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Lowering Nitrate Levels in Closed Saltwater Ecosystems

Maintaining healthy animals in a marine ecosystem has been a continuous chemical balancing act since people first put seawater into a fish tank. Some problems still persist for both the experienced life-support operator and the home aquarist. Find out how nitrate levels in closed marine systems can be effectively controlled with a treatment regime that is neither time intensive nor expensive.

Atlantis Found -- or, A Most Spectacular Aquarium

For hundreds of years, many have searched for the lost continent of Atlantis. This month, Frank Schneidewind claims to have found this lost paradise in the Bahamas, on a private island called "Paradise Island." Follow him as he explores this magical place and see for yourself whether or not Atlantis has finally been found.

Thomas Frakes Interviews Martin Moe

Martin Moe, sometimes referred to as the "Father of Marine Tropical Fish Breeding," has had a long history in the marine breeding and aquarium hobby. Find out about how he got started and how the hobby has changed over the years.

issue 4

Nutrients in the Reef Aquarium -- The Biological Function and Turnover of Nutrients

Anyone who has kept a reef aquarium knows that the topic of nutrients is a somewhat controversial one. In this issue, the author focuses on the important nutritional elements, phosphorus and nitrogen, their biological function and turnover in the aquarium, with special emphasis on the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles. You won't want to miss this one.

Characteristically Caribbean

To most of us, the term "barrier reef" is synonomous with the Great Barrier Reef off the east coast of Australia. But, while the "number two" barrier reef is comparatively small -- 150 miles compared to 1250 -- it is equally fascinating. Come explore this reef, which appears as a series of islands and islets along the coast of Belize, formerly known as British Honduras.

Aquarium Portrait

When Richard Harker decided to add on to his home, he also wanted to create the ultimate aquarium, a giant reef tank, at the same time. Find out how he went about planning the project, with a step-by-step guide from start to finish