Maintenance

Seasonal reef tank care: preparing for summer heatwaves and winter power cuts Maintenance
Seasonal reef tank care: preparing for summer heatwaves and winter power cuts
A UK seasonal plan for reef tanks: keeping temperatures stable through summer heatwaves, managing evaporation and salinity, and keeping flow and heat alive...
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Best reef tank clean-up crew: snails, crabs and shrimp compared Maintenance
Best reef tank clean-up crew: snails, crabs and shrimp compared
Snails, hermit crabs and shrimp each do a different job in a reef tank. Here is how to build a clean-up crew that grazes, scavenges and actually survives.
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Reef tank water parameters explained: what to test and why Maintenance
Reef tank water parameters explained: what to test and why
Salinity, alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, nitrate and phosphate explained in plain English, with target ranges, testing routines and practical advice for...
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