Plant & Coral Blog

Acclimate👍 *new Acclimatisation kit for aquarium fish and corals

by Katie Ellis April 27, 2022

Acclimate👍 *new Acclimatisation kit for aquarium fish and corals

An essential piece of kit for all marine aquarists! easily transfer your new corals and fish into a new home! Slowly drip acclimatise your delic...

Posted in Acclimate, Acclimation, Anemone, bubble tip anemone, coral, LPS, Soft Corals, SPS, water changes

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Lab Test Results In - Saltwater Elements - Depletion Over Time / No Dosing

by Mr Core Shop April 15, 2022

Lab Test Results In - Saltwater Elements - Depletion Over Time / No Dosing

So the results are in! I sent a sample off to Fauna Marin to see how the chemistry of my aquarium water was. This tank had been setup for around 5...

Posted in alk, alkalinity, calcium, dose, dosing, icp, iodine, test, water changes, Water testing

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Aquarium Diary - Part 6

by Mr Core Shop March 31, 2022

Another early morning rise - this time 5.30 am on Thursday 24th March 2022.😴 Covid is rife and it seems we could be on the verge of WW3 if Russi...

Posted in aquascaping, diary, marine aquarium, protein skimmer, reef, REEF AQUASCAPE, reef blog diary, reef diary, setting up saltwater aquarium, water changes

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Reef Aquarium Diary Part 4

by Mr Core Shop March 18, 2022

Heres some video footage from the soon to be old tank - everything in here will be transferred to the new Blue aquarium in due course - this tank w...

Posted in alkalinity, bubble tip anemone, calcium, good bacteria, magnesium, nitrate, reef, REEF AQUASCAPE, reef blog diary, reef diary, setting up saltwater aquarium, Soft Corals, Triton, water changes, Water testing

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