Reef Aquarium Information - Brett’s Reef

 Whether your keeping salt water fish or your planning a full blown reef aquarium it is important that your marine aquarium water parameters are in check.  For most reef aquaria and for salt water fish only tanks the parameters are as follows.
Calcium: 380-450 ppm
Alkalinity:  2.5-4 meq/L, 7-11 dKH
Salinity:  35ppt or a specific gravity of 1.024-1.026
Temperature: […]

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    When receiving corals online or through a reputable dealer or from a fellow reefkeeper, It is important to obtain the healthiest specimens.  There are many reasons for picking healthy specimens but one extremely important reason is that you don’t want to expose your saltwater reef aquarium to unwanted parasites or disease. 
   One way of making sure you are […]

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These worms really creep me out but they are harmless detrivours that are beneficial to your reef aquarium. These can sometimes have an orange tint to them.

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    Pictured above is a green Sinularia coral, one of nine colonies my main tank has.  These corals are a very hardy soft coral that is similar in shape to colt (Cladiella) and tree (Nepthea) corals.  Many beginner reefers often mistake the three, however you can tell the difference by looking at the stalk.  The Sinularia […]

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  It is believed that the Watchman Goby changes color when they change sexes.  In the wild the largest of the Watchman Gobies undergo this change.  Pictured above is my Watchman Goby a year after I got him.  Last year he starting becoming paler and started to develop distinct bars around his body.   The pictures below was taken today.  This […]

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