Reef Keeping FAQ's
Water Parameters

Reef Aquarium Water Parameters

Solving Calcium and Alkalinity Problems

Low pH: Causes and Cures

High pH: Causes and Cures

Ammonia and the Reef Aquarium

Phosphate and the Reef Aquarium

Iron Oxide Hydroxide (GFO) Phosphate Binders

Nitrate in the Reef Aquarium

Hydrogen Sulfide and the Reef Aquarium

Silica in Reef Aquariums

Carbon Dioxide: Friend or Foe?

The Effects of Carbon Dioxide On pH

Reef Chemistry

The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners,
Part 1: The Salt Water Itself


The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners,
Part 2: What Chemicals Must be Supplemented


The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners,
Part 3: pH


The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners,
Part 4: What Chemicals May Detrimentally Accumulate


The Relationship Between Alkalinity and pH

What is Alkalinity?

Boron in a Reef Tank

A Simplified Guide to the Relationship Between Calcium, Alkalinity, Magnesium and pH


Supplements and Reactors

Magnesium in Reef Aquaria

Strontium and the Reef Aquarium

Iron in a Reef Tank

Iron: A Look at Organisms Other than Macroalgae

Iodine in Marine Aquaria: Part I

Iodine in Reef Tanks 2: Effects on Macroalgae Growth

What Your Grandmother Never Told You About Lime (Kalkwasser)

A Guide to Using Calcium Reactors

Calcium Reactor Substrate -- Phosphate Levels


Ozone and ORP


Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 1: Chemistry and Biochemistry

Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 2: Equipment and Safety

Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 3: Changes in a Reef Aquarium upon Initiating Ozone

ORP and the Reef Aquarium


Water, TDS, Salinity


Tap Water in Reef Aquaria

Reverse Osmosis/Deionization Systems to Purify Tap Water for Reef Aquaria

What is TDS?

Refractometers and Salinity Measurement

Specific Gravity: Oh How Complicated!

Using conductivity to measure salinity

Reef Stability, A Moving Target


Reefkeeping Myths


Mything the Point: Part One

Mything the Point: Part Two

Mything the Point, Part Three: Conclusion

Other Reef Keeping Myths

Reefkeeping 101 - Bogus Information


Fish, Coral, Clams Disease and Treatments

Red Bug Treatment

Freshwater Dips

Mysterious fish deaths are more common now (Flukes)

Distressed Clam? Take a Good, Hard Look

Troubles with Tridacnids: A Look at Two Common Problems

Things that Suck: Acropora Eating Flatworms

Pests Invading the Reef Aquarium Hobby: Part 1 - Red Bugs & Nudibranchs

Pests Invading the Reef Aquarium Hobby: Part 2 - Flatworms, Snails & Limpets


Reef Food and Feeding

Reef Food

From the Food of Reefs to the Food of Corals

The Food of Reefs, Part 3: Phytoplankton

The Food of Reefs, Part 4: Zooplankton

The Food of Reefs, Part 5: Bacteria

The Food of Reefs, Part 6: Particulate Organic Matter

The Food of Reefs, Part 7: Dissolved Nutrients

Reefkeeping 101 - Let's Fatten Them Up!


Misc.


How to Reseal Your Glass Aquarium

General Guide for the ZEOvit System

ZEOvit, A Milestone in Reef Aquaristics

ZEOlite Filters, A Discussion of what ZEOlites are and how they Function

Vodka Dosing...Distilled! A Powerful Method for the Reduction of Nitrates and Phosphates within the Reef Aquaria

How Sandbeds Really Work

Green Hair Algae...

Get Out of My Tank! Fish Removal Tips & Tricks

How to Change Water in Your Reef Aquarium

What is Skimming?



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