Monthly Archives: January 2015

Come on raise your hand! Who likes to put their hands in the tank to clean the glass? Ok not me or anyone other hobbyist that I know. That’s why I was pretty excited about the new Tunze Care Magnet and I just had to Read more here…

Reef2Reef has quickly become one of the go-to forums for hobbyists and industry folk alike. This week Reef2Reef just eclipsed 100,000 real-world Facebook likes! What some of you may not know is that this forum started as a very small gathering of like-minded hobbyists, which Read more here…

By Randy Holmes-Farley There is no aspect of reef aquarium chemistry more important than calcium and alkalinity. Many of my previous articles have described various aspects of these systems in detail. In reading those articles, aquarists will note one pervasive theme: that maintaining appropriate levels Read more here…

This article was sponsored by www.CoralVue.com. The Maxspect Riptide Gyre is touted to be a “game changer” in the water flow technology for our aquariums. The reason that it is considered to be a “game changer” is that it does something that other powerheads do Read more here…

What’s not to like about an Acropora species that comes in many different variations of color and growth forms, is beautiful, and not too difficult to find? Acropora austera certainly fits that description coming in a wide range of color forms and shapes. It is Read more here…

Alkalinity is one of the most important measurements that a reef aquarist can make. It can become rapidly depleted in many aquaria, requiring frequent measurement in order to maintain stable levels. While hobby test kits for alkalinity can be simple to use, some aquarists find Read more here…

The genus Euphyllia contains some of the most spectacular and recognizable corals we’ve come to love in the marine aquarium hobby. They fall under the hobby coined term, “LPS”, or Large Polyp Stony corals. While the term LPS can shed some light on their overall Read more here…

There are many different ions in seawater, and as reef aquarists we generally only test for a small number of these. Calcium, magnesium, “alkalinity”, nitrate, phosphate, and ammonia, for example, are relatively easy for hobbyists to test at home using kits. Other ions, however, are Read more here…

Today, I want to write about how to properly identify zoas. And, no, I’m not going to get into the physiology of differentiating between a zoa and a paly. I am going to discuss how to properly describe the colors in a zoa. This is Read more here…

This article was sponsored by the community at www.Reef2Reef.com. • Name • Christopher Kriens • R2R Build Thread • Chris’ algae farm (ELOS 160) • Introduction • Thanks for the honor of nominating my tank for the Reef Spotlight! There are so many great tanks Read more here…