I just bougt Marine Reef and Fish USA 2005

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Marine Reef and Fish USA is your fundamental guide to establishing and maintaining a marine reef aquarium.

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Editor's Note
Reliable Saltwater Info

Nutrients at Work in the Home Reef
It can be tricky to calculate the nutritional dynamics of your system.
By Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D.

Secrets to Successful Mandarinfish Keeping
Despite its reputation, this exotic fish may not be so difficult to keep.
By Richard F. Stratton

A Glossary of Reef-Speak
Are you familiar with all these reefkeeping concepts?
By Pete Mohan

40 Eradicate Red Slime
Persistence is important - it can take months to get rid of this nuisance.
By Randy Donowitz

Common Crabs for Aquariums
Imagine one of these hard-shelled critters scuttling around in your tank.
By Julian Sprung

A Turbulent Lifestyle
Never neglect the importance of water motion in a reef tank.
By Richard Harker

Personality-Packed Puffers
One of these 11 species of puffer- and porcupinefish may (or may not) be right for you.
By Jay Hemdal and Jeff Kurtz

Protein Skimmers Help Your Tank Thrive
Find out how they work, and why you should consider adding one to your system.
By J. Charles Delbeek, M.Sc.

The Importance of Urchins
Reef ecology is affected by many animals - this project proves the importance of Diadema.
By Martin A. Moe, Jr.

Bizarre Beauty of the Deep
Encounter some of the most fascinating creatures of the underwater cosmos.

Great Fish for Nano-Reefs
There are some showy smaller species that do great in nano-reef tanks.
By Scott W. Michael

Sump Improvement
For starters, consider an upside-down sand bed.
By Dr. Charles Matthews

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I love this magazine! Dont have it yet but do have the past 2or3 of them in the bathroom literature still and they are worth there weight in gold. I definately will get this one ASAP, thanks for the heads up

[Ninong]

I have all of them from the very first issue and I usually find them quite informative. I was a little disappointed in the 2005 edition but maybe that's because so much has been published online in the past couple of years in Reef Central's excellent online magazine and Reefs.org's excellent magazine that our expectations have been raised.

For example:

Protein Skimmers Help Your Tank Thrive
Find out how they work, and why you should consider adding one to your system.
By J. Charles Delbeek, M.Sc.

How many times has Delbeek written on this same topic? He has been writing the same thing for more than a decade now. Unless you are a complete newbie, why would you be interested in finding out how protein skimmers work? If you don't already know how protein skimmers work, you should be buying a book on the basics of the hobby first before purchasing something like this.

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I have all of them from the very first issue

Ninong,
what year was the first issue?

[Ninong]

Ninong,
what year was the first issue?

1999

There are a total of 7 issues.