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Members Tanks
Browse our members' tank threads, view progress and pictures, or create your own thread to track the progress of your own reef aquarium.
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Tank of the month
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General Reef Discussions
General non-specialised reefkeeping questions & discussions.
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Beginners Questions
If you're new to the hobby, please ask any questions you have, rather than making the mistakes we've all made.
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Chemistry
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Reefing News
Post links or information on any related reefing news.
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Stunning Reef Tanks
A collection of the most beautiful reef aquariums from anywhere on the net. Post links and a brief summary of what captivated you most by the tank. Inspiration for us all.
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Competitions
General competitions on member chosen subjects.
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Reefbase ID database
A database of common living things found in our reef tanks
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ID needed
Need help identifying something? Post a photo, video, and/or description and we'll do our best to help you out.
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General Marine Fish
A general board for all Marine fish, for Marine Fish identification, and general discussion.
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Marine Fish Diseases
A board for threads related to marine fish diseases including; White Spot (Ich), Brooklynellosis (Anemonefish Disease), Marine velvet, black spot, HLLE, Fin Rot, etc. Their diagnosis and treatment.
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Clownfish & Damselfish
Clownfish and other Damselfish, including Clarkii Clownfish, Common Clownfish (Nemo), Skunk Clownfish, Electric Blue Damselfish, Domino Damselfish are in this category.
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Tangs / Surgeonfish
Discussions regarding Tangs aka Surgeonfish. Fish such as Yellow Tangs, Regal Tangs (Dory), Naso Tangs, Clown Tangs, etc fall into this category.
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Angelfish (Large & Dwarf)
For topics about Angelfish & Dwarf Angelfish. For Fish such as the Queen Angelfish, Emperor Angelfish, Coral Beauty & Flame Angel.
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General Corals
A general board for all Corals & Anemones, for Coral identification, and general discussion.
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Soft Corals
Soft corals. Corals without a skeleton. These include Leather Corals, Pulsing Xenia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, etc.
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LPS Corals
Large polyp stony corals. Any corals with a calcium based skeleton, and large polyps which extend out to completely conceal the skeleton beneath.
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SPS Corals
Small polyp stony corals. More advanced corals which have calcium based skeletons and small polyps.
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Azooxanthellate / Non-Photosynthetic Corals
Azooxanthellate or non-photosynthetic corals do not require much if any light to survive. They include Gorgonians and Sun Corals.
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Marine Invertebrates
A board for marine reef invertebrates.
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Marine Molluscs
Marine gastropod molluscs including; Seahares, Turbo snails, Nassarius snails, and predatory snails such as Sundial snails & some Nudibranchs.
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Marine Crustaceans
Marine Crustaceans as in Porcelain crabs, Mithrax crabs, cleaner shrimps, blood shrimps, boxer shrimps, etc.
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Lighting
Discussions surrounding marine & reef lighting, Metal Halides, CFLs, T5s or LEDs.
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Pumps and powerheads
Pumps for returns/skimmers/reactors/etc. & powerheads/wavemakers/etc. You get the idea ;-)
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Specialist
A board for more specialised equipment such as dosing pumps, kalkwasser stirrers, calcium reactors, etc.
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D.I.Y
Marine Hardware Do-It-Yourself. A board containing topics about building & customising your own equipment.
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Filtration
Discussions about Filtration, protein skimmers, uv sterilisation, ozone usage, nitrate reactors, biopellets, etc.
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Showcase
Show off your pictures of your reef.
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Photography Advice & Tips
If you need help getting good photos of your marine tank, fish or corals. Ask for advice here, please include camera model, as it helps to understand what features are available to you.
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Free to a good home
A board to advertise things you're giving away to fellow reefers.
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Swap Shop
A swap shop. A place for ReefBase members to offer frags, Corals, Zoanthids, Fish or equipment in exchange for other items.
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Wanted
A request board for marine fish, corals or equipment.
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How-To
A board for how-to guides on any area of the reefkeeping hobby.
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Tools
Dosing calculators, tank size calculators, etc.
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Useful articles on the reefkeeping hobby.
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