This week spelled out a lot of change for the saltwater nano reef tank. The transformation has been quite dramatic. Here is how the tank looks today. versus how it looked three weeks ago. The two rocks on the right were rinsed in fresh water, and then left to sit for a couple of weeks

Today ends the second week of the new saltwater nano reef tank. Here is the update on the cleanup project. The tanks started out overgrown with algae an aiptasia. The tank had crashed. Here is a photo of how it started. I am dedicated to bringing this tank back up to snuff and giving it

For over three decades I have kept aquariums. I tried to calculate of all the individual tanks over the years and came up with a rough 400 gallon number. In all of that time I have never had a saltwater fish tank! My friends Joshua and Jordan were the salt pros and I was the

Sump filtration systems are popular amongst fish hobbyist, but in 33 years of fish keeping I have never had one on my tanks. My filter of choice is the good ‘ole under gravel. It can be a hotly debated method, but it has always served me well. Of course I have lived in places with

With Clara crawling, it is time to baby-proof the house. One big project to tackle is the fish tank. Currently the 30 gallon tank sits on a custom stand made of 2x4s. There is a shelf on the bottom, that inevitably winds up holding tank gear. It is open for all the world to see.