Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans

What is Saltcorner?

Saltcorner is a website that is dedicated to the hobby of marine aquarium keeping and is the creation of aquarium author Bob Goemans, who has written a column of the same name for many years.

Whether you're looking for information about animals and plants/algae; for informative articles by noted aquarium authors; for product or book reviews; for photo galleries of impressive home aquariums; for information about Bob's books; or troubleshooting/advice correspondence on a wide range of topics, there's a lot of information here. And it's all free to you thanks to the generous support of our website sponsors who keep the website's lights turned on.

Use the tabs above to navigate to different parts of the website, or click on any link that catches your eye. I hope you find the site useful and informative!

Photo Gallery Spotlight


See more in Greg Rothschild's
100 gallon Reef photo gallery.

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Q&A Letter Spotlight

Rodney Loker Fond du Lac (WI) writes to Bob about:
Foam Aquascaping

Hi Bob. Although I'm a freshwater aquarium plant guy, I enjoyed your article on "Foam Aquascaping." I was wondering if you know if an alga eating fish such as a Pleco would be OK with a foam cave? Would they scrape the foam off? Rodney Loker Fond du Lac, WI [response] Hi Rodney, Since the foam dries quite hard, I doubt the Pleco could remove any of it. Furthermore, its been used in ponds where Koi constantly nibble on alga-covered foam, and I'm not aware of the foam being loosened. And in marine aquariums, it seems to quickly be covered in coralline algae, and fish browsing on its...read more.

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Review Spotlight

Book Review of Reef Fishes, Volume III: Angelfishes & Butterflyfishes

By Scott W. Michael

TITLE: Reef Fishes Volume III: Angelfishes & Butterflyfishes AUTHOR: Scott W. Michael PUBLISHER: T.F.H. Publications/Microcosm Ltd. (2004) ISBN1-890087-69-6 PAGES: 344 PRICE: $44.95 (Hardcover) Were you surprised and happy to see Marine Fishes Volume II, now known as "Basslets, Dottybacks & Hawkfishes," after waiting for three years? Would you believe that Marine Fishes Volume III, now called "Angelfishes & Butterflyfishes", has become available only a few 'months' later? Thank goodness we aquarists didn't have to wait another three years! And I'm sure the folks at Microcosm will be ha...read more.

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