NACL & H2O is all I Know but i need Mo.

[JMorris271]

Is there a place here where some with no chemistry background can catch the basics or at least enough to have a healthy tank?
I can have all of the tests and gadgets for getting readings but still need to learn what these readings mean and what to do with them .
Thanks

[Pife]

Read the stickies up top of the forum and you should be fine.

[Randy Holmes-Farley]

This has the chemistry basics:

The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners, Part 1: The Salt Water Itself
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-03/rhf/index.php

The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners, Part 2: What Chemicals Must be Supplemented
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-04/rhf/index.php

The "How To" Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners, Part 3: pH
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-05/rhf/index.php

The “How To” Guide to Reef Aquarium Chemistry for Beginners,
Part 4: What Chemicals May Detrimentally Accumulate
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-09/rhf/index.php

and then these articles have more advanced reef chemistry:

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=102605