Aquarium Chemistry
Product Review: Alkalinity Test Kit Showdown
Dana compares a number of alkalinity test kits from the hobby.
Hot Tips: How do you handle your tank temperature in the summer?
This month, our readers give their feedback on handling the dog days of summer.
Aquarium Fish: Applications for Hyposalinity Therapy: The Benefits of Salinity Manipulation for Marine Fish
Hyposalinity can be employed in better acclimating recently transported fish, for quarantine, treating wounds, with antibiotics, getting fish to begin eating, conserving metabolic energy, improving growth and alleviating the effects of stress.
Hot Tips: How do you perform your waterchanges?
This month, our readers give tips on how they regularly change water in their tanks.
Feature Article: Coral Coloration, Part 4: Red Fluorescent Pigments, a Preliminary Report of Effects of Various Environmental Factors and Color Mixing
Dana explains several environmental factors and their possible effects on coral coloration.
Hot Tips: Calcium Tips
This month, our readers give advice on maintaining your calcium levels.
Product Review: The Hach 'HQ' Series Meters: For Advanced Water Quality Monitoring: Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Temperature and Conductivity/Salinity/TDS
Dana reviews Hach HQ series of meters and gives his overall impressions of this equipment for monitoring water quality.
Feature Article: Old Tank Syndrome
Does old tank syndrome really exist? Julian explains changes that the tank goes through as it gets older.
Editorial: September 2006
When it comes to the biological world, things are rarely as simple as they sometimes seem.
Feature Article: Poor Man's Spectrometer: Estimating Lamp Spectral Quality for Less Than $30
Quantification of lamp output quality is, at best, an expensive proposition. However, qualification of spectra is so inexpensive that even the budget-conscious hobbyist can afford a ‘spectrometer’. There are several ‘instruments’ available for just a few dollars from various suppliers.
Product Review: Ocean Optics Spectrometers and Software
If you have deep pockets and a true desire to tinker with and know practically everything about your lighting system and then some, then the relatively low-cost spectrometers and accessories from Ocean Optics just might be for you.
Feature Article: The "Old Tank" Syndrome
Now that a tank no longer needs to be broken down and tanks are being maintained for long periods of time a new
Lateral Lines: Reef Aquarium Filtration Part III: Natural and Artificial
This article is a continuation describing some of the more philosophical filtration practices and concepts.
Feature Article: Updating Marine Teleost Fish Acclimation Procedures: Part 2
Terry continues covering acclimation, recovery, the role of hyposalinity therapy, factors influencing feeding behaviors and some handy equipment for use during acclimation and quarantine.
Feature Aquarium: The Aquarium of Frank Esser
Frank shares his 80 gallon reef aquarium with us.
Feature Article: Temperature and the Reef Aquarium
Dana discusses some simple temperature experiments and combines this information with important results recently published in the respected journal
Media Review: The Reef Aquarium, Volume 3: Science Art and Technology
Doug reviews Delbeek and Sprung's latest addition to the Reef Aquarium series.
Hot Tips: Common Mistakes Setting Up A New Tank
This month, our readers give us some pointers on what not to do when setting up a new tank.
Lateral Lines: A Reef Geek Holiday Season
Adam highlights a couple of reef geek items that any fish/reef aquarium lover would want for Christmas.
