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If provided the proper conditions, giant clams are a great choice not only for the beginner reef aquarist but even for the most advanced reef aquarists, offering beauty, biological benefits as well as biological diversity. Proper lighting, water movement, trace elements and placement of the...

Introduction This article highlights on a 4-step streamlined process that in my experience has proven to be beneficial in preventing fish disease outbreaks. Sourcing healthy livestock is always the first acceptable approach in finding long term success in this hobby. However, these days even...

Cleaning Filter Socks With Pressure Washer Before you try this: Make sure your pressure washer is rated between 1500-2000 psi, I don’t recommend you try this with a pressure washer that is rated over 2000 psi as this will likely tear your sock apart. Step 1: Use your pressure washer to clean...

This article is Part 8 of a series. Reef2Reef is extremely grateful to @SuncrestReef for sharing his expertise with us. These articles were badly needed and have been happily received by the Reef2Reef readership. Here is a quick Table of Contents for all the articles: Part 1 Introduction Part...

Introduction Named after the terrestrial flower, Anemone, because of their often beautiful coloration and flower-like appearance, sea anemones are predatory animals that can be a wonderful but also risky addition to an aquarium. Notoriously difficult to keep, sea anemones, which we will...

We apologize that this article was not published last Friday, when it was supposed to be. As you know, there have been a number of updates and changes to the Reef2Reef site, and some of these changes have had significant effects on how articles are published. We hope to get everything back on...

What is it that drives an average person to go and buy a glass box, fill it full of water, rock, and sand and turn it into a marine aquarium? Of course the aesthetics of seeing a tank in person, a reef tank for that matter, strikes in some of us some kind of primordial-DNA urge to have that in...

For inspiration: a great macro anemone shot. The image above is from the Reef2Reef archives courtesy of @maidia ©2019, All Rights Reserved. Successful reef-keeping is very much a numbers game. Specific gravity, pH, temperature, calcium & magnesium concentrations are important to know. Light...

This article is Part 6 of a series. Here is a quick Table of Contents for all the articles: Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Timers Part 3 Automatic Top-Off Kit (ATK) Part 4 Power Monitoring Part 5 Virtual Outputs Part 6 Alarms Part 7 Feed Cycles Part 8 Lunar Schedule and Lighting Profiles...

A few days ago, we published an article on Choosing an LFS. After that article was published, @Mr Fishface asked if we could do a follow-up article on choosing an online vendor. Well, here it is. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For inspiration: a beautiful mature reef tank. This photo is from the...

Note from the Editor: David Kimutai (@Davidangelfish) had the good fortune to connect with a major livestock supplier based in Africa for the marine aquarium trade. Below is David's interview with Kenya Tropical Sealife LTD, and all photos included in the article are courtesy of René Jorgensen...

One of the first things that new members of the forum will learn is that we generally advise new aquarists not to rely solely on what their LFS* tells them. Note: LFS is a reef acronym for "local fish store" or the store where you can buy aquarium supplies for your saltwater tank. Sometimes...

Note From the Editor: This article is Part 5 of a series. Here is a quick Table of Contents for all the articles: Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Timers Part 3 Automatic Top-Off Kit (ATK) Part 4 Power Monitoring Part 5 Virtual Outputs Part 6 Alarms Part 7 Feed Cycles Part 8 Lunar Schedule and...

Introduction: When we think of public aquariums, we usually think of someplace interesting and educational, a destination to take your kids for an afternoon. However, more and more, public aquariums are contributing to the scientific knowledge base. They are often affiliated with institutions...

A few months ago, on April 4, 2019, Reef2Reef published an article called "Depression in Fish". Although the article was well researched, and I personally fact-checked it, we received from our readers a lot of pushback to the article's premise that, yes, fish can and do suffer from depression...

Note From the Editor: This article is Part 4 of a series. Here is a quick Table of Contents for all the articles: Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Timers Part 3 Automatic Top-Off Kit (ATK) Part 4 Power Monitoring Part 5 Virtual Outputs Part 6 Alarms Part 7 Feed Cycles Part 8 Lunar Schedule and...