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.
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Dear Bob: I have read your articles about the remote plenum set-up you have used in your 180 gallon reef in your office. You said your old 125 gallon reef with a plenum was so efficient the nitrates were always zero, and you wanted to have a new system that would keep nitrates just slightly above the zero mark for the benefit of some soft corals and mushrooms. I was wondering if you set the plenum up with a slightly 'shallower' depth of sand, say 3 - 3.5 inches, would that accomplish the same goal of a "less efficient" system? I have written you several times before, and my plan keeps cha...read more.
TITLE: The Responsible Marine Aquarist AUTHOR: Dr. Elizabeth Wood & Nick Dakin PUBLISHER: Marine Conservation Society (2003). ISBN 0-948150-36-X PAGES: 154 PRICE: 24.95 US/£14.50 U.K. (Softcover) There are many books available for marine hobbyists describing husbandry parameters for the wide range of animals maintained in closed systems. And most of these books are filled with hundreds of high quality photographs. However, practically none of these books adequately address or even mention the procedures involved in capturing or transporting these animals. Nor do they give much space t...read more.