A well maintained reef aquarium can be a truly stunning sight and is a dream for many aquarists. Here at reefaquarium.com we try to provide you with the information you need to keep different types of marine critters happy and healthy.
Although we believe that most saltwater aquarists would like to keep a reef aquarium at some point we also feature information about how to keep fish only, Fish Only With Live Rock (FOWLR) and planted saltwater aquariums. These aquariums can not only be a great way to learn the skills needed to one day keep a reef aquarium but can also be stunning, fascinating aquariums in their own right. That is one of the reason that most, not to say all, dedicated reef aquarium keepers also keep FOWLR aquariums as well.
A while back I had started reading about fellow hobbyists completing a 3 day black out on their reef tanks every 3 months as a part of their routine maintenance. Starting about 6 months ago, I started...
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The one aspect about stocking marine aquariums that I have found the most conflicting information on is what is a proper stocking plan when keeping tangs. A part of the problem is the amount of variation...
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Manufacture ratings should always be considered as guidelines and never hard fast rules. In my opinion, almost all of these capacities are over rated. The reason for my opinion is that manufactures...
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If you are planning to use carbon dosing to reduce high levels of nitrates and/or phosphates, please keep in mind you need to start off slowly and at a very low level. Making quick and drastic changes...
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The New Caledonia Sunrise Anthias is a stunning new species that we recently wrote about here. The species is allready being collected and can be purchased in the United states through Quality Marine....
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Sometimes you can thoroughly complete your research to ensure the best possibly compatibility between all of your fish, but you sometimes will just end up with all kinds of problems. The reason for this...
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28 Oct 2013
Posted by William A new venomous species of remipede, Speleonectes tulumensis, has been found and described by science. The new species is the first venomous crustacean and have a venom similar to that found in rattlesnakes. The...
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Making reef structures from cement has long been used as a technique to try to restore or create new reefs. The cement reefs do work but are associated with several different problems. One of them is that...
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This is among the more popular fluidized reactors in use today due to its smaller size, affordable pricing, and flexibility of use. The below information was taken directly from the manufacture’s website http://www.twolittlefishies.com/documents/1202405781.pdf PhosBan...
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Your salinity level is among one of the more important parameters in a marine aquarium. Maintaining a proper salinity level will help you establish a proper pH as well as making your alkalinity and calcium...
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