Water
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“Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere,
Nor any drop to drink.”
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
For the benefit of beginners, I think it's time for a Water Change FAQ. I consulted with forum members to get their opinions, and I will include some of them where appropriate. This is not an exhaustive treatment of the subject. The comments in red are quotes from...
Map of Kenya
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If you rank the countries in Africa by geographical area, Kenya is the 23rd country of 55, with an area of about 224,000 square miles, or slightly smaller than Texas. Kenya has a coastline of about 333 miles.* The coral reef in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Kenya, is the second longest in the world--the Great Barrier Reef is the first--extending from Somalia to Mozambique.
Here is a short...
Part 3: Genicanthus Angel Species Details – The Fish That Angel Lovers Dream of.
In the previous two articles, I talked about Genicanthus angels in general, and what distinguishes them from other angelfish in the Pomacanthidae family. In addition, I discussed the six species that are available for sale in the marine fish hobby. And in this third and final part, I’ll talk about the remaining four species that are very hard to acquire because of some challenges like rarity, remote...
We've all seen claims of ich, velvet, etc. returning after a 76 day fallow period. (For anyone wondering what a fallow period means click here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/fallow-periods-going-fishless.190324/)
Oftentimes, a fallow period failure is due to human error: The sick fish weren't treated long enough or the treatment itself wasn't done properly, cross contamination via wet hands or equipment, aerosol transmission (more info). It is also possible that undiscovered strains of...
An example of stained glass.
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Introduction
The inspiration for this article started with a short conversation or thread I had with Dr. Randy Holmes-Farley. When I asked about what kinds of things I could put in a saltwater tank that wouldn't hurt the water column and leach bad things into it, he mentioned not to put in objects made of float glass because of how float glass is made on a bed of metal, usually tin.
I started reading about glass and...
The other way to run a reef tank (No Quarantine)
I was asked by my friend Humblefish to start a thread on my practices of running a tank with no quarantine, hospital tanks, medications, dipping or almost anything else.
It is "not" just to take a fish from a store and drop it in your reef because that fish will probably die. You may not see many spots on fish in a store because just about all stores use medications in their tanks to suppress the parasites. They have to because they get...
Part 2: Genicanthus angel species details – fish that are available to buy in the ornamental fish trade.
In the first article, I discussed some general information about the Genicanthus angels. And what distinguishes them from their cousins in the Pomacanthidae angelfish family.
In this article, I will talk about the six available species that are available for purchase in the marine fish trade. The prices of these fish tend to be a little higher than most aquarium fish due to the depth at...
