By John Clipperton Originally appeared in issue 76, June 2019 It’s only been a few issues since my last update but given this equates to several months in ‘UltraMarine time’, I thought it would be good to bring you an update on my system which of course also acts as the test tank for lotsRead More
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Project: Digital-Reefer (part 2)
by John Clipperton (originally appeared in issue 71, August 2018) In Part 2 of this set-up series I’ll be detailing some of the key developments with my home system which I started back in October 2017. While Part 1 (in issue 66) covered mainly technical aspects of the system, this installment will delve a littleRead More
Project: Digital-Reefer (part 1)
Project: Digital-Reefer – Part 1 By J Clipperton (originally appeared in issue 66, October 2017) They say that moving house is one of the most stressful things you can do. Well, I think that moving house with a large reef tank would easily double the stress level! That’s precisely why I decided to break downRead More
Calcium Reactors: Understanding the Basics
By Richard Aspinall Richard runs through the basics of setting up this often confusing bit of kit Images: R. Aspinall There are several ways to maintain the levels of calcium, alkalinity and magnesium within our systems. The ‘Big 3’ as they are often known, are the parameters that we need to monitor most closely andRead More
Scott & Vikky’s Juwel 450
Reefing dedication at its best Text and images: Richard Aspinall When Vikky emailed me last year and asked if I wanted to feature her partner’s reef in UM I was initially unsure, it was a bow-fronted model and they don’t always photograph well, due to the lensing effect of the glass, but when I sawRead More