mixed reef

I'm new to R2R - only been here for a few weeks and finally getting around to posting an intro thread. I have a 5+year old mixed reef that has been through all the stages our tanks go through from the, "New tank" stage, to the, "ugly algae tank" stage to the, "kills everything but the ugly...

when keeping a mixed reef do you think its best to go with a larger skimmer (well over rated for the tank) or a skimmer that is only slightly over rated for your tank? Pro's / Cons?

Hey everyone! I've been around I think for a year now but never actually made a thread on my tanks progress or how I even started! So let me start by introducing myself then how I got to where I am currently on my tank. Hi! I'm Zachary, but usually go by Zach. I've been keeping freshwater fish...

I was looking at a butterfly, but I'm pretty nervous about it since I have a mixed reef with a little of everything. If it eats zoas I'm not really worried since I don't care for those corals but do have some. I do have some acros which I like but I'm more of a fan of lps corals any way. I was...

Who when we talk about mixed tank have macro-algae with their coral. Is it more difficult or easier to maintain. I'm thinking of the ideal because i'll have tangs and they used to eat the macro's i use to give them from my refugium. So i see it as a pro what would be the cons.

So here is what my 92 gallon corner reef currently looks like. It has been running for 5 1/2 years consecutively (8 1/2 years total but I tore everything down for 6 months and left it dry after a bad velvet outbreak) and has had corals for the past year and a half. I'm really happy with how...

Hello everyone, New to the forum here, and just wanted to say hello. I have a 41" x 24" x 24" and a 45Bow. Been out the hobby a few years and wow has technology changed. When i was setup a few years back, i had fish only in my big aquarium and freshwater in my 45 bow...

Hey guys. My tank is turning a year old this week. My maintenance routine is 15% weekly water changes with sand "vacuuming" and glass cleaning. I run an Eshopps nano skimmer for additional filtration and just recently began running Chemipure Blue and GFO to help with water quality. I'm running...

I'd like to display my 180 gallon mixed reef nicknamed "Blue World". Its a 6'x2'x2' glass visio tank with center back overflow. 40 gallon sump with filter socks, AM250 skimmer, live rock and Waveline DC6000 return pump. Lights are 3 x Rapid LED Onyx. Outside two lights have 60 degree optics...

So the 120 has been taken down. I learned one very important lesson through this tank- never put an aquarium somewhere you don’t have to see it every day, multiple times a day. I stuck my 120 on the second floor of my house in the guest bedroom, where I never went except for the tank, and...

Most recent FTS: Tank: 48x18x24 90g reef ready with plumbing modded into a herbie overflow Lighting: Kessil ap700 on mounting arms at max height, 40% intensity peak Sump: Eshopps r-200 Return pump: mag drive 7 Powerheads: 2 koralia 3rd gen 2400 on all the time Skimmer: reef octopus 152-s...

Current project! Upgrading from a 5' 110 gallon tank in our living room to a 6' long 135 gallon tank in our utility room and having it flush with the living room wall. I'm going slow with this build so I probably won't get the tank until January. For now I have to build the stand, prep the...