Blue Light Aquatics

01/03/2025

Ordering more to stock the QT room. Please let me know tonight if interested. See comments for pricing

01/02/2025

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12/26/2024

From all of us at Blue Light Aquatics!!! 🎄🎂🎅

12/18/2024

Don’t forget to check out our freshwater section!

Open:
Tuesday 12-5
Thursday 12-5
Friday 4-6
Saturday 12-5
Sunday 12-5

27 Route 13
Brookline NH 03033
603-305-6571

12/16/2024

We are a quarantine store and I am always advertising our process and QT fish. Seems I have been forgetting all you folks that do your own thing! DIY quarantine or..... hope strategy, parasite maintenance, prayers? Whatever works for you:)

With that said, we can bring in add on orders for you with our restock orders at a very low cost. My only requirement is that you pick up your animals day of arrival or next day.

Interested? Email or text me with what you would like and I will generate a quote for you. A 50% deposit will be required for your order. The balance will be due at pick up less any items that don't make the shipments.

27 Route 13
Brookline, NH. 03033
(603) 305-6571

12/14/2024

Come visit us at the store between 12-5! Who knows what livestock you will buy! Maybe a new tank package? 😜

12/10/2024

Hey all! Found this article on why pH is important in a reef tank. Here is a blurb from it, and, f you would like to read the whole article, I will list it below!

Why is pH important in a reef tank?
The reason it is one of the most important parameters in a reef tank is because corals grow by expanding their skeletons. Their skeleton is made up primarily of calcium carbonate which is obtained by the coral pulling carbon and calcium from the water. During this process it pulls both carbonate and bicarbonate from the water, there is more bicarbonate in the water than carbonate. The difference between them is that bicarbonate contains an extra hydrogen atom.

With lower pH, there are more hydrogen atoms in the water, so it is more difficult for the coral to rid the bicarbonate of the extra hydrogen and move it away from the colony before it can combine it with the calcium. If the pH is too low, the coral may be stuck with the hydrogen atom which can either slow its growth or damage the coral.

At a higher pH, it is easier for the coral to shed this extra hydrogen atom, and hence why when other conditions are optimal faster growth can occur. This may sound complex, but all that really needs to be understood is that higher pH means less extra hydrogen and potentially faster growth.

In addition to understanding pH, it is also necessary to understand that measuring it in a tank is not necessarily the easiest thing to do either. While there are countless means for doing so including test kits, patches, and various electronic devices, in my experience these all need to be calibrated before their use. Otherwise from what I have seen their reliability and accuracy are all questionable.

I currently have no fewer than 5 means for measuring pH, including two of the exact same pocket pH probes. Unfortunately, even when they are all calibrated and run immediately the pH values always vary, even in the exact same pocket probes. Seeing this also makes me question the calibration solutions. For this reason, I always run multiple probes when testing for pH and have learned to be satisfied when it is in a range rather than an exact number. For this reason, it is important not to chase numbers, as with pH, this, in my opinion, is a fool’s errand. - Reefbuilders.com

https://reefbuilders.com/2023/08/12/the-importance-of-ph-in-the-reef-tank/

Over the years a number of different aspects of reefkeeping have either become a hot topic or have been forgotten by the hobby. When I was starting out one of the parameters that was focused on was pH…

12/03/2024

***Fun Post Alert!!!***
Let’s see those reef tank pics! Good or bad, it’s your tank! Let’s see it!

11/27/2024

***BLACK FRIDAY - SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SALE!!!***

This weekend only!

All freshwater fish - Buy One Get One FREE!!
All Saltwater fish - 10% OFF!!
All Coral and Frags - 20% OFF!! (Frags $29.00ea.-20%)
All Inverts - 20% OFF!!
Live Rock - 50% OFF!!

Additionally, for Friday and Saturday ONLY, anyone that purchases a new complete aquarium set from us (55 gallons or more,) will receive an automatic 10% off any livestock purchase at the store for a year!!! Hope to see you this weekend!

Blue Light Aquatics
27 Route 13
Brookline, NH. 03033
(603) 305-6571

A Saltwater, Freshwater and Aquatics seller located in Southern NH! We can also service your tank!

11/19/2024

Today we are going to talk about raising Alkalinity in a saltwater tank with Kalkwasser. What is Kalkwasser you ask? Kalkwasser is a limestone water which is a mixture of calcium hydroxide in water. This mixture, when dosed correctly, will raise your alkalinity in your saltwater aquarium. All corals need the proper amount of alkalinity for coral growth and color. On top of raising your Alk, it will also raise your pH in your tank.

Dosing this should be done with the proper dosing pump. You should not add it by hand as your Alk and pH levels will be swung out of whack. It is a very concentrated solution so it must be dripped into your system. A big benefit to Kalkwasser is that it adds calcium and alkalinity in an even ratio. Also, it can further help maintain pH stability when dosed with the peristaltic dosing pump controlled by a pH monitor and/or controller

It’s debatable at how often to run your dosing pump and the duration to run it. There are so many opinions out there on what the correct way is. The way I think is, consistency is key. If you run it multiple times through the day and night, you won’t have too much of an Alk and pH swing. There are also other ways of raising Alk and pH but we will discuss that on a different day.

Any questions, feel free to ask! Also, we carry Kalkwasser! 😁

27 Route 13
Brookline, NH. 03033
www.bluelightaqua.com

11/16/2024

They have paired off and picked the perfect spot right in the front!

www.bluelightaqua.com
27 Route 13
Brookline, NH. 03033

11/09/2024

Store will be opening late on Sunday. Please text or call ahead before coming in. Becca is on vacation and I am unable to get coverage for the store for the day

11/07/2024

What is your favorite invert for you clean up crew and why? And go!!!

10/28/2024

Hello my fellow fish heads! It’s time to start thinking about those tanks again! We can all admit they over the summer months we all get a little relaxed with taking care of our aquatic homes. Now it’s time to clean, refresh and make those fish, inverts and corals feel at home again. Make sure you come and visit us for all of your aquatic needs!

10/26/2024

Flash BOGO sale on our freshwater fish stock!

Buy 1 get 1 free of equal or lesser value today and Sunday only. From 12pm-5pm although, I am a soccer Dad and will be open a little later after getting my youngest to his game today.

Blue Light Aquatics
27 Route 13
Brookline, NH. 03033
www.bluelightaqua.com

10/11/2024

Sale this weekend! New fish graduating QT on Saturday. Get 20% off all in stock freshwater fish and a RARE 10% off all in stock quarantined saltwater fish!

Friday 4pm-6pm
Sat and Sun 12pm-5pm

Blue Light Aquatics
27 Route 13
Brookline, NH. 03033
www.bluelightaqua.com

10/02/2024

We got to be on an episode of NH Chronicle! Check it out
https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-chronicle-cleaning-up/62388314?fbclid=IwY2xjawFqko9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQ18SamdjsAd_jo8PnSl-0TBz1Jnb9wvB1G3RPKkhRMvpMlP9EDCPtMsWQ_aem_aKVLBjnGm_72Io_JBOFSEw

Scrubbing everything from hockey gear to trumpets

09/29/2024

Wild Collected Hawaiian Yellow Tangs found in Philippine waters. Would be $475.00 each. If interested PM for details. Will need to jump on this quick so I can plan for pick up