Glenn's If interested thread...

nanoreefing4fun

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If interested ...

A collection of good :read: for RSM Clubs members & anyone else interested, of links and things I have learned along the way that have helped me in my saltwater journey.

Many of these will be links I particularly enjoyed and found helpful from the many post I have read here on RS in the various sub forums.

If interested... I hope you will enjoy too
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nanoreefing4fun

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Glenn is the 'link king'!

Thanks Steve
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I try to read, something like 50 post for every one I make... if you can believe that
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I think I have read several 100,000 post here on RS alone
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the learning has been a lot of fun !

Below is a link to one of the 1st post I read here on RS, before I bought my first saltwater tank and found the Red Sea Max Club.

This article was written by the owner of Reef Sanctuary - Travis Staut and started me on my saltwater learning experience - it's a great :read:

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nanoreefing4fun

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Melevsreef is great link to help with sumps, visual ID's & lots of other cool stuff - one of my favorites !
 

nanoreefing4fun

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A collection of Randy Holmes-Farley articles and ones he recommends worth a :read:

Handy Calculators (I don't claim to have written these, but they are very useful)

Reef chemicals calculator
Redirect Chemistry Calculator

Calcium Reactor setup calculator (CaCO3/CO2 reactors)
Redirect Reactor Help


General Articles

Reef Aquarium Water Parameters
Reef Aquarium Water Parameters by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

What is seawater
What is Seawater? by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com


Solving Common Problems

Solving Calcium and Alkalinity Problems
http://web.archive.org/web/200211270...v2002/chem.htm

Low pH: Causes and Cures
Low pH: Causes and Cures by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

High pH: Causes and Cures
High pH: Causes and Cures by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

How to Select a Calcium and Alkalinity Supplementation Scheme
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/feb2003/chem.htm

Phosphate and the Reef Aquarium
Phosphate and the Reef Aquarium by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Nitrate in the Reef Aquarium
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...t2003/chem.htm


The "How To" Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners

The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners, Part 1: The Salt Water Itself
The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners Part 1: The Salt Water Itself by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners, Part 2: What Chemicals Must be Supplemented
The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners Part 2: What Chemicals Must be Supplemented by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

The "How To" Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners, Part 3: pH
The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners Part 3: pH by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners,
Part 4: What Chemicals May Detrimentally Accumulate
The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners Part 4: What Chemicals May Detrimentally Accumulate by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com


Calcium and Alkalinity

A Simplified Guide to the Relationship Between Calcium, Alkalinity, Magnesium and pH
A Simplified Guide to the Relationship Between Calcium, Alkalinity, Magnesium and pH by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

When Do Calcium and Alkalinity Demand Not Exactly Balance?
When Do Calcium and Alkalinity Demand Not Exactly Balance? by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

An Improved Do-it-Yourself Two-Part Calcium and Alkalinity Supplement System
An Improved Do-it-Yourself Two-Part Calcium and Alkalinity Supplement System by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

A Homemade Two-Part Calcium and Alkalinity Additive System
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...l2004/chem.htm

Solving Calcium and Alkalinity Problems
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/nov2002/chem.htm

How to Select a Calcium and Alkalinity Supplementation Scheme
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/feb2003/chem.htm

Electronic Calcium Monitoring
Electronic Calcium Monitoring by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Purity of Calcium Chloride
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/mar2004/chem.htm

Calcium and Alkalinity Balance Issues
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-0...ture/index.htm

Calcium Carbonate as a Supplement (Aragamight; Liquid Reactor)
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...y2002/chem.htm

The Relationship Between Alkalinity and pH.
Chemistry and the Aquarium

The Chemical & Biochemical Mechanisms of Calcification in Corals
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/apr2002/chem.htm

Calcium
Chemistry and the Aquarium: Calcium | Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine

What is Alkalinity
Chemistry and the Aquarium: What is Alkalinity? | Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine

Alkalinity Conversion Table
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...5Alk_Chart.jpg

Salinity

Refractometers and Salinity Measurement
Refractometers and Salinity Measurement by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Temperature Corrections for Hydrometers
Temperature Corrections for Hydrometers by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Reef Aquarium Salinity: Homemade Calibration Standards
Reef Aquarium Salinity: Homemade Calibration Standards by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Specific Gravity Measurement
Chemistry and the Aquarium: Specific Gravity: Oh How Complicated! | Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine

Using Conductivity to Measure Salinity
Aquarium Fish International: Tropical, Freshwater and Saltwater Fish

Reef Aquarium Water Parameters (a summary general article)
Reef Aquarium Water Parameters by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

What is TDS?
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ture/index.htm

Iron

First Iron Article: Macroalgae and Dosing Recommendations
Chemistry and the Aquarium

Second Iron Article: Iron: A Look at Organisms Other than Macroalgae
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2002/chem.htm

Iodine

Iodine in Marine Aquaria: Part I
Chemistry and the Aquarium

Iodine in Reef Tanks 2: Effects on Macroalgae Growth
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...l2003/chem.htm


Magnesium and Strontium

Do-It-Yourself Magnesium Supplements for the Reef Aquarium
Do-It-Yourself Magnesium Supplements for the Reef Aquarium by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com


Strontium and the Reef Aquarium
Chemistry and the Aquarium

Magnesium in Reef Aquaria
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2003/chem.htm

Magnesium and Strontium in Limewater
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/dec2003/chem.htm

A Simplified Guide to the Relationship Between Calcium, Alkalinity, Magnesium and pH
A Simplified Guide to the Relationship Between Calcium, Alkalinity, Magnesium and pH by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Limewater (kalkwasser)

What Your Grandmother Never Told You About Lime
What Your Grandmother Never Told You About Lime by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

The Self Purification of Limewater (Kalkwasser)
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/may2003/chem.htm

The Degradation of Limewater (Kalkwasser) in Air
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-0...ture/index.htm

Magnesium and Strontium in Limewater
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/dec2003/chem.htm

How to Select a Calcium and Alkalinity Supplementation Scheme
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/feb2003/chem.htm

Metals in Aquaria

Aluminum and aluminum-based phosphate binders
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...y2003/chem.htm

Reef Aquaria with Low Soluble Metals
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-0...ture/index.htm

Tap Water in Reef Aquaria
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/jan2004/chem.htm

First Iron Article: Macroalgae and Dosing Recommendations
Chemistry and the Aquarium

Second Iron Article: Iron: A Look at Organisms Other than Macroalgae
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2002/chem.htm

The Self Purification of Limewater (Kalkwasser)
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/may2003/chem.htm

Test Kit Reviews

The Seachem Borate Alkalinity Test Kit
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...e2003/chem.htm

The Salifert Boron Test Kit
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...t2003/chem.htm

Boron and Borate (and pH buffering)

Boron in a Reef Tank (and its effect on pH buffering)
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/dec2002/chem.htm

The Seachem Borate Alkalinity Test Kit
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...e2003/chem.htm

The Salifert Boron Test Kit
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...t2003/chem.htm

Ozone

Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 1: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 1: Chemistry and Biochemistry by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 2: Equipment and Safety
Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 2: Equipment and Safety by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 3: Changes in a Reef Aquarium upon Initiating Ozone
Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 3: Changes in a Reef Aquarium upon Initiating Ozone by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Others

Ammonia and the Reef Aquarium
Ammonia and the Reef Aquarium by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Problem Dinoflagellates and pH
Problem Dinoflagellates and pH by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Photosynthesis and the Reef Aquarium Part I: Carbon Sources
Photosynthesis and the Reef Aquarium, Part I: Carbon Sources by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

What is Skimming?
What is Skimming? by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Hydrogen Sulfide and the Reef Aquarium
Hydrogen Sulfide and the Reef Aquarium by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Water Changes in Reef Aquaria
Water Changes in Reef Aquaria by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

The Units of Measure of Reefkeeping
The Units of Measure of Reefkeeping by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

What is that Precipitate in My Reef Aquarium?
What is that Precipitate in My Reef Aquarium? by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Reverse Osmosis/Deionization Systems to Purify Tap Water for Reef Aquaria
Reverse Osmosis/Deionization Systems to Purify Tap Water for Reef Aquaria by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Reef Chemistry Quiz 2007
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-01/rhf/index.php

Reef Chemistry Quiz 2006
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-01/rhf/index.php

Iron Oxide Hydroxide (GFO) Phosphate Binders
Iron Oxide Hydroxide (GFO) Phosphate Binders by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Measuring pH with a Meter
Chemistry and the Aquarium

A Comparison of pH Calibration Buffers
A Comparison of pH Calibration Buffers by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Tap Water in Reef Aquaria
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/jan2004/chem.htm

ORP and the Reef Aquarium
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-1...ture/index.htm

Chloramine and the Reef Aquarium
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-1...ture/index.htm

Nitrite and the Reef Aquarium
Nitrite and the Reef Aquarium by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Silica in a Reef Tank
http://advancedaquarist.com/issues/jan2003/feature.htm

What is TDS?
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ture/index.htm

Sea Urchins: A Chemical Perspective
Sea Urchins: A Chemical Perspective by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Organic Compounds in the Reef Aquarium
Organic Compounds in the Reef Aquarium by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com

Solutions to pH Problems
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...e2002/chem.htm

Phosphorus: Algae's Best Friend
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...t2002/chem.htm

The Complete Nitrogen Cycle
http://web.archive.org/web/200305101...&RecordNo=3090

Magnesium (older article with fonts screwed up)
Aquarium Fish International: Tropical, Freshwater and Saltwater Fish

Phosphate (older article now reproduced in a poor fashion)
Aquarium Fish International: Tropical, Freshwater and Saltwater Fish

Carbon Dioxide
http://web.archive.org/web/200305041...&RecordNo=2074

Using Conductivity to Measure Salinity
Aquarium Fish International: Tropical, Freshwater and Saltwater Fish

Understanding Seawater
http://web.archive.org/web/200306202.../1/default.asp

Protein Skimming: How It Works
http://web.archive.org/web/200103090...skimmers2.html
 
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