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Making Seawater: This is a no-brainer, right?
Mixing up a batch of synthetic sea salts is not rocket science. My mixing vat consists of a 55 gallon white poly drum. In the bottom are a few air stones to aerate and mix. There is also a heater to b… more →
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Making Seawater: This is a no-brainer, right?
joejaworski wrote 1 week ago: Mixing up a batch of synthetic sea salts is not rocket science. My mixing vat consists of a 55 gallo … more →
Let There Be Light (Part 1)
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joejaworski wrote 1 month ago: Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned aquarist, choosing lights can be a daunting task. In t … more →
Product Review: AlgaeFix® Marine
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joejaworski wrote 5 months ago: Another year, Another additive. There have been many algaecides available over the years for freshw … more →
Gone Fishing
joejaworski wrote 5 months ago: At one time or another, all of us have chased fish around an aquarium until either you or the fish g … more →
Do Corals Eat Light?
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joejaworski wrote 1 year ago: There is a lot of bad aquarium advice circulating on both the internet and among (less experienced) … more →
The Real Scoop On Brown Algae
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joejaworski wrote 1 year ago: Every aquarium at one time or another experiences a bloom of brown algae. You are most likely to see … more →
The Late, Great, Mechanical Filter Debate
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joejaworski wrote 1 year ago: In the mid 1970’s, Peter Wilken published a book entitled The Saltwater Aquarium for Tropical … more →
Can I Keep This With That?
joejaworski wrote 1 year ago: Marine Fish Compatibility I don’t know how many times I’ve seen those fish compatibility … more →
Does a Reef Tank Need Carbon?
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joejaworski wrote 1 year ago: There is no doubt that the biggest selling maintenance product in the aquarium industry is Activated … more →
Follow Up: Nitrates!
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joejaworski wrote 1 year ago: This is a follow up to my previous blog of November 2007 concerning nitrates. I presented an … more →
Aquascaping
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joejaworski wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a recent presentation I did on how to create interesting and functional aquascaping in … more →
Gravel Clumping
joejaworski wrote 1 year ago: Turning Aragonite into Concrete A few years ago I decided to redo my 125 gallon FOWLR tank. My goal … more →
Personal RO
joejaworski wrote 2 years ago: The Selection, Care, and Feeding of RO/DI Filters As the marine aquarium hobby advances to more and … more →
Nitrates!
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joejaworski wrote 2 years ago: When most aquarists hear the word nitrates, what usually comes to mind is the whole “nitrogen cycle” … more →
The $25 Auto-Topoff Solution
joejaworski wrote 2 years ago: I don’t know about you, but all my tanks these days don’t have lids on them anymore. With the widesp … more →
The Marine Ich Epidemic
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joejaworski wrote 2 years ago: In 1977, I set up my first marine aquarium. In those days, there was no live rock or even aragonite … more →
MACNA Madness
joejaworski wrote 2 years ago: The Marine Aquarium Industry’s largest trade show, MACNA XIX has come and gone once again. Thi … more →
Aquarist Found Dead
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joejaworski wrote 2 years ago: This could be the next major headline in the nation’s newspapers, and it could be you that die … more →
