Last night we had a radio show on the Under The Sea Radio Show about the upcoming Marine Aquarium Conference of Illinois (MACI) that will be happening this weekend in Chicago.

Learn all about the speakers, and vendors and workshops and even raffle items to be won.  If you’ve never been to an aquarium conference, they are a lot of fun and is a great way to get access to manufacturers, experts, authors and other enthusiasts.

Does this sound familiar to you?

You go into a local fish store and the kind well-intended staff give you advice on what to do with your salt water aquarium.

Then – you go to an online forum and get three different answers to the same question you posted

Then – you pick up a magazine and find an article that gives yet more differing advice.

The result:  you don’t know who to believe.  You wonder ‘Which one is right?’ and you are now stuck, frustrated and confused, and you do nothing.  And while it may be that one of these sources has it wrong, it may also be true that many of them are all right at the same time – even though their advice differs.

But don’t blame the local fish store, and don’t blame the forum, or even the author of the article in the magazine, or even yourself.  The solution to this dilemma lies in the problem itself.

DILEMMA:  While it is widely recommended to educate yourself and read as much as you can about all aspects of salt water aquarium keeping, it can be confusing when you come up against differing or conflicting advice, methods and approaches.  And since you are trying to learn, you may not know which one is correct or if some or all are correct, which leave you confused, stuck and frustrated.

SOLUTION:  My friend Morgan Lidster of Inland Aquatics says it well in his Quick Steps to Guaranteed Success As A New Reef (or other) Aquarist:

Another Important Note:
Books and magazine articles are great resources. Unfortunately, there’s as much bad/outdated information as there is good. New hobbyists should look to their mentor to help sort through it all!!!

To sum it up, when you are getting started, choose one (1) person whose advice and methods you will follow and copy.

Hope this helps.

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This video was just sent to me and I just had to share it.  Watch the hole thing – and watch what this artist can do  – Amazing!

When he’s done, you can’t believe they are not live goldfish.  It’s called Goldfish Salvation.  He’s a painter and a sculptor all in one.

Go watch it now and then come back and tell me what you think.

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I know this doen’t have anything to do with keeping salt water fish tanks, and I had to post it just the same.

Enjoy and share. Have a beautiful day.

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Today, at 4:00pm (EDT) on the Under The Sea Radio Show, we are diving into the topic of how to make sure your tap water is safe for your salt water aquarium.

Please call in with you questions at 949-534-0637.

See you then.

Happy Fishes,

Warren

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Today at 4:00pm (EDT) you are invited to call in to the Under The Sea Radio Program to get your questions answered.

We will be discussing the topic of being new to keeping salt water aquariums, so get a pen and paper and your favorite beverage and go to

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wm-aquaculture/2011/10/30/new-to-aquarium-keeping

And here is the number to call (949) 534-0637 with your most burning question.

See you on the show.

Happy Fishes,

Warren

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In the spirit of finding ways to be more helpful to you, I have created
a survey that I would like you to take. Don’t worry – it’s very short (1 minute to complete it).

Here’s the link to the survey.

When you’re done, post a comment here to share your thoughts with us.

Happy Fishes,

Warren

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Remember that video a while back showing the custom filtration room for that 1,100 gallon moray eel reef tank?
And remember how the filtration room wasn’t finished yet?

Well, it’s completed and I’ve got video footage to share with you. I’ve got some editing still to do before it’s done, so stay tuned.

Here’s a grainy picture of the tank during feeding time. And it doesn’t do the tank justice. Just wait until you see the video. You’re gonna love it.

Stay tuned for the video of this tank in upcoming blog post

Please go check out our new facebook page at

http://www.facebook.com/SWAQExplained

I just set it up so there’s more to be done.

Stay tuned for more – and go feed your fish – they miss you.

Happy Fishes,

Warren