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A while ago i joined the forums, at first i wanted to do a 4g pico tank only holding 14lt of water, now i have officially bought a 35cm cube reef tank with backsump and HOB skimmer, i am very excited and would love to hear your recomendations and stocking suggestions for this tiny reef tank i...

I would appreciate anyone helping ID this hitchhiker. My tank is currently unstocked and about 3 weeks old with live rock.

This is a list of everything I think beginner to salt water should have, trying to keep it simple as to not overwhelm new hobbyists. -Refractometer/any salinity reader - Water test kit -Backup filter or power head in case the current one dies -Emergency bin or tank in case of leaks -Basic...

Are these amphipods? Are these considered a pest due to population size?

When you first set up a saltwater aquarium and go through the whole process of cycling it, scaping it, and adding your stock it's hard not to fall in love and wanna set up 10 more tanks. But before you do that there are a couple things you want to know that are in store for you. 1 - There will...

I know the obvious answers to this will be things like clown fish/damsels, but outside of those what would you say are some of the heartiest saltwater fish for beginners? I personally like saltwater mollies, small blennies like tailspot blennies, and dottybacks.

I’m building my first soft coral reef tank (75 gallon). My current plan is two islands (will add sand once finalized). The left island feels largely done and interesting (while not too unnatural). But I currently plan to rework the right with (likely) more live rock. Would appreciate any...

Hey everyone, To start, I am a total beginner. I saw someone building a pico reef jar on Instagram and thought it looked incredible — minimal, bizarre, a little risky, and fascinating. I've never had any saltwater tanks before (only a few easy freshwater ones), but after some more inspiration...

I am setting up my first salt water tank. I've kept previous planted fresh water tanks (but its been about 5 years). My daughter is obsessed with nemo, so I'm using it to get back in to the hobby (this time salt water). My plan is FOWLR saltwater aquarium with 75-gallon tank and a 39-gallon...

Setting Up a 20 Gallon tank and want to put a pair of Storm clown fish and 2 clown gobies. Will a mix of zoa's and hammer coral. Will this set up be ok for a 20 gallon? Hopefully the clownfish have eggs and I will try to hatch them. But if I wanted what else can I put in this tank?

Ok so I run an Ai prime 16HD for 11hrs total including the 2hr ramp up and down. I'm planning on having only soft corals aside from a small bit of Blastomussa wellsi. I was wondering if my lighting was ok because currently my Dendronephthya is open 100% of the lighting cycle but my GSP only...

Hello, my name is SaltwaterSmitty I have start off saying I have never owned a saltwater aquarium before. I currently have two planted freshwater aquariums right now, so I am not completely new to to hobby. I have a friend who has been trying to push me over to edge into the saltwater side of...

Hello everyone, I'm still in the planning stage of my reef tank, and once again, I'm struggling to choose the light. The tank is a 40 breeder, 32" long. I'm kinda on a budget, around 220-280$ and used market here in my country isn't really developed (I might buy something here, on reef2reef...

Hello everyone, I'm back, and this time I'd like to ask if it's possible, to set up a 50 gallon reef tank, for a pair clownfish, 2/3 gobys, blenny and, maybe a royal gramma, softies, maybe some easier lps, like duncans and candy canes, and maybe a BTA? I'd use Fluval AC 110 and Sicce shark...

(This connects to the first post I made on reviving my dad’s old tank) Hello saltwater hobbyists, Coming from my other post on this community, me and my dad found his old, but new led light lying around. It seems to have 165w, but that’s really it, I couldn’t find its full model and what not...

Hello saltwater hobbyists, I’m a young teen in the freshwater hobby (my tank is the last photo) This is my dad’s old tank from about 10 years ago and is still sitting in the living room collecting dust. He had tried to revive it about 2 years ago which was in vain. It’s been an eyesore to look...

I am adding 4 16 oz live copepod jars to my 75-gallon reef tank, it is a month old going through the ugly stage. There is a lot of algae for them to eat but I was wondering if i feed Brightwell Aquatics Reef Blizzard-A will that feed the copepods as well for the future as the algae reduces? It...

5 months in budget friendly 15gallon column tank any suggestions or tips

Hi all sorry for the long post, I have a Cade 1500 S2 that I purchased second-hand from fakebook around a year ago to upgrade from a Waterbox 90.1. For the first 9 or so months I have had no issues with the tank, and transferred the majority of my live coral and corals across to the larger...

System Details: Display: 75 gallon, pre-drilled tank Filtration: Refugium sump setup Lighting: LED system Substrate: Live sand Rockwork: Dry rock aquascape Bacteria: Dosed FritzZyme TurboStart 900 Current Age: 5 days since initial setup The goal is a stable, long-term reef with a focus...

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...

Hello everyone! I just added Green star polyp to my tank. I plan to add pulsing xenia as well. I do have a small clownfish in the tank. I have a powerhead for water flow 240GPH. I also got Dr. G's 100% Natural Live Phytoplankton. I ordered an API Reef Master test kit that arrives. I got my...

Hello all, I am fairly new to saltwater tanks and am doing research for setting up a 125 gallon salt tank. I made a stock list and was hoping what people think about it as if it’s good or some changes and such. A little about the tank is I want mostly butterfly fish, with an angel fish and some...

I’m in a predicament on which one I should get I would have to make a custom lid for my nano 10 g and hopefully that would cut down on evaporation . I know I need to get a lid just in case it just hasn’t been very high on my list of things I need . Or I get a ato system off of Amazon and then...

Hi all, I'm new to the hobby. I got a used set up from someone moving cross country a week ago. This included a Fluval 207 filter for a 30 gallon tank. My intention is to eventually have a coral tank with some blue chromis, clowns, a maxima clam, and maybe an anenome in the future. Here's what...