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Grumpy update
Just a quick update: I have been dealing with some “real life” problems lately and haven’t had the energy to write anything for some time now. Seems like the situation is improving once again so I hope to post something new soon »
The best advice you’ll ever get
I was reading the popular Reef Builders blog the other day when I noticed this sentence in an excellent post by Scott Fellman titled Thoughts on Reef Aquarium Husbandry: “Good things done in small measures, with frequency.” : The key to ultimate long term success in the hobby is not just having the ultimate system and... »
ULNS is not really L and far from UL
I’m annoyed when I see people boasting about their “ULNS” reef aquarium. Typically the “ULNS” crowd seem to think that their aquariums are at the very edge of complete dissolved inorganic nutrient elimination and that the corals they keep can barely cope with the underwater desert they’ve managed to create. All kinds of pseudoscientific... »
Latest additions
Last week I received an animal shipment from Mrutzek Meeresaquaristik. Once again, Mrutzek Meeresaquaristik provided excellent service, something that is unfortunately not common in EU online shops. All animals were in good condition although the Colopometra sp. crinoid was understandably damaged during the shipment. I’m happy to report that it is already recovering fast, I can see... »
It foams. I’m back.
After months of problems I think I’m finally back on path to a nice reef aquarium. The problems started when I made the stupid decision to replace a well working nutrient export strategy overnight to something I had no experience with. I stopped vodka and sugar dosing and started dosing moderate amounts of Tropic... »
Summer break is over – a quick update
Kids started a new school year and rains are here so I guess it is time for me to start blogging more frequently… I can only hope that the coming autumn will bring better luck with it as the last couple of weeks have been very difficult for me and for my tank. Some... »
Deep pockets
Anyone spending time reading about reef aquariums must have noticed the more and more common reports about “rare” deep water fishes entering markets. The prices of these fishes are exceptionally high and more often than not do not correlate in anyway with fish’s beauty, size, interesting behavior or other qualities often associated with aquarium... »
Water au naturel
In the last few years there has been an unfortunate trend to introduce so called “reef” salt mixes to the market. It seems like most manufacturers have these available. Most of these have elevated calcium and magnesium concentrations, added trace elements, vitamins and other organics. Once again we do not learn from history but... »
Sometimes you just sit and go “Wow, I’m stupid!”
Yesterday I decided to try to catch 4 Pomacentrus simils from my reef aquarium. Had to rearrange half of the tank afterwards. Nuff said. »
I hate Papers
I use a program called Papers to keep my library of scientific papers organized. The problem is that even though it’s a wonderful application in many ways it is also much too buggy! It completely messed up my library for the third time last week and I have ever since been restoring it by... »