I mentioned this at the last club meeting- MACNA XVI (2004) DVD Set for the club use includes: J. Charlie Vernon - "Coral taxonomy, biogeography & evolution: a tortuous pathway" Eric Borneman - Current Research Project Highlights Dana riddle - "Making Corals Colorful" Charles Delbeek -...

(In lay terms Its been 11days since my Heteractis Magnifica had both sides of his tenicles cut off my a Korialia 4 ) Heteractis Magnifica Well he's still alive and eating and hopefull will make it. He's far from out of the woods but I'm happy he made it this far. Right after I had to Rip him...

Going to Maine on Sunday to do some snowmobiling . From Long Island it's about an 8 hour ride and i won't be driving so it will give me alot of time to read or sleep . Does anyone know of any good books i might be able to find at the LFS or maybe Borders books thanks :thumbup:

MACNA XX September 5-7, 2008 in Atlanta -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are excited about this year's MACNA conference. We already have Pre-registered and paid as many as most of the total attendance of the first 15 or so MACNAs, so it...

Just learned that feeding your fish infrequently, up to twice daily, with the "best" of foods is the wrong thing to do! The right way to feed your reef fish is frequently, automatic feeder, with "less than the best" of foods. I do not really need this information because I am mainly immersed...

I am thinking of building a saltwater plant only tank where I would dump my old tank water on one end and collect it on another. I believe that they do this with koi and I forget the name of the type of pond it is called but am wondering if the same thing can be translated to saltwater. What do...

this will be the new site for the reefzilla thread. once i get new pictures from bill i will post all the pictures in a row all at once. that way there is a huge batch if picture in a row for every one to see. bill will be able to post here on this site. please dont post here until we get all...

Are there better or more "pure" brands of carbon than others? thanks

People have asked for a list of good reef and Salt Water books http://www.thereeftank.com/books/index.htm

All, My lights finally came in after much nail biting, after they were gone, toe nail biting and after that I went after my kids' nails.....sure they ran...but didn't get far.:help: Now my big question is how long do you leave lights on for? I have a 36" Long with 192 pc's. Right now I...

THE REEF AQUARIUM by J.Charles Delbeek and Julian Sprung i just finished reading it it has A TON of information!!!!!! On everything Reef .

The prize: A copy of "The Reef Aquarium: Science, Art, and Technology, Vol. 3" by J. Charles Delbeek and Julian Sprung How to enter: I'm looking for ideas on how to improve the site. From features that are missing to little touches you think may make your visit more pleasant. Send your ideas...

This might be a little premature because I have not read the entire book. But I have to rant and rave becasue I love it so much already. I have read almost every book about keeping reef tanks and this is the best one. It is the perfect mix of science and practical explanations on how to do...

Hello all this is my first Saltwater tank. I have done Fresh for 5 years now and am making the jump to salt. I have a few questions and hope to get some info. The tank is a All Glass 90 Gal with MegaFlow Overflow. I am building my stand/hood as we speak its 36" tall made out of Oak. I have a 30...

Hi all, From the meeting last night I could see that there was a great concern about the addition of acro flatworms to our aquariums. I'm apart of the public aquarium forum with some of the big dogs on there such as Charles Delbeek from the Waikiki Aquarium, Joe Yaiullo from the Atlantis...

I would love to put together a back reef and just think tose T.maxima clams are beautiful. If the clam was placed high on the slope wouldn't it be out of place? I mean the tank is so much shorter than the ocean and the light closer to the claim in the tank than in the real world, would this...

International Certification for the Quality and Sustainability of Marine Aquarium Organisms . from Reef to Retail MAC News 1st Quarter 2005 Director's Note The MAC News for the 4th Quarter of 2004 had already been finalized before the devastating tsunami of 26 December occurred...

Im after some mid-experience level reefkeeping books that give detailed husbandry advice on the different species of corals/ fish/ inverts/ macroalgea. I have some begginers references (Palletta-New marine aquarium, Tullock-Natural reef) along with some general references (Michael -marine fish...

I'm looking to purchase some text on a variety of commonly kept coral species with fairly detailed information in order to help educate myself before purchases. Does anyone have a book or set of books that they think are worth their weight in gold? Or do you just hit the net and find out what...

I've got a nasty headcold and need some entertainment so: what FW tank(s) do you currently have? What would you have if space, $, spouse, and reality were not a factor? I have two tanks: a 29 tall goldfish tank which is my husband's (ie he picks the decor and fish, I maintain it) and a 30 long...