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Snowflake eel Where do you get raw seafood from that’s not seasoned… struggling to find any in uk stores, all seam to have salt. Cheers

Any recommendations on what wavemaker I should run in my 50 gallon low boy. It's a 4ft by 2ft tank with height of 10 inches.

Hey everyone, I’m pretty new to the reefing side of the hobby and still in the planning / early setup stage. I’ve been doing a lot of reading and watching videos, but honestly it feels like there’s so many different ways to do things 😅 Right now I’m trying to keep things simple and not rush it...

Hello to everyone! I am new (again) to this hobby but looking forward to getting back into it. I had a 40g tank in the past (about 15 years ago) and I'm ready to get back into the hobby and I am looking at ordering the Biocube 32g. I am looking to see what are some reputable websites to use to...

I have just installed the classic 110 int OCTO skimmer I currently have it running with the valve completely open, I read I should leave it like that for 2-4 weeks so It can break in. Is that correct? Should I leave it open for the 2 weeks or do I adjust the valve sooner what should I do what...

Help I’m thinking about buying a protein skimmer for my 55 gallon tank. I have a sump and I did all the measurements for the skimmer it would fit tight with enough space for the pump to function, and collection cup to be cleaned. but I’m wondering if it’s too much for a 55 gallon tank or if I’m...

Hello everyone! A few weeks back I purchased my first Torch coral, I just wanted to verify that it is healthy and receiving the correct amount of flow. I have attached a video below. The thing is much larger then when I bought it so surely its fully extended and doing alright just wanted to...

Setting up a "new" reef tank. I'm using a UNS 60U (24" x 14.5" x 14.5") apx 20 gallons total, after sand and rock 16.5 gallons of water. The light is a Maxspect Jump MJ-L260 w/diffuser. Filter is Sicce AquaFiltra 40, I ditched the cartridges and put filter floss and Seachem Matrix in it. Heater...

After being so freakin' indecisive I have made the decision to upgrade my 30 gallon to a planet aquariums tideline 62 gallon AIO Lagoon, it is shipping in a few weeks. If anyone has experience with this aquarium, what they have put in the back chambers, lighting, sand, aquascaping, etc. I want...

Hi guys. My tank is a 40G IM tank and has been running for 10 years. Looking to liven things up by adding a fish or two, if possible. Current fish: 2 Ocellaris Clowns (approx 2-3"), 1 Diamond Goby Corals: All softies like Kenya tree, gsp, mushrooms, zoas, etc Other: Hermit crabs, 1x emerald...

Hello all! Please give me your lighting recommendations! I'm currently running a Waterbox Eden 20 (so 16x16x16) and the light it comes with is...ehh. They're actually sending me a new controller because the one I currently have is broken, but honestly it's just a garbage light. I don't know...

Hey yall, I currently have an empty 40g tank that has been torturing me to create it into something. I'm trying to decide what to do with it. I am toying with this idea of converting it into a predator tank. In terms of stocking, I dont want a ton of fish cause I don't want a lot of...

Hello I had this euphyllia coral for a couple of months at frist it looked great but I noticed it started to look a tad weird, Idk what i did wrong and could someone help me… My parameters are NO2- 0 NO3- 3-5 PO4- 0.03 NH3- 0 KH/ALK- 8.6

Hello! I recently set up a 105l/26g reef. And I haven’t noticed anything until today after I put some more rock in. The tank bends outwards and I’m kinda scared…is this normal or should I take it down and get a different one. The glass is 5milieters, also it’s a bit dirty but there’s no cracks...

Good afternoon reefing gang, I have a waterbox 25, it's been running for a little over a year and a few months ago life got in the way and parameters went crazy, lost a few corals etc. In the event, all the zoas closed up. Fast forward to now, the parameters are okay again, the softies, candy...

Hello everyone, this might be a bit silly but I made a model of an aquarium stand in a game that I will build. It will be supporting a 125 gallon tank, so roughly 1,300 to 1,400 pounds when full, I don't mind overbuilding for safety since I've never done woodwork. I’m scared about that much...

New to reef tanks but have a lot of experience in freshwater and maintaining reef tanks but not setting them up (I work at an aquarium store). I wanted some opinions on a potential stocking list for a 120 litre tank (30 gallons) (not including the sump). I was thinking 1 rainford's goby, 1...

Hey everyone, I’m super excited to be upgrading from my current 50-gallon tank to a new custom project (aiming for a 200+ gallon system). The new display tank measures 180x70x50h cm (approx. 71" x 27.5" x 19.5"). I went with the 50cm height because I love the lagoon look and easy access for...

Originally I only fed my fish once every two days, for a while my nitrate is stable at 5 ppm but my phosphate struggles to stay stable going from .25 down to zero. I have been dosing bright well's Neo nitro and Neo phos at 5 ml daily because I want the nitrate to go to 10 ppm and for phos to...

Salinity: 1.025 No3: 10 Po4: 0 (I guess that’s why?) PH: 8.4 Calcium: 440 Magnesium: 1050 Alk: 10.0 what the heck!!! Guys what is this algae? What are those white tubes growing under my rocks?? I’m so sad everything even my zoas are dying like what the heck

So I have a 32g Biocube stocked with a yellow banded possum wrasse, a skilletfish, and most recently a Wheeler's goby (+ tiger pistol shrimp). The Goby/Shrimp were added just over a month ago and are both pretty close to their full size. I didn't really notice any problems initially. The goby...

In the past month I beat a severe dinoflagellate problem and moved forward to testing calcium, magnesium and alkalinity. when I tested calcium it read 400, and alkalinity read 9. but when I tested magnesium with the Salifert magnesium test kit, I was only seeing pink and no blue. I tested the...

New to the hobby, and have about 41" of wall space I can put a tank. I am ready to click the buy button and I have done a lot of research, but can't decide on the tank. I plan to keep LPS & fish, no interest in SPS. My key criteria is success in keeping fish & coral and low maintenance. I want...

I have a 2 inch Pajama Cardinal fish that has been with me for a couple years, he's the only cardinal fish in my 5 foot 125 gallon tank and doesn't bother anyone. I thought about getting a group of 6 Banggai Cardinals for the tank, but will the Pajama Cardinal be aggressive and territorial...

About a month or so ago I had a small patch of this red colored algae pop up in my tank. Every time I try and vacuum it out it spreads slightly more and comes right back the next day. Color intensifies as the lights turn on and starts to disappear as lights turn off. It's a rusty red color - not...