Category: 31 Day Challenge
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Bonus Day
I know the 31 Days to Build a Better Saltwater Aquarium Challenge ended on the 31st day, but remember that fish you bought on Day 5 and put into Quarantine? If it was parasite free ever since you added it to quarantine (28 uninterrupted days) you could add it to your display tank today. Giving it…
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Graduation Day
Welcome to Day 31 of the 31 Days to Build a Better Saltwater Aquarium Challenge. Today’s challenge is simple…literally. What I want you to do is simplify something in your tank. You spent the majority of the last 31 days doing work on or adding things to your saltwater aquarium. But let’s face it, as much…
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Clean your aquarium lights
Welcome to Day 30 of the 31 Days to Build a Better Saltwater Aquarium Challenge. It’s Challenge Graduation Eve Day. There’s a holiday that nobody has ever celebrated before today! Today’s task is to inspect your lights, clean things up, and replace the bulbs (if you have them) if they are too old. Seeing the…
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Replace your old test kits
Welcome to Day 29 of the 31 Days to Build a Better Saltwater Aquarium Challenge. Today’s task is to replace your old test kits. How old are your test kits, anyway? How long have you had your old test kits? Are they still good, or have they expired? If your test kit has expired, it…
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Weekly Partial Water Change
Welcome to Day 28 of the 31 Days to Build a Better Saltwater Aquarium Challenge. We are almost there. I can taste it. In case you were wondering, it tastes salty. However, I’m so proud of all you’ve done this past month to work on and improve your tank. I think you may have figured…
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Build a DIY Brine Shrimp Hatchery
Welcome back to Day 27 of the 31 Days to Build a Better Saltwater Aquarium Challenge, build a DIY brine shrimp hatchery. Nothing will make your saltwater aquarium come to life like feeding live foods. Earlier in the challenge, we talked about adding phytoplankton, macroalgae, and copepods. Give your fish and the prey-capturing coral polyps…
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Add a new coral
Welcome to Day 26 of the 31 Days to Build a Better Saltwater Aquarium Challenge. We’re almost done. You’ve been focused, committed and working hard. So today is a reward day. Have some fun and splurge today. Go to your local fish store and pick out a cool new coral or coral frag or other…
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Add a dose of live phytoplankton
Welcome to Day 25 of the 31 Days to Build a Better Saltwater Aquarium Challenge. Phytoplankton are the first link in the food chain. They are a basic, plant-like food that many organisms eat, including copepods, rotifers, zooplankton and even some corals. Today’s challenge is to boost the biodiversity in your tank when you add…
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Invest in your saltwater aquarium education
Welcome to Day 24 of the 31 Days to Build a Better Saltwater Aquarium Challenge. One of the most rewarding aspects of this hobby is that your saltwater aquarium always changing (evolving), equipment and technologies continue to improve, there are breakthroughs in the husbandry techniques with keeping or breeding certain species, and there are always opportunities…
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Join a Reef Club
Welcome to Day 22 of the 31 Days to Build a Better Saltwater Aquarium Challenge. Today’s challenge is to join a reef club. I’ve written about this a few times, so I won’t belabor the point too badly here (you can read my belabored points here, if you have time). I joined a club when…
