Charterhouse Aquatics
Retailer based in London, UK.
www.charterhouseaquatics.com
We supply retailers across the UK with Blue Life USA, Bluetang, CarbonDoser, and Acropora from our 100% aquacultured Coral Farm.
A marine fish commonly named as a “Blue Tang” was the inspiration behind this flourishing Gloucestershire based UK business.
Ross was so fascinated by the Indo-Pacific surgeonfish after keeping a tank at home for 15 years that he decided to set up an aquatic business in Quedgeley in 2010, calling it bluetangmarine. Ross, who has a passion for all things marine, was recently operating bluetangmarine from the same premises however in 2020 the opportunity arose to move to new larger premises to expand his wholesale business and own brand of products bluetang® at the new HQ located on the edge of the River Severn”.
The Blue Tang is still a big part of his life. “He’s 15 now and enormous,” said Ross. “He’s had to have several new tanks as he grew, in order to accommodate him properly.”
The fish is very distinctive with a royal blue circular body which is flat like a pancake, a pointed snout-like nose and a yellow tail. Dory in the film ‘Finding Nemo’ is a regal blue tang.
When Ross started selling coral, he imported it from various places in Australia, mostly sourced from the Great Barrier Reef. Corals are live marine invertebrates which are popular with saltwater fishkeeping hobbyists. But after a while Ross became concerned that the coral he was buying was being taken from the wild. He also stated that in recent years the Great Barrier Reef has suffered mass bleaching events, so every effort needs to be taken to help the reef recover.
“It wasn’t very Eco-friendly,” he said. “I was unhappy that I was depleting natural resources. So I did some research and decided to propagate the coral right here in the UK”.
Now Ross runs an acropora-dominated coral farm and keeps the live coral in huge specialist tanks in order to supply his numerous customers. As his business relationship with his suppliers expands, Blue Life USA, were looking for a UK wholesaler for their own product range. So, in 2018 Ross took the opportunity to distribute this brand too. In 2021, BLUETANG® have partnered with Aquarium Plants from the USA to offer the CarbonDoser® exclusively to the UK - the revolutionary Electronic CO2 regulator for Calcium Reactors and Planted Tanks.
While the business is going from strength to strength and Ross is happy he is helping provide a sustainable future that is not depleting the ecosystem, the Blue Tang fish that started it all is also doing well – and looks as if he will continue to inspire Ross for a good few years to come.
We have had years of experience with the most demanding of coral, and now offer a complete range to keep them in peak condition.
Our treatments are excusively provided by Blue Life USA! Proven results, from removing Red Cyano to Bryopsis Algae.
We supply Blue Life USA medias such as Clear Fx Pro, the original number one selling all in one filtration media.
Stage 3 - Optimal water quality and clarity covered exclusively by our partner Blue Life USA.
Stage 1 - Professional Grade Salt for marine tanks.
Stage 4 - An alternative to our dosing salts.
Stage 2 of the Bluetang Method, fantastic results, fantastic value!
We are extremely proud to offer the CarbonDoser Electronic CO2 Regulator to the UK for the first time! Bring ultimate reliabilty and precision to your CO2 setup. No more counting bubbles and constant adjustments! A must for any calcium reactor or planted tank setup. Arriving November at BLUETANG, CarbonDoser UK Distributor.
CarbonDoser UK | Available from stockists!100% Aquacultured in Gloucestershire, UK.
Pest Free
Tank Hardened
Healthy, grown on the bluetang® method
bluetang® favourites
100% Aquacultured in Gloucestershire, UK.
Pest Free
Tank Hardened
Healthy, grown on the bluetang® method
100% Aquacultured in Gloucestershire, UK.
Pest Free
Tank Hardened
Healthy, grown on the bluetang® method
Unit 6 Severnside Park, Epney,
Gloucestershire, GL2 7LN.
Office: +44 (0)1452 346340
Email Us: using the form below.
Visits by appointment, Trade Only.