Links to favorite saltwater vendors, forums and info sites:
FORUMS:
Modern Reef Keeping. A great site that is flame free: http://modernreefkeeping.com/
Mr. Saltwater Tank. Great practicle advice with a great video blog: http://www.mrsaltwatertank.com/
Reef Tools. This site has a free blog, forum and lots of links to vendors plus specials: http://reeftools.com/
Reef Central. The biggest online forum. Great resource with lots of experienced reefers: http://reefcentral.com/
Fish Lore. Lots of information: http://www.fishlore.com/
Reefs.com. More great info with lots of great, oftern quirky articles: http://www.reefs.com/
Aquanerd.com. Daily blog about many different aspects of reef keeping plus daily tips: http://blog.aquanerd.com/
RESEARCH:
Saltwater Aquarium Online Guide. Just what the title says: http://www.saltwater-aquarium-online-guide.com/
Advanced Aquarist. For advanced problems and tanks, but good infol: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/
Aquarium Product Reviews. Name says it all: http://www.aquariumproductreviews.com/
ASIRA. Online coral care guide. Not comprehensive but still very good: https://sites.google.com/a/asira.org/www2/home
Coral Hub. An encylcopedic coral guide: http://www.coralhub.info/cf/a-z/
Salt Corner. A listing of aquarium books: http://www.saltcorner.com/AquariumLibrary/browsesection.php
Don Klipstein. A text sight helping explain coloration of aquarium lighting: http://donklipstein.com/f-spec.html
SDMAS. An extensive and very comprehensive guide to coral ID: http://sdmas.com/corals/species.php
ePanorama. A very comprehensive guide to aquarium lighing: http://www.epanorama.net/links/lights.html#fluorescent
Melevsreef. Great site about sump design and building: http://www.melevsreef.com/allmysumps.html
GARF. Geothermal Aquaculture Research Foundation. Check them out: http://www.garf.org/main.html
Reef Keeping. Online reefing magazine: http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/home
Xtalreef. Great ID site for aquarium pests: http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm
Modern Reef Keeping. A great site that is flame free: http://modernreefkeeping.com/
Mr. Saltwater Tank. Great practicle advice with a great video blog: http://www.mrsaltwatertank.com/
Reef Tools. This site has a free blog, forum and lots of links to vendors plus specials: http://reeftools.com/
Reef Central. The biggest online forum. Great resource with lots of experienced reefers: http://reefcentral.com/
Fish Lore. Lots of information: http://www.fishlore.com/
Reefs.com. More great info with lots of great, oftern quirky articles: http://www.reefs.com/
Aquanerd.com. Daily blog about many different aspects of reef keeping plus daily tips: http://blog.aquanerd.com/
RESEARCH:
Saltwater Aquarium Online Guide. Just what the title says: http://www.saltwater-aquarium-online-guide.com/
Advanced Aquarist. For advanced problems and tanks, but good infol: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/
Aquarium Product Reviews. Name says it all: http://www.aquariumproductreviews.com/
ASIRA. Online coral care guide. Not comprehensive but still very good: https://sites.google.com/a/asira.org/www2/home
Coral Hub. An encylcopedic coral guide: http://www.coralhub.info/cf/a-z/
Salt Corner. A listing of aquarium books: http://www.saltcorner.com/AquariumLibrary/browsesection.php
Don Klipstein. A text sight helping explain coloration of aquarium lighting: http://donklipstein.com/f-spec.html
SDMAS. An extensive and very comprehensive guide to coral ID: http://sdmas.com/corals/species.php
ePanorama. A very comprehensive guide to aquarium lighing: http://www.epanorama.net/links/lights.html#fluorescent
Melevsreef. Great site about sump design and building: http://www.melevsreef.com/allmysumps.html
GARF. Geothermal Aquaculture Research Foundation. Check them out: http://www.garf.org/main.html
Reef Keeping. Online reefing magazine: http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/home
Xtalreef. Great ID site for aquarium pests: http://www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm
VENDORS:
AquaHub. Very afforadable DIY ATO systems: http://www.aquahub.com/store/index.html
ATI. Probably the best T5 bulbs made: http://www.atiaquaristik.com/en/
Auto Top Off. Sells ATO systems and pumps: http://autotopoff.com/
Big Dog Reefs. Great coral vendor with outstanding customer service: http://big-dog-reefs.com/
Bulk Reef Supply. Great site for supplies at even better prices. Hard to beat on many items: http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/
CoralVue. Home of Reef Octopus products. Absolutely some of the best on the market: http://coralvue.com/
D&T Aquarium Supplies. Cheaper on some products than any other place: http://www.dtpetsupplies.com/catalog/
Digital Aquatics. World class tank controllers: http://www.digitalaquatics.com/
Foster & Smith. Home to LiveAquaria. Expensive s&h but 14 day guarentee on live stock: http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/
Gulf-View. Very good aquacultured live rock: http://www.gulf-view.com/
Hagen. Very good and very affordable retro T5 lighting and other products: http://www.hagen.com/usa/
PetStore. com Sister company to Marine Depot. com. Very good online vendors: http://www.petstore.com/
Rapid LED. Probably the #1 site for DIY LED lighting: http://www.rapidled.com/servlet/StoreFront
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Reef Tank Photography. Offers great tips on how to take better photos of your tank: http://www.lightandmatter.org/2009/photo-expeditions/reef-tank-photography-tips-a-quick-guide/
ISO settings for digital photos of SW tanks: http://www.digital-photography-school.com/iso-settings
Photobucket. Free online storage site for sharing pics of your tank: http://photobucket.com/
WATER CHEMISTRY:
Salty Zoo Alkalinity Calculator. Convert alkalinity from one reading to the other two: http://www.saltyzoo.com/SaltyCalcs/AlkConv.php
Reef Chemistry Calculator. Perfect for calculation dosing amounts: http://reef.diesyst.com/chemcalc/chemcalc.html
Reef Chemistry Calculator FV. Same as above but with graphing: http://reef.diesyst.com/flashcalc/flashcalc.html
AquaHub. Very afforadable DIY ATO systems: http://www.aquahub.com/store/index.html
ATI. Probably the best T5 bulbs made: http://www.atiaquaristik.com/en/
Auto Top Off. Sells ATO systems and pumps: http://autotopoff.com/
Big Dog Reefs. Great coral vendor with outstanding customer service: http://big-dog-reefs.com/
Bulk Reef Supply. Great site for supplies at even better prices. Hard to beat on many items: http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/
CoralVue. Home of Reef Octopus products. Absolutely some of the best on the market: http://coralvue.com/
D&T Aquarium Supplies. Cheaper on some products than any other place: http://www.dtpetsupplies.com/catalog/
Digital Aquatics. World class tank controllers: http://www.digitalaquatics.com/
Foster & Smith. Home to LiveAquaria. Expensive s&h but 14 day guarentee on live stock: http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/
Gulf-View. Very good aquacultured live rock: http://www.gulf-view.com/
Hagen. Very good and very affordable retro T5 lighting and other products: http://www.hagen.com/usa/
PetStore. com Sister company to Marine Depot. com. Very good online vendors: http://www.petstore.com/
Rapid LED. Probably the #1 site for DIY LED lighting: http://www.rapidled.com/servlet/StoreFront
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Reef Tank Photography. Offers great tips on how to take better photos of your tank: http://www.lightandmatter.org/2009/photo-expeditions/reef-tank-photography-tips-a-quick-guide/
ISO settings for digital photos of SW tanks: http://www.digital-photography-school.com/iso-settings
Photobucket. Free online storage site for sharing pics of your tank: http://photobucket.com/
WATER CHEMISTRY:
Salty Zoo Alkalinity Calculator. Convert alkalinity from one reading to the other two: http://www.saltyzoo.com/SaltyCalcs/AlkConv.php
Reef Chemistry Calculator. Perfect for calculation dosing amounts: http://reef.diesyst.com/chemcalc/chemcalc.html
Reef Chemistry Calculator FV. Same as above but with graphing: http://reef.diesyst.com/flashcalc/flashcalc.html