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I kinda want to add a flame tail blenny to my tank but i also want to add a starry blenny will these fish get a long? I also have a red firefish in my tank rn and also plan on getting a neon goby should they all be ok together?

Hi all, new to the hobby but I’ve been lurking on this forum for months. I have kept Malawi cichlids for a while and now looking to venture into the SW world! I will be getting the D-D reef pro 1500s eventually when we move house (21st march) but for now I have managed to bag a steal on FB...

Hi all I’ve recently added a extra pack off bio max in with the existing as instructed from my lfs I also added activated carbon back into the tank after taking a break from using it I rinse down everything before putting it into the filter media but since then it has caused a cloudiness in my...

Hi, I have a Fluval evo 13.5 I set it up last march. I had damsels and it was doing fine but the entire tank turned brown. I tried everything but couldn’t get the tank fixed. Forward to December now, and all the fish died and now I have 1 nassarius snail and no fish. After the last fish died the...

I recently got a new clownfish. I’ve had this one for about a month and a half now. It is apart of a pair that I bought locally. When I first purchased the clown it had one red spot under the chin, but it looked like an injury. I thought that it could have been apart of fighting even though I...

Hello I recently set up my first saltwater aquarium and I’m having issues with my flow pump. While cycling the tank my flow pump was blowing the sand around my tank enough that it was causing it to pile up and even have bare glass in some places. When I added my first fish, a pair of clowns...

2 Oc. Clownfish 1 Spotted coral croucher 1 Cleaner shrimp 3-4 hermit crabs Any revisions, ideas, or concerns are greatly appreciated, I am new to saltwater aquariums but I have kept multiple freshwater aquariums. Any suggestions for beginner coral would also be appreciated. Thank you in advance!

2 Oc. Clownfish 1 Spotted Coral croucher 1 cleaner shrimp 3-4 hermit crabs Any suggestions for stocking ideas or changes to current plan would be wonderful! I am new to saltwater but have kept multiple freshwater aquariums. Thank you in advance! Edit: any beginner coral suggestions would be...

hi everyone! Newbie here and I was given this used ATO system and it’s not lookin too hot. Is this cleanable? Or toss it?

Hello, this is my first reef scape coming out of freshwater. Building a nano 16 gallon that’s 33 inches long. 9 inches wide and 11 inches tall. I have a card board cutout as seen in the video that is the layout. And there is a cooler with a sharpie line for the height of the tank. Opinions...

I’ve been keeping freshwater fish for 5 years and ready to branch out to something more of a challenge. I’m Building my first reef tank using a lifeguard aquatics 16 gallon long. Dimensions are 33.85 x 9.84 x 11.02. My filtration im gonna use the seachem tidal 55. What should I load the filter...

Is this a bad idea? I'm a senior and really want to start a tank before I go to college. I don't care whether it's a 20g that takes up my whole dresser or if it's a 1g bowl on my nightstand. I just love corals and fish. I do online schooling, so I am home literally all day if that makes any...

Got it for $10 trying to figure out what it is thank you! Sorry for the bad quality I ordered lenses for my camera lol

Hi, Noob question here: What lights would you use for a mixed reef that's 120 gallons, 6ft long, and 16 inches deep? Thanks :slightly-smiling-face: (I know nothing about lights so please fill me in)

I came home after being away for a couple days, had family come by and feed everything once a day. This is on my glass, no idea what it is or if it is harmful. It stays in this spot, anyone recognize what this is? You can’t tell in the picture but some parts of it are not stuck to the glass...

Hello everyone! I was looking for stocking ideas for a 20g Aqueon standard. It has not been started yet. I’m just looking for ideas. Igreen’s guide says 3-5 fish for a 20, so of course I want to do 5 haha Current idea: - Clownfish pair (mocha storm and orange storm preferably but $$$) - Orchid...

Setup my first coral QT about a two weeks ago now. I've had my DT running for 6 months now. But I haven't had any lights on the tank, since I haven't had any corals. So I didn't realize quite how quickly nuisance algae can tank over a tank. Especially one that is fresh and clean like a freshly...

Please help. A few months back a friend of mine started his first marine fish, got it cycled and stable for for about 6/8 weeks. Had 2 fish in the tank and everything was fine, he recently purchased a mushroom from another friend and now one of the fish is struggling and levels have completely...

Hi all I’ve been having problems with my phosphate the past few weeks in my Fluval evo and I can’t seem to lower them at all I’ve done 30% water changes I’ve been running rowaphos in a filter bag in with my filter basket and in beside my return pump it was at a steady 0.25 since I’ve set the...

Hello everyone. I would like to ask a question about the cycling of my tank. It has been running for two weeks, and I bought live rock from the local aquarium store. For the first ten days, the NH3 level was 0 and NO2 was 0.1. Last Friday, I removed the live rock from the tank for aquascaping...

I’ve discovered there is some sort of inscect living under my gsp frag have only noticed it today I’m new to the hobby and never dipper my coral before placing them in my reed can someone please explain what this is and a solution if necessary thanks

Hi all I’ve recently noticed small white particles in my tank floating around don’t think it’s air bubbles but could be wrong any suggestions on what it could be and how to fix cheers

Hello again, i’m considering trying to set up a macroalgae tank for my first saltwater aquarium(probably a 75). I’m doing so partially because I really like the look, partially because I’ve heard it removes the need for a sump, and partially because i don’t want coral (at least for the...

Hello everyone, New to r2r; however I have a 32 gal biocube which has been going for about 2 months. I have a normal ocellaris clownfish and an Wyoming white clownfish. I got the water parameters to the correct levels so I'm looking for some suggestions on beginner corals for my tank. I...

Hi all I’ve added a jeboa MOW-5 to my fluval evo 13.5 gal/52 liter tank as I’ve recently added gsp/ Kenya tree with a max flow of 500 to 5000L/H just curious on the best settings/flow for this pump it has sine wave mode which can adjust the frequency of the waves and also the correct position of...