I remind myself of this topic every-time we write up a quote for a potential client. And I thought I should share it here as this is how we create our service plans for new clients. Unlike many of the aquarium service companies in and around Los Angeles, here at Reef Playground Inc. we …
Well, we’ve been talking about one for a while now, and it looks like we’re going to have a nice sale this upcoming Sept 28th, 2013. 20% OFF all purchases over $200.00 Attached are some of our coral offerings for the sale: RP – Blueberry Acans – $35/head …
Right off the bat, I want to clear up some of the misnomers about freshwater African cichlids. For false reasons, its widely believed that all African cichlids vegetarians. Now it is true, there are a lot of herbivores that come from Africa, but by no means are they all herbivores. There are plenty of “hunters”(as …
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Here at Reef Playground, we get many calls requesting quotes for new aquariums. And what we seem to have noticed is that a lot of people haven’t made up their minds on exactly the type of aquarium they would; A) like and B) that would suite them best. Both these things need to be …
Moving an aquarium, especially a well established reef or live plant system an be a daunting task. There are a few major things we believe everyone should consider if doing this on their own. 1: Make sure you have plenty of transport containers (ie: lots of bins able to hold water). We prefer …
So I thought I’d share a lil trick we here at Reef Playground Inc. use for some stubborn free-floating algae problems in freshwater aquariums. Now there are a few things to consider before doing this yourself. A) Its designed to combat free-floating algae blooms B) We only use this on freshwater, non-planted aquariums. …
For those looking at hiring a professional aquarium service company to care for their aquarium or pond, there are several key factors to consider: : Price : Availability : Infrastructure : Quality : Staff These are the things that should be reviewed before hiring an aquarium maintenance company. These are also the same aspects …
So whats the best protein skimmer out in the market? Whats the best money can buy?…Well, in all honesty, 90% of protein skimmers out there are almost exactly the same. From our maintenance background, we have serviced and maintained dozens of different brands and styles of skimmers and as far as performance, size to power …
Thought we would cover this important but too often overlooked piece of aquarium equipment. We recently went out to a new service client & saw something that could potentially lead to thousands of dollars in water damage; the lack of a proper check valve on our clients aquarium. And there really is no way to …
We get this question a lot from our aquarium maintenance clients. “How do I know if a fish is healthy when I buy it at a store?” And really, there isnt any full proof way to spot a 100% healthy specimen at your LFS. There are however some good guidelines we would like to share …
