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Hello, Does anyone have a light suggestion for a anemone only tank? Its a 20gallon AIO with one clownfish in it. I want something that will work well for them but something that wont cost a lot. I've been seeing the new blade lights but I am not sure if they are strong enough to support...

New 7ft long 650 litre mixed reef running for a couple of months although I did use a mix of live rock from my old established system and new dry rock. Things are going pretty well but currently going through the uglies with hair algea and cyano. But both of these are reducing. My issue is I...

I think my fish would be happier if his tank was decorated with algae instead of plastic, but I don't know if I can do it inmediately or have to wait for the tank to cycle :( I'm pretty new in taking care of plants and all the algae I've tried to inmerse in the tank died, so I'm thinking of...

Hey all, it's been a few years since I kept a saltwater tank - my expertise is definitely in freshwater and turtles. In the past I had 2 thriving reef tanks with fish & LPS but once my ex and I broke up I kept the freshwater and he took the salt tanks (he was definitely the salt expert!) So...

Hi All, So I have posted a few times with various issues over the last 6 months but am at a stage now where not entirely sure what to do... My 300L tank has been through hypo to treat a case of Ich and has been back up at normal levels for around 6 weeks. Ich seems to be back and my dog-faced...

What advice have you picked up along the way that doesn't seem to be common knowledge, but may be worth sharing? It could be random theories or something you know actually works. I stopped by the local coral shop late yesterday and got some interesting insight on coral keeping that I hadn't...

Hello Reef2Reef community, Firstly, pardon any newbie mistakes in this post; I'm still getting acquainted with this platform. A bit of background: About 5 years ago, I was the proud owner of a small reef tank. However, circumstances led me to sell it. I also have a history with freshwater...

Hey guys so I recently went on vacation and left my my mom in-charged of my tank. It was a week and everything looks pretty normal but I was inspecting my alve today and realized some worms appeared on the skeleton. I’ve had the alve for 4 months now and it’s been growing well. Any thoughts on...

I’ve had this torch coral for about 4 months now and recently has been looking like this. It looks like the head of the torch is showing and it’s almost pushing itself out to show its head rather than the thick tentacles covering it. My two other torches are doing just fine and have thick...

Hello guys. So recently i saw this photo of a reef tank. I think it looks beautiful. But ive not seen many people with this kind of setup. Thin sandbed and deep sand on the side. What are the cons to this kind of setup? Will the heavy sand leaning to the side put pressure on the glass panel...

Hi Phyto culture been going well so decided to start doing pods…. Noticed plenty of pods running around but also build up at bottom of container….. Picture attached….. Can someone give on-site to what it is…. Either contamination, dead pods or other and correct me if I’m doing anything wrong…...

Hello! After 2 years of stepping away from the hobby I am trying to get my tank back to a good point where i can start adding coral and fish again. I never completely shut the tank down but did not complete a water change in those 2 years, i only topped it off with RO water when the pump...

Hey guys so I just upgraded to a 40 gallon breeder and was wondering if you guys think that the ai nero 3 would be a good fit?

Got this magtool skimmer off eBay that was listed as Brand New, fresh in the box, cool specs, the whole deal... Paid 73.27 total (I know this wasn't a good idea to begin with, I don't even remember putting a bid in). Look at the pictures, they're self explanatory. Contacted the seller and was...

So I started my 55 gal tank up in the beginning of the month, and I’ve been posting updates every now and then. This is my third attempt at starting a saltwater tank, and so far I haven’t had any catastrophes yet. I just did another weekly 4 gallon water change, and all of the brown algae is...

My fellow reefers, I am in a way proud and nervous. I just bought my first sps coral. I bought an “encrusting montipora”. I’m mainly posting this just to ask for any tips or advice. I got is yesterday and all polyps are out so I’m assuming that’s a good sign. Also what do monti’s look like when...

I’ve had this piece for about 3 weeks now and it looked fine until 2 days ago. My other coral look fine it’s just this piece giving me some trouble. Any thoughts? I have another alve that’s growing pretty well as some new polyps are coming out of the base I should probably mention I had a...

Hello all! So I finally have experienced flatworms! I just spotted one a few minutes ago. I then sent him down the sink, and then immediately realized I should have taken a picture first haha. Looked online, and this is pretty much what he looked like. I looked through the tank and spotted a...

Hey guys so I’ve recently picked up an alveopora and a hammer and I’m nervous to be completely honest. IMO they look ok for now.I got them yesterday and just wanted to know what you guys thought about them and also if you would mind sharing any tips it would be amazing

I noticed one of my clowns had some signs of his pelvic fin being nipped at, but I mistakenly thought this was from the female bullying him and establishing dominance.. A week or so later it looks like he’s losing coloration near his stomach, which looks like it’s turning transparent from his...

Added a large rock on top as I could not remove my new anemones. Came together nicer than I thought it would and created the cave I’ve been looking for. Missing some on the left side to look more natural but let me know what y’all think and how I could make it better!!

Hey guys ! I really would love your ideas, input, Suggestions on coral businesses. I plan on starting a veteran owned and operated coral business in the next year or so. I want it to be like no other business out there. All coral will be aquacultured and priced to compete with wild caught...

This is a seasons greetings montipora that I think is dying. I’ve moved positions twice. Once it was in direct light and then it was towards bottom mid of tank with indirect light. Unfortunately I don’t have a par meter to measure light. Is there anything I can do for it to get its color back or...

I'll get the tank stats out of the way first. 20 Gallon Cube AIO with AI Prime 16HD running on David Saxby preset. It's about 6 months old (not including the cycle), and for the first few months everything was going well, corals were completely open and growing, and now pretty much all of my...