first time reefer

When I first started reefing I think it took a while for me to really feel accomplished of where my tank was at. I think it was around the first year mark, seeing the growth on my corals (the ones that made it at least) made me feel so proud. Can you pinpoint the moment you first felt really...

Hi everyone! For the past 20 something years, a reef aquarium has been high on my bucket list. My "happy place" is submerged under the waves of Lahaina's Black Rock, so why not bring a piece of it back home to NJ? Especially after shoveling 2' of snow in single digits . . . After years of...

I have a 150 gal tank with an overflow box going to a 40 gal sump that my wife and I finally put water in about 2 weeks ago and i cant seem to get the water level to stabilize. Almost nightly the water level in the return pump chamber of the sump seems to drop so i have to reduce the return...

Hi I'm 6 months into my first marine tank, its a Fluval m90, 135 L. Live rock set up with small amounts of macro-algae. Current tank members: Clown fish pair, Clean up crew: 6 Turbo snails, Conch, 1 Red Footed Hermit Crab,1 Blue Footed Hermit, Cleaner Shrimp, Mandarin Dragonet. With some Duncan...

Hi sorry for the wall of text. New to reefing and trying to get an accurate idea of QTing and budgeting. Through a youtube wormhole I ended wanting to a getting a reef tank. But before I plunged in I did some research and saw how much it can cost. Youtube's algorithm also suggested a bunch of...

My wife and I recently decided that we wanted to make an addition to our home. By that I mean I ordered everything to set up a saltwater tank and my wife wasn't entirely mad at me. Once I told her we could have some clownfish everything was ok. I had spent many hours reading forums like this and...

Hello, I am looking into investing into a new tank and would like some input on which manufacturer is overall better. I have been doing a lot of research and have narrowed down to Red Sea Reefer G2 max line - the Nyos Opus G2 pro line or the waterbox Infinia 150.4. Firstly, I have them in...

Hi Team, Newbie to reefing here So, I'm getting my 30g tank these days and need to prepare to make it cycle I realised yesterday that before that i need 30g of marine water though, quack! I just don't have space enough at home to have a separate container that big (or several smaller) with...

Hi!!! im expecting a waterbox reef dx 100gl on Friday! I’m a bit nervous because it’s my first time but my next door neighbor who is a close buddy used to have one and is helping me get set up! im still buying everything I need to get set up and I plan on doing my own cycle of water vs buying...

Hello! Getting ready to start my first reef tank. Never done this before but wanted to give it a try. Learned a lot from videos but came here to see what else I can learn. I’m starting a Fluval 32.5 saltwater tank. Any suggestions or advice. I’m not able to upgrade lights yet so I’m just going...