New Reef Savvy Tank is Coming!!!

We just got word the new tank is coming, the Reef Savvy team has put it all together and soon we will have more news on the install.

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Potassium testing in your Aquarium

For those that are running Ultra Low Nutrient Systems we do recommend making sure you test for potassium.  Here are our thoughts on these two popular tests that are on the market.

potassium test kit pic

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Interesting new cyano fighting product

CyanoClean by KZ just got released, it’s kind of new and hot for it is said to remove cyano by bacterial means not by chemical means.  I think this product will be a great addition to the ZeoVit products for those that use them but it might also have a great interest in the general reef/saltwater market.  He is the link we found on it, soon it will be purchasable.

http://www.aquariumspecialty.com/blog/cyanoclean1/

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Growing Pocillipora SPS Coral

Pocillipora is growing well under the LEDS, we are very happy to see this as we try to see how the LEDs do with our corals.  

pocillopora We fully plan to not use the metal halides in the build due to the heat and waste of electricity and we decided to not go with the T5 due the environmental waste and need to spend money every 6 months on bulbs.

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Thanks Everyone

We did it and we couldn’t have done it without you all.   Our youtube channel ReefDVMs has hit 2,000 subscribers and we also hit the 700,000 views mark.  Again thank you for all the support on our education channel.

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How we glued it together

This is a quick video on how we did it, we are speaking about the PVC plumbing and the glue.  The Gorilla glue/cement for sure. =)

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How to fix Acrylic Tanks and Equipment

We in the past have really only loved Glass tanks.  The major reason is that acrylic can scratch so darn easy.  Glass tanks have down sides too however.  They are very heavy and the glass is expensive to get low iron, not to mention the fracture issue with glass can be a severe risk.  We over look all those issues normally because acrylic scratches so easy and makes photographic and visual appearances hard.  Now with that said they have a system to repair acrylic tanks and equipment like sumps and skimmers that is really easy to use with physical manual labor but still easy.  novus scratch kitIt works so well that instead of a glass sump we just purchased a (showed you guys a video not long ago) acrylic sump, acrylic quarantine tank and acrylic mud holder via Synergy Reef.  We plan on scratching it for sure, but now we will have options to repair it. This video by AdvancedReefing shows the product well. They really have done a nice job of presenting this.

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Beginner Aquarium Salt Help

For those starting out we found this video to help take some confusion out of salt purchasing.

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DIY How to Reef Tank pt 4

We have been working hard to get parts and equipment into the sump, this little video shows our latest and greatest things we added.  The quarantine tank is almost ready to go, we still need a filter on it but otherwise we are ready to use it. This is all thanks to Synergy Reef and their work on it.  The mud container is ready to go, up next will be a little mud and such. =)

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Beginners Check List for Maintenance

Checklist

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