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Aquarium Protein Skimmers, Explained

A “protein skimmer” certainly sounds like a strange name for an aquarium product. So, what does it do? A lot, actually. Have you ever stood on a beach and watched a wave roll up on the shore? When the water pulls back, you can see a line of bubbles left on the sand. Then another… […]

Innovations in Captive-bred Fish for Saltwater Aquariums

The saltwater fish in your aquarium have logged a lot more miles on an airplane than many people will see in their entire lives. Think about that for a minute – 99% of saltwater fish are collected in their natural habitat from halfway around the world in the South Pacific, Caribbean, or Hawaii. Thankfully, fishing… […]

Electronic Monitoring and Control Systems for Aquariums

Technology is obviously entwined in our daily lives. We’re always shocked to look back at the way we approached business and aquarium service today vs. 14 years ago when Blue Planet Aquariums started. Internet advertising? Emailing clients for scheduled services? Paperless invoicing and aquarium techs with handheld tablets that have a client’s entire history at… […]

Aquarium Service Intervals: How Long is Too Long?

I’ve said this line a million times in my 25 years in the industry and I’ll make it a million and one (if you’re scoring at home, it’s probably a lot less than a million so cut me some slack): “Any author that’s ever written a book about fish keeping agrees that an aquarium, even… […]

Proactive Aquarium Cleaning: The Benefits of Ultraviolet Sterilizers

Ultraviolet (UV) Sterilizers have been used in aquarium and ponds with regularity for nearly three decades. The main purpose of the units is to eradicate most free floating pathogens in the water passing through it, cleaning the entire tank in the process. Free floating bacteria can present a huge problem in aquarium water. Whether it… […]

Emergency Aquarium Services: Absolutely Necessary

The well known Murphy’s Law dictates that if anything can go wrong, it will, and at the worst possible time. I’ve always thought that to be a rather dark outlook on life, but let’s face it: your aquarium has a number of variables in use to keep things running smoothly. When certain malfunctions happen, they… […]

Energy Efficient Aquarium Equipment

Is your aquarium “Green”? Not in the algae ridden dirty sense (it shouldn’t be green in that way either), but in the power-efficient sense? You may have read my article about LED lighting in August of last year, which discussed how energy-efficient, low-voltage LED lighting has proven to be the greatest advancement in aquarium technology… […]

Aquarium Chemistry: Vitamins and Trace Element Additions

For our last Tech Update, we looked at Rod’s Food, an incredible array of products for various fishes’ diets. For optimal health, many fish also require the addition of nutrients and chemicals that recreate their environment and the diet to which they are accustomed to. Fish Solution Fish Solution, in Blue Planet’s opinion, is one… […]

How Does Your Aquarium Service Company Handle Quality Control?

The truth is, many aquarium servicers are so occupied with their filling their appointments and booking new ones that they have no time for an objective, company-wide look at quality control. There a few different types of aquarium service providers out there, and to see what kind of quality you can expect, let’s review them.… […]

The Benefits of Wave Generating Devices to Your Aquarium

Wave generating devices simulate the movements that occur naturally in bodies of saltwater. There are numerous reasons we at Blue Planet like using these devices in our aquariums. Our experience shows these devices immediately change the entire dynamic of an aquarium. The fish immediately respond differently when in a wave simulated environment, and live corals… […]

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