Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Introduction to Fragging Corals
When I ask friends to describe their ideal coral aquarium, there are two major themes that come up. Many people want to have a large tank filled with Acropora (Acros), Montipora Plate corals and other Small Polyp Stony (SPS) Corals. Others hope for a mixed reef tank, buzzing with color and energy as fish and…
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Happy New Year 2015
Happy New Year 2015! It’s hard for me to believe that 2014 is OUT and 2015 is now here. I would like to take a moment here to thank you for your support, share back on some of the best moments of 2014 and wish you a Happy 2015! Here are a few of the accomplishments…
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Leaving Your Aquarium Behind for the Holidays
Going away on a holiday should be a relaxing event. Holidays are meant for unwinding and forgetting about life’s cares. If you have a dog or cat, you can use the services of a kennel or send the pet to a friend’s house. But what about your reef aquarium? Who can you trust with a…
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What is that strange smell?
What is that strange smell? What to do when you detect something…fishy…in your aquarium Just about anyone who has kept a marine aquarium has experienced an unexpected biological “meltdown” in their tank. Typical symptoms include a strange odors in the water, cloudy, disccolored water and in the worst cases, fish and invertebrates in distress. Coming…
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Keeping Your Aquarium Alive During a Hardware Failure
Keeping Your Aquarium Alive During a Hardware Failure I heard a story about a guy who manufactures and maintains custom marine aquariums. He is a bit of a wise guy. When customers ask him about guarantees he always replies “I guarantee that one day your aquarium is going to fail!” He wants his customers to have…
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Why did my fish die suddenly?
For marine aquarists, nothing is as disappointing as losing a beautiful fish. We can understand a loss if the fish was unsuccessfully battling a marine Ich outbreak. The symptoms are visible and unfortunately we can witness the fish struggling to recover over a week or longer. Sometimes incompatible fish fight, usually picking on a fish…
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How to Choose a Local Fish Store
How to Choose a Local Fish Store When I was a boy we had one retail pet shop in our town. Half of the store was filled with aquariums. When you entered the shop the air was filled with the sound of a large air compressor and bubbling aquarium filters. I walked past the puppies…
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How to get the best saltwater aquarium tech support
Everyone needs a little help with their marine aquarium once in a while. You may have a question about a water pump, test kit result or fish health. You can browse the online forums and see if you can find an answer. Many times the amount of information online can be overwhelming. When dealing with…
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Reef tank contamination: What to do in an emergency
Reef tank contamination: What to do in an emergency Everyone who has had an aquarium has or will have that sinking feeling when something is accidentally added to the tank. It may be an aquarium product, food or even a household cleaner. Then the panic hits. What to do? Drain the tank? Move everything to…
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How to feed corals
How to feed Corals in a Reef Aquarium Feeding the corals in our reef aquariums is both an art and science. Marine biologists study corals in their natural environment, under “perfect” conditions. We use their research findings to provide our reef tanks with the best possible conditions. We have come a long way in learning…
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