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Aquarium Research

Walk-Throughs:
Step-by-step guide: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=912378&perpage=25&pagenumber=1 

Lots of Starter threads: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=166836

75 Gallon on a budget: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=875880

Day by day log of 75G: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=254435&perpage=25&highlight=tbs&pagenumber=1

55 Gallon on a budget: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=831994

Starting with TBS rock: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=456077&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

Intro to substrate choices: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=803688 

Refugiums & Sumps
What Sump: http://www.melevsreef.com/what_sump.html 
How to Make a Sump: http://www.melevsreef.com/make_a_sump.html 

Tech meets Aquariums – ethernet based monitoring systems:
http://www.automatedaquariums.com/ 

Everything you wanted to know about sumps:
part 1: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-01/gt/index.php 
part 2: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/gt/index.php 
part 3: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-07/gt/index.php

Identification:
http://melevsreef.com/id/

Conferences:
http://neracli.com/

Online Stores
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/
http://www.lifereef.com/frame.html (best Berlin Sumps)
http://www.marinedepot.com/
http://MarineDepotLive.com/
http://LiveAquaria.com/
http://Aquadirect.com/
http://AquaFX.com
http://www.ipsf.com/
http://www.inlandaquatics.com/
http://www.marineandreef.com/
http://www.thefilterguys.biz/
http://www.aquacon.com/
http://www.saltwaterfish.com
http://www.thatpetplace.com
http://www.liverocknreef.com
http://www.aquatictech.com
http://www.reefland.com
http://www.addictiveaquatics.com/
http://www.reefgeek.com/

Vendor List
http://www.reefindex.com/

RO/Di
http://www.spectrapure.com/
http://www.purelyh2o.com/

LFS in NYC
http://www.aquariumadventure.com/index.htm
http://www.fishexpo.net/

World Class Aquarium
2015 Flatbush Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11234
718-258-0653

Pet Delight
300 Kings Highway
756 3rd Ave
8510 21st Ave
718-788-7970
Brooklyn

Aquatic Creations, Inc
15 Powers Street
Brooklyn, NY 11213
(718)302-9080

Jungle Pet Store
247 New Lots Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11207
(718) 649-2536

Win Tropical Aquariums
169 Mott Street
NYC, NY 10013
212.343.2875

Northern Aquarium
13502 Northern Blvd
Flushing, NY 11354
718.321.9722

http://www.northernaquariumpets.com/Fishtown USA
196-33 Northern Blvd
Flushing, NY 11358
718.539.5396

http://www.fishtown-usa.com/New World Aquarium
204 E.38th St
NYC, NY 10016
646.865.9604

http://www.newworldaquarium.com/index.html
Sea Vision
25-19 Astoria Blvd
Astoria, NY 11102
718-777-1007
http://www.reefomania.com/index.php

Organizations in NYC
http://www.brooklynaquariumsociety.com/main.htm
http://www.greatercity.com/
http://lireef.org/

Maintenance – Local Links
http://www.aquariumatics.com/home/
http://www.fishtankmaintenance.com/
Online Auction Sites:
http://www.aquabid.com/
http://www.tropicalfishauction.com

Inspiration:
http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/

Forums
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/setup/index.htm
http://www.reefland.com/
http://www.manhattanreefs.com
http://www.reefs.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi
http://www.saltcreep.com/forums/
http://www.reeflover.com/modules.php?name=Forums
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=7526600e5f9360fe0c64a6407bc1e87c&threadid=993868
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=7526600e5f9360fe0c64a6407bc1e87c&threadid=909881
http://www.reefs.org/
http://www.reeftank.com/
http://thereeftank.com/forums/home.php?
http://thereeftank.com/forums/archive/index.php/
http://forums.fishindex.com/
http://www.reefvideos.com/

FAQ’s
http://www.reefcentral.com/FAQ/general/index.php
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=239848
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.php
http://www.simplifiedreefkeeping.com/index.php
http://www.athiel.com/lib2/clublist.html (NetClub by Albert Thiel)
http://www.aquariumpros.com/ - good online articles
http://www.carlosreef.com/AnemoneFAQ.pdf - Anemone FAQ

http://www.ratemyfishtank.com
http://www.sdreefs.com
http://www.captivereefing.com
http://www.reefcentral.com/
http://fins.actwin.com/mirror/
http://www.reeflover.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewforum&f=12

Books:
The New Marine Aquarium
The Conscientious Aquarist
Ultimate Marine Aquariums

Calculating Size of Aquarium:

  • Measure your aquarium from the inside left edge to the inside right edge. 

  • Measure your aquarium from the inside bottom edge to the inside top edge.

  • Measure the aquarium along the side from the inside front edge to the inside back edge. 

  • Multiply the three measurements.  Then multiply that number by 0.00433 to convert from cubic inches to gallons.