Your guide to a thriving reef

Keeping Anemones
Just as with all marine critters, you need to make sure you know what you’re getting yourself into before getting an anemone. What they truly need to thrive might surprise you. The below is based on my first...
Feeding Corals
Corals (with a few exceptions) will do very well without being feed when provided with the proper environment within a mature set-up. Feeding corals will often accelerate their growth. When it comes...
Good Starter Fish and Clean-up Crew Options
So, now after deciding to set-up your first marine aquarium and having your patients tested to the limit waiting for your tank to become cycled, you are now ready to add your first inhabitants. Wither...
Good Corals for Beginners: Mushroom Corals
Mushroom corals are a great choice for a beginner coral. They are a soft coral and among the hardiest of corals commonly found in the hobby today which can tolerate less than idea water conditions for short...

Welcome to ReefAquarium.com

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.

Here you can read guides that will help you to take your first steps on the road to the reef aquarium of your dream.
Get inspired by stories about some of the most beautiful reef aquariums in the world.
Read the latest reef news
Learn more about the equipment needed to keep a reef aquarium.

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.

Tip of the Week # 9, Display Tank Black-outs

29 Nov 2013

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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...

Tip of the Week # 8, Stocking Tangs

22 Nov 2013

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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...

Tip of the Week # 7 – Skimmer Capasity

16 Nov 2013

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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...

Tip of the Week # 6 – Carbon Dosing

08 Nov 2013

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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...

Watch video of new Caledonia Sunrise Anthias

05 Nov 2013

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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....

Tip of the Week # 5 – Fish Compatibility

01 Nov 2013

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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...

New venomous remipede species discovered, Speleonectes tulumensis

28 Oct 2013

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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...

3D printing set to revolutionize artificial reefs

28 Oct 2013

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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...

Two Little Fishies 150 PhosBan Reactor Product Review

27 Oct 2013

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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...

Tip of the Week # 4 – Salinity Levels

26 Oct 2013

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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...