mixed reef

Last year's freeze in TX hit my 6 yo tank pretty hard and I didn't have a battery powered heater or pump to save it :( Unfortunately, most of the fish, the inverts, coral, and sponges did not survive. I take a lot of pride in the care of my critters so, losing so much of my tank so quickly hit...

Just coming back into this awesome hobby was away for a couple years and missed it to much! Setting up a 40 breeder mixed reef with a 15 gal sump,Was lucky enough to find a 15 gal today so I swapped out the 10 I was originally gonna use for the sump. Building a simple stand 32 inches...

You're thinking, "ANOTHER 25 LAGOON?!!! . . . Well, Yes! . . . but with a twist. This one is MINE! ;) ;Cat I am limited in size due to my current apartment situation etc but I would love to have a larger (but still shallow) tank someday! Once I have my own house maybe. Originally I was...

Starting up a new build thread for my newest system redsea reefer xl200 build radion xr15 blue g5 Bubble magus 3ex skimmer Jebao dosing pump 13 watt uv Phosphate / carbon reactor Swapped out filter sock for filter cup (redsea) (X2) innovative marine wave link pumps ( med ) set on pulse...

I am not so sure about everyone else here, but my wife says I'm...OBSESSED :thinking-face: Let's talk about my reef!! And the amazing journey along the way. Biocube 32 - Continue reading to take the Two Tanked journey Red Sea Max S-500 - ...Dive deeper and Go Big Click here But what the...

Complete 90 gallon plug and play system, if your looking for a great saltwater starter tank, look no further. Complete dimensions w stand and tank 58 tall x 50 wide x 19 deep Tank only dimensions are 48.5 wide x 25.5 tall x 19 deep. Comes with over 100 lbs of live rock, 2 inches worth of live...

Hello LPS Lovers! I've got a 24 gallon mixed reef which is sorely lacking LPS but has plenty of softies and some SPS corals. However I am really looking into getting a brain coral, as they just look totally wicked and have a kaleidoscope of colors. However I am wondering which genus of Brain I...

Hi Reefers, I have a 146 gal Mixed Reef which is 2 years mature System and i dont have any Algae etc. Alk 8.5 dkh No3 -5ppm Po4 .10 ppm Mg 1350 ppm Tin 25ppm Salt 1.025 All Other parameters Stable. Less Corals Somehow Receding Continuously Specially Torches etc. Changed 50% water Thrice till i...

Which of these 4 different brands of branch rock do you guys feel looks maybe the most natural or interesting/cool if going for a natural looking mixed reef tank? Trying to decide which I like best and am having an incredibly hard time deciding. My tank will be scaped with a mixture of dried out...

Just as the title says I recently started dosing Kalkwasser in my ato. 2tsp per 5 gallons. I go through about 5 gallons a week, In a 50 gallon aio peninsula waterbox mixed Reef. I'm concerned that the level may be too high? I started dosing because my ph was hovering around 7.8 and my...

Will dosing 10 ml a day of N03P04-X be enough to feed bacteria populations and eventually begin to drop nitrates? I have an approx. 200 gallon (757 L) system mixed reef. I currently have been using a large skimmer and gfo reactor for nutrient export. I have been using api for nitrates but just...

Hi, hope everyone's having a good day I'm currently setting a 4' 60 gallon tank that I'm planning on being a mixed reef with mainly soft and lps coral with a few easier sps. For filtration I have about 55-70 lbs of rock, it's plumbed to a 33 gallon sump with a refugium and a Eshopps skimmer...

I’m moving apartments in late March. I’m considering using the opportunity to attempt converting my tank to a macro algae mixed reef tank with mangroves. looking at either a 20 or 30 gallon tank at 2ft wide. Anyone have experience with these kinds of tanks? And if you do, do you have any...

90 Gallon Pro-Star Rimless AIO Set-Up. Red Sea ReefLED 90w Lights. Reef-Power RP-M Power Heads. Marine DC Pump DCQ-6000. Delivery Date: 12/20/21 Live Rock Arrives: 12/15/21 Final adjustments made to our rockscape: 12/24/21 First rock goes in: 12/25/21 Unfortunately we couldn't get the...

Hey experts, I have a frogspawn that I recently got and it has not been doing well. It was fully extended when it was at my lfs, but ever since I brought it home, it has never been the same. I have some other corals in the tank (acan, favia, candy cane, and a hammer.) They are all doing fine...

Hi, I have a 255L (about 67 gallon) mixed reef, about 5 months now. Stock list: a blue tang, a flame hawkfish, a pearl blenny, a coral beauty. Planning to have a pair of clownfish later. Maybe a mandarin too. Coral: mostly LPS, some soft coral and 3 montiporas. All generic coral, nothing fancy...

My first saltwater tank is about to turn 1 year old, so I have decided to start this build thread journal. I will post all about my progress over the past year and keep a running thread of new updates :) A little background about my tank: My boyfriend surprised me with a tank of my choosing as...

This is my modified AIO Kent bioreef 94 litre. Running ten months now and things are going great. I add tmc all for reef, ab+ and live 8 species Phyto daily. I also dose iodine, manganese and occasionally magnesium. The fish are fed with a mixture of frozen brine and mysis shrimp and lobster...

My first tank after 20 years out of the game. 35 ppt 0.015 po4 0.2 no3 26.3 c - 27c temp Alk 8-9 slow swing afr ab+ iodine manganese magnesium 8 species live phytoplankton 10 -20 ml daily sometimes 100 if I need to use it up! salifert Kh/ph buffer in ATO @ 1.4 ppt.

Hello all, This will be my first build thread. I'm not a man of many words so I'll jump right into it. Equipment: Waterbox 90.3 Sicce Syncra Silent 4.0 4 stage RODI 2x AI Prime 16HD 300w titanium Heater w/ Ink bird controller. Sand and rock are on their way, I'll update when rock scape...

Starting a space to share my journey filling my new waterbox with mixed reef corals. Current equipment: - Echotech Vectra S2 DC Return Pump, Mobius controlled - 2x AI Nero 5 Powerhead - Deep Blue 9V UV Sterilizer - IOAOI DC210 Protein Skimmer - 200W Eheim Heater - Kessil AP9X LED Lights - BRS...

I have been reading for months at this point. Now that I am in the home stretch awaiting tank delivery, I cannot really procrastinate any longer and am thus starting my build thread. I had a 30 gallon LPS tank about 15 years ago at this point, and it would be fair to say I did a mediocre job at...

Build equipment Red Sea Reefer 200XL 2 x Tunze 6095 Syncra Pro (550 GPH) - Sicce (Return) Reef Octopus Classic 110INT 4” Internal Protein Skimmer 300W Titanium Heater Element - Bulk Reef Supply Kessil A360X & Hybrid 4-bulb t5 fixture 2 x BRS dosing pumps for 2 part Reactors BRS biopellets...

First ever saltwater tank! Started with bc an Aqueon 55 LED starter kit and went to upgrading! Current upgrades include: Cheap soon to be replaced powerhead Viparspectra 165 lights Next up I will be upgrading powerheads and filtration! Current Stock Ocellaris clownfish Orange ricordea...