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Beginner Topic
Best in Shell: Snails for the Reef Aquarium
Snails can be a very useful part of a reef tank, consuming algae, detritus and harmful microfauna that can make life difficult for your corals and fish. In a sense they act as a janitorial service for your tank, which is probably why teams of snails and other scavenging organisms are called the...
Intermediate Topic
Plastic for the Reef Aquarium, Part 3
So, let's continue on with our discussion of plastics for the reef aquarium, Part 3.
Moving along down our list in the table, the next ones are the polyethylenes.
Table courtesy of @Seawitch, ©2019, All Rights Reserved.
PE: polyethylene
PET: polyethylene terephthalate
PEX: cross-linked...
Intermediate Topic
Plastic for the Reef Aquarium, Part 2
Lego, made of ABS, Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. Yes, @Brew12, you can have Lego in your reef tank.
This is a royalty-free image from by MW from Pixabay.
Welcome to Part 2 of Plastic for the Reef Aquarium. In Part 1, we covered some background on plastic, why plastic is of interest to reef...
Intermediate Topic
Plastic for the Reef Aquarium, Part 1
Introduction
At the beginning of January, 2019, I wrote an article about glass. Shortly after that, I was asked to write an article about plastic. This is the result. The article below is organized in a similar way as the glass article.
Plastic is of interest to reef aquarists because we use...
A sick tang.
Photo is from the Reef2Reef archives courtesy of @Gridlock, ©2019 All Rights Reserved.
Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment by Edward J. Noga, M.S., D.V.M.
Hardcover: 536 pages
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 2 edition (July 7, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0813806976
ISBN-13...
Spotlight
Profile of a Reef Aquarist (#6)
We have in our midst a reef aquarist who has had aquariums for the past 40 years and saltwater aquariums for 30 years. That's an enormous amount of reef experience by any measure.
He also does things a little differently than some of the others profiled recently. This gentleman in the southern...
When you're starting a reef tank, it can take a long time before your tank starts to look like something you can be proud of. It takes patience and perseverance. We always say, "nothing good happens fast in a reef tank."
Recently I visited a big LFS in Vancouver, BC, that had a nice display...
This is a royalty-free photo covered by Creative Commons License CCO.
Sperm whales or cachalots Physeter macrocephalus are world’s largest toothed mammals, and they have the largest brains of any living things. They belong to the cetacean group of mammals along with dolphins and whales.
Sperm...
Reef Spotlight
Reef of the Month, April 2019, @alexandrfeist
We are delighted to announce that the April, 2019, Reef of the Month belongs to @AlexandrFeist. Alex has an excellent build thread which you may want to read. As you'll see below in photos, Alex has an extraordinary reef tank. All of the photos shown below are courtesy of @AlexandrFeist, ©2019...
Spotlight
Depression in Fish
Depression in Fish
The photos included in this article are not depicting depressed fish, but rather they are just some good fish photos from the Reef2Reef archives showing different species that we commonly see in saltwater tanks. ©2019, All Rights Reserved.
We often set up aquariums for the...
Welcome to the R2R Cartoon Caption Contest for April 2019.
Put your thinking caps on, sharpen your pencils, and give us a caption for the cartoon below.
This cartoon is by Laura Yang for Reef2Reef. ©2019, All Rights Reserved.
HOW TO ENTER
This contest will be conducted inside our forum...
The author's dog-eared copy of Moe's book.
Photo courtesy of @Seawitch, ©2019, All Rights Reserved.
The Marine Aquarium Handbook: Beginner to Breeder by Martin A. Moe, Jr.
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: TFH Publications, Inc.; Revised, Expanded edition (September 1, 2009)
Language: English...
Spotlight
Profile of a Reef Aquarist (#5)
Forum member @cancun has had reef tanks for the past six years. Because of either extraordinary skill or extraordinary luck or some combination, during those six years, she has had very few problems with her tanks. This is her story. She also has a terrific build thread you can read.
All the...
A lovely full tank shot for inspiration.
Photo is from the Reef2Reef archives, courtesy of @DLHDesign, ©2019 All Rights Reserved.
Reef2Reef has a very busy forum. So busy, in fact, that if I post something in the morning, I have to do a big search for it in the afternoon to find my thread...
For inspiration, here is a beautiful 93-gallon cube tank belonging to @vetteguy53081.
Photo is from the Reef2Reef archives, courtesy of @vetteguy53081, ©2019, All Rights Reserved.
And now we come to Part 3, Powerhead Placement.
Everyone is waiting anxiously to hear about powerhead placement...
This 400-gallon tank belongs to @maroun.c, a Reef2Reef staff member. It has a tank turnover of 21,000 gallons per hour.
This photo is from the Reef2Reef archives, courtesy of @maroun.c, ©2019, All Rights Reserved.
So, last time, in Part 1, we talked about water flow, why you need it in a reef...
This 180-gallon display tank has 15,000 gallons per hour total tank turnover.
This tank belongs to, and the photo is courtesy of @fabutahoun, ©2019, All Rights Reserved.
This is an article that I’ve been wanting to write (or get someone else to write) for quite a while. Tank turnover is...
Hey Reef2Reefers!!
We've got another awesome giveaway for you guys from TUNZE!! This one has a prize valued at over $350!!
This month we're making it EASY to have lots of entries! All you have to do is one or more of the following things to qualify to win!
1. Update your Reef2Reef tank thread...
Spotlight
Kenya's Ornamental Marine Fish Trade
An overview of Kenya’s Ornamental Marine Fish Trade
On the western coast of the Indian Ocean, Kenya is the biggest exporter of marine aquarium fish. Other countries in this region include Madagascar, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Somalia. The reefs off the shores of these countries are rich in many...
Spotlight
Profile of a Reef Aquarist (#4)
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions,
perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.
Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."
Henry David Thoreau
We have among us, down in Arizona, a reef aquarist with a very different reef tank. @Exclusive...
