Hey everyone, Today I want to share three of the most common reasons why you may be losing your fight with algae in your aquarium. These are things we personally see in our own service clients aquariums. The first, and the most basic one I believe, is the frequency with which algae is dealt with …
At Reef Playground Inc., its our goal to be the most environmentally conscious aquarium service company possible. That’s because we realize that the animals we maintain in our aquariums and ponds come from regions that are under major threat. These animals give us a wonderful glimpse into their world with every aquarium we maintain …
Poly Filters by Poly Bio Marine have got to be hands down our favorite chemical filtration media. Why do we love this stuff so much? Well, the simplest answer is its versatility. Here are some of the Poly Filter’s features that we Love: =========================================================== 1! They’re color coded: The Poly Filters coloration …
Here at Reef Playground we are always innovating and adapting our services to meet our clients needs. And it’s with great excitement that we are introducing our Equipment Rental Packages for our aquarium service clients. We are offering select Lighting, Dosing, and Filtration equipment in our new rental packages. This is how it works: …
Shark Aquariums. These tend to be what a lot of people see as the ultimate in home aquariums. But what we see a lot of in our line of work is the design and installation of horribly inadequate shark systems. Mostly by companies and hobbyists who either do not understand the needs of the many …
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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 …
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. …
