Care Guides
What we know, written down and given away. These are the same answers we give at the counter, from our own staff.
Acclimation
Bringing a new fish from our tanks into yours, without the stress.
Purpose and Preparation · Important Water-Safety Warning · Special Notice for Saltwater Fish · Standard Bag Acclimation · Drip Acclimation · Freshwater Versus Saltwater Considerations · A Note About Long Acclimations · After-Acclimation Monitoring · and 1 more
4 pages · 9 sectionsRead the guide →
Reef + Coral Water Parameters
The ranges a healthy reef holds, and why stability beats chasing a number.
Recommended parameters · Stability · Salinity · Temperature & pH · Ammonia & nitrite · Nitrate & phosphate · Alkalinity, calcium & magnesium · Trace elements · and 4 more
5 pages · 12 sectionsRead the guide →
Freshwater Water Parameters
Our targets for community tanks, rift lake cichlids, and livebearers.
Barrier Reef Recommended Parameters · Tropical Community & New World Cichlids · African Rift Lake Cichlids · Livebearers · Understanding GH & KH · Ammonia, Nitrite & Nitrate · Stability Matters · Water Parameters Do Not Determine Compatibility
6 pages · 8 sectionsRead the guide →
Common Fish Diseases
Identification, treatment, and prevention, and when to bring it to us.
Start With the Basics · Barrier Reef Can Help Identify It · Freshwater Ich — White Spot Disease · Costia — Ichthyobodo · Trichodina & Chilodonella · Freshwater Velvet · Freshwater Flukes · Epistylis — Frequently Confused With Ich · and 21 more
12 pages · 29 sectionsRead the guide →
Algae, Cyanobacteria, Diatoms + Dinoflagellates
Identifying what is actually growing in your tank before you treat it.
Before Treating an Algae Problem · Need Help Identifying It? · Green Hair & Filamentous Algae · Black Beard / Black Brush Algae · Green Spot Algae · Green Film / Green Dust Algae · Green Water · Freshwater Brown Diatoms · and 14 more
26 pages · 22 sectionsRead the guide →
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