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  • 10% OFF ALL ORDERS!!!

    by Mr Core Shop
    10% OFF ALL ORDERS!!!   For the rest of January only!   The discount will be added when you checkout. Also offering free postage on all UK orders o...

  • Corals and Saltwater Aquarium Beginners Guides

    by Adam Ellis
    Corals and Saltwater Aquarium Beginners Guides. Ever wondered what the main difference between SPS and LPS Corals? What makes soft corals easier to...
    Posted in guides, marine aquarium

  • We are open as usual!

    by Katie Ellis
    Sorry for lack of updates on the blog recently! we are busy with lots of projects. All the plant substrates are back in stock and ready to send out...

  • Aquarium Pioneer - Philip Henry Gosse

    by Katie Ellis
    Do you know who invented the marine aquarium? Well as it happens a very early pioneer in Victorian England was a man named Philip Henry Gosse - and...
    Posted in british anemone, history, marine aquarium, Victorain, vintage

  • Saltwater Aquarium Setup

    by Mr Core Shop
    Have you seen our Reef diary? documenting the setup of a newly established reef aquarium, showing livestock moved from an old tank into a larger ho...

  • Customer Feedback / Product Reviews

    by Katie Ellis
    Please feel free to share your experiences here at core shop. Please do send in photos or videos of your planting or aquarium projects. Link to our...

  • 15% OFF ALL ORDERS NOW!

    by Katie Ellis
    Heres one to warm you back up! 15% off all orders just enter COLDSNAP when checking out. https://www.coreshop.uk/discount/COLDSNAP *min purchase £1...

  • Special 'Biochar' For Indoor Use On House Plants!

    by Katie Ellis
      Biochar For Indoor Use On House Plants. Our Horticultural Charcoal is a special grade of bio char or charcoal.Pre screened and the optimum size a...
    Posted in Bio-Char, biochar, carbon, charcoal, Potting Mix, Terra Core

  • Acclimating Corals, Fish, Shrimp & Inverts - Aquariums

    by Katie Ellis
    Reef tank owners you need this in your life!  Or in fact anyone that wants to transfer new aquatic animals & fish with the least possible stres...
    Posted in Acclimate, Acclimation, Anemone, coral, invert, keeping anemones, reef fish, siphon

  • Keeping House Plants Alive - The basics

    by Mr Core Shop
    No matter how hard you try and how much research you do on a particular species of plant  - sometimes they fail 😥 I'm sure we have all bought that...
    Posted in Bog plants, cactus, companion planting, fern, fertile compost, house plant potting medium, house plant potting mix, houseplants, how to, humidity, tips

  • EXTRA 10% OFF All orders!

    by Katie Ellis
    just enter  HEATWAVE at checkout to save ten percent! until August 2022!
    Posted in discount code

  • Reef Filter Media! - Chunky GFO & Lab Carbon!

    by Katie Ellis
    Pleased to be offering new filter media-  excellent quality and value! PHOSPHATE REMOVER - new large particle size - zero fines!! ACTIVATED CARBON ...