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What's up everyone, My name is Jacob, and I currently live in Hong Kong I used to have a small tank, but it crashed right after my BTA got shredded in the powerhead. Really tragic, but I'm ready to jump back into the hobby. Below is a photo of my new tank, if anyones interested. It's a RedSea...

All, Long time lurker, finally made an account as I get back into the hobby. I have had a 16g biocube, 32g MH biocube, 46gal bowfront with T5’s back in the day, and have been out of the hobby for about 10 years. Well, I’m finally getting back into it, will post a build thread soon, but going...

I can’t believe that our species has not yet accepted the concept that letting nature take her own course is probably more reliable than letting “Experts” manipulate the natural system to save it. https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/flonduran-elkhorn-coral-crossbreed-honduras-miami-reefs/ The...

Hey everyone! I’ve been in the freshwater side of the hobby for about 10 years, with all the ups and downs that come with it. I did try saltwater once before with a 32-gallon setup, but that attempt didn’t go so well and I had to step away from it for a while. Back in 2019, I came across a...

Hello! A quick introduction. I’m returning to the hobby after a ten-year hiatus—grad school sucks. But, now that I’m settled with a house and a job, I can’t wait to learn about all the new tech and techniques that I’ve missed during my absence. I used to work at an LFS and had a 90g mixed...

Hello everyone! I hope you all are doing well. I am a college student currently but keep two tiny aquariums that I have recently learned are not nano but pico/femto tanks. Here are some photos: I might edit to add some more later. Currently, I have 6 snails under my care: - Peter...

Hi all, I'm getting into saltwater, and I plan to let my tank get cycled and ready over the next 1.5-2 months (I'm going away in early January for a bit). I have a wavemaker on order and I have extra heaters and stuff to mix saltwater appropriately. But I'm curious, do I really need that for...

I started into the reef keeping hobby during Covid-19 and I actually started in Freshwater but I knew about corals and saltwater few days after I setup my 20g long tank. I added salt to the mix and started from there, I like challenges, so I chose two clownfish, dottyback, and some snails. After...

Came by way of researching Red Sea Tank failures. Already made a post about it, just introducing myself here. My wife and I have had 5-70 gallon fresh tanks through our history. We’ve wanted to get a Salt / Reef tank forever. We finally pulled the trigger on getting one. Not know what...

I'm very late to this type of thread... my account has been up for a few months now but I might as well do it! I've been reefing now for 4 years and have struggled with my tank until I joined these forums! My first thread was about my GHA and it never going away. Everybody has been very helpful...

Hi everyone, My name is Janette and I'm new here. I started my first marine tank (reef tank). Previously I have only had fresh water tanks. I am originally from South Africa, now living in the Netherlands. I am looking forward to engaging in some interesting discussions on this forum and...

Howdy! I'm in my mid twenties and live in south central Indiana. I started my first saltwater tank back in January of 2022. My current set up is a basic 10 gallon with a YWG and pistol shrimp pair. Then I have a 29 gallon that I have plumbed to a 6 gallon refugium/coral tank that gravity feeds...

Hello all! My name is Hunter and I have been reefing since March 2022. I started off with freshwater planted tanks for a while and then started working at the LFS I mainly frequented. I wanted to learn more about the saltwater side of things and asked to be trained on corals. They instead gave...

Hello everyone from South Florida. I am not new to this site, it’s a great resource that I have used frequently to answer my questions about reefing. But, I don’t post much because almost all questions I had were already answered here. But I’ve been reefing for little over a year. I started...

Hello - I’m cycling my 10 gallon tank now. I had a salty tank when I was about 12 yo. I’m now 59 and just decided to try again. So much has changed. In the old days I used an under gravel filter with dolomite substrate. I believe that had the same goal as a calcium reactor does now. There was...

Howdy all! I am a LFS employee, have a degree in marine biology, and have have been working in the professional aquarium trade as a diver, now aquarist, for a few years. Despite all that I am only now in the process of setting up my own marine tank. My setup is as follows: - 75gal marineland...

Hello! I’m brand new to this forum and figured I’d get myself involved in the community, as every odd question I end up googling usually has an answer somewhere on here. I currently have a 20 gallon long with a clown pair, cleaner shrimp, snails, hermits, and some softies. My tank has been...

Hi my name is Aiden and I have a problem… just kidding, sort of. Hello everyone! To preface I have tried and tried to get out of the hobby a couple times now but I guess I just can’t fight it. I’m meant to glue live animals to rocks and burn money on salt. I’m here to learn from and share my...

Hello everybody, I have had a fish only saltwater aquarium with hang on equipment for almost twenty years, but a little more than a year ago decided to convert to a sump based reef tank. So far it is not going too well but hopefully with your help, I will overcome my problems and be able to grow...

Hey everyone! My name is Gabriel I live in San Francisco, and after 10 years, I am coming back to the hobby. I was always in love with saltwater tanks and I was finally able to afford one when I was 19 years old. I set it up and got a pair of baby clownfish and a frag of zoanthid. (I was able...

Hi all, I’m new to joining but not new to reading all of your threads! I’m not new to reef tanks, we had one for several years many years ago, but decided to sell when we moved. Over the past year, I’ve been in need of some tranquility in life and decided to dip my feet back into another...

Howdy! I'm here to share my new experience with the saltwater aquarium hobby :) I got involved with freshwater aquariums a while back and recently made my transition to saltwater. Currently using a 13.5 Fluval Evo to get familiar with saltwater without having a huge commitment. I think...

I have had freshwater for a while but about half a year ago got a saltwater tank that I adore, inhabitants are 2 clowns a purple dottyback and a steinitz goby pistol shrimp pair along with my CUC. I only have a couple corals, a Kenya tree, a Cyphastrea, some zoas and palys I think (both the...

Hi everyone! I'm a longtime fishkeeper—I've kept koi and goldfish in ponds since high school (~20 years)—but only have a couple years of experience with aquaria. I am an architect by trade, but also am a gadget/tech nerd who loves to tinker and build things. I also love to travel and have...

Hello, I'm Squidy. I have a 20 gallon reef of mostly softies like zoas, mushrooms, a kenya tree, and a green star polyp frag. I also have many small colonies of candycane coral. My three fish are two clowns and a firefish. I'd like to be a marine biologist when I'm older and I'm certainly...