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REEF OF THE MONTH - April 2022: RussiReef's Phenomenal SPS Tank! 280 Gallons of Acro Inspiration!
R2R Username: @RussiReef
Introduction:
My name is Garry and I was born in beautiful city of Odessa, Ukraine which is located on the shore of Black Sea. There I kept freshwater fish for as long as I can remember. When I immigrated to this country 34 years ago, I started saving a few dollars...
In an industry that is always looking over it's shoulder, its refreshing news when we hear about new locations opening up and beginning to supply livestock to an evolving trade. Even more exciting when it's a country that has never before exported to the ornamental aquarium trade and we start...
Gobiidae… a commonly seen family yet one of the most intricate
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How many of you have walked into an LFS and seen gobies of every genus and size?
I bet all of you have. I have walked into my LFS and seen gobies from 5 inch long all the way to 0.25 inch long. Gobiidae has got to be...
Coral Coloration: Proteins and Chromoproteins
by @Queen City Corals
It is well known that corals get their color from the Zooxanthellae in their cells, however, an often overlooked but very important aspect of coral coloration are fluorescent proteins and non-fluorescent chromoproteins. There...
Amazonas 500 is Orphek’s LED light solution developed specifically for public aquariums, zoos, hotels,
shopping malls, airports and other public venues displaying reef or freshwater aquariums.
40 units of Amazonas 500 were neatly installed above and close to the water of the High Seas...
This article is a part of my whole series of Apex tutorials, available here: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/authors/suncrestreef.93940/
1. Overview
The DOS is Neptune's two-head dosing pump for the Apex system. It may be used to dose additives into your aquarium or can be used for automatic...
R2R Username: @Roberto Denadai
Build Thread: My new SPS Tank
Introduction:
Hi guys, I am honored to have my tank featured as “Reef of the Month”! This means a lot to me and I am excited to share my tank and my journey with you all. I was not expecting to receive the Reef of Month nomination...
Nuisance Algae Identification and Removal Guide
by John Maloney (2009)
Okay, so unless you have a nuisance macro algae that is complex and not normal, we hopefully got you covered. We need photos to continue the thread, send them in.
The Common Pest Algae. (Diatoms, Hair, Film, and Cyano)...
How to tell if your Mantis Shrimp is Male (a boy)
After being asked, and me actually asking this question long ago, I decided to post a thread to help people discover the gender of a mantis shrimp. There's no real detail on telling if the shrimp is a girl, all you will see are two spots on the...
R2R Username: @jay_bro
Build Thread: The Dream Tank
Introduction:
How do I start... maybe the beginning. I think I got my first saltwater aquarium when I was 17-18 to 22 years ago, I decided to play mad scientist to my current brackish tank and bump up the salinity in hopes to keep a...
Evaluating Synthetic Sea Salts
C. Jay Hemdal 2016
Revised January 12, 2022
This is an update of my 2016 article that examines some testing methods to evaluate synthetic seawater, some of which can be done at home. A short history and list of sea salts is also given. Please note - this is NOT...
As the title suggests, this is intended as a short guide on what to do when you suspect dinoflagellates are trying to overtake your system. It is an attempt to boil down the protocols discussed across 11,000 posts in this "Are you Tired" thread along with thousands of other dino threads. I did...
A reef tank is a complete ecosystem operating with clockwork precision in a space of extraordinarily small dimensions compared to nature. As a result, the water chemistry fluctuates at a dizzying rate, implying a strategy to compensate for these changes in a sustainable manner. The export and...
One of the best parts about the reefing hobby is collecting your favorite corals and watching them grow from small frags into colonies. Each reefer has the potential to grow corals and share their frags with others. That's the essence of the reefing hobby. Here at POTO, we are grateful to be...
When I first utilized Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) in coral experiments in 2001, I never envisioned how these lights would revolutionize the aquarium hobby. The advantages of LEDs are many, including long life, relatively low heat generation, dimming capability, spectral tuning, potential low...
R2R Username: @W.vreeswijk
Build Thread: Tank w.vreeswijk
Let's jump right in! Tell us about your system!
This home was built, and we had our aquarium built into the wall with all equipment being put into the garage, so no dirty smell of the skimmer anymore for my wife (Happy wife, happy...
Basic Underwater Photography in Aquariums
@Jay Hemdal c.2021
Aquarists often have difficulty photographing animals in their aquariums. Not only do they have the same problems as other photographers (flash reflection off the glass, issues with white balance, fast moving subjects, etc.) they have...
One of the most important aspects of successful reef aquarium care is maintaining proper calcium levels.
Why? Calcium is not only vital for the health and growth of corals as well as many other marine invertebrates but also plays a crucial role in maintaining high pH needed in marine systems...
KH is probably the most important water quality parameter after salinity and temperature. More important maybe, than Phosphate. Corals can survive a wide range of Phosphate levels but if the KH is too low for a prolonged period, all aquarium corals will die.
KH is also known as Carbonate...
R2R Username: @Bacon505
Build Thread: Bacon’s 160g peninsula build
Introduction:
Greeting Reefers! My name is Leo, and I'm from New Mexico. I'm very humbled and honored to have my tank featured for R2R Reef of The Month. When I first started the hobby, I spend lots of time looking at all...
