Saturday, August 9th, 2008
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A while back, our favourite reef tank supplier, Caribbean Forest, had an anniversary sale where they were giving stuff away for 20% off. We looked around and ...
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Friday, September 21st, 2007
OK, so apparently, it's wishlist day here at the Accidental Aquarist blog! I'm seeing mixed reviews of the Flame Scallop as a reef tank animal. It seems like a lot of fish have a tendency to pick on the Flame Scallop's delicate tendrils, and that can cause the poor little ...
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Friday, September 21st, 2007
I've talked about our Black Ocellaris quite a bit, but haven't given any information about this rare, tank-raised beauty that we have. So, here's a bit of info from another website:Ocellaris Clown: Black & White AUSTRALIAN Tank Raised The beautiful coloration and endearing personality of this fish has made ...
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Friday, September 21st, 2007
I haven't posted anything here in a while, so I wanted to pop my head in and say how we're doing with our tank. Things are coming along nicely, as a rule, though we are mourning the loss of a particularly entertaining Ocelaris Clown by the name of Monty. ...
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Saturday, August 18th, 2007
We've been introducing new life into the tank and I've noticed a trend which I thought I'd share with the blog. Feeding the tank is always a concern when working with reef aquariums. With fresh water aquariums, you can usually just throw a bit of food in every ...
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Sunday, July 22nd, 2007
Snails? Crabs? Fish? Corals? Which types of which?
There are so many choices of marine life to incorporate into your tank, it's tough to know exactly where to start. We had a blowout once that involved over-loading the tank, poisoning it with ammonia and killing most of the corals and all ...
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Thursday, July 19th, 2007
There is no shortage of "key concepts," involved in reef aquarium building. In fact, there are so many, it's hard to know until you see the results of your ignorance. That is never fun.
But one concept which is much more important to reef aquariums than it is to most any ...
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