
Aquarium Red Algae Attack
Recently I have been battling a bout of red algae in my tank. I’m pretty sure that it is just due to a combination of many things. I have ramped up the following maintenance tasks to try to alleviate this red algae attack: Water changes with gravel vacuuming once a night. 5 gallons of water […]
