March 28, 2018 Let’s Talk Lighting by John Tullock Roughly 30 years ago, I wrote a series of articles for Freshwater and Marine Aquarium magazine entitled “Light In the Marine Aquarium.” The article had been prompted by the then-new idea of reef tanks, and the limited selection of appropriate lighting systems. The problem was simply […]
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by John Tullock Back in December, 2017, I posted a photo of the demonstration tank I have set up to help explain how to grow aquatic plants. You can check it out here. To recap my maintenance protocol: Light on for 6 hours per day. Tank receives indirect sunlight. Fertilizer added daily, except on water […]
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Above images from left to right are AZOO, Tetra, and API pH test kits. The sample tested was a pH Standard 7 solution. We dropped the reagent separately, mixing evenly after each drop, and waited for the color change. […]
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by John Tullock Could you use some relief from the winter weather right about now? No time or budget for a trip to some tropical paradise? Maybe what you need is a garden aquarium, tucked away somewhere in a gloomy corner of the house, to bring a little brightness and greenery into your life. Our […]