R2R Username: @rusgum
Build Thread: 300 liters of happiness
Introduction
Greetings from Russia! Honestly, I was not ready to receive an offer from Daniel@R2R to present my reef in the Reef of Month nomination cause there are lots of beautiful reef systems besides mine.
Some words about me... My Name is Vitaliy, I am 50 years old. I was born and live in Moscow. I travel a lot, but last year's COVID pandemic destroyed my travel plans. My hobbies are hunting, fishing, aikido and knife...
Neptune Systems has offered sophisticated SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) devices along with analyzers, pumps, ATOs, and others for many years. Although many lighting systems made by others could be controlled by the Apex, only recently has this company offered its own LED luminaire. This article will examine the SKY LED light.
Years ago, LEDs (light-emitting diodes) were regulated to lowly positions, such as on/off indicators on coffee makers. Technological advances have...
A reef aquarium can be thought of as a system fed by inputs, which are processed to generate biomass, resulting in outputs. The system uses the inputs for its operation, transforming them into growth of organisms and producing waste products that must be reduced, removed or recycled in some way. Let’s see how this flow works in nature, to try to replicate it as far as possible.
In reef ecology, most of the nutrients exchange pathways are known as the carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus...
Our aquarium animals are wholly dependent on the care we give them for their continued good health. Proper environmental care is of course paramount; good water quality, excellent diet, proper aquarium size, compatible inhabitants, etc. Obviously, controlling disease is also a major factor. Beyond curing active diseases, limiting their spread to other animals is also vitally important. This means implementing proper biosecurity with your aquariums.
For ecological systems; such as...
Introduction
The process of calcification or biomineralization in SPS corals is often a head scratcher for most people, let alone reefing hobbyists. I've always wondered myself what really goes on behind the scene. Through research, I reviewed some research papers in order to help us better understand how our husbandry and maintenance of our aquariums can affect the growth of our corals. I have shared my learnings below and broken everything down into ways that is easy to digest.
To start...
R2R Username: @duke62
Build Thread: DUKES tank thread
Introduction
Ever think you would see a coral reef in the mountains of Pennsylvania? Well, I built one in my basement. Hi, everyone! My name is James, better known as Duke of Coral 62 on social media platforms. I've been reefing since 2005 but like everyone else who started in the hobby I had no idea what I was doing. I started with a 55-gallon tank with 2 bulb PC lighting and a canister filter. I used a garden hose to fill the tank...
The proper light for the reef aquarium is of extraordinary importance, not only for coral growth and health, but for the overall functioning of the food web. A large number of organisms involved in nutrient recycling, feeding corals and invertebrates, depend on light for survival. Photosynthetic bacteria, photo-autotrophic protists, cyanobacteria, diatoms, phytoplankton, zooxanthellae and algae perform photosynthesis to feed and build their tissues. To understand how corals take advantage of...
Tube Feeding Techniques for Fish
Jay Hemdal
c. 2021
Syringe with catheter attached.
Here is an all too familiar scenario: an aquarist faced with trying to care for a new, expensive fish that tragically refuses to accept any food. Common sense dictates that fish need food in order to survive. The frustrated aquarist may try different foods, (“It just must not like what I’m offering it!”). They may add various “food attractants” that rarely work. The aquarist may play the waiting...
R2R Username: @TUSI
Build Thread: Tusi's tank thread
Editor's Note: This is the first time in the history of our Reef of the Month that we have revisited a tank that we previously featured. However, we think you will all agree that Tusi's reef is a tank that is highly deserving of this honor. This is a spectacular reef that absolutely blows us away as we have continued it to follow in the years since it was first featured back in 2015. We decided that this month would be a great time...
R2R Username: @Takaki1980
Build Thread: Japanese Style Reef Tank
Introduction
Hello everyone. I'm very honored to have my tank featured in Reef2Reef's ”Reef of the Month". I would also like to send a big thanks to @Daniel@R2R for the shout out. I'm afraid I'm not as experienced as the legendary people in the previous articles, but I hope I can give some insights to everyone reading this article.
First, a little about me. My job was originally as a product designer with a focus on...
