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First Let me say... I have been in FRESH water for years..... Always wanted to chip off the salt block... and well, I have started to do just that... I currently have 5 Freshwater Tanks ranging from 10-75 Gallon. and one 14.5 Gallon Salt thats and established tank been up for a while, I...

I’ve had this coral for a few months now, and probably over the last month it’s been looking like this. What is this and how do I fix it? Parameters: PH - 8 Ammonia - 0ppm Nitrite - 0ppm Nitrate - 2.9ppm Alkalinity - 6.4 dKH Phosphate - 0.03ppm Calcium - 440ppm Magnesium - 1130 ppm Salinity -...

Hello all! I am looking to see if anyone has seen any adaptor kits for the redsea nanomat roller for the helloreef 15gallon. The redea nanomat comes with the 4"filter sock adaptor but the helloreef comes with a 2.7" filter sock slot. Has anyone seen any adaptors out there for redsea roller...

Hey guys, I am pretty new on the reef/saltwater stuff and have a 30 gallon tank currently running. I saw this 120 gallon bowfront tank with a sump and everything included listed for $500, offered $300 just to see and he said he will do it. He said he has some coralline algae growing and he has...

Hi I got some macro algea from sea and added ij my tank not sure what type of macro algea it is can any one help me know aboy these algea and is it good for my aquarium

I got this filefish 1 week ago and was not able to do QT. Fish seems fine but I have noticed these white specs on the fins. Other fish in the tank (starry blenny, 2 clowns) seem fine with no spots. Fish seems to be eating and swimming about with seemingly normal behavior. Any suggestions on how...

Hey all, Looking for some opinions on the cause of STN in my friend's tank and course of actions. All the montis that are undergoing STN were growing quite well, then started receding for unknown reasons. There have been a few acro pieces that withered away over time as well (some maricultured...

Hey All, Video attached of a Sgt. Major Damsel. He seems to be swimming in a bobbing fashion and moving fins a lot to stay stable. Also breathing very rapidly and looks very stressed. Some info: Currently in a 10 gal tank with 2 ocellaris clowns, 1 Bengaii Cardinal, and 1 kamohara blenny...

I'm looking for a power supply for the older Neptune Dos and the FMM module. From what I see only it seems as if the only place you can buy a proper one is from Neptune which will run you about fifty bucks. Let me know if anyone has had success with an amazon power supply or another company...

Hi I got the TMC Vector 850 It’s has a max flow rate of 674gph When reading though other UVs they all had different recommended flow rates for different purposes. Anyone have any idea what they are for the TMC Vector 850. I am running 460gph at the moment.

Can you help ID this. It’s soft and I think I can pull it off. Its seems hollow and it’s really light feeling. Not dense. Is it good or bad?

I got my black widow BTA about 6 weeks ago, and it picked a spot and has stayed there. But a couple weeks ago my female clown finally tried to get it to host her (she won’t let my male near when she tries) and it didn’t seem to respond. Since then she’s tried multiple other times and after a bit...

Hi all, I've been toying with the idea of designing a minimal/zero maintenance reef, and would like your input on feasibility. The idea is for a max 20 gallon tank. The idea is to essentially have a small self sustaining ecosystem. The tank would be 4 glass walls, a heater, a light, and a...

I’m seeking advice to help us address some challenges we’ve encountered while progressing with a fellow reefer’s tank. They are relatively new to the hobby, and I’m currently assisting with their tank maintenance to ensure it thrives and matures. However, we’ve encountered a few issues, and I...

So hey guys reefer here from PH, i would just like to ask for your help on what to do with my tank so this tank that I bought for 2nd hand has two sumps but the problem when it was all assembled the water in the other sump gets sucked into the other so basically its pulling all of the water out...

Hello everyone, some what new to this so forgive me. I currently have a male and female pair of Spotted Dragonets, I’ve had them for over a year now. They eat lots of copepods and peck all day, as well as have been trained to accept frozen foods. Recently, I noticed BOTH male and female fish...

Hello guys. So, I've been thinking about quitting. I can't stand seeing my aquarium with NO COLORS whatsoever. Even easy "GSPs" won't grow in my tank. Cannot for the life of me figure out what the actual f* is happening. I'll post all the pictures and water parameters. Anemones? Dark brown...

Long story short, I replaced my old tank almost two weeks ago, I was assisted by my local fish shop guy who helped me move across my rock work, replaced the sand and used some of the old water ( we didnt want to use too much since my nitrates were sky high due to the use of a canister filter for...

i am looking for good corals/fish for a nano tank that will do good with each other. For the corals i´m looking for something with a lot of color while for the fish i don´t mind what they look like.

One fish dead and other looking unwell, see photos attached, is it ich or velvet and what should I do?

I’ve noticed the past couple days that my blue eye kole tang has seemed sluggish compared to his usual energetic happy self. In fact all my fish, which includes a pair of skunk clowns and a pintail fairy wrasse, have seemed a bit off. My clowns have been at opposite ends of the tank, each...

So I’m experiencing ich for the first time. I’ve set up a quarantine tank (50 gallons) and started dosing copper safe on Thursday with a slow ramp up. I have a Hanna copper checker and I don’t think it’s giving correct numbers. First time I dosed (18ml) checked about 2 mins after and it said...

Hello, I have had my Mandarin Dragonet for roughly 6 months. My tank is an SPS tank with a total volume of about 300 gallons. This tank is almost a year old and includes media from my previous tank, which was running for 5 years. I have a variety of other fish in the tank, and everything wet...

Trying to see if this is enough or to little flow still new to the hobby and don’t got a good feel on what enough flow Video

Hi all, This is my first saltwater tank and proper jump into the aquarium hobby. The tank is a 20 gallon cube that’s been cycled for 3 weeks. I added the 2 clowns yesterday and they’ve pretty much hung around the top of the tank all day and night. Just wanted to see if this was normal or smthng...