Synopsis
This show is about both fresh and salt water aquarium keeping. On this Podcast we will be busting some long held false and sometimes dangerous beliefs in the hobby as well as discussing hidden causes of common problems such as cloudy water, specific types of algae, and unexpected mass livestock deaths.We also will discuss advanced methods in simple language and in both technical as well as natural approaches.We will be sharing years of aquarium experiment findings, much of which includes hard numbers and info not common elsewhere in the hobby and also Introduce useful but often ignored sources of information such as Environmental Science, Water Treatment, Marine Biology, and Microbiology.
Episodes
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AM&SR Episode 09: Demystifying RODI Water
24/02/2017 Duration: 29minDo I really need an RO/DI Unit? What are these units? What do they do? What are all the stages? Today the Masked Aquarist will answer all these questions and talk about all you need to know about RO/DI Units!
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AM&SR Episode 08: Secrets of Stocking Your Tank
17/02/2017 Duration: 17minWe all have been told the "One fish per gallon" or "One inch of fish per gallon" rule, but today we are going to talk about how to really know how many fish can we have in our tank and some other secrets about fish stocking.
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AM&SR Special Episode: The Secret To Finding Reliable Advice
13/02/2017 Duration: 18minNowadays we have plenty of information available on the internet about the aquarium hobby. There is so many that it's even hard to decide where to start. On today's episode, we give some tips on how to find reliable advice.
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AM&SR Epiosde 07: The 4 Assasins of Salt Water Fish
10/02/2017 Duration: 28minOn today's episode we mention the 4 killers of salt water fish and we focus in the worst 3 diseases in salt water tanks.
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AM&SR Episode 06: Causes of Cloudy and Green Water
03/02/2017 Duration: 27minOn today's Episode we talk about what causes the cloudy and green water, how can we solve this problem and preventive actions we can take to avoid it in our aquariums.
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AM&SR Episode 05 - The Truth About Water Changes
27/01/2017 Duration: 25minOn today's episode we are going to talk about water changes, what are the problems on our aquariums that require water changes and easy solutions for others to keep a safe water on our aquarium.
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AM&SR Episode 04: 7 Kinds of Bacteria In Your Aquarium
20/01/2017 Duration: 19minOn today's episode of Aquarium Myths And Secrets Revealed, we will talk about the types of bacteria you can find in your aquarium. How they interact, their function as well as the benefits and dangers for your aquarium. Heterotrophic, Nitrifying, Facultative, Sulfur, Purple and Parasitic Bacteria and Cyanobacteria
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AM&SR Episode 03: Chlorine Myths Busted
16/01/2017 Duration: 38minToday the Masked Aquirist will be sharing all the experiments and the results about reducing and removing Chlorine and Chloramine in the aquarium fish tank. We will also be busting some myths about Dechlorination.
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AM&SR Episode 02: How To Get The Pretty Purple Algae In A Reef
16/01/2017 Duration: 09minToday the Masked Aquirist will be talking about all you have to know to obtain, grow and spread the Beautiful Purple Coralline Algae.
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AM&SR Episode 01: About this Podcast
16/01/2017 Duration: 07minThank you for listening to Aquarium Myths and Secrets Revealed. The host of this Podcast, the Masked Aquarist has been an avid and passionate aquarium keeper since 1998. He is fascinated by the unseen causes of various events in aquariums, especially the ones that cause problems for so many of us. He has spent many years reading, trying, and measuring his aquariums to try to unlock the mysteries within and to advance the hobby and discover new techniques. There have been many failures but also some shocking successes and much was learned and he will be sharing all this information. Subscribe and stay tuned!