JJGeisler

Reef Tank Journal

Pre-Set-up
Guide
(Table-of Contents link)
Birth of a Reef Tank
"A Beginner Guide for Setting-up a Reef Aquarium"
Part I  "Introduction to Reef Tanks"
John J. Geisler

This is  an article I wrote outlining some of the information needed and steps involved before setting up a reef tank.  I think it's worth reading for anyone considering in starting a reef tank.  HTML version

Birth of a Reef Tank
(PDF)
Birth of a Reef Tank
"A Beginner Guide for Setting-up a Reef Aquarium"
Part I  "Introduction to Reef Tanks"
John J. Geisler

This is the complete article above in printable PDF file format.

Reef Tank
Journal
My Journal chronicling the original set-up of my 38 gallon reef tank, what I did, how I did it and some of the do's and don't encountered.  I haven't made any entries to this journal in a very long time.
Spread-sheet For anyone interested, I did a cost study/budget projection of what parts would be needed to put together my 38g reef tank.  This was done in Excel97 and I have converted the page to HTML as a sample page.  Before ever attempting any project it is a good idea to have a budget or at least an understanding of the costs to expect.  For anyone that is not familiar with setting-up a reef tank or some of the cost involved, check out this page.  You may be surprised at what is actually involved and how much it will cost.
Test results form Part of maintaining a healthy aquarium is monitoring the condition of the water.  I have included a sample form here that can be printed and used to keep track of water conditions such as Nitrite, Nitrate, Specific Gravity, Temperature, PH and more.
I will be adding a PDF file with a collection of forms that can be printed plus several Excel files that can be downloaded and used for calculating budgets and more.

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