reef invertebrates

Red Sea Test Labs Master Reef Lab Nitrate Why Test For Nitrate? Nitrate (NO3-) is produced in the aquarium by the biological filter. Beneficial bacteria in the biological filter convert toxic ammonia and nitrite into nitrate. A high nitrate level indicates a buildup of fish waste and organic...

Aquarium Pharmaceuticals KH/Carbonate and Calcium Test Kits KH/Carbonate Test Kit What is Carbonate Hardness? Carbonate hardness (also known as alkalinity) is the measure of carbonate and bicarbonate ion concentrations dissolved in water. These minerals are present in municipal, well, and...

Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Reef Master Liquid Test Kit Warning: Several of the included solutions are harmful and require precautions to be taken for your safety. Please make sure to read included instruction manual before working with these solutions. Calcium Test Instructions Why Test for...

Hello everyone!! This is my first post. I have a 150 gallon Reef ready FOWLR (going to start getting some corals in the next few months hopefully :) ) and I have a problem. I have 10 fish in the tank and 100 lbs of LR in the tank and 10 lbs in the wet/dry. I have been having a nitrate...

Aquarium Corals : Selection, Husbandry, and Natural History (Hardcover) by Eric H. Borneman (Author) HARDCOVER SIGNED $30.00 http://www.amazon.com/Aquarium-Corals-Selection-Husbandry-Natural/dp/1890087475/ref=sr_oe_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1205017083&sr=1-1 The Modern Coral Reef Aquarium Vol #...

Okay gang. as pointed out by ScruffyRubicon and seconded by marineduud. an area of Reef MSDS and i am thinking a instructuion manual area is a good idea. lets look at our reef equipment and things for or in our tank. the example for all of this was the OZONE accident. ScruffyRubicon gave this...

Curious? Well, it all started when I posted a picture of my smaller Gold Bar Maroon and the anemone that he hosts with. A few people asked about it and the closest ID we could come up with was for a Hell Fire anemone. I have had some others say it could not be that because a clown cannot...

any one ever use this ?? ive looked on the web trying to find some thing that will get rid of green and red slime its not very bad but i dont like it its been like a month or longer ive done what i was told i changed my sand bed little by litte new sand very pretty i ve done a 25 present water...

Hello everyone, Since I am new to TRT, thanks to FatTony for introducing me to the site, I thought I would share some pictures and information about my tank setup. I am definitely one who has learned and is still learning from experience and has bought many pieces of equipment more than...

Well I got the 34gal Red Sea Max set up in the bedroom. I don't think the wife is all to happy with it (or me)...... I told her to "get over it".... :eek:. That made her smile.........:angry: :mad: :ac39: :swear:

I have a hitchhiker crawling over my polyps. Is it simply cleaning the rocks or is it eating my polyps. Almost shaped like a limpet, but no shell at all. What is it, do I need to get it out, and can I touch it? Thank you, Alex

I have heard alot of hear-say on the subject, (like resperation or feeding) but has anyone ever studied it?

I have a Red Sea Calcium pro test kit that did not come with a list of how to perform the test. I went to the website and downloaded the manual, but it does not seem correct. It references adding drops of reagent B and in my tet that reagent is a powder. Does anyone have the same test and can...

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

While the amount of information on the internet is quite extensive, I seem all too often to doubt much of the credibility. Granted, not everything you read in a book can be taken at face value either, but i want to believe that there are a few good books/texts out there which provide some great...

Reef Invertebrates, By Anthony Calfo, and Robert Fenner I have an autographed (By Anthony) copy of this book... First reasonable Offer gets it... chris

I have a chance to buy this from a reef club member, and I can't seem to find the recommended reading list on this site. I found a copy on ebay that said it was 400 pages, so I'm wondering if it's a good buy. It is: Reef Invertebrates - by Calfo & Fenner Thanks!

Some of you may have seen our posts on the Atlanta forum here on TRT, but just in case, I wanted to bring it to your attention here. I realize the you guys are a bit of a jouney from Atlanta, but I know a lot of people have been wanting to come see the new Georgia Aquarium, and using this...

Some of you may have seen our posts on the Atlanta forum here on TRT, but just in case, I wanted to bring it to your attention here. I realize the Twin Cities is a bit of a jouney from Atlanta, but I know a lot of people have been wanting to come see the new Georgia Aquarium, and using this...

Going to SaltwaterU but haven't had a chance to sign up yet? Here's a little raffle we've put together to keep up the excitement and help promote SaltwaterU. Note that more than half the authors are speaking at SWU! At the end of this month (Mar 31, 2006), we'll be giving away one of each of...