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This is my 3 gallon cube that has been up and running for almost a year now. It runs on 3 items. A top fin HOB filter, a coralife light capable of supporting soft corals, and a small heater.

About a month ago I pulled out the old saltwater Aquarium equipment and decided to give it another go. First time ended bad due to my move into my new home. Good thing I won't need to worry about hiding my tanks from my apt leasing staff. I just reached stability. I've only added a pair of...

Hello, I just recently setup my first saltwater tank (ive had freshwater before), it is a 13.5 sea evo. My ph was awfully low at around 7.3 so I decided to buy something that supposedly would raise the ph (seachem marine buffer said it would put it to around 8.3) so I just used it about 10 mins...

Hello, I'm just looking for some input on dosing Phytoplankton alongside NoPox (N03-P04-X) each day? Trying to simplify my routine before I go on vacation so its easier for the interim caretakers. I don't think it would be an issue to dose at the same time but I'm just looking some reassurance...

Hello, I'm looking for some advice for my new Nano tank lighting settings. The light is a Fluval Nano Marine 3.0 LED over a 13 Gal nano reef tank. Keeping mostly soft corals and one brain coral. Any advice is appreciated :) Thanks!

Running a Reef Glass nano skimmer that utilizes a limewood airstone. It actually pulls out some incredible gunk......when it works. Here's my issue and I am running out of ideas. The skimmer will bubble fine for awhile, then you'll see all the bubble stop, a second or so later a huge surge of...

I’m a brand new aquarist & for my first tank I’m starting with a 16 Gallon BioCube. I’m from Indiana and have been diving once a year in the Bahamas for 30 years. Finally, I can bring the ocean to me! I realize that salt is harder, but since I’m limited to just 1 tank, I decided to jump into...

Hi! This my introduction post. Keegan at my local LFS said that this is the place to learn about reefing, so I joined! He has a small farm and has become somewhat of a mentor, which eases my worries a bit. I’m a brand new aquarist & for my first tank I’m starting with a 16 Gallon BioCube. My...

So i purchased a few corals the other day. Im very new to reefing and i have a 13.5g nano set up for my room. The shop i got them from was very informative although I seem to have forgotten what he said the name of this coral was can you guys help me please? So i remember him telling me about...

Hello i am new to the reefing hobby. And i have recently added 3 of my first corals to my tank. I was told what they were and i remember two but this 3rd one i can not remember what the guy told me it was and well i kinda didnt want to have ti go back to the shop today just to ask. Perhaps i...

I'd like to preface this by saying that I'm a DIYer at heart and I enjoy that process. I'm sure that much of what you see here could have been avoided by going with a small AIO tank, but I wanted to do something different. We'll see if this backfires as it's my first reef tank, but fingers...

Hello Reefers! Yet another Fluval Evo build here for all of you! I got into this hobby just over a year ago during a long lockdown YouTube session where I somehow ended up in the saltwater recommended videos. After watching for hours I was hooked and wanted to gather as much information as...

I'm almost a year into my first small nano tank (my 3rd reef), and I've been wondering if these picos and smaller nanos are ideal for new reefers? I'm really referring to <20 gallon tanks in particular even though I know tanks in the 20-30 range are technically nanos too. I have mixed feelings...

Hello Everybody! I'm currently waiting on delivery of my new Red Sea 170 I ordered. I will be stepping up from my current Fluval Flex 9 I've had running for almost 5 months. Why you ask? Well, the wife was tired of looking at the Betta tank (Fluval Flex 15 w/Stand) in the livingroom and thought...

So i recently picked up a pair of clowns for my 32 gallon biocube and have noticed that they both have ich. They seem to behave and eat normally but they have lots of noticeable spots on them. I do not have the space or budget to setup a QT tank to treat them so i was wondering what the most...

So about a week ago i began dosing kalkwasser into my tank through my ATO to try to raise my alkalinity and calcium given they were both reading lower than usual. My alkalinity has increased by .2 already which is good except the kalkwasser mix seems to be making my water cloudy. I am running a...

Alas, my tanks I started in 2021 are no longer in existence. Not everything in my pico was doing well, and then I had to move and start graduate school so all that was torn down. But I am waffling between a new planted freshwater tank or a new nano saltwater. But Keeping it simple. I would want...

Hi all, I am struggling to figure out how to dose. I have a 76L tank (20 US gallons) and AquaForest say "1 drop per 100L" can I basically not use Thier stuff because my tank is under 100L?

So I just began to dose kalkwasser into my 32 gallon tank through my ATO. I am using seachem kalkwasser and no matter how much i mix and stir it the ATO water never gets clear and is pretty cloudy with sort of a film on top even after stirring for minutes. I am just wondering if this is normal...

So I just tested my alkalinity and it was 6.9 and I would like to get it back up to around 10. I want to start dosing kalkwasser through my ATO to do this but dont know if this will increase my alkalinity or just keep it stable at where it is now. Does anyone have experience using kalkwasser to...

Hi everyone, I'm newish to the reef side of the hobby and I'm having a frustrating time with corals. Some are carnivorous, some photosynthesize, some are aggressive, others keep to themselves, some are invasive... you get my drift. I'm mostly curious about peaceful, photosynthetic coral that...

So i am currently in the middle of my second battle with dinos and things have really taken a turn for the worst. I have stable levels of nitrates and phosphates so i know nutrients aren’t an issue. I tried a UV sterilizer with no success. I had read articles on reef builders and seen videos...

I have kept medium/large reef tanks for almost my entire experience as a reefer (~8 Years) I have just started a nano reef instead of my currently empty 70Gal. Which do you prefer, and why?

So it looks like I am gonna have to bring my flameback angel back to my LFS as it has really started going to town on my hammer colony. I have never transported a fish from my tank anywhere nor did I think I would ever have to. So if anyone can let me know the easiest and best way I should do...

Hey guys I am willing to upgrade my skimmer for my Red Sea Max Nano AIO. So, the space is kinda limited and I am wondering if there would fit a Tunze 9001? Not sure as I seem not to find any info about people upgrading the skimmer. For me the skimmer delivered with the AIO tank ifself is way...