Friday, May 20, 2016

Ich be gone!

Hello everyone, so recently I've been asked allot about how I treat Ich when a fish seems to show the signs and just wanted to bring out a pretty amazing product that has worked for me so far. I was a bit skeptical about trying it at first as it seemed to good to be true but I gave it a shot anyway. I am talking about Dr.Gs medicated caviar: 
This product is designed to treat Ich, Brooklynella, Uronema, Crypto, Oodinium and many more fish parasites. I had a blue tang that was severely covered in Ich in which I decided to try this on. I fed twice a day along with his algae clips and after 48 hours I was amazed. Majority of the white spots disappeared and the tang was appearing healthier. After about a week of feeding this Medicated caviar, along with 2 fresh water dips my blue tang was completely cured. I now use this product when seeing the first sign of Ich, as well as, when introducing new fish, and this has worked every time. They also sell this in a frozen food version if you have any fish that just ignore the caviar. Even though I have not tried it, I do not believe this will work in extreme cases of Ich or marine velvet where fish have stopped eating, but will perform greatly against curing fish with the first signs of Ich preventing the illness to proceed. In more extreme cases, having a quarantine tank and using proper medications is best. This Dr.Gs Marine Aquaculture product is definitely worth a try.

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

The new Koralia Gen 3 circulation pump review

  We have been needing some better flow for our 90 gallon reef since the beginning of the setup. A Koralia evo 750 and 1900 pump was not enough for proper circulation. We had a couple dead spots and some water surface film on one side of the tank so we decided to replace the Koralia evo 750 for the all new Koralia Gen 3 2450gph circulation pump. Upon opening the the box, my first impression was wow this thing is small for a 2450gph pump, it was actually smaller than the Koralia evo 750 that was in the tank. The new magnet mounts let you set the pump in literally any direction possible. Lastly, I love how the the grill is a flexible rubber material as compared to the old model Koralia that were a hard plastic and prone to cracking.
  Now off to the installation. Installation was quick and easy, and the pump immediately started to circulate the entire tank. Found it impressive how quiet the pump was while running. Almost completely silent in a dead silent room . Corals started to look happier with the added flow and my powder blue tang loves fighting the current. 

  After about an hour or two of the pump running, we ran into a issue. The pumps circulation would slow down almost to a stop. Unplugged the pump and plugged it back in , and its back in action. An hour goes by and the same issue occurs. We contact Hydor the next morning and they agree that this pump is defective and agree to send out a replacement. Im sure this is a rare defective pump , as ive used Koralia pumps for years and these pumps are incredibly reliable. Now waiting on the replacement. Will get back and update this review when it arrives. 

Sunday, January 17, 2016

What can the photographer in you do?

With the purchase of our first DSLR camera we find, taking pictures of our tanks quite fun. Though, playing with the camera's settings to get that perfect shot can get tricky. Always good to read up some basic info on how a camera works to get you on the right track to amazing aquarium photography. What tips and tricks do you recommend? What camera and lens are you shooting with? Lets see what you got. 
Here some shots of our reefs: 










Almost at our 10k mark!


Our instagram page is arriving to our next goal of 10k followers. Want to thank all the fans and followers for making this happen. Happy reefing everyone!

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Our Reefaholiks Tees and winter wear are back


Our Reefaholiks Tees and winter gear are back and on sale. Tees, long sleeve tees, and hoodies available in these 3 colors and designs. Get them wile they last, at the lowest price they have been. 
Happy Reefing!


To view and purchase:  https://teespring.com/Reefaholiks







Monday, November 23, 2015

Our 90 gallon mixed reef

Recently had to re home our hippo tang, due to his sudden aggression to the other fish. We got a powder blue tang to replace him. So far a great addition, very peaceful and healthy. Corals looking better the more the tank ages. This new reef is coming along nicely. Follow for more updates. 
Happy Reefing!