Guides

Most reef keepers find out their ammonia spiked after the damage is already done. A dead fish, a sudden coral recession, cloudy water that tells you something happened hours ago. Spot test kits and even Apex probes have a blind spot between checks. A Seneye monitor is built to close that gap by sitting in the tank and reading continuously, not just when you remember to test.Table of Contents What a Seneye actually measures Seneye vs Apex probes Seneye vs spot test kits Comparison table Good, better, best setups Running costs and slide replacement When it is actually worth the...

Brisbane summers push tank water well past the mid-20s, and once a reef sits above 28 degrees for weeks at a time, corals stress, oxygen holds less well in the water, and pest algae gets comfortable. The question every Queensland reefer eventually asks is whether a fan will do the job or whether it is time to buy a proper chiller. This guide walks through the sizing math by litres, the real difference between drop in and inline units, and what that compressor actually costs you in standby power at 240V.Table of Contents Cooling fan vs dedicated chiller Sizing a...

Every reef keeper in Brisbane eventually asks the same question at the local club meet or on the water change bucket aisle: which salt actually gives the most consistent mix, batch after batch? We sell three bulk reef salts through the shop in enough volume to have real feedback from customers running everything from soft coral mixed reefs to SPS dominant systems pushing high light and high flow. This guide lines up Red Sea Coral Pro, Tropic Marin Pro Reef and Aquaforest Reef Salt side by side on mixed parameters, trace element approach and cost per litre so you can...

Every reef keeper who has spent a Sunday morning syringe-dosing alkalinity into three tanks before work knows the drill. You measure, you calculate, you top up, you write it in a notebook that eventually gets a coffee ring on it. It works. It also eats time, and time is the one input that never shows up on a product spec sheet. This guide looks at when manual two part dosing still makes sense for Australian reef keepers and when a dosing pump earns its keep, with real gear we stock from Kamoer, GHL and Neptune.Table of Contents Manual Dosing: What...

Anyone who has moved from a few Anubias and Java Fern to a proper carpet of Monte Carlo or Hemianthus knows the moment CO2 stops being optional. Plants pull carbon from the water column, and without supplementing it, growth stalls no matter how good your light or dosing is. This guide walks through building a CO2 system for a planted tank in a Brisbane home, from the cylinder to the diffuser, using gear we actually stock and sell out of our Brisbane shop.Table of Contents Why Planted Tanks Need CO2 The Core Components Choosing a Regulator and Solenoid Diffuser Types...