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I recently bought a Adaptive reef 6-way power box second hand without a manual and iv'e no clue how to get it to work. Im trying to connect it to my apex and get it to control feed modes. I'm not worried about the programming piece but i can't seem to find the actual place to put said code. I...

Hi everyone! I’ve got a 15 gallon AIO cube that’s been set up since April 2023. I know the tank is new but tank is pretty stable. I do 5 gallon water change every other week. Alkalinity is stable at 9dkh. I’ve got a Neptune Apex A3, Kessil A360x, ATO, cooling, helio heater, etc. Temperature...

Hi reefers, I was hoping to get some opinions/tips and what fish I should get and how to keep one. (Although I’ve done hours and hours of research on my own for each of these.) So far my top choices are: Peacock mantis shrimp (top choice always wanted one) Mudskipper Largemouth bass (I know...

I had two clown fish in my new tank for almost a month now. I acquired the fish as quarantined from Dr. Reef. Tank was cycled with live sand, dry rock, Dr. Tim’s bacteria and anmmonia and the only other thing I’ve added since is copepods and phytoplankton from algae barn. My fish seemed...

Hey Everyone! I got these two Banggai’s about 4 days ago. I have them in a 15Gal quarantine tank. I’ve noticed nothing wrong with them other than the one smaller guy has no interest in any food. The bigger one goes at mysis like it’s his job but the small one always darts after it but never...

Hello everyone! I am new here and to the hobby as a whole. I have spent the last few months researching and I think I am getting close to making a tank purchase but I could use some help/advice. I have decided that a 120 gallon(ish) tank is what I am most interested in as I feel very confident I...

Hi, anyone able to help me out please. I Want to setup ozone to go off, if redox hits a set level and also turn off it the skimmer is switched off. Any help would be great  

Just drilled this today and grabbed a few things of pvc. All the holes are 1 3/8”. The overfill is 1” pvc all the way to sump. The return is 3/4” vinyl tubing, connected to pvc at the tank. Was thinking about using male and female adapters with a gasket for diy bulkhead. Will this work with my...

Hey guys so I was watching my gramma today and saw that he threw himself against the sand bed 2 times and against the heater. I can’t get a great photo but there appears to be a few white spots on his tail. a bit of history, I lost a clown in January to what I believe was velvet since he...

Hi guys Couple days ago I bought this starfish, and then I added this zoas, science then the starfish is always on top of them, they look god, I am just a bit concerned about it eating them.

Trying to hook up my Neptune ATK to my apex. The light is solid orange not blinking. The code says to contact Customer Support. Anyone have a fix?

Hello, Could someone help me with an ID on this flatworm? Maybe 1/4” in size. I have a fairly new mostly lps tank, I have recent lost of hammer which was doing really well for the first few month. I woke up one morning to a head with exposed skeleton, I took it out to dip the coral again (I...

My new puffer fish has a diet of mysis shrimp and I saw him poop out this can someone tell me if he is sick or if this is normal (it wasn’t only these red dots there was normal looking poop too)

I got a green pavona coral 2 months ago. It is my first SPS after having a bunch of soft corals. He is in moderate/high lighting with high flow and I'm dosing the tank with All-for-One Reef solution as recommended by my LFS. He got knocked over a couple times by the hermit crabs before I could...

Hello, I know all tanks are different when it comes to this subject, but I'm just looking for opinions based on your experiences. As mentioned my tank is 120 gallons and six feet in length. There is a sump, protein skimmer, and refugium below. My current inhabitants are: 2 clowns 2 cardinals 1...

My brother bought 2 red knobby sea stars a few weeks ago, and he’s convinced that one is dying. I know nothing about red knobbies, but I’m sure they aren’t supposed to grow orange spots on the underside of them?? We’ve tested the water, everything seems fine except the “hardness”. We’re going...

Hello! After 2 years of stepping away from the hobby I am trying to get my tank back to a good point where i can start adding coral and fish again. I never completely shut the tank down but did not complete a water change in those 2 years, i only topped it off with RO water when the pump...

I bought some red oro macroalgae from the algae barn and added it to my DT on Friday. I dipped it in freshwater when it arrived and used a rubber band and super glue to attach it to a frag before adding it to my tank. It is already turning green! Any advise for how to better care for macroalgae...

Does this look like the frogspawn is covered in brown jelly? Coral was receding yesterday and today looks like the attached pictures. The corals have had brown spots appear on them for months. They looked more like they are browning due to lights or trace element issues and not jelly which...

Hi! First, can someone tell me the name of this coral? Someone bought it for me and I’m not exactly sure what it is. Secondly, it seemed to be doing good when I first put it in my tank, but now it looks like it is dying off. I have a 100 gallon tank and it is in the sand at the bottom. It...

Hello! I’m a huge fan of the Peacock Mantis Shrimp, and would love to own one some time in the future. I’m aware of their specialised tank requirements and feeding habits, and would like some advice on where to get suitable tanks for them. I’ve heard they need Acrylic Tanks due to being...

We just got back from 10 days away to find this weird, thick white substance in our sump (pics below). It's pure white, thick and is mostly on the display drain tube, and on the bottom of the refugium. There is some in the crevices of the live rock that in the refugium too. It blows off in...

Hey everyone, What are some basic tips you would teach a new wannabe hobbyist. I’m trying to learn but think need to brush up on my basics. I have a 200 gallon tank with sump. I’ll take any and all tips, sump filtration, basic tank maintenance, what filters to use HOW to use them. How to run an...

Please read & select from options 1-5. Note: We keep multiple tanks and this concerns our freshwater 35g, solitary black moor. Fish was diagnosed with columnaris and has been fighting infection since October 2022. Neoplex in tank - last dose was 6/20. Neoplex in food - last dose was 6/22 as we...

Hi hopefully someone can identify this for me. I’ve never seen anything like this before. I tried to manually remove it but it’s surprisingly VERY hard to scrape off even with a toothbrush. It’s a 6month old system 125 gal with a VERY LIGHT bio load(two clowns, a gramma, softies and hammers)...