The Fishkeeper  |  July/August 2017
In this editorial I thought we should take a look at the history of the marine reef keeping. In the 1980s and 90s, the cutting edge of the hobby became the reef tank; this segment of the hobby took off like a bush fire – uncontrolled and going in every direction. Companies sprang up overnight with all sorts of equipment that one had to have to maintain a successful reef aquarium. A typical reef tank looked lost, surrounded by all the devices, filters, probes, and controllers that were “required.” This was definitely high-tech and the complete opposite of the aquaria of the first part of the century, which relied on nothing more than sunlight and plants. However, the average reef tank in the early period was not very successful and it turned out that the most important factor in the success of the tank was not the amount of equipment, but having the right pieces of equipment.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in The Fishkeeper July/August 2017.