Laurren Schmoyer

If you want to pack in the nutrition and put some weight on your fish and LPS corals then you should be feeding Piscine Energetics Mysis!  This freshwater shrimp is collected in the deep waters of Canada’s lakes and is instantly flash frozen to lock in vitamins and keep the actual mysis shrimp from breaking apart. Keeping the shrimp whole makes it easy for animals eating the shrimp to recognize it as a real food source.

Another advantage of being frozen on the lake is there are no fillers added, just solid mysis shrimp. Since mysis live in freshwater it eliminates parasites from being transferred to your saltwater fish. This food makes a great diet for most fish and even corals and finicky eaters will take this food because of its high levels of fatty acids. If you want your LPS coral to be plump place a piece of mysis in the coral’s tentacles and watch it grab the shrimp and pull it in.

When using a wet dry filter or Berlin sump the inside of an aquarium cabinet gets covered in dirt and salt spray over time. Finished cabinets are usually easier to clean but unfinished have a rough texture making them difficult to clean. To make the job easier cover the inside of your cabinet with ABS plastic. ABS is available in a variety of colors including black, white and blue. White ABS gives a sleek appearance and hides salt creep.

ABS is easy to cut, Either cut it with a table saw or score and snap it. Cut the ABS so ti is the same size as the inside floor of your stand and drop it in place. The sides need to be attached to the stand to keep the ABS from falling. Use screws or glue. Once all the parts of your stand are covered use 100% silicone to seal the joints.

Now you, too, have a professional-looking sleek, easy to clean cabinet interior.

So How Do You Know The Difference?

This is a common concern from my clients. They search the Internet with questions about their fish, corals or anything else but all they find are different answers to the same questions. The reason there are so many differing answers is because people believe different things. The people that write about their experiences actually believe in their conclusions.

Lets take an example: “I changed fish foods and my fish got ich. The problem must be from the new food.” Maybe, but let’s ask some more questions to see if something else caused the sickness. This may seem a little silly but this happens all the time. Many times false correlations are made.

My goal in this blog is to work to base the information contained herein on solid fact. After owning a large aquarium store with an aquarium maintenance division for over 24 years I have learned a lot. I am going to share my knowledge about fish and reef keeping. Plus, I have many experienced friends whose knowledge will also be part of this site.

My goal is to give straightforward information so everyone can be a successful hobbyist.