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Ok so I just got this Top Fin Premium 5 gallon glass aquarium. Didn’t add anything (equipment) to it kept everything as is. I started cycling today added Dr.Tims one and only and a pinch of fish food. Is there anything else I need to do? Tank is still cloudy from adding water in it. But just...

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?

Started on 2-11-25. Topfin 29gal tank starter kit with heater and filter included. “Microbe lift special blend” and “Topfin readistart nitrifying bacteria starter” added along with some starter live rocks (more to come soon) 2-13-25 Added a topfin “small power head aquarium pump” changed...

So I have a 29gal topfin starter tank and I’m wondering what to buy to make it a more “suitable” tank for fish and corals I plan to put in. I know that actinic light is really good but I can’t seem to find a good brand that has reputable reviews, I also feel that I’ll need to buy a new/better...

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Will my mochas be ok in a 15 gallon? Might put a dart fish in there but for now it’ll be the mochas and some coral is this ok?

Setting up my first 15 gallon tank this weekend I plan on putting 2 mocha storm clowns, a file fish, and 2 cardinals and a dart fish would this be too much for a 15 gallon?

As the post states I got a new anemone 1 week ago and after being in the same spot and looking very happy for 3 days it suddenly moved and I couldn’t find it until today where i found it on the backside of a rock getting minimal flow and hardly any light and looking almost grey and super...

hi everyone, this is kind if urgent. So i recently got a anemone and did everything correct into adding it in. I made sure the salinity was ok(1.025), ammonia was 0, nitrite was also 0 and some nitrate. I recently got into this hobby and I read that if you wanted to add corals you would have to...

Just thought I'd check out a few forums and see if anyone is looking to get rid of any tanks or setups 40 gallons or less

Day 3 of adding fish after using ATM colony for cycling my tank. The levels are AMMONIA 0.25, NITRITE 1.0 nitrate 10ppm. When should i do a water ?

Hey all, so I’ve had this yellow tang in my tank since September 25,2021 he’s been doing great eats both the frozen food and algae I put in the tank. I recently introduced a fire fish and sand sifting goby late December who are also eating well. Today I noticed these marks on my tang, none of my...

Hi. I know people will always tell me RODI water is the best water to use in our saltwater aquariums. But right now I’m in a bit of a pickle. My country’s undergoing lockdown due to COVID-19 and I do not have an RODI machine. I’m running low on my RODI water supply (and saltwater). So is it safe...

Is it ok to put in RODI Water first then adding the salt into the tank with two powerheads then adding the live sand once the salt has been mixed and finally the PVC Pipe? I’m stuck with RODI water in 8 five gallon buckets with lids so just trying to figure out which way would be better

I noticed my wrasse had a little hole in hit top fin yesterday, didn’t think much of it dismissed it as probably scuffing himself up while burying himself. Today the hole is considerably larger and he has a white circle in his side. I have 4 other fish none of which show similar symptoms and the...

Noticed these in my tank today, what are they, are they dangerous should I remove them?

I am setting up a refugium in my sump. This is my first time so I don't know much other than what I watched on some YouTube videos. So any advice will be appreciated! I have a 75 gallon tank, ~30 gallon sump. Tank is established, I have lots of coral and fish in there. If any more information is...

So I noticed my blenny occasionally has a very bloated stomach, I'm not sure if it is related to this bubble he has on his fin, the bubble has gotten smaller so I took him out of QT but now seeing this inflamed stomach I'm not sure what I should do. It doesn't look like this all the time, but it...

Had this Blenny for about a week now and I check on him daily, today I noticed this large ball on its fin. Any ideas what this could be, should I isolate it is it contagious, treatment ideas? Anything helps photos below thank you!

Just picked up a dottyback and blenny from lfs, I wanna quarantine before putting them in my dt. What medication is safe for them, I will be quarantining in the same tank. meds on hand : Cupramine Ruby reef rally Paraguard Metroplex any advice on how to quarantine these guys would help thanks!

I’m upgrading my tank from a 37g to an 85g system my 37g hasn’t been running for long I started with black sand per recommendation at a lfs. However now that I have this new tank I was looking at sand options and I’m seeing a lot of hate on black sand and how it’s known for messing with water...

Hey! So I’ve been on quite a journey with my mocha clown I have him in qt with my frostbite snowflake, the mocha showed signs of Brook gave him a bath in rrr and treated tank with metroplex, once again after a couple weeks showed signs of Brook and had this worm like string coming out of him...

Bought these clowns at my lfs, I think they were in the wrong tank because the name outside of it did not match what they look like, can anyone help me id? Thanks! Pics below :)

Hello all. I want to preface this by telling you what I’m needing help with; -How to save my black mangrove -How to care for the plant in the future -How to grow the black mangrove propagule(seed) that is healthy I collected my black mangroves from a chain of islands in Florida. The first...

I’ve recently noticed pest in my tank and my corals have became unhappy, i also see bubbles on the sandbed and a lot of algae on the glass, paramaters are okay, although cant tell for phosphate or ph, its been an ongoing thing with the pest so i wanna do a tank restart. I wanted to get some...