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I have one tank with lots of xenia growing all over that I have to regularly prune and another tank with no xenia. The tank with the xenia consistently has lower nitrates than the one without. It also seems to require much less maintenance. Is the xenia consuming the nutrients in my tank an they...

Its usually a decent sign of quality water conditions, but I’ve never been a big fan of the back wall covered in coralline. Looks a kind of dirty. But at this point I can’t really bring myself to take the time and scrape it off. Someone scrape this crap off the tank walls for me lol How do...

I have a pair of these but hate to clean them, which I just did. I was wondering if I sprayed the parts with food grade silicone would it make them easier to clean? Would it have any detrimental effect on the fish or corals? Why don't the Teflon coat them when they make them? Would be worth...

so i got invaded by these darn Vermetid snail absolutely hate and want destroy them all within 2 days i had 4 on my hammer coral keep him 1/3 the size have liek 3 on my toadstool I’ve tried ripping them off currently ordered some stainless steel clippers to start chopping but is there any...

hey yall, im having some issues with Nitrates usually pretty high was looking into getting a protein skimmer i currently have a 10g reed tank ( long ) was looking into two different ones dont want anything too expensive...

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I have tried for weeks around my LFS and even resorted to Algae barn but no one around me is selling Chaeto. I was just wondering if anyone would be willing to pack some up (small amount) and ship it.

Just a little tip that I have never seen anyone mention on R2R before. A little background first.. It is still fairly warm right now in New England and my apartment gets pretty warm with the afternoon sun still. While at work, my ReefAngel warned me of an overheat flag. Odd, perhaps the...

As the title says: what is the best/fastest way to clean the pH probe without damaging it? I'm currently soaking it in 50/50 rodi/white vinegar for several hours.

Do you guys clean or not your sump? If you answer is yes. how often? If you can show us a picture.

My sump is starting to get a build up of detritus. I've seen folks talk about vacuuming out the sump but my sump is only a few inches above the living room floor and I can't seem to get a vacuum started - how do I do this? Do I use a shop vac instead of a typical aquarium "gravel vac?" Thanks!

Hi there I'm wondering if there's any certain way to clean a HOB skimmer . I have an aqua max protein skimmer HOB on a 20 long and I've had it now for close to 2 months . I'm wondering what is the best way to clean it out!!!! Also same for a HOB aquaclear filter . How often and what are the best...

how do you keep your sand bed look clean. I feel like after a day or two after a water change my sand looks like it did before I cleaned it. any tips or anything would be appreciated.

just picked up a gopro session off craigslist for 100$ was gonna use it for my bike; but it since its waterproof..... (i know i need to clean my tank)