mixed reef

I can't find any forums with this answer, I have a friend asking if he can add one of his live rocks that has been established for over a year now with copepods to a new tank under two months. The new tank is a 32 gal that has been doing great, main question is how long should he acclimate his...

I've been on this site for a little while now and I'm finally building a new tank for an older aquarium. I guess I'll do a "quick" recap up to this point. I started with a 55g I got from my sister-in-law around 2006. 55g with some coral life compact Florence and some glo T5s, CPR Skimmer and...

Hey all, Been running a RS Reefer 250 G2 for about a year now. Pretty much self-sustaining at this point...I do small 5 gallon water changes maybe once or two times a month. I'm a believer in "if it isn't broke don't fix it". I have a huge colony of GSP that is thriving, as well as a few...

Setup: Waterbox 230.6 Kessil A360x (5x) ReefBrite 60" led bars EcoTech Vectra L2 return pump Nero 7's (2x) Nero 5's (2x) Clarisea sk3000 roller filter RedSea RSK300 skimmer IceCap Kalk Reactor Alkatronic for alk testing Mastertronic for regularly testing everything else Hydros X3 Hydros X4...

Hello all, just starting out on this journey of sharing my hobby and tank with anybody and everybody who is wanting to come along. I've been keeping reef tanks for just over 20 years and have been quite alone in my journey. I have no local LFS, closest is 170 miles away, but that hasn't stopped...

Hello, I was wondering what would be the best clean up crew for a 65g tank? mixed reef with corals and fish, what should be best? I've done some research but cant pinpoint the quantity Current stock: -conch -6 nassarius -4 trochus -3 hermits -5 bumble bee -soon to be 1 Halloween urchin Thanks!

I bought a pair of photosynthetic Gorgonians from KP Aquatics that will be delivered today for my 310 gallon mixed reef. Are gorgonians safe to coral dip? Should I dip gorgonians? Looking for past experiences with these and whether or not you dipped yours or not and how they reacted. Should I...

Hello, everyone! This build thread has been painfully overdue. But, here it is! This is my journey with a little 40B that I started as of Feb 2021. There is a lot of documenting that I did not do because I had the intentions of upgrading tank size once I had a good grasp of how to do things...

After many years I finally got my hands on a legit weeping willow leather toadstool! It’s been so long since I’ve seen 1 that I thought could be the real thing. I found this piece at a swap about 2 months ago and immediately I knew it had to be the real deal because it was in a very low flow...

I've been reading about softie chemical warfare, and how brutal they can apparently be, along with of course Paly/zoas. Do you run carbon to try to protect your non-softies, or would it even make a difference?

I have a 180 SC aquarium with center overflow. 60” long x 29” wide x 24” tall. I have 1 4k icecap gyre with the hydros wave maker LE and 2 MP40’s, one on each end. Going to be mixed reef but just can’t seem to figure out the best flow set up. I have a 2nd gyre coming Tuesday, possibly both on...

Just curious if I’m doing this right. I have a currently 20 inch long zebra moray eel in my 310 gallon. After a week in my tank he’s finally started eating. I fed him a piece of raw uncooked table shrimp. And then 3 days later I fed him a scallop. Plan on feeding him again again tomorrow. I have...

As the title states what would be a good powerhead/wavemaker for a 40g LPS dominant mixed reef?

Has anyone ever experience fish bullying an eel? I put a 20 inch long zebra moray eel into my 8 foot long 310 gallon mixed reef Saturday afternoon and as soon as my gem and pair of yellow tangs see my zebra eels head start to pop out of any rock cave or crevice they go after it turning sideways...

Trying to decide on a group of 7 to 9 Anthias for my 310 gallon mixed reef. Cannot for the life of me decide what I want to go with. Biggest thing to me is I’m hoping to avoid non-saltwater people coming over and looking at my tank and saying look at those beautiful goldfish LOL. Currently have...

Looking to get ideas and thoughts from those of you that have kept zebra morays in the past, more specifically in a reef tank. Was the zebra moray any kind of an issue for you? Did you have to do anything special for your zebra moray? Did it demolish your cuc or were they okay? What was the...

Im curious about what parameters are recommended for keeping SPS, LPS, and soft corals together. I know that LPS like nitrate at 10-15, SPS would prefer it at 3ish, while soft corals prefer dirtier water. What parameter would work best? Also I know that lighting and placement is very important...

Looking to get a list of online vendors that you guys have had good experience with for buying SPS. Whether it’s good pricing, fast/reliable shipping and good arrival guarantee, or high quality or rare specimens. What are your favorite online vendors for SPS and why? And also, having trouble...

Full Tank Shot as of 7/19/2024: Come one come all, welcome to my build thread. First, a bit about myself. When I was 14 I stumbled into an archaic corner of YouTube where people were keeping reef ecosystems in little glass boxes. I was hooked and immediately wanted to join in the fun. My...

I started the work on my 90 gallon budget build today. I’ve spent the last few months getting the tank, parts and pieces, and supplies. Still more to get but this will get me going and keep me busy. I’ve always wanted my own salt water aquarium and now is the time. Unfortunately I don’t have the...

Hello All, Thought I would document my new build. I've been a lurker for several years but decided why not post progress of my new build. A little about me, I've been a longtime reefer since about 2003-04ish. Throughout the years I've worked at fish stores, done aquarium design and maintenance...

Hey all! I've never posted a build thread but always wanted to. Been deep in and out of the freshwater hobby my whole life and have dabbled in keeping a FOWLR system in the past, but I'm ready to graduate on to the world of reefing. I decided I'd go with something small that can easily be moved...

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Hello all, Usually just poke my head in once in a while to see what everyone is up to, but this time I decided to make a small thread for my small tank It’s only .3 gallons so not a lot to work with, but slowly turning it into a good old fashioned tiny mixed reef is my desire. As far as...

It took me a while to get here but now I am here. I started reefing in 2018 on 75 gallons fish tank and now I upgraded to 130. I've been running the 130 fish tank for about 2 years. Equipment: Reef Octopus Skimmer Ehime water heter Jebao return pump Jebao SOW 20 Wavemaker 3 VIperspectra Lights...