I ordered the Red Sea Max aquarium to hold my corals and fish while I take down my 75 Gallon aquarium. I am doing this because the sump is leaking, and it has affected the stand it is on. I…
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Big aquariums in homes, a costly and popular hobby
Don Robinette used to sell aquariums from his store in Duluth. But last March, he closed up shop to run the business from home and turn his attention to clients who want elaborate, custom-made aquariums. “It’s better to focus on…
Reproduction in Aquarium Corals: What do we know and what do we still have to learn?
By: ANN TARRANT Over the past decade aquarists have made remarkable advances in rearing scleractinian (hard or stony) corals (Siegel 1997). This has been possible as a result of a better understanding of nutrient cycling and improvements in technology, such…
Silicon in the reef aquarium, friend of foe?
By: CRAIG BINGMAN, Ph.D. For some aquarists, one of the advantages to having a reef aquarium is that one gets to play the role of a minor god. The fate of a mesocosm of organisms is in your hands, as…
Mac Dashboard Widget: Salinity for your saltwater tank
Mark over at his blog, made a nice handy Mac widget called Salinity. It is used to calculate approximate salinity based on your hydrometer reading. It takes into account the current water temperature and the hydrometer’s calibration temperature. Pretty nifty…
Why Reverse Osmosis is a must when keeping a saltwater aquarium
Maintaining good water quality is a foregone conclusion in fishkeeping, but it cannot be stressed long and hard enough when it comes to keeping corals. Perhaps it is not surprising then that some enthusiasts adopt almost clinical levels of cleanliness…
Shark pregnancy baffles aquarium
Veterinarian Bob George sliced open the dead shark and saw the outline of a fish. No surprise there, since sharks digest their food slowly. Then George realized he wasn’t looking at the stomach of the blacktip reef shark, but at…
Cycling (Curing) Live Rock for saltwater aquariums
A lot has been written about reef aquariums and their cycling process, starting with “cured†live rock, how much live rock to purchase because it is needed in the tank, and what kind you should get. These methods certainly work…
Controlling Problem Algae in the Reef Aquarium
Mike Paletta is the author of The New Marine Aquarium and Ultimate Marine Aquariums. He has been in the hobby for over 15 years and has written numerous articles for Aquarium Fish Magazine, Tropical Fish Hobbyist and Aquarium Frontiers. After…
Substrates in Aquariums–Plenums, DSBs & Barebottom Aquaria
There is more then one way to skin a cat. In the reef keeping hobby this adage is axiomatic. Given that every single tank is slightly different from any other in methodology used, in how each develops biologically, chemically, and…
