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Reef keeping made easy, your on-line consultant
for beginner to intermediate saltwater fish and reef keepers with systems ranging in size from 50 to 200 gallons.
Dozens of gotchas, myths, mis-conceptions, rule-breakers, FAQs, and more.  For the DIY'er, use our free content for most everything you will need to get setup and stay operational, or choose our subscriber plan for one-on-one assistance, or engage a local service provider.

Information and research service
Have a question, need an answer? Email or IM and we'll get right back to you. Often within hours, sometimes minutes, but always asap. We will use clear, concise and understandable text, pictures, check lists, images, diagrams, video, and more. Finally, the light goes on.  Now, I get it !!! Live chat?  We are often on-line for immediate assistance.  Web cam?  Works for us.

No nonsense, no insults
No non-sense, no fluff, no illusion of abundance. We won't call you a Newbie, or an Oldie. No ranting, no raving, no lecturing, no preaching. Reef keeping can be a very rewarding and educational experience. Ready to abandon the hobby out of frustration?  Having trouble even getting started?  We don't blame you. But, try us before you quit.

Only one way
There are NOT many ways to setup and maintain a reef tank.
There is only ONE way and that's the right way.  A few variations, but still only one right way.

How valuable is your time?
Email or IM, and we will tell you what to buy, places to buy, what to do, and how to do it.  Organized in an easy-to-use, timesaving way, and continually updated unlike a book or DVD. No frustrating searches through endless message boards and messages trying to mine that one little nugget of information.
 

The gotchas
It seems our BrainTrust has seen and heard them all ...
Myths and mis-conceptions, tricks and techniques,
how would I know that !  What does this mean to you -- Schedule 80, Schedule 40, slip, MPT, threaded, FPT, vinyl, PVC, bulkhead, tank adapter, Sears, stand pipe, ... mean to you?  We're talking about one single drain hole in the entire system.

Lifetime membership, one time, $49, always up-to-date
100's of books and DVDs currently on the market are often useless and by definition outdated. Is it helpful to read about 1980's technology in a 5000 gallon Waikiki aquarium?  Many of these books and DVDs have a cost for every update that's more than the lifetime membership at ReefTank123 -- $49.
 



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An example of Local Service Providers, not easy to make this list, these folks know what they are doing.

Name City, State Zip Radius  
Nemo Marine Systems San Jose, CA 95110 100 miles  
Wet Work LLC New Orleans, LA 70001 60 miles  
         
         
         









 

FOR SALE
Used tanks and equipment
This changes everything !
The results of a year long study of our KIS System ("keep it simple!") will be posted in our blog.  Many beginner to intermediate reef keepers should be quite happy with the results, but some gadget/widget sellers might not be so pleased.  In any event, reef keeping is possily the discipline with the most myths, mis-conceptions, and pseudo-science.  It doesn't have to be that way!

You simply don't need an expensive, time-consuming, Rube Goldberg contraption with many points of potential failure and trouble.


Subscriber Content Includes ...
  •  Decision - Go / No Go
    • initial time & money
    • on-going time & money
    • location
    • what animals
    •    fish only
    •    fish only w/live rock
    •    fish and invertebrates
    •    corals / reef tank
    • animals not to be kept
    • blue prints
    • system plans
    • estimates
    • diagrams
  •  Initial Setup
    •  Basics – dry
      • tank
      • stand
      • fish room
      • electrical
      • water filtration
      •    sump
      •    skimmer
      •    pump(s)
      •    plumbing
      • water temperature
      •    heater
      • lighting
      • RO/DI water system
    •  Basics - wet
      • fresh water test
      • salt water
      • sand / substrate
      • live rock
      • aquascaping
    •  Options
      • water movement
      • water temperature
      •    chiller
      • water filtration
      •    chemical
      •    mechanical
      • refugium
      • ultra violet
      • ozone
      • phosban
      • calc
      • kalwasser
      • controller
      • monitor
      • top-off system
  •  System Startup
    • cycling
    • test equipment
    • water tests
    • introduce animals
    • hardy fish
    • acclimation
  •  On Going Maintenance
    • water chemistry
    • salinity
    • calcium
    • alkalinity (bicarb)
    • pH
    • magnesium
    • phosphate
    • ammonia
    • nitrate
    • nitrite
    • silica
    • iodine
    • strontium
    • oxidation/reduction
    • boron
    • iron
    • water temperature
    • water changes
    • algae control
    • cleaning
  •  Animals
    •  fish
      • Angelfish
        Anglers
        Anthias
        Basslets
        Batfishes
        Blennies
        Boxfishes
        Butterflyfish
        Cardinalfish
        Chromis
        Clownfish
        Damsels
        Drums
        Eels
        Filefishes
        Goatfishes
        Gobies
        Groupers
        Hawkfish
        Hogfish
        Jacks
        Jawfishes
        Lionfish
        MarineBetta
        MoorishIdol
        PineappleFishes Pseudochromisdottybacks Puffers
        Rabbitfishes
        Scorpionfishes
        Seahorses
        Sharks
        Sweetlips
        Tangs
        Tilefishes
        Triggers
        Wrasse
    •  invertebrates
      • Anemones
        Clams
        Crabs
        Cucumbers
      • Feather Dusters
      • Lobsters
      • Scallops
      • Sea Slugs / Nudis
        Shrimps
        Snails
      • Sponges
        Starfish
      • Urchins
    •  corals
      • Brain Corals
      • Gorgonians
      • LargePolypStony
      • Mushrooms
      • SmallPolypStony
      • Leather / Soft Corals
        Zoanthids / Polyps

You could spend hours or days locating just one part or supplier.

What to Buy

   manufacturer
   make, model, part #
   compatibilty
Where to Buy
   new, used
   Internet, mail-order
   local fish stores
How to Order
   and more ...


Please visit our Blog for ...

LED lighting updates and
180gal custom build updates

For the DIY'er.  Everything you need in one place. Content is free (please visit advertisers).

Acronyms & Abbreviations
Additive and Supplements
Aquariums
Aquarium Manufacturers
Aquascaping
Bio-pellets
Blog
Aiptasia Control
Berghia Info
Caulerpa seaweed
Chemistry
Chiller
Coralline Algae, removal
Corals
Coral Sellers & Farmers
Easy, beginner fish list
Easy, beginner corals list
Ethical Issues
FAQs
Filtration
Fish
Flow
Fish Quarantine - the long way
Feeding and Foods
Fish List
Gadgets, Tools and Widgets
Glass vs. Acrylic Tank
Invertebrates (inverts)
Lighting
(including LEDs)
Live Rock
Local Service Provider Directory
Local Fish Store Directory
Noise
Overflows
Pests and Parasites
Plumbing and Pumps
Protein Skimmer
Pumps
Refugium
RO/DI System
(reverse osmosis, deionization)
Sand and Substrates
Silicone
Skimmers/skimmers.html
Stands, Cabinets and Canopies
System Diagram
- the Big Picture
Supplements and Additives
Tanks
Tips, Tricks and Techniques
Tools, Gadgets and Widgets
Useful Numbers, Calculations
Useful Tools, Gadgets and Widgets
Water Changes
Water Chemistry
Water Flow and Movement
Water Temperature
Water Treatment and Filtration
Where You Can Buy

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