Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
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.
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Hi Bob: Haven't talked with you in a while, so I hope you're doing well. I'm hoping you can help me with a frustrating problem that I'm having with a 180 gallon marine aquarium that I set up during the first week of January. It is a fish only system, with approximately 183 pounds of live rock and a 4" sand substrate. I decided not to use a plenum on this system, though I presently have successful marine and reef tanks using both the plenum and deep sand bed methods. I've learned that both systems work just fine if they are properly set up and cared for. Beneath this tank is a 50 gallon su...read more.
(Written in 2003 - they now, 2009, have larger models - check them out) Product Review - Switching Current Water Director (SCWD) Over the past ten to fifteen years I've used many different types of equipment for altering current flow in my aquariums. One of the earliest and still clearly in my mind was a 'Y' shaped electrically controlled valve that would alternate the direction of the outflow. It worked fairly good, but I had a 'shocking' experience with it one day and decided there must be a better way if I were to go on living! Then come powerheads located in different aquarium areas ...read more.
