stonyreef

Chingchai’s LED nano SPS tank

stonyreef — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:56:43 +0000

Perusing the forums, I came across what can only be expected to be an amazing tank build. In the Nano Reef section of Reefcentral.com, Bangkok, Thailand reefer Chingchai Uekrongtham recently started a new build thread entitled “Light Emitting Diode nano SPS tank thread“. The aquarium is a custom made cylindrical shape, complete with custom stand, [...]

Track Your Coral’s Growth with Reeflines

stonyreef — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:25:13 +0000

Reeflines.com is a new website that beautifully facilitates the tracking of your corals lineage and their growth in your tank via photos. If you have a long build thread that makes it impossible to compare growth shots or, like me, folders full of unorganized coral images that never get looked at, this may just be [...]

Geometric Pygmy Hawkfish

stonyreef — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:00:01 +0000

On a “Black Friday” visit to Old Town Aquarium (so as to avoid having to shop with family on Michigan Ave…), I scoured over the tanks for something interesting and, not seeing anything that I had to have in the saltwater department, ended up purchasing a grip of neon tetra and a few plants for [...]

Tunze Reef Salt

stonyreef — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:06:02 +0000

I’ve been using Reef Crystals aquarium salt for years now, and used the last of the bucket to fill up and cycle the Elos Mini. I thought it might be interesting to use a new salt mix. With the sheer selection of reef salts out there, it can be a pretty confusing choice. The aquarium [...]

Planning for the Unexpected

stonyreef — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:04:37 +0000

No matter how much forethought goes into the planning of an aquarium, any seasoned reefer knows that Murphy is never on our side. Whether it’s designing the system to avoid a sump overflow, writing controller code to prevent failing heaters from cooking the tank, or quarantining new arrivals to keep unwanted intruders at bay, there’s [...]

Death of a Rubbermaid

stonyreef — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:28:27 +0000

After a number of months, I’ve landed back in the hobby. Not that I ever left, but a gorgeous summer combined with a move that resulted in the loss of a number of stony corals took a bit of a toll on my enthusiasm and motivation to get a new tank set up right away. [...]