Aquarium-Related Articles

The purpose of this section is to present interesting articles, from a variety of authors, that are pertinent to the aquarium hobby. If you have an informative article that would benefit marine hobbyists, please contact Bob via the contacts page.

 Articles from Reefscape.net

• pH CALIBRATION FLUIDS - SHELF LIFE
• KALKWASSER - IN DEPTH
• FLUORESCENT LIGHTS - HOW THEY WORK
• CO2 TANKS - PROPER CARE

 Bob Bittner

• Breeding Anemonefish

 Bob Goemans

• Organic Aquatic Products
• Stony Corals – the Family Fungiidae
• Marine Aquarium Substrates – Materials & Methods
• Mushroom Corals – The Corallimorpharians
• Zoanthids - A Wide Range to Choose From
• Shrimp – Yummy - No, not that kind!
• The Art of Quarantine
• Nature’s Pathways, Part I
• Nature’s Pathways, Part II
• Aquascaping with Polyurethane Foams
• Refugia – Many Choices
• Eels, Not the Garden Variety
• Nano Tanks (written in early 2006)
• Bubble Coral – Unique and Hardy
• Seawater Buffering
• Microbial Balance in Natural Aquaria
• Marine Angelfish – the Holacanthus Genera
• The Plenum Method
• Trickle Filters
• Exquisite Crustaceans – The ‘Rarely’ Seen!
• Triggers in My Aquariums
• Leatherjackets for the Marine Aquarium
• Clowns in My Aquariums
• Rabbits in My Aquariums
• Butterflies in My Aquariums
• Lions in My Aquariums
• Goats in My Aquariums
• Damsels in My Aquariums
• Hawks in My Aquariums
• Gobies in My Aquariums
• Horses in My Aquariums
• Surgeons in My Aquariums
• Wrasses in My Aquariums
• Dreaming of Dragons
• Keeping Groupers and Soapfish
• Dottybacks – Choose Carefully!
• Algae-Eating Fishes for the Marine Aquarium
• Anthias: Those Fancy Basses
• Slime Algae (written early 2003)
• Coral Budding (written in 2001)
• Solar & Wind Powered Reef System (written in 2002)

 Bob Goemans & Lance Ichinotsubo

• New Approach to Treating Marine Ich and other Ciliates/Flagellates Protozoan Parasites!

 Bob Goemans and Sam Gamble

• Sandbeds - Part I
• Sandbeds - Part II

 Chris Aslett

• Coral Diseases Part 1
• Coral Diseases Part 2

 Dana Riddle

• A New Horizon in Lighting: PFO's Solaris LED System

 David Vaughan

• Understanding Quarantine, its Functions and Goals for uShaka Island Marine Park, South Africa

 Ileana Holder

• Do-it-yourself Solutions to Your Phytoplankton Needs

 James Gasta

• DIY DURSO STANDPIPE
• BUTTERFLYFISH WITH CORALS? YES, WITH PROPER SELECTION OF BOTH
• Clownfish and Anemone Compatibility
• Pump Specifications Chart
• Wavemaker Pump Specifications Chart
• THE ULTIMATE IN LED LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY ORPHEK’S PR-156 POWER REEF LED PENDANT
• VERTEX AQUARISTIK A PROMISING LINE OF SKIMMERS FROM GERMANY

 James W. Fatherree, M.Sc.

• Dealing with Unwanted Algae in Marine Aquariums
• The Corallimorpharians
• The Stoloniferans: Clove Polyps, Star Polyps, and Pipe Organ Corals
• The Tube Worms
• The Zoanthids: Sea Mats, Yellow Polyps, and Button Polyps

 Jim Stime, Jr

• The Midwater Zone

 John Randall and Hiroyuki Tanaka

• Cirrhilabrus naokoae, a new labrid fish from Indonesia

 Julian Sprung

• Jaubert's Method, the "Monaco System," Defined and Refined

 Les Holliday

• Great Reef Tanks - The Monaco Aquarium
• In the Lagoon of Sharks

 Matt Clarke

• A Buyer's Guide To Calcium Additives

 Paul Baldassano

• Trial and Tribulations of an OLD Reef Tank (A 25+ year journey with a saltwater tank)
• A New Feeding Strategy for Hippocampus sp., and other fishes
• Elysia crispata Sea Slug Spawning in a 100 Gallon Reef Aquarium

 Richard Harker

• Part 1: Is it Really in the Water? A Critical Reexamination of Toxic Metals in Reef Tanks
• Part 2: Is it Really in the Water? A Critical Reexamination of Toxic Metals in Reef Tanks
• Part 3: Is it Really in the Water? A Critical Reexamination of Toxic Metals in Reef Tanks

 Rob Toonen

• Q&A - Sea Apples
• Anemones
• Aquarium History
• The captive breeding of tropical reef species for the aquarium trade, with specific attention to long-term planktotrophic larvae
• Tube Anemones
• Q&A - Silica Sand - Diatoms
• Q&A - Sponges
• Q&A - Rotifers
• Q&A - Oxygen
• Q&A - Octopus
• Q&A - Linckia
• Q&A - Gorgonian
• Q&A - Fish Nutrition
• Q&A - Feather Star
• Q&A - Dendronephthya
• Q&A - Cyano
• Q&A - Cowrie
• Q&A - Feather Dusters
• Q&A - Giant Clam Feeding
• Q&A - Nudibranch
• Q&A - Queen Conch
• Q&A - Sea Pen
• Q&A - Clownfish-Anemone Relationship
• Q&A - Difficult Species
• Q&A - Flame Scallop
• Q&A - Medusa Worm
• Q&A - Phytoplankton
• Q&A - Sea Cucumbers
• Q&A - Xmastree Worms

 Robert (Bob) Fenner

• The Moray Eels, Family Muraenidae
• Rays and their Relatives. Batoids For The Home Aquarium?

 Roy Meeke

• The Plenum System

 Sam Gamble

• New Concept

 Tristan Lougher

• Friend Or Foe? Introduction - Unicellular Protozoans - Foraminiferans
• Friend Or Foe? Simple Multicellular Animals - Sponges, Flatworms
• Friend Or Foe? Hydrozoa, Jellyfish, Removal & Control of Aiptasia, Anemonia, Sea Gooseberries/Comb-Jellies
• Friend Or Foe? Chitons, Snails, Cowries
• Friend Or Foe? More Snails (Pests) & Nudibranchs
• Friend Or Foe? Segmented Pest Worms
• Friend Or Foe? Copepods, Horseshoe Crabs, Sea Spiders, Parasitic Barnacles, Mantis & Pistol Shrimp
• Friend Or Foe? True Crabs
• Friend Or Foe? Amphipods, Isopods, Copepods
• Friend Or Foe? Starfish, Brittle Stars, Sea Cucumbers
• Friend Or Foe? Sand Dollars, Urchins, Sea Cucumbers
• Friend Or Foe? Tunicates
• Friend Or Foe? Un-segmented Worms
• Friend Or Foe? Un-segmented Worms Part II

 Vincent B. Hargreaves

• Sea Quest Part 1
• Sea Quest Part 2

 William Berg

• Young Dogface Puffer