Articles Index
Reef Tank Temperatures
What is the best temperature for your reef tank? How High is Too High? If your tank temperatures are too high, it can cause coral bleaching. It may be higher than you think.
DIY Back Flush Filter Set-Up
DIY Back Flush Filter Set-Up. Saltwater Aquariums
Making Money With Your Reef Aquarium
Making Money With Your Reef Aquarium - Introduction to Equipment Buying Choices, You can actually make money with your reef tank. Maybe not a lot, but you can easily make enough to pay for your hobby and have a lot of fun at the same time.
Head & Lateral Line Erosion Disease
Saltwater Aquariums, information about how to identify the fish disease head and lateral line erosion (HLLE), what may cause it and how to treat or reverse its effects
About Live Rock - Part 6
Your About Guides to Saltwater Aquariums discuss how not all grades of rock are conducive for aquaculturing live rock, and how to choose the right type of media for making your own rocks for liverock cultivation.
Red Slime Algae (Cyanobacteria)
About Red Slime Algae - Cyanobacteria - in Saltwater Aquariums - What makes it grow and solutions for eliminating this problem.
The Benefits of Wavemakers
The Benefits of Wavemakers in Saltwater Aquariums.
The Undergravel Filter Controversy
The Undergravel Filter Controversy - About Saltwater Aquariums Filtration - As modernization of aquarium filtration products advances, many aquarists feel the need for a UGF has long past.
Saltwater Aquarium Lighting Chapter 1: Fish-Only Tanks
Information about the Fundamental Lighting Elements needed for a Fish-Only Tank, such as using pre-made light hoods.
Mantis Shrimp
What are Mantis Shrimp, and are Mantis Shrimp good as a pet, or are Mantis Shrimp a pest in a saltwater aquarium? What are Mantis Shrimp, and are Mantis Shrimp good as a pet, or are Mantis Shrimp a pest in a saltwater aquarium?
The Importance of Proper Aeration
A dicussion about the importance of aeration in saltwater aquariums and if air stone bubbles are a sufficient source for proper aeration.
Goby Fish Species Profiles Index
The gateway to learning about Gobies, browse this index of saltwater Goby Fish listed by their common and scientific names to read profiles on each species, which includes information on their identification, characteristics, compatibility, diet, feeding, reef tank suitability, and more about the care of these fishes in aquariums.
Giving an Aquarium as a Gift
If you are thinking about giving an aquarium as a gift, there are important things you should know about and consider before buying one as present. Making sure the person you are buying the aquarium for is interesting in having one, knowing what basic items you will need to buy, making a good tank size choice, and the other important tips listed here will help you in the decision making process, and ease concerns you may have of buying one for someone that wants to start a saltwater aquarium.
How To Eliminate Aiptasia Anemones with Lemon Juice
How to perform an effective and easy lemon juice injection procedure to eliminate pesky Aiptasia Anemones from saltwater aquarium reef tank systems.
What Is A Berlin Filter?
What Is A Berlin Filtration System? Berlin filters have been used for years in reef tank systems. What a Berlin filter is and how it works is explained.
What Is A Biological Filter
What Is A Biological Filter explains what a biological filter is in a saltwater aquarium.
What Items Can Be Used to Aquascape Your Tank?
Your About Guides to Saltwater Aquariums discuss all the components that pertain to aquascaping and decorating a saltwater aquarium.
Reef Tank Janitors - Part 3
A profile about Sea Cucumbers of the Class Holothuroidea to learn about the characteristics of these animals used as reef tank janitors in saltwater aquariums.
Collecting Tropical Fish By Sustainable Harvest Methods
If you are contemplating collecting tropical fish from the oceans, it is your obligation to treat the reef well. Over-harvesting will only destroy the resource. Here is a method for harvesting marine tropical fish which will preserve the resource for decades into the future.
Algae - The Chlorophyta Phylum
Algae - The Chlorophyta Phylum - Part 4: Bubble Macroalgae - Valonia sp. About Saltwater Aquariums
Algae - The Chlorophyta Phylum
Algae - The Chlorophyta Phylum - Part 2: Caulerpa Macroalgae. About Saltwater Aquariums
The Importance of Accurate Species Identification
It is not unusual to see marine fishes and invertebrates for sale in stores displayed only by common names, with no Latin, or what are known as scientific names posted. Why is this important? One problem with identifying marine animals properly is that many similar or look alike species are tagged with the same common name, which leads to their misidentification. This may lump an animal into a general category that does not pertain to that species care requirements. Here's a good example.
The Chlorophyta Phylum
The Chlorophyta Phylum - Cup and Brush Macroalgae Species - Information about the identification and characteristics of green calcified Cup and Brush Macroalgae species.
A New Butterfly Fish Discovered in Hawaii
On May 30, 1998 while diving off the Kona Coast in 400 feet of water using a closed-circuit rebreather, Richard L. Pyle discovered, and for the first time collected a butterfly fish never seen before in Hawaiian waters. Wow! Upon reading this breaking news in the local papers in Hawaii in June 1998, we immediately contacted Richard to get the full details about his exciting discovery, and this is what we learned.
Using Powerheads For Water Circulation
Using Powerheads For Water Circulation In A Saltwater Aquarium.