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  • Danilo Ronchi, aka DaniReef, is a hydraulic engineer from Italy and one of Europe’s leading reefkeeping voices. His passion for marine aquariums and photography led him to publish his first book “Marine Aquarium” in 2013, and since 2007 he has run DaniReef.com, the leading reefkeeping magazine in Italy. With more than 4,000 articles, technical reviews, event coverage, and in-depth photo reportages, DaniReef has become a trusted international reference for hobbyists and professionals. Today, he proudly collaborates with Reefs.com to share his knowledge with an even wider global audience

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Centropyge in marine aquariums: which ones and how many?

Centropyge in marine aquariums: which ones and how many?

Centropyge loriculus Here we are with the third episode about species that can thrive in a marine aquarium. Today we're talking about the dwarf angel fish, or the Centropyge. Introduction I've always loved aquariums full of fish, as if you were diving in tropical...

Elos SVM: the perfect granular feed for marine fish

Elos SVM: the perfect granular feed for marine fish

For many years I've been using Elos SVM feed in my marine aquarium. I never wrote an article, but it's one of the feeds I always recommend, and it's time to do it justice. As I always repeat, granular food is produced at lower temperatures then all other feeds except...

Synchiropus in marine aquarium: how many and why?

Synchiropus in marine aquarium: how many and why?

Synchiropus splendidus - mandarinfish We started to discuss about family of fish with the surgeonfish, today we introduce another beautiful species: the Synchiropus. Introduction I've always loved aquariums full of fish, looking into them makes you feel as if you were...

Surgeonfish in Marine Aquariums: How Many and Why?

Surgeonfish in Marine Aquariums: How Many and Why?

Acanthurus leucosternon I've always loved aquariums full of fish; it looks like you are diving in tropical seas. I've always had a lot of them, and I know that the most important thing is knowing which ones you can insert and give a good life to. In the end, it's all...

Monday Archives: Pietro Romano’s Incredible Marine Aquarium

Monday Archives: Pietro Romano’s Incredible Marine Aquarium

During the meeting of Goccia Nera in the last days of May at Gallarate, not so far from Milano, I had the chance to meet my friend Pietro Romano and to take some pictures of his wonderful aquarium. The aquarium measures 250x80x70cm and 1.400 liters, or 66x21x18.5...

Orphek Atlantik iCon in our DaniReef LAB: power and control

Orphek Atlantik iCon in our DaniReef LAB: power and control

Orphek has updated its best ceiling light with lots of changes and, in particular, more power. Come and discover it in our DaniReef LAB. The light is almost completely different. Aesthetically, there's a difference in the shell: on the top, with the ceiling light off,...