mixed reef

Hello Reef Buddies! I am new to the reefing hobby for the past year and a half. Started with a 20 gallon long tank and have been cycling a 40 gallon long for the last 8 mos. My 20 gal is now packed with corals, but I wanted to share my progression of the tank, its ups and downs, and maybe get...

Ok so currently I have a fluval sea marine 3.0 46 watt on my 75 gallon tank. My tank is about the standard 75 gallon 48 by 18 by 24. I have a small Monti coral at the top of the tank. A few zoas. A goniopora I’ve had for about 6 months and he’s doing great. A Duncan coral, 2 acans, a toadstool...

Hello:) I have a new Red Sea 425xl up and running. Been cycled for a while and already have a decent stock in the tank. Recently added 15 corals and have a question on flow. I really want this to be a mixed reef but I read so many different things about flow. I’ve seen up to x80+ In some...

65 gallon DT custom drilled for a Modular Marine 1600GPH overflow + 20 gallon sump. Tunze 9410 Protein Skimmer Aquastation DC-4000 return pump Finnex MHM 200 Watt Heater Marineland 200 Watt Heater Inkbird Digital outlet heat temperature controller Kessil AP9x LED Freesea FS-230 power head (x2)...

Hello! Welcome to my first build thread on R2R! About a year and a half ago, I started my first reef aquarium which was a BioCube 16. Even though I had been told nano tanks can be hard to maintain due to the small water volume, I had a great time with that tank and learned a TON. For me, it...

Hi fellow reefers! I'm new here and thought I'd get a builder thread going to track and share my journey through this hobby. I had a 55G FOWLR about 14 years ago, and wow, have things ever changed! Now that we are all spending so much more time at home I got re-inspired to start up this...

Hi guys, I recently setup my first saltwater tank and its about 6 months old, Its a 40 gallon breeder with 60lbs live rock, (i know its alot but its scaped well), 60 lbs live sand a tidal 55 hob filter, a NICREW 10,000k LED light and a powerhead, no sump, no skimmer. The tank is a mixed reef...

Bumblebee Reef 75g display tank 30g sump/refugium 85g NET Contents 1-5: The Build 6-8: Getting Wet 9: The Merger 10: Tang Gang 11-13: Year One Journey 14: Year Two Journey 15: Year Three Journey (inc. total wipeout) 16++: Year Four Journey Latest - Apr 24 TLDR Minimal Aqua-forest scaping...

Been out of the hobby for awhile but getting back into it finally. Plan on doing a mixed reef. Tank has been up for about a week so have a long time to go. Tank - Fusion Pro 40 AIO Custom Stand Light - Hydra 52 38lbs base rock 40lbs live sand -NuvoSkim DC AIO Protein Skimmer (Midsize) -MiniMax...

I started a nano tank in August, 2020. I took pictures, but never started a thread; so I figured I’d do that now! My main goal for this aquarium is to have a relaxing place I enjoy sitting and watching the marine life. I grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and was always around the ocean. I...

Well after a year with my fist tank I feel confident enough to go ahead and post my build. Although I have spent countless hours researching and pouring myself into this tank, I consider myself lucky to have the amount of success that I've had so far. This tank was started December 19th 2019...

Hi All, Thought I'd start off the new year by doing a build thread for my 3 year old mixed reef tank to document the progress of the things that I've been doing lately and share my journey of what I want my tank to eventually become. Hopefully I will get there. The Origin: I started this tank...

120 Gallon Mixed Reef

Hey all! Currently in the process for planning for a new tank and wanted to get some input on the equipment that I am planning for it. The tank is going to be the Red Sea Reefer XXL 750 (160 gal with 40 gal sump). All the major equipment I'll list below. Tank will mostly be a mix, LPS heavy with...

I am a first time reefer getting started with a CADE REEF 600 S2. I have had previous fresh water tanks and wanted to try my hand at a mixed reef tank. Started my research on Red Sea AIO tanks, but then I came across the CADE systems. I liked the aluminum and glass stand, built in ATO, and pre...

I’m finally upgrading my Innovative Marine 14 gallon peninsula. It’s been running for 3 years, so planning to break it down is a bit bittersweet. But, it’s time. We’re moving on up to a 40 breeder with a 20 long sump! And a whole lot of diy. So far, I have built the stand, installed the Fiji...

Hey all, Would Really appreciate some help. I have the redsea max nano tank and the 50W light that comes with it. Tank is an 18" cube. I currently have it set to 70% blue 0% white. It's a very mixed tank without acros but has digitatas, stylos, birdnest, montis, etc. on top and zoas...

Welcome to my IM Nuvo 40 EXT build! I’ve been out of the hobby for three years now and after heavy consideration over the last 6 months, I decided to take the plunge back into it. Before my recent three year break, I had multiple tank setups. I was “that guy” who couldn’t keep a setup long...

Welcome to Dante's Cove! Phew, 1.5 years already?! This is a catch up thread, love any tips. Attached are some progression shots to date. I've killed my share of corals, but things have been pretty stable the last 6 months. I beat the red and brown algae mostly! Status: Overall stable, good...

Astro's 250 Reefer Mixed Reef Tank 11/14 12/07: Hey all! I am a new reefer and member of this forum from Canada! I started the hobby with a Fluval 32.5g tank, but after a month in I decided to upgrade to a Red Sea Reefer 250. With a new tank comes a new build thread, and here it is! For...

I scored a great deal on a Hydra 26 off of someone on the forums here, its currently on my Nuvo 20. I am using the saxby preloaded schedule from the AI website and ive noticed a significant uptick in algae since. Can anyone recommend a schedule with a shorter photoperiod? im thinking that may...

I am new to the saltwater hobby as well as reef2reef. I have a nano reef I have had success with and decided to go big. I am hoping for success. *fingers crossed* Equipment List: 4x Ecotech Radion G5 Xr30 Pros Kessil A360X Refugium light Jebao SCP 180 3x Ecotech MP40s Simplicity DC320...

MarineLand 60 gallon rimless Mixed Reef. I've been reefing since 2009; started with a 24 gallon nano. Moved up to this 60 in 2014. Did a full tank/stand/sump/equipment overhaul during the pandemic. Circulating Pumps: Ecotech MP10QD; and Hydor 850 and 400 w/ variable controller Heater: 300W...

New to R2R. Been reefing for about 5 years. I Wanted to show off my upgrade from my 75g tank and 2-10g nanos to this bad boy. Transfered everything over back in Feb 2020. I did this upgrade while extending my patio 40ft lol to many projects at the same time. Everything is growing well. Started...

Hello I just started cycling a new 300-liter reef system this September 2020. The rocks have been cycling a bit longer though (start august). The plan for the system is to become a bare bottom mixed reef system, with emphasis on stony corals (there is a small container with sand for wrasses -...