Reeflo Snapper Hybrid Pump Review - Deep Sea Aquarium Maintenance

Reeflo Snapper Hybrid Pump, 3600 gph

The Snapper Hybrid™ is the quiet like the Dart but it consumes 35% less wattage. It can even be valved back for even lower watts. Ideal applications for this unit are aquariums 75- 150 gallons. The Snapper Hybrid™ is great for close loop reef systems requiring high turnover. This unit is rated for moderately low head pressure and a maximum flow rate of 2500gph, shut off head of 10.5 feet and a maximum wattage of 98W/0.9A. Our low speed, 1/8 HP A.O. Smith motors have extremely low heat transfers.

The Snapper Hybrid™ has the added bonus of coming with a Dart conversion kit (aka 3600)...so it can be operated either as a Snapper or Dart!

Features:

    Quiet operation

    Minimal heat transfer

    Units are pre-wired with an 8ft cord and molded 115V plug

    Low Speed

    Low Wattage

    Flow-biased pump

    Fan-cooled motor

I like and use this pump on several clients aquariums.  The Reeflo Snapper Hybrid is quiet, powerful, and most importantly energy efficient!  The conversion kit is a great added bonus too.  If you are looking for a great external pump I highly recommend the Reeflo Snapper Hybrid.  For a free estimate to have this delivered and installed for your aquarium in Southern California.  Call Deep Sea Aquarium Maintenance at 562 477-2219 or visit www.deepseanow.com

Red Slime Algae Problems - Aquarium Maintenance - Los Angeles

 

Red slime algae is actually not a "true" algae at all, but classified as a Cyanobacteria.

Cyano is a hybrid, a mixture between plant and bacteria. It has therefore plant, as well as bacterial characteristics and is considered the evolutionary link between plants and bacteria.  Starting out as small patches, it spreads out from there as a mat of sheeting covering.

There are several medications that will get rid of “red slime” but that is treating the symptom and not the cause of the algae.

Good aquarium maintenance and changing your pre filter and carbon on a regular basis will keep the “red slime” away.  Also making sure you have the correct lighting and that your bulbs are not out of date.  Deep Sea Aquarium Maintenance has been taking care of “red slime” problems in Southern California for over a decade.  Call us today for a free estimate. 562 477-2219

How to frag Pulsating Xenia - Deep Sea Aquarium Maintenance - Long Beach

Deep Sea Aquarium Maintenance feels the propagation and aquaculture of corals is extremely important to the reef aquarium hobby. Propagation helps to preserve and limit what is harvested from natural reefs in the wild.

Fragging Pulsating Xenia:

1. Locate a larger established polyp.

2. Cut close to the stalk's connection with the rock.

3. Put the cutting into the dish.

4. Take the cutting and cut it half into smaller pieces (a two inch colony would be cut four times.)

5. Take the mesh and cut it to an aporpiate size to the rock enough to rubber ban the mesh to the rock.

6. Take rock and the xenia colony and put the mesh over the colonies, make sure the polyps are facing up through the nets.

7. Rubber ban the mesh around the rock.

8. Quickly take your new colony and put it back into the main tank.

Note: It will look bad for a while, brown and purple pale look to it, give it about two weeks or more and you will have a two inch tall stock and polyps pulsing!!!