| I started in the Reef Keeping hobby in in 1988. I was | | | | however, the ones I still use are the most effective |
| in college and wanted to have a really neat and | | | | and cost effective ones on the market. There are |
| unusual pet in my dorm room. I had always kept | | | | many products that I recommend greatly and many |
| tropical fish when I was younger and this seemed like | | | | others that I steer people away from. It has cost |
| the answer. I ventured out to a local pet store and | | | | me thousand of dollars to come up with the recipe |
| began looking at tanks and fish. I had planned to | | | | for my tank and what products to use. It has also |
| spend about $100. Somehow I began looking at the | | | | taken years of constant study and documentation to |
| saltwater fish and corals. Everyone said it was way | | | | be able to make these recommendations. |
| too hard and I should not try it. At the time it | | | | Unfortunately there are many products, both |
| seemed like a challenge and I was hard headed | | | | chemicals and equipment, that are out there on the |
| enough to try it. I bought a tank, some crushed | | | | market that are complete wastes of money and |
| coral, the dried bacteria starter, some sea salt, a | | | | time. They are sold as "hope" to the reef keepers to |
| power filter a heater a hydrometer and a fluorescent | | | | make their tanks looks better and stay healthy. |
| hood. I went back to the dorm and with some help | | | | There are also some great products out there that |
| was able to sneak the tank and supplies into my | | | | are unadvertised and hardly used. Some have a high |
| dorm room. I spent the next few hours setting up | | | | dosing rate that will empty the product quicker than |
| and filling my tank. I was majoring in biology and | | | | needed to encourage more sales of the product. |
| chemistry in college, little did I know that the | | | | Some chemicals work well with others and some |
| aquarium hobby would be as close to actually using | | | | combinations will cause problems in your tank. These |
| my education as I would ever come. | | | | are all things that trial and error, along with a bunch |
| To no surprise of everyone, I had problems keeping | | | | of time, money and experience have taught me. |
| even a damsel alive in the early days of my reef | | | | There are also many combinations of fish and inverts |
| keeping. If I made it a month with a fish I was doing | | | | that have been rumored to be incompatible for |
| well. I would spend my free time asking questions at | | | | years. I have broken many of those rules and have |
| pet stores, reading books and getting information | | | | had no problems. I have kept multiple dwarf angels |
| online. It became more of an obsession for me to be | | | | together with out any aggression or coral munching. I |
| able keep fish than an actual hobby for awhile during | | | | have kept several tangs together with no issues. I |
| those days. Eventually I became very knowledgeable | | | | have kept Butterflies and coral together with no |
| about the water chemistry, filtration, water | | | | issues as well, including the Racoon and Copper |
| movement and lighting. I read about natural filtration | | | | Banded Butterflies. I will discuss my feeding regiment |
| from a sand bed being the hot topic overseas in reef | | | | and menu as well as why I believe that these |
| keeping. When I spent time in pet stores I knew as | | | | combinations of fish and corals work under the right |
| much or more than the supposed saltwater experts | | | | circumstances. Keep what you want no matter of |
| they had working for them. | | | | compatibility as long as you meet certain |
| As time went on and my income become more | | | | requirements and follow certain guidelines. |
| substantial, my setups became more intricate and | | | | It is my hope to help you better enjoy this hobby as |
| elaborate. I had huge overflows, refugiums, sumps | | | | well as save money and headaches. I have compiled |
| and such before it was widely used and accepted as | | | | lists of do's, don'ts, chemicals to use, equipment to |
| a great practice. I also used high amounts of water | | | | use, fish to keep, inverts to keep and much more. I |
| movement. During this time I worked as a Golf | | | | have a detailed recipe for the water that will make |
| Professional and had lots of time and money during | | | | coralline grow like crazy and make your corals and |
| the winter to spend on the hobby and gaining | | | | other inverts thrive as well. Almost eliminate fish |
| knowledge. I spent time in a few different specialty | | | | death for good with the exception of age. Spend the |
| stores every day and eventually even began to | | | | correct amount of money needed and stop wasting |
| work for them. I would work for the discount and | | | | money on poor advice and poor quality products. |
| for the access to the knowledgeable owners and | | | | This is a proven regiment of chemicals, supplements |
| managers of the stores. Eventually I would end up | | | | and additives that will make your life easier and keep |
| with 2 separate 250 gallon reef set ups and 1 100 | | | | your wallet healthy as well. |
| gallon fish only tanks. I had every immagineable | | | | I will detail all of my findings, studies, recipes, menus |
| apparatus and gadget available for reef set ups. I | | | | and equipment lists as well as all of my knowledge in |
| also had purchased and used every immagineable | | | | this ebook. I feel it will make your hobby more fun |
| chemical, slat mix, additive and supplement available | | | | and allow you to better keep the inhabitants in your |
| to man. I kept very detailed results and studies on | | | | tank. It will also cut down on the senseless money |
| the products I used. This was the height of my | | | | you spend and waste each month on ineffective |
| involvement in the hobby. | | | | products and chemicals. You will have the tank you |
| Eventually I changed jobs and was married. Along | | | | always dreamed of and at only $10 you can't pass up |
| with these changes I was also limited to only 1 250 | | | | this opportunity. Please email any questions to and I |
| gallon reef tank. This is what I still have to this day. | | | | will return you email as quickly as possible. Payment |
| My corals propagate in my tank, coralline covers the | | | | will be accepted by either money order, cashiers |
| back glass completely, fish thrive, my water quality is | | | | check or paypal. Please email me for my paypal |
| almost perfect all of the time and the tank is a | | | | address and instructions. Good luck and I hope you |
| complete enjoyment. My spending level on chemicals | | | | will enjoy the information and it will help you to |
| and supplements is way down from previous years, | | | | better enjoy your hobby! |