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Guides & How-Tos

Learn how to properly set up and maintain your reef aquarium with these helpful articles, guides, and step-by-step instructions.
  1. How To Do a Water Change | Saltwater Aquarium Beginner's Guide: Episode 8

    Weekly Water Change & Aquarium Maintenance Routine | Saltwater Aquarium Beginner's Guide: Episode 8

    Water changes get a bad reputation in the aquarium hobby. They're often talked about like a dreaded chore that should be avoided at all costs. In reality, they're neither complicated nor time...
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  2. How to Install a Heater in Your Aquarium

    How to Install a Heater in Your Aquarium

    Aquarium heaters are one of the most critical components of your tank's life support system. Not only because they maintain stable water temperatures, but also because they are trusted to run quietly...
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  3. HOB & Canister Filters – Good or Bad for Saltwater?

    HOB & Canister Filters – Good or Bad for Saltwater?

    Are canister filters and hang-on power filters a viable solution for saltwater aquarium owners?  Let's Discuss! While hang-on-back (HOB) power filters and canister filters are common in freshwater...
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  4. Good, Better, Best: Reef Tank Mechanical Filtration

    What's the Best Mechanical Filtration for a Reef Tank?

    As reef keepers, we spend A LOT of money and time talking about things like lighting and flow, but there's one super simple area almost all of us could improve on: Mechanical Filtration. What Is...
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  5. Digital Water Testing for a Thriving Aquarium: Hanna Checker Colorimeters

    Digital Water Testing for a Thriving Aquarium: Hanna Checker Colorimeters

    Get answers to the most frequently asked questions about Hanna Checkers including whether or not they are worth the cost!
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  6. Adding Your First Fish, Coral & Clean Up Crew | Saltwater Aquarium Beginner's Guide: Episode 6

    Adding Your First Fish, Coral & Cleanup Crew | Saltwater Aquarium Beginner's Guide: Episode 6

    In this episode, Matthew adds 20 species and nearly 70 different animals and macroalgae to this 45-gallon JBJ AIO Aquarium. No, he hasn't gone insane, just hear us out! Once we break this list down,...
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  7. Clownfish, Water Parameters, and Kalkwasser | Saltwater Aquarium Beginner's Guide: Episode 5

    Clownfish, Water Parameters, and Kalkwasser | Saltwater Aquarium Beginner's Guide: Episode 5

    This is without a doubt, the most painful part of setting up a new aquarium...waiting for the tank to finish cycling. Fast forward two weeks from episode 4 of this series, and the tank is finally...
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  8. Saltwater Aquarium Beginner's Guide | Episode 4:  Cycling, Lighting & ATO

    Cycling, Lighting, and Auto Top Off | Saltwater Aquarium Beginner's Guide: Episode 4

    Cycling, lighting, and auto top off. Wow, do we have a lot of great info to cover in Episode 4 of this series! Cycling a Saltwater Aquarium What the heck does "cycling" an aquarium even mean? If...
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