Fragged Out Aquatics

04/14/2025

04/14/2025

Next two swaps coming up
Mason Dixon at That Fish Place and Electric City!!

01/14/2025

Moved the frag tanks this weekend. Two more to go!

Finished setting up the lights on the second tank yesterday, Here’s some pics from 24hr later.

11/07/2024

Couple of shots from the frag tanks today.
Located in North East Pennsylvania if anyone wants to make a trip

09/14/2024

Just over two weeks away! Come see us in North Jersey and pick up some great deals on coral!!

09/02/2024

Fall schedule is filling up

October 12th, Philly Splash!!

08/28/2024

Next Swap is just over a month away! Come see us in NJ on Sept 29th!!

07/08/2024

Frag tanks getting full!!

Let us know what you like the best

05/27/2024

Acros and acans looking good after a water change and tank scraping

04/18/2024

Shout out to Coral Cove Acrylics LLC for the awesome new frag racks. I needed some with silicone to hold frags still while traveling to shows. They delivered!

I would highly recommend contacting them for new racks. Price was good, contact and support were on point as well! UPS busted a few racks in transit, and I had them replaced within a week.

01/24/2024

Just some shots from this week. Getting organized for Philly Splash Feb 10th !!!

10/06/2023

Just over a week away
Come see at us the North Jersey Fall Coral Show!!

05/23/2023

Monthly Review Time

Salinity by Aquavitro

The Good
- Mixes Quickly to specified salinity (ppt and specific gravity)
- Batch analysis avialable
- Consistent Parameters

The Not so Good
- Price, little higher than some other salts, BUT, still not at the top of the salt pile
- Mixes a little "cloudy" but clears in a few hours
- Availability may be inconsistent

Ok, so why am I reviewing a salt? Because I have switched to this salt over the last month or so from Instant Ocean (purple box). I had a couple boxes of instant ocean mix up to over 12dkh alkalinity, and I was tired of constantly adjusting the dosers to account for this. After going through 2 buckets of Salinity, the alkalinity mixed at 10.2 and 9.8 when tested with Salifert test kit, compared to 10.3 and 10.0 listed on the batch analysis from Aquavitro. This has made it much easier to keep alkalinity stable during water changes.

So what I like most, the batch analysis, the consistent mixing to the specific gravity I like, and the consistency in the parameters. The batch analysis is a GREAT reference for when testing a new batch of salt. It gives you an idea as to where the parameters should be, I say should be because we all know the deviation in the test kits we use account for allot of the "differences" we see in analysis to actual test kit results.

What could be better? The salt mixes up a little cloudy, but clears in a couple hours. This makes it so I need to mix the saltwater the night before I plan on doing water changes, which means I just need to adjust my schedule, but sometimes changes to habits are hard to make. The price is ok, it's not the cheapest nor is it the most expensive. When comparing salt remember to compare the price per gallon for how many gallons you actually get from the bucket, not what is listed on the outside of the box or bucket. Salinity made 225g of water per bucket (that is what is listed on the bucket as well), Instant Ocean I was only getting 172 gallons of saltwater mixed to 1.025 for each "200 gallon" box. My overall price per gallon only went up four cents in switching salts.

Overall, I am more than pleased with the salt and would recommend it to anyone. Any questions about it, feel free to comment or send a pm.

04/30/2023

One of my favorites right now. Some peach frogspawn

04/30/2023

Next frag swap is June 3rd at That Fish Place in Lancaster PA. Hope to see everyone there!!

04/14/2023

Tomorrow, Broome County reef club swap, Broome County NY

03/31/2023

Product Review time.

I picked up two of the powerheads in the link below. One has been running in the 180g display tank, and the other in a 50g low boy frag tank.

The Good
- Lots of flow! Even on some of the lowest settings, it is more than enough for the frag tank
- Price, for what you get you cannot beat the price. It is budget friendly and gets the job done
- Lots of flow patterns, 20 different levels on 4 different modes plus a constant flow mode

The Not so Good
- Size, little bigger than I expected, but I made it fit.
- Cord length, the cord going from the wall to controller is plenty long, but the one from the controller to the powerhead is on the shorter side. If you're electrical is on one side of 6ft tank, and want this on the other, you'll need to buy an extension cable.
-Flow control, the "wave" modes ramp up faster than I would like
-Warranty??? There was no information provided for contact if anything happened to the product after the 30 day return policy for amazon.

Final Impression
If you're putting a reef together on a budget, this is a great option. Would I buy it again, yes, yes I would.

https://www.amazon.com/JEREPET-Powerhead-Wavemaker-Controller-Circulation/dp/B09NNHMQN4/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=3M3IVXQCQHL71&keywords=jerepet&qid=1680303207&sprefix=jerepet%2Caps%2C94&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&smid=A1JXZWGR2C6BA3&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzOVJGQ0tTU0dWMU9SJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMjUyNzYwMUtVOUpIWktBUDVCRSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwODY3MTUwWFZCS1lYRkdPNEZJJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

02/26/2023

Next show will be at Flower City Frag Fest, March 25th!!

This beauty will be donated as our raffle prize