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Hey guys I recently saw a knuco ferry Ross at my LFS and asked them what tank size I needed to make the fish happy they told me all I needed was a 15 gallon. I thought it was a little off but I really liked the fish and I know they’re reef safe, and have done some prior research on them. So I...

Hey y’all so I’m in the process of setting up my 30 g I currently am done cycling and have 2 chromis in the tank along with a cleaning crew of hermits snails and peppermint shrimp. I am considering getting a arceye hawk fish and a pair of Mocha clowns. ANY comments or ideas about trying to have...

Hello, I've recently posted about an ammonia "issue" I'm facing. Long story short, Nh3 is give or take 0.04. Tank is (was) cycled. Nitrates - 0~5 Nitrites -0. PH 8.4, salinity 1.023, temp 24°C. Tank is 50 Gallons, about 2/ 2 1/2 months old. FOWLR tank, 40lbs rock. Currently have 2 clowns, one...

Hi Everyone! First time poster here. I purchased a WaterBox 20 gallon cube about 5-6 weeks ago and have been loving it. This is my first saltwater tank after keeping freshwater tanks for over 10 years. I am loving the process. I have a situation that I would like some advice on. I just finished...

Setting up the tank this Sunday and have made a few scapes, there’s about 8 pounds of rock here and the tank is 15, any suggestions or recommendations on which scale to use or how to improve, also I was wondering if using just a small piece of live rock can seed the tank because it’s really...

Hello everyone, Can I start my cycling without lightning and circulation pump? Only the return one? And when I'm done Cycling, or close to finishing it I add these two equipments? Thank You João

Howdy! I'm here to share my new experience with the saltwater aquarium hobby :) I got involved with freshwater aquariums a while back and recently made my transition to saltwater. Currently using a 13.5 Fluval Evo to get familiar with saltwater without having a huge commitment. I think...

So I’ve had BTA’s a few times in the past, green one, and rose’s 2 different times. The green eventually shriveled up to nothing over the course of 6+ months and disappeared, same with the first rose bubble tip, second one lost in a tank crash so didn’t have it long. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG? I can...

Hello all R2R people! My name is Corey and I have been reefing for a little over a year and a half. I have been studying R2R at a constant since I found out about it. I started with a fluval 13.5 and upgraded almost instantly to a 40 breeder with HOB equipment. At the time I was living in...

Hey guys I have a 40 gallon reef tank set up and it’s almost out of the cycling stage. I plan on keeping hardy corals in there and adding them once the tank is about 3-6 months old, or at least after the algae bloom stage is over. I am thinking of adding the following fish: - 1x Clownfish: I...

I have a 5.5 gallon reef tank I set up around 3 months ago. I use a hipagero( I think I spelt that correctly ) reef tank light from Amazon at the lowest setting. My current dilemma is a new pulsing Xenia and it doesn’t seem to be thriving or doing very well. I have it placed rather high in the...

Hey Guys, I have a green wall hammer that’s been in my tank for about 5 months, and has been doing great. last night after lights went out and it closed up I noticed a white growth on one side and have no idea what it could be. the coral opens, is really puffy and happy looking so I don’t...

Hi all I have a 300 litre tank with sump that has been running for around 6 months. I currently have a royal gramma, and two small Ocellaris clownfish. I am looking for suggestions on my next fish or few future fish. I have done some googling but articles online seem to disagree with the...

Hello, I’m newer to saltwater tanks and have absolutely loved everything about it. I’m having trouble, and could really use suggestions. I have a Waterbox Cube 10 that is going on 3 months. The tank currently houses a clown, purple fire fish, shrimp, mini conch, and 2 turbo snails. Levels...

Hello I’m new to this forum and saltwater aquariums so I hope I’m posting this In the right place. Anyways I finished cycling my first saltwater aquarium last weekend and pick up a blue spotted Toby puffed from the lfs. I’ve had him for about four days and he seems super healthy and happy I...

Hi. As the titles says, how would you guys dose potassium nitrate to raise nitrate levels? I am currently having a situation here, after some research Ive found out that my tank is "nitrate locked". I have 0/undetectable nitrates and 0.5 phosphates, which is high. Im planning to add SPS soon so...

Started week two of my cycle on a 55 gallon tank, tank has 55lbs of sand, two bags were live sand, and about 40lbs of rock that was bone dry when put in. I noticed these tiny reddish brown areas on my rocks. My water temp is 80°F, ammonia earlier was 1, Ph was 8.1, nitrite was 2 and nitrate was...

Hi! Im currently cycling my tank without fishes. My ammonia is around 1.5ppm and the nitrites are at 4ppm the last 2 days I checked. So I guess it currently cycling correctly where the nitrites are spiking and the ammonia should come down soon. I havent realized when I bought this rock the past...

So I'm about to cycle my tank, it’s 38 gallon tank and I was curious what’s the best way to go about cycling? I have API Quickstart and Dr. Tim’s Ammonia chloride along with the API Saltwater test kit and tropical flakes that came with the tank from Aqueon Do you turn your Hang on the Back...

Hi, Im currently going through my cycling process (on a 30L tank). I just added a dead shrimp to it a few hours ago to promote the cycling process by adding ammonia. I realized that my tank has gone abit cloudy and Ive read online that when theres presence of ammonia in the tank, bacterial...

Im currently new to this hobby. I am in the process of cycling my tank with MB7 right now. (started last week and just added fish food to boost ammonia last night, so hopefully would finish cycling next week.) I have a question regarding which is safer to add first, fishes or corals? which is...

Easy sps pack available: 1. Rainbow monti 2. Birds of paradise 3. Green birdsnest 4. Slimball acro 5. Rainbow granulosa 6. Rainbow poccilipora Plus a freebie (no name milli) 80 $ local pick up Probably have 4 packs available..+/- Located in orange county, Socal.

I’ve had these two clowns since March 4th in qt 10g, heater, bubbler, pvc. I observed them for the first 4 days and they began to show signs of Brook I jumped on here followed recommended treatment treated with ruby reef bath and dosed tank with metroplex, I also did a full water change in the...

Hello everyone I’m new here. I just recently got into the reef hobby and bought a 29 gallon Biocube. It’s not stock at all. . I’m in Myrtle beach SC and it seems like we have a big growing community here. I’m excited to see what this hobby has in store for me over the years. Happy reefing everyone.

Got 2 clown in qt right now they’ve seemed fine, however today I noticed their skin seems to be peeling and there appears to be some growth in the filter as well. Any ideas as to what this can be or how I should treat this? Attached some photos below.