There’s no denying the power of light. From warming our planet to growing our food, life itself wouldn’t exist without the illuminating gift of sunlight.Few hobbies amplify the complex world of light to the degree as reef tanks. As many novice reefers realize, lighting is far more than an aesthetic design. This doesn’t mean you can’t appease your visual style with appropriate … [Read more...] about Illuminating Reef Tank – Reef Tank Lighting Guide for Beginners.
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The Essential Guide to Reef Tanks and Phytoplankton.
Featured Image: Tetraselmis suecica(4-6um) single cell swimmer.I heard a Local Fish Store owner tell a customer that ”All phytoplankton are the same”. My immediate thought was, are all corals the same? Are all fish the same? NO! There are conservatively hundreds of thousands to a million different species of phytoplankton in the oceans and more than that when we include … [Read more...] about The Essential Guide to Reef Tanks and Phytoplankton.