Marine Labs Aquarium Supplies

Unfortunately, that is not the case. Some saltwater fish simply should not be kept in home aquariums.

Our philosophy:

If it wont live in a hobbyists aquarium, it should not even be offered for sale. This is a position we have maintained publicly for some time now. Although the sale of these species has declined, at least in larger aquarium stores, many fi

I also dont want to say that all Rio pumps will eventually go bad. They are plenty of people that use them and never have problems. However, I have never had another brand of pump give me an electrical shock and I seem to have had a disproportionate number of this brand fail when compared to other brands I have used.

ZooMed Powersweeps

I have to say, these units are an absolutely brilliant idea. A powerhead that has a built in oscillating nozzle to create random currents in the wa

Okay, Ill admit it; I like the bubbles, and they move a lot of water for not much energy consumed.

Thermal Control:

Every system should have a heater, unless its a truly "cold" water system requiring the use of a chiller year-round. About two to three watts per gallon in the way of a heater is recommended, unt

Were not going to do that. Below are the three most common, surest and safest groups of ways to get you "there".

About Time, The Magic and Essential Ingredient:

Before we go any further a statement needs be made re "patience being a virtue" and time going by to grow the microbes you need. "It takes time" all these and all other methods. No matter what

All lamps are cycled out/replaced every six months.

Livestock on a Very Low Budget: When Tom started his tanks he utilized Florida base rock because he couldnt afford live (he gets paid shockingly little). As he began adding corals (traded with local stores and fellow Chesapeake Marine Aquarium Hobbyists as fragments mainly), he used a thin layer of dolomite on the bottom that goes all the way to the back, und

Reply to The latest in my saga..

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You might also want to look at your equipment before you add salt!!!!!
Salt water will deystroy any equipment with metal parts. Saltwater aquraium equipment does not contain met.

Fish on a plane
http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060822_venomous_fish.html.

vermetid snails, putting them to good use. :)
i have alot of vermetid snails in my aquarium. until an hour ago, i deemed them to be a usless,ugly and very messy. turns out i was wrong, they still are ugly and messy, but certainly not useless. i have 2 snails very close together on a huge gsp rock (approx 2-3" apart) the two are also in the dirrect current of my 301 powerhead (afte.