For a while now we have had two ebooks (electronic books) available which were designed to assist the beginner with starting either a marine reef tank or a marine fish only aquarium. We have had some great feedback in relation to these books and a lot of comments that we
Read more →Actually it more of a change that an introduction of a new area! For a while now both John and I have become frustrated with having to have separate login details for each area of Aquarists Online. The areas in question are the forum, articles area, reviews area and the
Read more →Reading marine aquarium potential disease pages in a book could be enough to make an aquarist’s hair stand on end! Various problems appear to be lurking ready to inflict doom on the unsuspecting livestock. It doesn’t ever have to be a problem – disease that is. The advance in collection
Read more →The aquarist could own a fish only or reef aquarium, whichever it is there is one action that is very low in popularity – catching a fish. The natural reaction of a fish when anything seemingly threatening approaches is to move away and hide. This is the survival instinct from
Read more →‘Leather’ corals are generally hardy and suitable for the beginner and the more experienced. The Finger Leather Coral is of the soft variety and differently shaped to toadstools (Sarcophyton sp.) and cabbage (Sinularia dura) corals permitting a good attractive, varied and colourful display to be achieved. Probably the most used
Read more →I need to state straight away that the title of ‘Colt Coral’ is a commonly used name and misleading. There are other coral species that are also called colt corals, so identity by the common name alone when ordering is likely to end up with the wrong type. The coral
Read more →There are a good number of the so-called leather corals that are acceptable in a beginner’s aquarium and some are of sufficient interest, colour and/or impact to be present in experienced aquarist’s systems as well. Many (or most?) are hardy and are not over demanding of light and seawater flow
Read more →We have been priviliged to write another article for The Reef Tank. This article is in relation to aquarium care and maintenance for the subject matter of lighting and we would like to invite you to go an have a read. http://www.thereeftank.com/blog/look-after-the-lighting/ Whilst you there why not have a good
Read more →There are about 30+ toadstool coral types. Other common names could be leather coral or mushroom coral. They are all misleading though toadstool is, to me, the most descriptive of the common names. The proper name is Sarcophyton sp. As far as the aquarist is concerned, they are very hardy
Read more →This coral falls into the ‘soft coral’ group, an octocoral, but it is a little strange for that grouping. This is because it is a reef building coral. The coral is also a little misleading to the eye with its common name. It would be very understandable if an aquarist
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