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Reef Chemistry Articles
The first two posts in this thread are lists of some of my articles that relate to reef tank chemistry. In the next few posts are some of the articles published by others on reef chemistry issues.
[B]Handy Calculators [/B](I don't claim to have written these, but they are very useful) Reef chemicals calculator [url]http://home.comcast.net/~jdieck1/chem_calc3.html[/url] Calcium Reactor setup calculator (CaCO3/CO2 reactors) [url]http://home.comcast.net/~jdieck1/reactor.html[/url] [B]General Articles[/B] Reef Aquarium Water Parameters [url]http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.htm[/url] What is seawater [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-11/rhf/index.php[/url] [B]Solving Common Problems[/B] Solving Calcium and Alkalinity Problems [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20021127040526/http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/nov2002/chem.htm[/url] Low pH: Causes and Cures [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-09/rhf/index.htm[/url] High pH: Causes and Cures [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-03/rhf/index.htm[/url] How to Select a Calcium and Alkalinity Supplementation Scheme [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/feb2003/chem.htm[/url] Phosphate and the Reef Aquarium [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-09/rhf/index.php[/url] Nitrate in the Reef Aquarium [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/august2003/chem.htm[/url] [B]The "How To" Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners[/B] The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners, Part 1: The Salt Water Itself [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-03/rhf/index.php[/url] The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners, Part 2: What Chemicals Must be Supplemented [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-04/rhf/index.php[/url] The "How To" Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners, Part 3: pH [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-05/rhf/index.php[/url] The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners, Part 4: What Chemicals May Detrimentally Accumulate [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-09/rhf/index.php[/url] [B]Calcium and Alkalinity[/B] A Simplified Guide to the Relationship Between Calcium, Alkalinity, Magnesium and pH [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-06/rhf/index.php[/url] When Do Calcium and Alkalinity Demand Not Exactly Balance? [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-12/rhf/index.htm[/url] An Improved Do-it-Yourself Two-Part Calcium and Alkalinity Supplement System [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-02/rhf/index.php[/url] A Homemade Two-Part Calcium and Alkalinity Additive System [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/april2004/chem.htm[/url] Solving Calcium and Alkalinity Problems [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/nov2002/chem.htm[/url] How to Select a Calcium and Alkalinity Supplementation Scheme [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/feb2003/chem.htm[/url] Electronic Calcium Monitoring [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-04/rhf/index.htm[/url] Purity of Calcium Chloride [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/mar2004/chem.htm[/url] Calcium and Alkalinity Balance Issues [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-04/rhf/feature/index.htm[/url] Calcium Carbonate as a Supplement (Aragamight; Liquid Reactor) [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/july2002/chem.htm[/url] The Relationship Between Alkalinity and pH. [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/may2002/chem.htm[/url] The Chemical & Biochemical Mechanisms of Calcification in Corals [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/apr2002/chem.htm[/url] Calcium [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/3/chemistry[/url] What is Alkalinity [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/2/chemistry[/url] Alkalinity Conversion Table [url]http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/99245Alk_Chart.jpg[/url] [B]Salinity[/B] Refractometers and Salinity Measurement [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-12/rhf/index.php[/url] Temperature Corrections for Hydrometers [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-07/rhf/index.htm[/url] Reef Aquarium Salinity: Homemade Calibration Standards [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-06/rhf/index.htm[/url] Specific Gravity Measurement [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/1/chemistry[/url] Using Conductivity to Measure Salinity [url]http://www.aquariumfish.com/aquariumfish/detail.aspx?aid=1804[/url] Reef Aquarium Water Parameters (a summary general article) [url]http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.htm[/url] What is TDS? [url]http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-04/rhf/feature/index.htm[/url] [B]Iron[/B] First Iron Article: Macroalgae and Dosing Recommendations [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/aug2002/chem.htm[/url] Second Iron Article: Iron: A Look at Organisms Other than Macroalgae [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2002/chem.htm[/url] [B]Iodine[/B] Iodine in Marine Aquaria: Part I [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/mar2003/chem.htm[/url] Iodine in Reef Tanks 2: Effects on Macroalgae Growth [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/april2003/chem.htm[/url] [B]Magnesium and Strontium[/B] Do-It-Yourself Magnesium Supplements for the Reef Aquarium [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-07/rhf/index.php[/url] Strontium and the Reef Aquarium [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/nov2003/chem.htm[/url] Magnesium in Reef Aquaria [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2003/chem.htm[/url] Magnesium and Strontium in Limewater [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/dec2003/chem.htm[/url] A Simplified Guide to the Relationship Between Calcium, Alkalinity, Magnesium and pH [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-06/rhf/index.php[/url] [B]Limewater (kalkwasser)[/B] What Your Grandmother Never Told You About Lime [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-01/rhf/index.htm[/url] The Self Purification of Limewater (Kalkwasser) [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/may2003/chem.htm[/url] The Degradation of Limewater (Kalkwasser) in Air [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-05/rhf/feature/index.htm[/url] Magnesium and Strontium in Limewater [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/dec2003/chem.htm[/url] How to Select a Calcium and Alkalinity Supplementation Scheme [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/feb2003/chem.htm[/url] [B]Metals in Aquaria[/B] Aluminum and aluminum-based phosphate binders [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/july2003/chem.htm[/url] Reef Aquaria with Low Soluble Metals [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-04/rhf/feature/index.htm[/url] Tap Water in Reef Aquaria [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/jan2004/chem.htm[/url] First Iron Article: Macroalgae and Dosing Recommendations [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/aug2002/chem.htm[/url] Second Iron Article: Iron: A Look at Organisms Other than Macroalgae [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/oct2002/chem.htm[/url] The Self Purification of Limewater (Kalkwasser) [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/may2003/chem.htm[/url] [B]Test Kit Reviews[/B] The Seachem Borate Alkalinity Test Kit [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/june2003/chem.htm[/url] The Salifert Boron Test Kit [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/sept2003/chem.htm[/url] [B]Boron and Borate (and pH buffering)[/B] Boron in a Reef Tank (and its effect on pH buffering) [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/dec2002/chem.htm[/url] The Seachem Borate Alkalinity Test Kit [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/june2003/chem.htm[/url] The Salifert Boron Test Kit [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/sept2003/chem.htm[/url] [B]Ozone[/B] Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 1: Chemistry and Biochemistry [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-03/rhf/index.php[/url] Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 2: Equipment and Safety [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-04/rhf/index.php[/url] Ozone and the Reef Aquarium, Part 3: Changes in a Reef Aquarium upon Initiating Ozone [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-05/rhf/index.php[/url] [B]Others[/B] Ammonia and the Reef Aquarium [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-02/rhf/index.php[/url] Problem Dinoflagellates and pH [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-11/rhf/index.php[/url] Photosynthesis and the Reef Aquarium Part I: Carbon Sources [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-10/rhf/index.php[/url] What is Skimming? [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-08/rhf/index.php[/url] Hydrogen Sulfide and the Reef Aquarium [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-12/rhf/index.php[/url] Water Changes in Reef Aquaria [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-10/rhf/index.php[/url] The Units of Measure of Reefkeeping [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-08/rhf/index.php[/url] What is that Precipitate in My Reef Aquarium? [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-07/rhf/index.htm[/url] Reverse Osmosis/Deionization Systems to Purify Tap Water for Reef Aquaria [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-05/rhf/index.htm[/url] Reef Chemistry Quiz 2007 [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-01/rhf/index.php[/url] Reef Chemistry Quiz 2006 [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-01/rhf/index.php[/url] Iron Oxide Hydroxide (GFO) Phosphate Binders [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-11/rhf/index.htm[/url] Measuring pH with a Meter [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/feb2004/chem.htm[/url] A Comparison of pH Calibration Buffers [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-02/rhf/index.htm[/url] Tap Water in Reef Aquaria [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/jan2004/chem.htm[/url] View the latest deals of [URL=https://www.weeklyads2.com/cvs/]CVS weekly ad[/URL] for pharmacy products. ORP and the Reef Aquarium [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-12/rhf/feature/index.htm[/url] Chloramine and the Reef Aquarium [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-11/rhf/feature/index.htm[/url] Nitrite and the Reef Aquarium [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-06/rhf/index.htm[/url] Silica in a Reef Tank [url]http://advancedaquarist.com/issues/jan2003/feature.htm[/url] What is TDS? [url]http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-04/rhf/feature/index.htm[/url] Sea Urchins: A Chemical Perspective [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-08/rhf/index.htm[/url] Organic Compounds in the Reef Aquarium [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-10/rhf/index.htm[/url] Solutions to pH Problems [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/june2002/chem.htm[/url] Phosphorus: Algae's Best Friend [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/sept2002/chem.htm[/url] |
Some more of mine. These are older and, unfortunately, just like a chemical, they apparently are degrading with time. Equations and symbols seem to be having problems, so some are becoming harder to read and understand:
(links updated March 31, 2004) The Complete Nitrogen Cycle [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030510131423/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish/library/articleview2.asp?Section=Aquarium+Frontiers+--+Biochemistry+of+Aquaria&RecordNo=3090[/url] Magnesium (older article with fonts screwed up) [url]http://www.aquariumfish.com/aquariumfish/detail.aspx?aid=2345[/url] Phosphate (older article now reproduced in a poor fashion) [url]http://www.aquariumfish.com/aquariumfish/detail.aspx?aid=2276[/url] Carbon Dioxide [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030504104128/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish/library/articleview2.asp?Section=Aquarium+Frontiers+--+Biochemistry+of+Aquaria&RecordNo=2074[/url] Using Conductivity to Measure Salinity [url]http://www.aquariumfish.com/aquariumfish/detail.aspx?aid=1804[/url] Understanding Seawater [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030620210431/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1998/july/features/1/default.asp[/url] Protein Skimming: How It Works [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20010309054900/http://home.mweb.co.za/jv/jv79/reef/skimmers2.html[/url] |
Articles by Craig Bingman (all links updated March 31, 2004):
Carbon Dioxide tests [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20001119030200/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish/library/articleview2.asp?Section=&RecordNo=279 Limewater, Acetic Acid and Sand Clumping [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030608113249/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish/library/articleview2.asp?Section=&RecordNo=181[/url] Calcium and Alkalinity [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030608125548/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1998/july/bio/default.asp[/url] Calculation of Calcium Carbonate Saturation States in Reef Aquaria [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030418105408/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1998/jan/bio/default.asp[/url] Calcification Rates in Several Tropical Coral Reef Aquaria [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030608130436/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1998/mar/bio/default.asp[/url] Limits To Limewater...Revisited [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030618210534/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1999/aug/bio/default.asp[/url] Expanding the Limits of Limewater: Adding Organic Carbon Sources (vinegar) [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030418110415/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1999/oct/bio/default.asp[/url] Magnesium Ion Precipitation in Reef Aquaria: A Tempest in a Teapot [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030624142251/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1997/jul/bio/default.asp[/url] Magnesium — Part I [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030624222658/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1999/mar/bio/default.asp[/url] Magnesium — Part II [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030418101132/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1999/apr/bio/default.asp[/url] A Homemade Magnesium Supplement [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20001017132000/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1999/june/bio/default.asp[/url] Simulating the Effect of Calcium Chloride and Sodium Bicarbonate Additions on Reef Systems [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20010606111158/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1998/dec/bio/default.asp[/url] Additional Simulations: The Combined Effect Of Calcium Chloride /Sodium Bicarbonate Additions And Water Exchanges [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20010210223756/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1999/feb/bio/default.asp[/url] |
More articles by Craig Bingman (all links updated on March 31, 2004):
The Halogens Part I: Bromine in Seawater and Aquaria [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030626163126/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1997/oct/bio/default.asp[/url] The Halogens Part II: Fluoride [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030626184810/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1997/nov/bio/default.asp[/url] Fluoride Depletion In Four Reef Aquariums [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030315180207/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/2000/jan/bio/default.asp[/url] The Halogens Part III: Iodine [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030622212705/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1997/dec/bio/default.asp[/url] Measuring Halides [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030315175649/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1999/july/bio/default.asp[/url] How Test Kits Work [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030702060453/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1998/feb/bio/default.asp[/url] Borax pH Calibration [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20021015005420/www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/2000/feb/bio/default.asp[/url] A pH Detective Story [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030702144117/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1998/june/bio/default.asp[/url] How to Mix a Batch of Synthetic Seawater in Under Five Minutes [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20011217234403/www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1997/sep/bio/default.asp[/url] Increasing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide: Likely Effects on Coral Reefs [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030703114513/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1998/aug/bio/default.asp[/url] SILICON: FOE OR FRIEND? [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20030624151937/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/2000/feb/features/1/default.asp[/url] The Composition Of Several Synthetic Seawater Mixes [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20001215070800/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1999/mar/features/1/default.asp[/url] Calcium Carbonate for CaCO3/CO2 Reactors: More Than Meets the Eye [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20010210225056/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish2/aqfm/1997/aug/bio/default.asp[/url] |
Greg Hillers analysis of limestone media for CaCO3/CO2 reactors
[url]http://www.aquariumfish.com/aquariumfish/detail.aspx?aid=1995&cid=124&search=[/url] Calcium Reactor Substrate -- Phosphate Levels by Greg Hiller [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/april2003/short.htm[/url] Indoor CO2 Problems [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/apr2002/short.htm[/url] A Guide to Using Calcium Reactors [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/sh/feature/index.htm[/url] Ron Shimek's Tank Water Analysis Article [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-02/rs/feature/index.htm[/url] Necessary Nutrition, Foods and Supplements, A Preliminary Investigation [url]http://web.archive.org/web/20010720071031/http://www.animalnetwork.com/fish/data/foods.asp[/url] The Need to Breathe, Part 3: Real Tanks and Real Importance (oxygen issues) [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-08/eb/index.php[/url] A Chemical Analysis of Select Trace Elements in Synthetic Sea Salts and Natural Seawater [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/sept2004/feature.htm[/url] Feature Article: Inland Reef Aquaria Salt Study, Part I [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/11/aafeature1[/url] Feature Article: Inland Reef Aquaria Salt Study Part II [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/12/aafeature1[/url] My Dialyseas Saga: Pros and Cons [url]http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-04/pr/index.php[/url] TOXICITY OF TRACE ELEMENTS: TRUTH OR MYTH? [url]http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/may2003/feature.htm[/url] |
Reef chemicals calculator
[url]http://home.comcast.net/~jdieck1/chem_calc3.html[/url] Calcium Reactor setup calculator (CaCO3/CO2 reactors) [url]http://home.comcast.net/~jdieck1/reactor.html[/url] Alkalinity Conversion Table [url]http://ozreef.org/content/view/87/2/[/url] |
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