Resources

Stay humble, ocean always wins.
ReefCMD leans on better experts. Here’s where the numbers behind every range, every score weight, and every care note actually come from.
Parameter ranges
The salinity / alkalinity / calcium / magnesium / nitrate / phosphate / pH / temperature ideal ranges shown on every chart and tank-setup page are sourced from Bulk Reef Supply’s Ideal Parameters for a Reef Tank — their distilled community consensus across two decades of reef-keeping.
→ BRS Learning Center — deep video + article library covering parameters, equipment, livestock, and troubleshooting across every stage of reef-keeping.
Reef chemistry
The weights behind the Reef Health Score and the “what does this mean” rationale on out-of-range warnings draw on Randy Holmes-Farley’s decades of reef chemistry writing — the canonical reference for anyone serious about saltwater chemistry.
→ Reef Chemistry by Randy Holmes-Farley on Reef2Reef — his weekly Q&A thread and column archive.
Animal data
Species descriptions, scientific names, common-name aliases, care notes, and lead photos draw on Wikipedia (cited inline on every animal detail page). IUCN conservation status is pulled live from Wikidata (property P141, the structured-data sibling of Wikipedia). Both are filled in with AI-enriched data synthesized from peer-reviewed sources where the Wikimedia coverage is thin.
→ Wikipedia — Reef aquarium (gateway article)
→ IUCN Red List — the authoritative source behind every conservation pill.
Community
Reef-keeping is a community-driven discipline. The forums where most of the consensus this app reflects gets actually hashed out:
→ Reef2Reef — the largest English-language reef-keeping forum.
Spotted a missing source?
We’re always looking for better numbers. If you’ve found a paper, guide, or community consensus we should be citing, email info@reefcmd.com.