Product Spotlight: ARCReef Coralline in a Bottle Coralline algae is a fantastic red alga for any type of saltwater tank. It is especially popular in reef tanks and plays a variety of Read More about Product Spotlight: ARCReef Coralline in a Bottle
Product Spotlight: Marvelous Mangroves Mangroves are great terrestrial trees to grow in an aquarium. Algaebarn offers aquarium keepers and passionate hobbyists the Red Read More about Product Spotlight: Marvelous Mangroves
Hydrospace Products – Vendor Spotlight AlgaeBarn would like to take a moment to highlight an excellent microbial product line that helps promote natural ecosystems for your Read More about Hydrospace Products – Vendor Spotlight
Using the Ultimate Macroalgae Pack Increasingly, aquarists are using planted refugia to conduct nutrient export and stabilize their captive ecosystems. Our ultimate Read More about Using the Ultimate Macroalgae Pack
Keeping Sinularia Coral Thanks to huge improvements in technology as well as better livestock supply chains (including an ever-increasing availability of Read More about Keeping Sinularia Coral
Using ZooMed’s Can O’ Cyclops Some aquarium fish can be very finicky eaters. This presents lots of challenges for their keepers. In the case of picky marine Read More about Using ZooMed’s Can O’ Cyclops
ELOS Fresco Foods: Convenient Reef Nutrition It’s Summertime. Nice outside, for now. You’ve got things to do. And none of that involves hanging out in your living room all day. At Read More about ELOS Fresco Foods: Convenient Reef Nutrition
The Nitrogen Cycle: Part One (Ammonia Oxidizers) The nitrogen cycle is as important to our aquaria as it is in global biogeochemical processes. Since it truly is a cycle, there is no Read More about The Nitrogen Cycle: Part One (Ammonia Oxidizers)
Using the Aquarium Cycle Kit One of the more fundamental tasks one must undertake when maintaining a saltwater aquarium is controlling nitrogenous waste. Most Read More about Using the Aquarium Cycle Kit
Quarantining Your Mandarin Fish If you have even worked at the retail or wholesale end of the aquarium fish industry--even for just a week--you are probably keenly Read More about Quarantining Your Mandarin Fish
A Look at the CADE Frag Series Tanks There are more than a few All-In-One aquarium manufacturers out there. Some of them make pretty decent tanks. A much smaller handful of Read More about A Look at the CADE Frag Series Tanks
Building and Maintaining a Peninsula Tank Unlike other types of animal enclosures (bird cages, rabbit hutches, etc. ), an aquarium is a piece of exhibitry. Often, the keeper Read More about Building and Maintaining a Peninsula Tank
Advanced Refugium Lighting Planted refugia are used to cultivate macroalgae. And that’s about the only thing that has stayed the same over the years. As time goes Read More about Advanced Refugium Lighting
Why Nano Brine is the Ultimate Live Artemia Product Aside from the assorted little bugs early aquarists may have scooped out of nearby ponds, the first widely used live aquarium food was Read More about Why Nano Brine is the Ultimate Live Artemia Product
Upgrading to the ULTIMATE Ecopack Pods. Phyto. At AlgaeBarn, these are the bread and butter of the reef aquarium diet. And for sure, these two items form the base of Read More about Upgrading to the ULTIMATE Ecopack
Upgrading to the ULTIMATE Refugium Starter Pack You might be setting up a brand-new reef tank. Maybe you’re doing some upgrades to an existing aquarium. Either way, you’ll have a lot Read More about Upgrading to the ULTIMATE Refugium Starter Pack
Why CADE Aluminum Aquarium Stands are the Best If you’ve been keeping aquariums for a long time, you’ve almost certainly owned a pressboard stand at some point. And if you had that Read More about Why CADE Aluminum Aquarium Stands are the Best
Do Corals Really Eat Plankton? It’s hard to say for sure which came first for reef aquarists--the emergence of high-quality coral foods, or the realization that Read More about Do Corals Really Eat Plankton?
The Pincushion Sea Urchin: A Beginner’s Best Seldom are sea urchins described as “difficult” or “sensitive” aquarium animals. Yet, they can be quite touchy. Seemingly small insults Read More about The Pincushion Sea Urchin: A Beginner’s Best
What Do I Need for a Saltwater Fish Tank? Whether scouting for your first aquarium, or “graduating” from a freshwater aquarium, there is something about a saltwater aquarium Read More about What Do I Need for a Saltwater Fish Tank?