February 2003
Editorial: February 2003
Terry talks about the changes he's been making to his home system as well as the contents of this issue.
Feature Article: Photographing Home Aquaria
This article is aimed at helping the user make better pictures by avoiding some basic pitfalls, while offering some options that the user might not have known.
Feature Aquarium: The Birch Aquarium at Scripps
James recounts his visit to the Birch Aquarium.
Advanced Beginnings: The Basics Of Filtration For The Reef Aquarium
Jay discusses biological, mechanical, and chemical filtration for the new hobbyist.
The Breeder's Net: A Simple How-to On Home Culture Of Copepods
In my opinion, copepod cultivation may make an important contribution in home aquaculture, when fish fry are too diminutive to eat rotifers as a first food.
Chemistry And The Aquarium: How To Select A Calcium And Alkalinity Supplementation Scheme
This article will provide the information necessary for aquarists to choose an appropriate scheme for their specific needs. Such deciding factors as cost, complexity, impurities, and a variety of others things come into play in making a decision.
Aquarium Fish: The Whitebarred Wrasse (pseudocheilinus Ocellatus)
In this article, I would like to examine one labrid species that has recently been showing-up in the aquarium trade with greater regularity, the Whitebarred Wrasse.
Photo Gallery Spotlight: Ornate Or Clown Butterflyfish, Chaetodon ornatissimus
James shares his latest photo with us.
Aquarium Invertebrates: Zoanthids: Polyps As Cute As A Button
I have always been and will always be impressed by such common things as “button polyps,” the many-hued and mostly simple to care for zoanthids.
Media Review: A Review Of The Literature
Charles reviews the latest articles of interest in the literature.
Short Take: Packaging And Shipping Corals For The Winter Months
Richard shares tips on winter shipping.The single best tip I can provide is to not have the corals shipped to your door. Instead, have FedEx ship to the local depot and have them hold them there until you can pick up the package. This sounds complicated, but it is really easy.
Reefkeeping Events: What's Happening in Your Area?
Check our Events calendar to see if a conference, frag swap, or club meeting is happening in your area.
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