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After a lifetime of chasing the thrill of the oceans through everything from working as a professional diver to selecting a college based purely on their marine biology program, I finally decided to bring a piece of the ocean into my own home. I have always wanted a tank but knew it would be...

Hello all, my husband and I (mostly my husband) set up this saltwater 65gal aquarium almost 3 months ago. Slowly but surely we are getting the aquarium to how we'd like it. Constantly learning from other threads, my husband snorts YouTube videos from BrsTv, and of course I think the best...

I’m upgrading my tank from a 37g to an 85g system my 37g hasn’t been running for long I started with black sand per recommendation at a lfs. However now that I have this new tank I was looking at sand options and I’m seeing a lot of hate on black sand and how it’s known for messing with water...

I’ve got a 37 gallon live rock and live sand only things in the tank as of now is a feather duster, astraea snails, nassarius snails, and a tuxedo urchin. I recently introduced a frag of zoa but I did dip it and inspected thoroughly before placing in tank. I noticed today a little critter...

Update on my tank and moving to a new place. I decided to play it safe and set up my Fluval Evo in my brother-in-law's garage; everything seemed normal for the 1st couple of days...until yesterday. Here what I believe happened; the ATO's float valve got stuck, causing the last baffle's water...

Hello Reefers. I don't know if this had been made here before but I want to built a innovative marine 10 gallons tank with all idea and help from you guys. it a long shot but it could work. please help me from pick a rock, sand, light and other stuff that I don't have. as of now I only have...

Hey guys! I’m a new reefer and I believe what I’m experiencing is Diatom algae which I’ve read that just letting it play its course is what I should do. I do have some green algae starting to grow and hopefully that will cancel out the Diatom (if that’s possible). I’m just looking for...

Hi folks, I've set up a Reefer 250 for my other half. She's wanting to keep sea horses with a few other compatible fish. We are using Dr Tim's one & only to cycle the tank and are looking for suggestions on what fish, other than clowns to use to cycle along with the Dr tims as . I was told a...

I noticed some white roots on my toadstool a while back and after some research, determined these were sponges. Over the next few months, they’ve attached to more and more coral. Where I’m able, I remove them as a precaution and benefit of coral trying to extend. Is this normal? Will this...

I feel like I’m joining scouts with all the badges out here Here comes my attempt at a build thread.. condensed into a few stages as I’ve sort of already started oops.. Back Story Last year I was a huge freshwater (planted tanks) fanboy but had a spare nano tank lying around so I thought I’d...

Hi In my fresh reefer 170 I noticed green blistering algae in some places on the rock and sand. Is it green cyano or something else. Thank you for your help :)

I have two ai prime 16hds over a 29 gallon standard and I was wondering if anyone had some more experience with these or atleast have a better understanding. At the moment I feel like it’s at a too high of an intensity and I’m just trying to get lps and zoas. Any help would greatly be...

Hi! New to the reef world. My dad and I currently habe a reef tank with some clownfish, cardinals, gobies, shrimp, crab, anemone, corals, snails and hermit crabs. Recently we’ve found some growth in the the back of the aquarium and found some today on a rock near the front. It looks like...

Hi there! I hope you’re all keeping safe and well. Okay so I need a little help and advice (sorry for the long post in advance). I’m new to the reefing world and I’m starting to lose my enthusiasm for it as my aquarium isn’t doing so great. Just to be aware I’m in the U.K. which might make a...

Hey guys so I’m new to the hobby just set up my 32gallon biocube with 28 pounds dry rock 30 pounds live sand tank has just finished yesterday cycling had some troubles and confusion with that but I figured it out. Unfortunately I’m moving to a new house in 1 month (just found out) so I need...

Right now I have a 60 gal display and a. 20 gallon refugium with caulerpa dragons breath and cheato. And 20 pounds of sand. And a 20 gallon sump. I’m upgrading to a drilled 75 gal with a custom made 40 gallon sump with an extra large fuge chamber. I’m worried about the decrease in water volume...

Hi everyone! Happy that I found a form that I can talk with people with a similar interest! I am new with saltwater, although I do I have family that has saltwater tanks. I am set to do my first tank with little help as possible from them! :) So I am purchasing a Fluval EVO 13.5 and I was...

Any idea on how to tune this thing! It's a hydor external skimmer tons of bubbles are coming from the outlet, I got the whole setup 2nd hand. I know now the skimmer shouldn't be in with the return but it is now. What can I do to stop the bubbles in my tank half are coming from the skimmer and...

Hey everyone, So I am looking for some cool ideas on what to do in a 20g high tank. The only equipment it will have on it is one AI prime, a hang on filter with media bags, a heater and an ATO. Thanks in advance for the suggestions!

Hey Folks, I've had a large 150 gal tank w/ 60 gal sump for about a year now; and alas, I am moving. I have to rebuild pretty much everything; but now I am a much wiser reefer and have more pointed questions for the new build up. I'm pretty much going all in on this tank since it will hold a...

Hello all! This is going to be my Red Sea reefer 250 build thread. I’ve been in the hobby for about 6-7 months now. Over the next month I will be piecing together parts and equipment until I am able to get moved and get the tank set up in new apartment! I try to keep updated, my last thread...

Hello, I am working on a new build my system is similar to what BRS is doing for the Low maintenance tanks. The tank is a 60 gallon Marineland cube with the Marineland stand( DIY isnt my thing so I will live with the stand. It has one drain and one return line drilled in to the bottom of the...