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The beauty of a reef aquarium can be achieved and maintained with surprising ease if proper steps are taken from the beginning.
The goal of this site is to provide helpful information to the beginner and veteran hobbyist alike and hopefully save a few fish and coral along the way.
With me going deep into the server and 3reef software this year, amcarrig having a baby, JohnO getting a new job and moving and Jason traveling ... we have needed extra help here at 3reef lately!
So without further ado... I am very excited to announce that missionsix, inwall75, and coral reefer have stepped up to become part of the 3reef team as Moderators.
Missionsix (Casey) has been huge, running contests and keeping many gears turning around here. coral reefer (Tom) has written many well-received articles for 3reef and has always been willing to help new members. inwall75 (Curtis) has written many... [Read More]
The Tunze Nano Wavebox could be the answer if you are looking for something to shake things up in your aquarium with more natural water movement than is provided than conventional powerheads. The nano version is fully configurable and has a smaller footprint than it's bigger brother at just 4.9" x 2.1" x 8.6" and is rated for aquariums that are 39 - 158 gallons.
These new Fluval E Series Advanced Aquarium Heaters have some nice features such as realtime digital temp reading and two monitor alerts that you can set that will give you more piece of mind. I had a tank overheat from a bad heater, so these features are nice to have integrated into your heater. If you have one, please post your feedback.
The Red Sea Max just got bigger - introducing the 65 gallon Red Sea Max 250! With 234 watts of T5 lighting, integrated filtration, quality finish and nice details such as the integrated control panel, 3reef expects this to be a hit as well. Red Sea Max 250 - The Complete Coral Reef System