Links for Beginners

[michaelg]

The rec.aquaria FAQ

http://faq.thekrib.com

 

The Reefkeepers FAQ

http://fins.actwin.com/reefkeepers/index.html

 

SaltCorner- by Bob Goemens

http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/zoo/zoomenu.htm

 

Wetwebmedia- another source of lots of good reading- much of it has been done by Bob Fenner and Anthony Calfo

www.wetwebmedia.com

 

ReefCentrals response to Finding Nemo- gives real basics of what is needed to keep marine animals.

http://reefcentral.com/FindingNemo/http://faq.thekrib.com

 

skimmer comparison:

http://www.thereefweb.com/skimmer_comparison.htm

 

Marine reef and fish USA

http://animalnetwork.com/usa/marusadefault.asp

[Sph2sail]

Reef Keeping intro by Drs. Foster & Smith staff

 

A quick flip though these pages had quite a bit of good information.  Nice overall presentation of the issues.

 

Does not cover advanced stuff like dosing Kalk or calcium reactors, but other stuff on general setup and responsibilities is quite good.

 

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[Guest Darwinn69]

Any suggestions for information for people who just want fish only systems?

 

Reefkeeping is intimidating for people like me who are just starting out. I don't want to get bogged down in the weeds with keeping reefs. It seems everywhere I go to find out more about marine aquariums the majority of the information I find is about keeping reefs.

[jnguyen4007]

Any suggestions for information for people who just want fish only systems?

 

Reefkeeping is intimidating for people like me who are just starting out. I don't want to get bogged down in the weeds with keeping reefs. It seems everywhere I go to find out more about marine aquariums the majority of the information I find is about keeping reefs.

 

From what I've read so far, it seems the only difference between keeping fish only with live rocks and reefs only is that with reefs, you have to invest in a good lighting system and worry about the calcium level in the water.

 

James

[YBeNormal]

Here's a site with a pretty decent and well organized set of articles that should be useful:

 

 

Marine Depot Educational Articles

http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_marine...cles__index.asp

[Sugar Magnolia]

Waterkeeper's Lighting 101:

 

http://www.freewebs.com/thrlride/lightingthread.htm

 

Quick reference list for water parameters:

 

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.php

[Sharkb8]

all my research starts here:

htttp://www.wetwebmedia.com

 

 

 

edited to clickable link

Edited September 22, 2007 by flowerseller

[shawns]

i loose stuff all the time and i thought this would be helpful for others liek myself. it's not just for beginners, but i thought this was the best place for it. it covers most of the good ones!

 

 

http://www.reefs.org/library/testkits

[Guest alina99]

nice post and i like it very much

[sen5241b]

I strongly recommend you go to the wamas Newsletter Archive and then read "Marine Aquarium Disasters and How to Prevent Them"