firsttank

Hello! I'm about to get a 65 gallon saltwater tank, and wanted to make my own build thread. I've had a few freshwater tanks, but this is the first time I'm really dipping my toe into the saltwater side. For my first tank, I'm not gonna go with anything too complicated, just the basics...

Hello fellow reefers! I just joined R2R about a week ago even though I’ve had my tank for about 10 months now. I’m working with a Fluval 13.5 and I think it has been a really great starter tank. This hobby is so challenging… I’ve dealt with Dino’s, other algae outbreaks, and random fish going...

Hello I am very new and need your help with my Red Sea 750xxl tank. I just finally filled it and figured out kinda how to fill my sump enough so the water is running to and from tank normally. However now that the tank is on, the return pump flow into the tank itself pushes aside all my sand...

Hello everyone, everyone here was great helping me start with the basics. I need your help again please!!! I have a Red Sea 750 XXL and I just filled it for the first time and while I think the sump may need another 5 or so gallons I started the return pump and the skimmer just to make sure it...

Good afternoon everyone. I had saved up money and after successfully passing my finals last semester decided to gift myself a new tank. I had a 55 gallon freshwater tank which I replaced with a Red Sea 750XXL unaware of all the details and how much goes into a reef tank, I now feel stupid and...

Good afternoon, I would like any help on an ID on this Acan I just picked up. I was wondering if it is safe to put other acans on the same rock or what else would be safe around it. I also have a toadstool about 10” away, could that be a problem? I have a 13.5 gallon fluval. Thanks much everyone.

Hi. This my first saltwater aquarium and I would like some tips and feedback. In the end, I would like to have some coral and maybe a couple clownfish. I got some live rock from my LFS and took a shot at aquascaping it. In my mind, it looks good, but I don't know if it will work for fish and...

So i started my first saltwater aquarium in July. I have debated on doing this but hey why not. R2R has helped me a lot in the short time and maybe doing this will help others and maybe me too! So i have a biocube 16g. Nothing to special. I have always loved tropical fish and now that I’ve got...

This tank is my first SW and reef tank. I have kept variety of FW tanks many years ago but had left the hobby. I decided to get back in and make the leap to SW reef. So far, I am enjoying it a great deal. I was fortunate to land a great deal on a near complete tank set-up and felt the time...

Hi all, I recently moved back to my home town, and my dad and I decided to get into reefing. We finished going through the 52 weeks of reefing series, just got our tank, and our dry rock is in transit. Even though adding fish is really far off, I've started working on a rough draft of my stock...

Looking back at my first reef tank a couple years ago, a 29 gallon from petco with a HOB filter, a $10 heater and two $8 powerheads from Amazon.. This tank had no business even keeping the hardiest of fish alive! I had no idea what I was doing! How did I grow coralline all over the rocks...

I have just starting cycling my first tank. It's a 55 gallon tank with 25 lbs of dry live rock and a few pounds of live rock from my local pet store. I also have a bed of live sand and I have used a bacterial supplement as well. Assuming I will need an additional ammonia supply I plan to...

Hi everyone, that thing came out of my live rock but I want to know if its a good hitchhiker or not so if anyone knows please help, thanks. Sorry for the bad quality pics.

Hello everyone! This is my first post and I hope I'm in the right place! My girlfriend and I have been keeping a freshwater for about about a year and she decided to get me a saltwater tank for my birthday! We're hoping it's going to be done cycling around my actual birthday! Nov 23. I'm...