40 gallon

I've seen so many differing opinions on powerheads out there and would like to hear experienced opinions for my particular setup. I have around your average 40 gallon breeder which I plan on stocking with softies and lps and it's my first time setting up a reef tank! My stocking plan is going to...

I’m about to transfer from a 40 gallon system to a 100 gallon system. I have the 40 gallon on the left side of my living room and the 100 gallon on the right so it’s really close. Do you guys have any tips to make this transition as smooth as possible and anything I should worry about?

Hello everyone, I'm looking for any recommendations or suggestions for my reef plan. At the moment I have 3 red legged crabs, 3 nassarius snails, 3 trochus snails, and a fire fish. No coral at the moment until my next livestock additions then slowly alternate fish and coral monthly. I'm getting...

I have a 40 gallon tank and my phosphate is currently 0.5 and I’m having trouble lowering it. I use rodi water so I know that’s not the problem. I heard poly filter lowers phosphate so I bought it but it doesn’t seem to do anything. I’m trying to get it lower than 0.1 so I can finally add corals...

I made a post about this yesterday but i want to go a little more in depth about it. I have a 40 gallon tank with 7 fish at the moment. Will this affect my cycle or my fish to a significant degree? Should I change the rock work before a water change? I was think about taking 10 gallons of water...

Hello, I’m going to replace 10lbs of rock with 15lbs of new rock. Do you guys have any tips on how to make this as smooth as possible?

I have a 40 gallon long tank with live rock and a BANGGAI cardinal fish. It also comes with a heater 2 powerheads and coral lights. I live near Alpharetta Ga.

I just setup a upgrade tank from a previously running system and everything is going great, so far I have 2 clowns yellow watchman Firefish I want something that will also be a utility, something to help maintain the tank. And of course just some fish who are pleasant and peaceful.

introduction (10/28/23): hey everyone :grinning-face-with-big-eyes: I wanted to share my progress on transferring my current 29g macroalgae tank to a newly empty 40 gallon breeder. I'm excited to do this because I feel like I will be able to keep so many more macros in the 40 than in the 29. The...

Hello! My first post on the forum, I've read countless threads, watched days worth of Youtube (BRS mainly) and still don't feel like there is a clear path to success when starting. It seems a lot of videos/threads will contradict themselves based on how old they are. I'm just looking for a...

I got my first freshwater tank from a friend who was moving and couldn't take it with them, and it wasn't long before I realized freshwater wouldn't be as satisfying as building and maintaining a reef aquarium. Being on a graduate student budget, I knew my best shot at getting into a reef tank...

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Hello everyone! I've used this forum ever since I started the saltwater hobby 4 years ago and was impressed by the great advice the people on here gave. And so, I present my very first question on this forum: How do I transport my 40 Gal. mixed reef to my new house? I currently live in...

Hello fellow reefers! Here's a few pictures of my softie/future LPS tank. Ive got a kenya tree, some mushrooms, GSP, Toadstool, Clove Polyp, and some Zoas (with a tunicate attached). I was just wondering what your suggestions would be for fishies once I let these guys grow out a little more! I...

Hello all! I am needing some prospective on some fish suggestions.. 40 gallon tank: 2 established clowns A new royal gramma basslet what can I get away with? I’d love as my as possible with what I am working with any and all suggestions will help! (just added new rocks reason why it’s murky)

Hello everyone! I already have a 29 gallon build thread in the "Members Tanks" section, but last Thursday after trying to find a place to buy live rock I found a lfs that was around 45 minutes to an hour away that sold some. I was planning on just going to buy a couple of pounds of live rock...

What's up everyone! I had a nano reef Biocube 14 gallon back in college but now that I am settled (& have more cash) I am getting back into the hobby! I am by no means an expert so all constructive criticism and advise is welcome. There isn't much material out there regarding the Waterbox 50.3...

Hey guys, Long time lurker here- R2R has awesome info and perspectives! I've been reefing for about 15 years mostly pretty low budget and DIY heavy.. I finally made an account and I'm excited to be participating more fully! I am very open to suggestions, comments and constructive criticism this...

So here we are. As the title states, we went to our LFS to pick up a Betta for our little one, but as we were checking out I spotted my girlfriend eyeing a lonely tank in the corner. An Aquatop Recife 40 Gallon All-In-One, who was desperate for a home. This would be her first-ever tank, so we...

Hey everyone, just recently purchased a Coral pack from WWC. I have three thathad no issues acclimating and opening up as soon as a I put them in the tank. Another which is a zoa arrived looking a little weird and has only changed slightly.. (I think). The last coral I have an issue with is a...

I have a 40G Innovative Marine Fusion/Nuvo AIO tank for sale. My build thread is the tank that I’m selling. It comes with the Tunze 9008 skimmer, upgraded Sicce 2.0 pump, inTank caddy, lid, SB Reeflights Extreme WiFi 16” LED light, and the Innovative Marine stand. The tank has been...

Growing up and on and off through my Adult life I always seemed to have a fresh water tank, with live stock ranging all over the place. The last dive of fresh water for me was Bloody Mary Shrimp, which are still going strong today to the point I have a couple of breeding tanks set up for them...

Ok so I have a 40 saltwater tank. I added 2 clown fishes and in few hours I noticed one of the fishes has a little speck on her head or it might be a little scratch. Sometimes it looks like a dot and sometimes it looks like a scratch. My clown fishes have been playing with each other but I...

Hello! Im Thor from Norway. I have been out of the hobby for several years but tomorrow i am picking up a tank again!:) The tank is a 40 Gallon (180 litre= TMC tank (l,h,w,90cm x 45cm x 45cm) with a 24 gallon (110 litre) sump. It is a used than than comes with a lot of gear and some live rock...

Well, well, well... Here we go! I got a new 40 gallon Nuvo tank from IM and so far Im so impressed! I bought 30lbs of cured live rock, 40lbs of sand, and a Tunze 9004 protein skimmer. Gutted my old tank and moved over the Mp10, a couple key pieces and most of the coral frags(Birds Nest...