My newest tank. I have been away from the hobby for ~10 yrs but good to be back. We spent some time in the country this spring and my son loved playing in the streams and river, catching trout fry and tadpoles, and seeing baby toads moving from pond to forest. As we were approaching…
DiY LED Aquarium Lighting
Last week I put together a new LED lighting upgrade for my 8-gal Hex freshwater aquarium. The 8-watt screw in fluorescent wasn’t putting out enough light to grow plants. It might seem like 1-watt/gal would be enough, but the bulb is omnidirectional and the reflector was garbage, I probably only got 4-watts to the water….
Reef Aquarium
Salt Water Reef Aquarium 10 Gallons About 2004 About 2005-2006 The tank, at its peak. I was using Brookline, MA tap water! A lot of work went into that coral. Closeup of the candy cane coral