Tanks & Sumps
Reef Tank Plumbing: Bulkheads, Unions, and Silent Overflows
Plumbing fundamentals from bulkhead torque to bean animal overflow design for whisper-quiet reef tanks.
Reef guides
Reef Guides
Step-by-step guides to tank setups, coral care, aquascaping and livestock. Start with the build you have in mind and follow the links from there.
Coral Care
Coral Color Boost: Lighting, Nutrients, and the Color Triangle
How to manipulate lighting spectrum, nitrate, and phosphate to bring out vibrant pinks, greens, and oranges in SPS.
Fish & Invertebrates
Cleanup Crew Selection: Snails, Crabs, and Shrimp for Every Tank Size
Exact CUC counts for 20, 40, 75, and 120-gallon reefs — trochus, nassarius, hermits, and shrimp ratios.
Fish & Invertebrates
Beginner Anemones: Bubble Tip vs Long Tentacle vs Sebae
Three anemone species, ranked by difficulty, lighting needs, and clownfish hosting reliability.
Beginner & Setup Guides
Aquascape Foundation Guide: Building a Stable Rockwork Skeleton
How to use marco rock, putty, and structural anchors to build aquascapes that survive flow and earthquakes.
Coral Care
Coral Fragging Guide: Cutting, Mounting, and Healing Frags
How to safely frag mother colonies of zoas, LPS, and SPS for trading or sale — tools, technique, and aftercare.
Beginner & Setup Guides
Budget Reef Build: A Beautiful Reef on $1000 Total
A complete equipment list and livestock plan for a $1000 reef build that does not compromise on coral health.
Beginner & Setup Guides
Office Nano Reef: A 20-Gallon Build for the Workplace
Quiet equipment, low-maintenance livestock, and clean cabling for an office reef that survives long weekends.
Beginner & Setup Guides
Peninsula Reef Setup: Three-Sided Viewing for Open-Concept Spaces
Designing a peninsula reef as a room divider with viewing from three sides — aquascape, lighting, and equipment placement.
Coral Care
Soft Coral Garden Guide: Easy Reefs That Forgive Beginners
Build a vibrant reef of zoanthids, mushrooms, leathers, and Xenia — the most beginner-friendly coral combination.
Lighting & Pumps
Reef Lighting Deep Dive: PAR, PUR, and Spectrum Explained
The science of reef lighting from PAR measurement to spectrum tuning for maximum coral growth and color.
Coral Care
LPS Coral Care Guide: Hammer, Frogspawn, and Torch Corals
How to grow vibrant LPS corals with moderate light, gentle flow, and stable parameters.
Beginner & Setup Guides
Fish-Only With Live Rock (FOWLR) Setup Guide
Building a fish-only system with live rock for tangs, angels, and aggressive species that are not coral safe.