Ricardo Pinto
  • Ricardo Pinto

    I am from Portugal (EU). I am a medical doctor and I also run the European reef blog H2O + Something. I´ve been a hobbyist for the past 15 years. I´ve started with freshwater aquariums - planted aquariums and African cichlids - and I´ve been doing reefkeeping since 2004.

Recent Content

Best Reefs from Europe (2) – Krzysztof Tryc Tank

Best Reefs from Europe (2) – Krzysztof Tryc Tank

Chopin, Marie Curie or Pope John Paul II are distinguished  Polish personalities.  But how about our (reef) world.... Are Polish people also notable in reef husbandry? Yes... definitely yes! Over the last years, I have the chance to come across a few Polish tanks....

Coral Maternity – More than just a coral farm

Coral Maternity – More than just a coral farm

Best Reefs from Europe (1) – Coral Maternity Intro: Globalization! With the advent of the internet and consequently the reef-forums, reef-knowledge is being spreading instantly through over the world. But there is still one problem over this equation - Language. There...

Filter Medias for Bacteria Fixation

Filter Medias for Bacteria Fixation

            Some of the old-school reefers (or if you had a freshwater tank) must remember using Bio-Balls, Ceramics or Siporax for bacteria fixation about 10 or more years ago. The disadvantage pointed at that time was that these media...

Comprehensive planning of your aquarium

Comprehensive planning of your aquarium

When planning your tank, nothing is ever too much. On my previous setups, almost immediately after the tank was fully working I noticed some kind of mistake. I don’t know about you but this has always happened to me. One of the great advantages of internet forums is...