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Product Spotlight: AquaEl Unimax Canister Filter

Posted on: Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 in: Aquarium Equipment

One of the newer additions to our canister filter line, is the UniMax Plus canister filter from AquaEl. AquaEl is still a relatively new name to the US marker, with a long history of quality products sold in Europe.
The UniMax Plus is one of the best canister filters to hit the US market in recent [...]

Spongeblog Squarepants

Posted on: Monday, October 22nd, 2007 in: Aquarium Livestock, Saltwater Aquariums

I would like to welcome another guest blogger to That Fish Blog, Desiree Leonard. Desiree is an Assistant Manager in the fish room here at That Fish Place, as well as one of our Staff Marine Biologist. I hope that you enjoy the information that she is blogging about, as well as her sense of [...]

Species Profile: Anglerfish

Posted on: Friday, October 19th, 2007 in: Aquarium Livestock, Saltwater Aquariums

One of the most interesting fish available in the aquarium hobby, is also one of the most difficult to see. Anglerfishes, also known as frogfish, are masters of disguise and camouflage, and have developed an amazing array of shapes, colors and textures to allow them to blend into their surroundings. Some look like rocks, some [...]

Canister Filters for Saltwater

Posted on: Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 in: Aquarium Equipment, Saltwater Aquariums

A customer recently asked me a question about using a canister filter on their saltwater aquarium. The customer had read on Reef Central that you should not use a canister filter on a saltwater aquarium, especially on a reef aquarium. That they do not work well, and will cause high nitrates.
This is a topic that [...]

Lighting Question: What is Kelvin Rating

Posted on: Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007 in: Aquarium Equipment

So your thinking about upgrading from your fish bowl, and are looking at your options for your next aquarium. You start looking at the live plant aquariums or the saltwater reef aquariums and what the requirements are. Quickly you realize that there is a wide range of specialty lighting available, and you have no idea [...]