Marine Scene 9/16 weekend

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Greetings Aquarium Keepers!

 

WHAT'S NEW

 

Four Line Wrasses are back in stock for the first time in a year!  We

have a few very nice branching Hammer corals. Our Nano coral section is

stocked full of Acropora frags and many others.  We have a small Black

Clown Goby available.   Staghorn Hermit crabs are also back in stock.

 

 

WHAT'S ON SALE

 

Mushroom Rocks are 15% off this weekend (excluding Show grade

Mushrooms). Feather Dusters are 20% off.  ESV Liquid Carbonate Buffer is

25% off.  Our beautiful Alor live rock is 20% off.  This is a premium

rock with good color, unique shape and a rich diversity of macroalgae

and other fun freebies.  You can see the Alor rock featured in our front

150 gallon display.

 

 

DID YOU KNOW?

 

Did you know that having a quarantine tank at home will greatly reduce

the risk of disease to your fish?  Even when a fish looks healthy you

never know what type of microscopic parasites or bacteria may be

lurking, ready to infest your tank.  It's a good idea to set up a small

separate tank at home for new fish.  A 10 or 20 gallon tank would work

for most fish.  Use cured live rock for filtration to set up the

quarantine tank.  A powerhead will be needed as well.  Put all new fish

in the quarantine tank for at least two weeks.  Keep the salinity in the

tank low (around 1.019 Specific Gravity) to help ward off parasites.

Feed the fish with a garlic supplement and consider using a broad

spectrum drug as a preventative against disease. Observe the fish

carefully on a daily basis.  Be aware of feeding habits, swimming

behavior and of course, scale condition.  After the two weeks are up and

the fish has shown no sign of disease it is safe to add it to your

display tank.  You may want to give the fish a fresh water dip after

acclimation, right before adding it to your tank.  Going through all of

this work may seem like a hassle, but for those of you who have dealt

with disease in your tank before you know that it can be an even bigger

hassle (not mention loss) in the display tank once you have an epidemic

on your hands!  Do  you know if  your new fish are "clean"?

 

Take care and see you soon!

 

-Kristen Lau

The Marine Scene

Assistant Manager Retail Sales

293 Sunset Park Drive

Herndon, Virginia 20170

703.689.2815