Monthly Archives: December 2015

December 2015 Reef Spotlight Ben VanderNoort (Diesel) Tank Thread: http://www.reef2reef.com/threads/202-gallon-diesel-tank.109424/   Hi there! My name is……….. Ben VanderNoort and this is about my 202 Diesel Tank.   As usual a little bit about myself to make this thread more interesting!! I promise to keep it simple. Read more here…

Editor’s Note: In the saltwater aquarium hobby, there are many challenges ranging from day to day tasks of maintaining a stable ecosystem to the more difficult issues that can arise due to disease or other problems in the reef. However, some of the rarest issues are Read more here…

by Kevin Schweer   Buying a new fish for your aquarium can be both an exciting and nerve-racking experience. Is this fish healthy? Is this fish a good fit for my aquarium? If I get this fish, am I sacrificing another fish down the line? Read more here…

Title photo by R2R member Rskillz   By Randy Holmes-Farley Salinity is one of the most important parameters measured in reef aquaria.  It controls not only the salt balance between an organism and its surrounding environment, but also the levels of a host of ions Read more here…

by Meredith Presley   Do you know that feeling? That feeling when you know something bad is happening in your tank and you don’t know what to do about it? That panic deep in your gut that says “ACTION! You must do something about this Read more here…

Editor’s Note: The reef aquarium hobby is not for the faint of heart. Maintaining a complex ecosystem can be a daunting task with many variables in play that all have effect on one another. However, beyond the effort to maintain the ecosystem and address common day-to-day Read more here…

by Mike Lauderdale When I first started keeping SPS (small polyped stony) corals, I had done my research. Well, I thought I had, but as it turns out there is always more to learn and SPS corals are not all that forgiving when it comes Read more here…