Posted by gerard on November 26, 2008 under Products & Reviews | 
fuel™ is a comprehensive carbohydrate, vitamin, amino acid, polyunsaturated fatty acid, and trace element supplement developed to address nutritional requirements commonly associated with corals. fuel™ contains ascorbic acid in a base of chlorella, which contains a rich assortment of amino acids and vitamins. The health benefits of chlorella are widely known and while spirulina, a similar algae, has been regularly used in the industry, aquavitro™ is the first to utilize the vastly superior chlorella. fuel™ is formulated to provide nutrients available from natural tropical reef waters.
Chlorella is a unique algae that grows in fresh water. It is extremely high in enzymes, vitamins and minerals, including the full vitamin-B Complex. It is over-flowing with unsaturated fatty acids, amino acids, and proteins. There are also vitamins found in Chlorella including: Vitamin C, pro-vitamin A (B-carotene), thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2), pyridoxine (B6), niacin, pantothenic acid, folic acid, Vitamin B12, biotin, choline, Vitamin K, lipoic acid, and inositol. Minerals in Chlorella include: phosphorus, calcium, zinc, iodine, magnesium, iron, and copper. It contains a higher level of amino acids than spirulina and is FDA approved for use with ornamental fish.
Read more at www.aquavitro.com
Tags: aquarium, aquavitro, chlorella, fish tank, fresh water, fuel, iodine, marine fish, Saltwater Fish, seachem, trace element supplement, tropical reef, vitamin b complex, vitamin b12, vitamin k, vitamins and minerals
Posted by gerard on under Saltwater Fish |
The lemonpeel angelfish (Centropyge flavissima) is an omnivorous marine angelfish. Its body is a distinctive bright yellow in colour, with a blue circle around the eyes and blue behind the operculum. Juveniles have a blue ring on each side. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region, where it lives in lagoons and reefs and eats marine algae.
In aquaria, it is suitable for fish only tanks. It may be kept in a reef tank, but with caution. This species is well-known for nipping at stony coral polyps and clam mantles, and may even eat soft coral polyps and zoanthids.
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Posted by gerard on November 24, 2008 under Products & Reviews |
Nano Reefer’s here you go. If you are just starting out in the hobby this is the stuff you need when you start to build up your coral reef. I wish someone told me about this stuff when I started out. Super simple to use and your coral will love you for it.
B-Ionic Calcium Buffer is the original, unique, easy to use, two-component liquid supplement system. When using equal volumes of each component, the aquarist can easily maintain calcium and alkalinity levels with no mixing powders, disruption of ionic balance, or addition of organic chemicals. B-Ionic Calcium Buffer System does not contain phosphates or nitrates. In addition to supplying highly concentrated calcium and carbonate alkalinity required for calcification, B-Ionic Calcium Buffer System also provides all other important major, minor, and trace elements in the proper ratios to duplicate the composition of natural seawater. As a result, B-Ionic Calcium Buffer System will help restore inorganic ions lost from protein skimming and help maintain the ionic balance of the aquarium water. Starting daily dosage is 1 ml per 4 gallons of aquarium capacity.
Tags: alkalinity, aquarist, aquarium, aquarium water, buffer system, calcification, calcium, carbonate, coral reef, fish tank, liquid supplement, marine fish, nano, Nano Reef, natural seawater, nitrates, organic chemicals, phosphates, reef, Saltwater Fish, skimming, trace elements
Posted by gerard on November 20, 2008 under Aquarium Info |
I recently had a little bout of green hair algae and red slime algae. More than likely my problems are caused by me overfeeding my fish and coral because my water parameters are always well within good ranges. I could not figure out what was causing my issue.
Anyway, what I decided to do to get rid of this algae was to scrub my live rock. I have about 10 pieces of rock in my biocube and there were only 4 pieces that were having this problem. I DO NOT recommend doing this to all your rock at the same time but it did the trick for me. This was a last resort for me because I could not get rid of the hair algae and it just kept growing and growing.
Basically what I did was fill a bucket with saltwater. Then i took out the culprit rocks and put them in the bucket. I then used an ordinary scrub brush to get all the algae off. Once I did that, the water in the bucket basically turned black. So i emptied out all the water and refilled it with new clean saltwater. After I refilled the bucket the 2nd time i just shook off any excess gunk and then put the rocks back in my tank.
So far so good. The algae hasn’t returned yet and I am trying to decrease my feedings to keep it away.
Posted by gerard on November 19, 2008 under Saltwater Fish |
The Eritrean Butterflyfish or Crown Butterflyfish, Chaetodon paucifasciatus, is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It is essentially just known from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, but has been reported from East Africa.
It grows up to 14 cm (5.5 in) in length. It is white with black chevrons, except for a red zone stretching from the aft dorsal fin across the caudal peduncle to the end of the anal fin. A red bar runs vertically through the caudal fin. There are black eyestripes and a black “crown” with white border.
Eritrean Butterflyfish are oviparous fish forming monogamous pairings during breeding. They are usually found in pairs or in small groups over coral and rubble areas from 1m to 30m depth. They feed on coral polyps, gorgonians, algae, polychaete worms and small crustaceans.
This fish fares well in the aquarium and thus is sought after by hobbyists.
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