begginer reeftank

This is a list of some of my favorite hearty fish for beginners. Whether you're just starting or have been in the hobby for a while I think these are always great for reef tanks. Royal Gramma (Gramma loreto) Red or Purple Firefish (Nemateleotris decora, Nemateleotris magnifica) Lawnmower Blenny...

Hi guys, I am pretty new to the hobby and I have this 20 gallon tall that I would love to keep soft corals in. My question is if the dimensions would be suitable for toadstools. The tank is two feet long and a little over a foot wide with a depth of about two feet. I know the Cap for some...

Hi! around 4 months ago i set up my first marine tank, i do have prior fishkeeping experience as i have kept a figure 8 puffer for quite a while now, so im already used to salt addition ect, anyway, the tank is an evo 13.5g, ill put the current stocking below. caulerpa prolifera (it cleans the...

I have had a 15 gallon fluval flex set up for about 8 months. I have put this tank through the ringer with an extreme hair algae outbreak, an anemone death, and swinging salinity. The hair algae i solved with a water change and a handful of hermit crabs. The salinity swinging was in the first...

I would like to have a 2-3 species of fish, 1-2 inters and a some corals. I have seen a few seawater setups under 5 gal that look beautiful, but heard smaller tanks are tough to maintain. Would love for someone to educate.

Hello everyone, I've been lurking on this site for years now when I started my aquarium two years ago, I have always had intentions of upgrading my 29g tall indopacific live rock fish only to a reef tank but until now didn't have the funds. The original tank was a threft from good will I picked...

I have had my tuxedo Scabbers for some time now I’d say a few weeks and everything in the beginning was great! Moved around fast eating a lot. I noticed he has been slowing down k could be crazy but I feel his arms are not stretched out as much a little limp. I could be over thinking this but...

So my 15 gallon innovative marine is about cycled and I’m heading to my LFS In Pittsburgh to get fish this weekend. My plans are 2 nano clowns, one clown goby and 2 cardinals is this fine or over kill? The nano clowns are so small they shouldn’t bother the other fish I think. Any feedback would...

Started my cycling my tank on the 29th of June and started dosing Seachem prime & stablility this past Saturday and it got my ammonia to this I’d say between 0.50 - 0.25 ppm. Should I do a water change to hopefully bring it to 0 or should I continue to wait it out? Really wanted to get fish in...