Featured Member 850 Gallon Dream by steveweast First of all, I would like to thank the Reefland community for bestowing this honor upon my system. To be mentioned in the same breath as the past recipients is truly humbling. I hope that you all enjoy the journey through my system as much as I have enjoyed the journey through the… [Read More]
Clean Up Crews
July 20, 2012 By
Clean Up Crews By: Scott Zachow Over the years, the term Clean-up Crew has been used loosely in the online communities so to start, I would like to offer what it may refer to when used. To most, clean-up crew is used to describe herbivorous invertebrates that help keep nuisance algae “in-check”. To others the term clean-up crew is used… [Read More]
Building a 220-Gallon Reef
July 20, 2012 By
Building a 220-Gallon Reef By: Jack Wiblurn First let me say that I am truly a novice when it comes to saltwater systems and maintenance. Everything I have learned has been from others or as some will say, “the hard way.” I hope that in some way this article will help others understand the trials and tribulations that come… [Read More]
Best Plants and Algae for Refugia – Part II “Vegetable Filters”
July 20, 2012 By
Best Plants and Algae for Refugia – Part II “Vegetable Filters”By: Anthony CalfoPart I of this Series Located HereCaulerpa was the first, popular algae used in refugiums only because the availability of alternate genera of algae in the hobby was limited. The genus Caulerpa overall though is very aggressive and sometimes toxic to fishes or invertebrates. For many aquarists, the… [Read More]
Best Plants and Algae for Refugia
July 19, 2012 By
Best Plants and Algae for Refugia By: Anthony Calfo In this column, I am excited to begin to share a series of installments with you discussing the best plants and algae for refugia. For the benefit of new readers and anyone unfamiliar with the term “refugia,” I’ll offer a brief definition. A refugium (in the most literal sense of the… [Read More]
Beautiful Seagrasses – Keeping True Flowering Plants in Your Marine Aquarium
July 19, 2012 By
Beautiful Seagrasses – Keeping True Flowering Plants in Your Marine Aquarium By: Anthony Calfo Sought after by aquarists around the world, the Hawaiian bristle-tooth, Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis, is a member of the best Tang genus for algae control on soft substrates like in seagrass displays. Picture and Caption by Anthony Calfo For some years now, private aquarists have begun to realize… [Read More]
Be A Host To Your Anemone
July 19, 2012 By
Main Attraction Be A Host To Your Anemone By: Ronald L. Shimek, Ph. D. Why Not Keep An Anemone?It would seem that keeping a host sea anemone should be the easiest thing in the world for an aquarist. After all, such animals are offered for sale in every local fish store and, “Hey, what could be so hard about keeping… [Read More]
Aquarium Maintenance
July 19, 2012 By
Aquarium Maintenance By: Scott Zachow A beautiful reef aquarium featured in the March Edition of RHO. With a some structured routine maintenance, any aquarium can display the same beauty. Picture by Eric and Sheila Ropke. Next to only cost, aquarium maintenance is a major reason more people don’t maintain their own marine aquarium. Think about it, while you converse with… [Read More]
Aquarium Corals – Selection, Husbandy and Natural Selection
July 15, 2012 By
Media ReviewAquarium Corals – Selection, Husbandry and Natural History Author: Eric H. Borneman Publisher: Microcosm Ltd. and T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Availability: Hardback: Price $54.95 – ISBN 1890087475 Paperback: Price $44.95 – ISBN 1890087483This 464-page publication is wonderfully written and illustrated with beautiful color photographs of corals in both nature and captivity. There is also an extensive appendix that contains a Glossary, References and Index. Cover… [Read More]