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Best Reefs from Europe (2) – Krzysztof Tryc Tank
Chopin, Marie Curie or Pope John Paul II are distinguished Polish personalities. But how about our (reef) world…. Are Polish people also notable in reef husbandry? Yes… definitely yes! Over the last years, I have the chance to come across a few Polish tanks. Most of them had a singular characteristic… More:
Coral Maternity – More than just a coral farm
Best Reefs from Europe (1) – Coral Maternity
Intro: Globalization! With the advent of the internet and consequently the reef-forums, reef-knowledge is being spreading instantly through over the world. But there is still one problem over this equation – Language. There are still a lot of husbandry techniques that are limited to some countries, especially those who don’t have English as first language, as many countries in Europe and Asia. I usually get reef-news first from USA, thanks to blogs like Reefs.com, than from neighbour countries from Europe. Therefore, this is the main reason why I´ve decided to create a series of articles calling the Best Reefs from Europe. The aim is to share with you what is happening on the underground world of the non-English European forums. 
I couldn’t find best reef system to start this series than the coral farm of my very good friend Machado de Sousa, from Portugal. This is a non-commercial project… More:
Why not using filter medias for bacteria fixation?
Some of the old-school reefers (or if you had a freshwater tank) must remember using Bio-Balls, Ceramics or Siporax for bacteria fixation about 10 or more years ago. The disadvantage pointed at that time was that these media will enhance the production of Nitrate. And that using Live Rock, Deep Sand Beds and strong skimming was the best filtration method. More recently, I found out… More:
Are Ca Reactors Fading? The Revolutionary Effect of Dosing Pumps
Back in 90’s, reef hobbyists realized that corals need constant levels of calcium and carbonate in order to thrive. Two factions emerged at that time. Reef chemisttry experts developed methods to add Ca/kH into the tank through pre-prepared solutions – the Balling method and Randy’s 2-part solution, in Europe and USA, respectively. On the other hand, at the same time Calcium reactors were having their debut on the market.
Ca reactors took advantage easily on this battle.… More:
Comprehensive planning of your aquarium
When planning your tank, nothing is ever too much. On my previous setups, almost immediately after the tank was fully working I noticed some kind of mistake. I don’t know about you but this has always happened to me. One of the great advantages of internet forums is the ability to communicate with thousands of reefers and share experiences.… More:
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Underrated fish – Pyramid Butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis)
Recently, Sanjay Joshi has been posting amazing articles sharing his experience with some very difficult to keep species, like the Bandit Angelfish or the Tuka Anthias, and I´ve learned a lot from them. Having said this, sorry dear readers…. I don´t have any successful stories on maintaining rare fish of any kind, I´m not an expert on fish-keeping.
What I can do is exactly the opposite,… More:
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