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http://www.reefs.org - "If you had to pick a "one-stop shop" for everything online for reefs, this would be it. If you can't find it here, you can't find it." – Richard Sexton,Tropical Fish Hobbyist, November, 2002
Reefs.org believes an educated hobbyist is a conscientious, successful hobbyist. Our primary mission is the fostering of responsible marine aquarium hobbyists through education.
Advanced Aquarist Is Now in Print!
Advanced Aquarist is now available in Print from Amazon.com! Check it out on Amazon.com's website and give us your feedback. We currently have two books for sale: 2007 and 2008/Book 1 with more in the works.
Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine
Volume IX, Issue II: February 2010
Editorial: February 2010
By Terry Siegel
Terry discusses this month's issue and reader email.
Feature Article: Elemental Analysis of Skimmate: What Does a Protein Skimmer Actually Remove from Aquarium Water?
By Ken S. Feldman
Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802. The chemical/elemental composition of skimmate generated by an H&S 200-1260 skimmer on a 175-gallon reef tank over the course of several days or a week had some surprises.
Feature Article: Quantitative Comparison of Lighting Technologies: Metal Halide, T5 Fluorescent and LED
By Sanjay Joshi Ph.D.
Based on this quantitative data, is its quite obvious that the LEDs have come of age in providing a viable solution to lighting reef aquaria.
Aquarium Corals: Stony Coral Parasites, Part Two: Copepods: Family Xarifiidae
By Dana Riddle
Dana continues last month's discussion about copepods.
Open Discussion: What's Your Take on Reef Lighting?
By Advanced Aquarist Readers
Let's hear what YOU have to say about lighting advances in today's hobby.
Aquarium Invertebrates: Carpet Anemones: Big, Beautiful, and Deadly
By Mike Maddox
If you are one of the few aquarists dedicated enough to go the 'extra mile' and make a serious effort to successfully house one of these amazing anemones, you will be rewarded with a unique display of nature in your aquarium.
Online Courses: Marine Aquarist Courses Online is Working on Starting Up Again!
By Wade Lehmann
MACO is working on starting back up and we need your advice on getting going again.
AmericanReef Video Podcast: The Harlequin Shrimp
By Gary Lindner, Russ Kikel
Eliminate nuisance starfish utilizing the natural appetites of the Harlequin Shrimp. Join Gary and Russ of AmericanReef.com as they shine the spotlight on these unique aquatic critters.
Reefs In The News
Media coverage of the state of our world's reefs, interesting information, and other marine-related news.
Marine Aquarist's Courses Online (MACO)
What is MACO?
Marine Aquarist Courses Online (MACO) is a system by which interested people can become students and learn everything from introductory fabrication or science to the most advanced techniques in aquarium husbandry. We draw upon university professors, professionals, and hobbyists of all levels to instruct courses designed around providing you the most current knowledge in a given topic. Courses in the past have covered the basics of fabrication, lighting measurements and regimes, biology of reef organisms, and much more. The 2005 series opens in February and we have a whole host of courses available.
Head over to AquaristCoureses.org and join today!
Frag Trading
Frags.org frags.org is the place to buy, sell, and trade propagated coral fragments for reef aquariums. It is completely free and provided as a community service. The website was developed and is maintained by hobbyists in the reef keeping community.
Our mission is to foster an environment accessible by anyone around the world to buy, sell, and trade propagated coral fragments, while at the same time increasing the understanding that aquaculturing corals is important for preserving coral reefs.
With over 1,500 live fragments listed right now, and members in most every city in the US and around the world, you are sure to find the frag you've been looking for!
Aquarium Store Finder
The definitive guide to stores and suppliers for aquarium hobbyists. Fish, corals, dry goods and more...
Check them out: http://www.aquariumstorefinder.org/
Pet Solutions Powerbuy!