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April 25, 2011,  Daily's Quick Tips  No comments

Hopefully everyone had a nice weekend and is full from too much food!

Today’s Quick Tip: Inventory!

This weekend, while showing off the tank, I noticed that I was missing a Green Chromis, I had ten but could only count nine. It turns out that it died this morning, I have had them for well over six years and they were fairly large. Nevertheless, this leads us to our quick tip. It’s time to inventory the coral and fish, because you never know, something might be missing.

March 17, 2011,  Daily's Quick Tips  No comments

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

In keeping with the “green” theme, the question for today is… When was the last time you replaced your UV Sterilizer lamp?

If your tank is getting a little green on the glass or acrylic and you are running one of these units, it’s probably time to replace the lamp. In most cases, these lamps should be replaced every 14-16 months. When doing so, be careful because the quartz sleeve is very fragile and could break, thus costing a little bit more money.

March 16, 2011,  Daily's Quick Tips  No comments

Today’s Quick Tip (This one’s a little bit long),

When was the last time you checked/cleaned your aquarium chiller? Yes, it has been unusually cold this winter (Well, not here in Southern California) but, springtime is just around the corner. Unfortunately, for us hobbyists we know what comes after spring. It’s that dreaded summer with excessively high temperatures and that daily thought of our corals and livestock melting!

Well one way to avoid that is to spend sometime this weekend checking out our chillers. The best way to clean a chiller, aside from wiping down the outside with cleaning wipes, is to do the following:

1. Get out the vacuum cleaner and remove the dust building up on the grille...

March 11, 2011,  Updates  No comments

On Sunday, March 20 at the Ontario Airport Hilton, the Coral Farmers Market will host their Sixth Annual Southwest Coral Farmers Market from 10:30AM to 4:30PM. The one day show features exhibitors, seminar sessions and an end of the day raffle.

This year attendance to the show is FREE! For more information, please visit their website by clicking here.

Sunday, March 20th, 2011

Public Attendance is Free !

Doors Open to Public 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Hilton Ontario Airport Hotel

700 North Haven Avenue Ontario, CA. 91764