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Hi, I’m William, a hobbyist from Columbus, Ohio returning to the aquarium hobby after a two-year break. My 65-gallon freshwater tank ran for seven years before springing a leak in spring 2024. I’m back now with a 6-gallon Fluval betta setup and currently building out a 29-gallon betta community...

Hello all! New here and wanted to introduce myself. Old school reefer here from the early days of wetwebmedia. Its been quite a while for me, though I have stayed active in fishkeeping. I've been playing with planted freshwater tanks for some time as well. Lots of freshwater aquascaping and...

Hey everyone, I just completed setting up a 8x2 plywood prop tank with a 120 gallon sump. I've reefed in the past and have been out of it for about 6 years after a move. I always wanted to see if I could turn a profit on aquaculture (not as a primary job, more as a side hustle hobby). I bought a...

Hello hello First post here and just wanted to share the odd tank friends that’s have developed in my tank. My trigger and puffer share shrimp when being hand fed. My puffer fish hangs out and sleeps on top of the hermit crabs. The trigger protects all the snails and even hangs out with a...

Hi! Been lurking for a few days, thought I'd join. Ordered a HelloReef AIO kit to start 15gallon with all name brand stuff. Will be adding a ATO system and likely buying a 6 stage BRD RO/DI unit in the very near future to start everything off right. I look forward to getting a...

Hi everyone!! I'm new to the forum and I'm introducing my 32-gallon reef tank. Tank age: 1.5 years Lighting: Radion XR15 G6 Pro + Reef Brite Pumps: Jebao Return 3500 l/h, Nero 3, and Jebao SCP 50 Chemistry and maintenance: Weekly water changes (10%), Red Sea Blue Bucket Salt, AF Life Source...

My name is Stacy. I've been in and out of the hobby since 2005. I recently got back into it from a 5 year hiatus. I set up a beautiful new planet aquariums crystalline 90 gallon system. I DIY'd all the plumbing and it is all cycled and ready for many corals and a few fish. I am very interested...

Other side doesn’t have triangle under eye! has anyone else seen another or is this rare?

Hello all Mushroom Manny here, im a new memeber but long time viewer of this website, like you I’ve probably used this site hundreds of times to search answers for various questions, I have been in the Aquarium hobby for 30+ years as it as always been a part of my life, about 5 years ago i took...

Hello, my name is Joshua, and I've been passionate about fish tanks since I was 10 years old. Over the years, this hobby has grown into a shared interest with my fiancé. I started with a 10g aquarium, and over the years tried different setups, Kathryn (Fiancé) and I started a planted aquarium...

My name is Ron from Wisconsin I am completely new to saltwater aquariums and I am having a blast learning! I currently have a 40 gallon breeder saltwater aquarium with two clowns, Emerald crab ( pink shiny lol) and a sailfin Tang. I just added an sebae anemone yesterday! (I posted a question...

Planet Aquarium purchased March 2023. Did the tear have anything to do with the 18x7 inch slot in the cabinet? It’s a Rimless All Glass Tank. Since it doesn’t have any perimeter bracing I’m curious if it’s good company practice to sell this as a combination. I’m waiting for their response. I...

Hello all! My name is Hunter and I have been reefing since March 2022. I started off with freshwater planted tanks for a while and then started working at the LFS I mainly frequented. I wanted to learn more about the saltwater side of things and asked to be trained on corals. They instead gave...

Hello fellow reefers! I’ve been in and out of the hobby for about a decade but I still have a lot to learn, fell in love with salt water keeping when I was 15 and a family friend had a 55 gallon tank. The hobby has come such a long way since then! I currently have a 40 gallon breeder I’ve had up...

Hi everyone: This is Projectile. I use to run a saltwater tank with fish only in the early 2000s. Just purchased a new tank and will be starting it up in the next few weeks. The plan is to keep a few soft corals, yellow and blue tans, and clowns. I plan to use the Reefmat 500, my old own sealife...

Hi guys, I'm a lurker on R2R that decided it was time to start posting about my tanks to gain more insight into this new hobby that my fiancé and I fell in love with. I apologize in advance for the long read. We started this adventure at the end of December last year after Christmas. Kind of...

Hey guys! I’ve been reefing for a year now and it’s been a rollercoaster to say the least. First six months were great, last six months have been a headache. I’m not giving up though, and I created this account to learn as much as possible. My tank seems to be finally taking a turn for the...

Hi, Newbie here… Am about to start a tank upgrade… 10 months into current tank but realised early on that we rushed into it… wrong shape, wrong size, not good enough filtration etc… haven’t ordered new tank yet, we are forward planning a bit more this time Currently have a 200 litre...

Hello everyone, New to the forums, but totally new to the hobby. I used to have a 75gal fish only tank for about 4 years before I had to distribute the critters and break it down. Now I am looking to get back into the hobby and going a bit, okay a LOT, bigger than the 75gal I had before. You...

Hii I’m new here. Mostly looking for advise on growing my corals. I have a 29 gallon tank that I started in November 2019. This is my 2nd go on a saltwater tank. My first attempt was about 7 years ago with a 90 gallon that turned out to be too much for me. This time around is much more...

Hello all R2R people! My name is Corey and I have been reefing for a little over a year and a half. I have been studying R2R at a constant since I found out about it. I started with a fluval 13.5 and upgraded almost instantly to a 40 breeder with HOB equipment. At the time I was living in...

Hello! I've got a 165g mixed reef tank, been going for a few years, along with the usual setbacks along the way. 6' x 2' x 2' Acrylic with a central overflow R-300 eshopps sump with big skimmer 2 Current USA eflux DC wave pumps 8x T5 fluorescent bulbs plus blue LED moonlights I made a rock...

Hello everyone. New member here, I go by Christian’s Corals! I am a hobbyist who likes to grow frags out and also sell some every now and then. Here is one of my 4 tanks! Thanks for having me.

Hi all. I am having some trouble with my lightning maroons clowns, which seems to be a common tale! This is my first saltwater aquarium. We set it up over the course of this month and it finished cycling last weekend, so on Sunday we put in the two clowns. Things seemed fine at first - there...

Hey y’all! Long time lurker on these forums. I have been in and out of the hobby since around 2004 and have had several tanks. After a long 3 years with no tank, I have finally moved for the last time (hopefully), which means I can get back to reefing! I ordered a new Waterbox Marine X 90.3 a...