We live in Gilroy, CA. About 30 miles south of San Jose. Even though there are two national brand pet stores in town, neither one has any marine live stock. You know these stores – the ones where the happy dog owner walks in with her pet on a leash, and buys anything she wants […]
As I discussed in my first post, the major reason why I decided to create this blog is because I had so much trouble finding information on the Internet regarding marine and reef aquariums. This was particularly true for lighting. I knew I needed better lighting to support corals and other invertebrates, but from there […]
As discussed earlier, reef aquariums don’t always have fish in them. But for me, fish are a must. I like the look of the live corals and other invertebrates, but I like to have fish as well. After all, part of the point is to have fish as pets, to feed daily, and to take […]
Like I mentioned before, my original plan was to restart the aquarium as just marine fish. So what happened? For those that aren’t familiar with the terminology, a reef aquarium is primarily focused on corals, anemones, sponges and other types of marine invertebrates. They don’t move, at least not on their own, but they are […]
The aquarium itself is a 46 gallon bow front. It’s 3 feet wide, 18 inches tall, and about a foot deep. My wife wanted a substrate that looks like small shells, so we went with that. I didn’t do anything fancy like Dr Jaubert’s Method – just 2 inches of substrate on the bottom of […]