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Last Updated November 20, 2008

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A Website by Noel Curry, Director of Propagation, Scientific Coral Corp. Atlanta, Georgia, USA

If you are a beginner, we recommend that you start with the most critical topics (which are in the
"Key Subjects" Tab" in RED) and review them first. As you master the basics you can also review some other topics. And if you have any questions or comments about the website you can email me.
Subjects with a in front means there is a video explanation.

 (Editors note: items with an "X" in front have not been completed but will be (hopefully!) soon. I am going to be adding videos to some subjects in the future as time allows.)

 
 Acclimating Your New Corals
Additives
Adhesives for the aquarium
Algae Control -Taming the Hair Algae Monster!
Alkalinity - essential to maintaining a high pH
Aquariums - Glass
Aquariums - Acrylic
Aquarium Stands
Balancing your System
Beginner Corals
Best Fish to use to keep algae controlled

Books on Saltwater Aquariums and Reef Tanks
Bulkheads
Calcium- why its important to SPS corals
Calcium Reactors
Calcium Reactor Accessories
Carbon (Activated Charcoal)
Caulerpa
Caulk
Cannister Filters
Chaeto
Chillers (to cool the tank water)
Chlorine Removers
Clams
Color Temperature for Light bulbs
 Coral Epoxy (for attaching corals)
Corals - Best for Beginners
Corals - Soft Corals (Octocorallians)
Corals - SPS (small polyped stony corals)

Corals - LPS (large polyped stony corals)
Corals - Gorgonians
Corals -Artificial
Coral Cutters
Coral Farming (Propagation of Corals )
Corrosion Resistant Materials
Cyanobacteria
Cycling Your Aquarium

Detritus
Dechlorinator
De-ionization (see Water Filtration - De-ionization)
xDump Buckets and CSDs (Carlson Surge Devices)
Eductor Valves
Electrical Safety Tips (see Ground Fault Interrupters)
xElectrical Tips
xFiberglassing (building fiberglass tanks, sumps)
Filtration- The Basics
xFilter material
Filter Bags
Fish - Best for Algae Control
Fish - Best for Community Living
Foam Fractionators (see Protein Skimmers)
xFood for Fish (live food)
xFood for Fish( frozen)
xFood for Fish( flake)
xFood from live Cultures
xFood for Corals
xGenerator for power outages
Growing Corals Coral Farming (see Propagation of Corals )
Ground Fault Interrupters (GFIs, GFCIs)
Glass Cleaners

Handy Stuff to Have
Heaters (for aquarium water)
xHermit Crabs
Horseshoe crabs

xLive Mud
Live Sand
Live Rock
Lighting

xLight Hoods (reflectors)
Macro Algaes (see Caulerpa or Chaeto)
xMitrax Crabs
xMagnets (to clean the glass)
xMonitors/Meters/Gauges
xMuriatic Acid
xNanoCorals
Nitrogen Cycle
xOzone
xPAR value
Parasites and Pests
xPlants
xpH
xPhosphate control
xPhosphate Cycle
xPhosphate Reactors
xPlenums
Powerheads
Propagation of Corals
Protein Skimmers
xPumps
Quarantine !!!
xReef Tanks
Reverse Osmosis see Water Filtration - Reverse Osmosis
xSafety (and see also GFIs)
Salinity (Saltiness)
xSaltwater Mixes
xSand Beds
Skimmers (see Protein Skimmer
xSlime Algae (see Cyanobacteria)
xSerpent Stars
xShipping Corals
xSnails
xSolar Dimmers
xStarfish
xSump
Tanks Acrylic see Aquariums - Acrylic
xTanks- see Fiberglassing your own
Tanks Glass see Aquariums - Glass
Temperature Control
xTest Kits
xTimers
xTop Ten Mistakes We Have Made
Top Ten Favorite Coral Things
xUV light
xUV Sterilization
xUrchins
xWater Conditioners
Water Circulation (see Pumps (water circulation in tank)
Water Filtration - Reverse Osmosis
xWater Filtration - De-ionization
xWave Makers
Water Motion and Circulation
Wildcaught versus Captive Bred corals
xZooxathellae

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