Reef Ramblings

We’re proud to announce that Midland Reefs is to distribute the Dr Tim’s Aquatics range of products in the UK.

Without a doubt this is the finest range of bacterial products available for the aquarium hobby. For those of you not familiar with Dr Tim, Dr Timothy A. Hovanec, here is some background information:

Dr. Timothy A. Hovanec, the eponymous founder of DrTim’s Aquatics, is considered to be one of the World’s premier authorities on nitrifying bacteria in aquaria and closed aquatic life-support systems. Dr. Tim’s research was the first to show the importance that previously unknown species of ammonia and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria play in the nitrification of tropical fish aquaria and other recirculating systems, demonstrating that bacteria of the phylum Nitrospira were the active nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in aquatic systems such as aquaria.

Dr. Tim holds over ten U.S. and foreign patents related to nitrifying bacteria and their application to freshwater and saltwater aquaria.

For 17 years Dr. Tim, was the Chief Science Officer of Aquaria Inc., the parent company of Marineland Aquarium Products, Aquarium Systems (Instant Ocean) and Perfecto Manufacturing, He was in charge of the biology, chemistry and microbial ecology laboratories that comprise Marineland Labs where his groundbreaking research on nitrifying bacteria led to him discovering and developing BioSpira®.

This combination of original research and the practical application of that research makes Dr Tim Hovanec uniquely qualified in the tropical fish hobby when it comes to the subject of bacteria in the aquarium.

Eco-Balance – Probiotic.

One and Only Nitrifying Bacteria.

If you go to Dr Tim at Midland Reefs you can see the initial range that we are stocking in the UK. If you go to DrTim’s Aquatics you can see the full range that is available plus find background information and FAQs concerning the individual products – if there are any further items from Dr Tim’s range that you’d like to see available in the UK just get in contact with me at: tim@midlandreefs.co.uk

Tim Hayes

Midland Reefs

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I’m carrying out research into what kind of marine aquariums are most popular in the UK hobby. This poll is taking place on the Salty Box forum.

To participate please go to: Fish Only versus Reef Aquarium – Poll.

I’m looking at this very simply, splitting it into three options:

• Do you keep a fish only aquarium?
• Do you keep a fish only with live-rock aquarium? This might also include mobile invertebrates
• Do you keep a reef aquarium? This includes fish, corals, and mobile invertebrates.
• Other? Please specify why this doesn’t fit any of the above categories.

Thank you in advance for your contribution.

Tim Hayes

Midland Reefs

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