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Hi everyone, My name is Tyson and I’m from Austin, TX. I’m also about to graduate from UT Austin. After having freshwater tanks for many years, I finally decided to start a saltwater tank with a new Waterbox Peninsula 25 that I ordered on their Blue Friday special. I’m looking for advice on...

Greetings! My name is Christian. I’ve lurked in the forums here for quite a while, and figured it was about time I became an actual member. The info in these forums has really helped me get my first tank up and running and have been absolutely awesome. Currently I have a Fluval Flex 32 up and...

Hey guys! I Just joined R2R for the missing macna sale! This is a great forum and has been very helpful to me over the past couple of years so I am excited to finally become an active member! I breed Ball Pythons and Crested Geckos, among owning MANY other reptiles. Loving animals is in my DNA...

Hey everyone! I’m new to the saltwater hobby & am very pleased! I went to my LFS yesterday & bought some Tonga reef ready rock & some Fiji live rock to add to my nano reef. When I woke up this morning, boy was I pleased... COPEPODS EVERYWHERE!! (Tank has no fish yet) My question is, what do I...

I have a two month old 20 gallon that I’m setting up to introduce corals into in about 3-4 months. I have 4 fish (Clowns and Bangai Cardinals). I only have 6 rocks (about 12-15 lbs) they were all dry but I messed up and did get one live one which must have had hitchhikers . I’ve noticed about...

Hello Everyone! My name is Chris, living in the good old state of Wisconsin. I’m am a brand new saltwater hobbits and so far, I’m loving it. Even tho I’m only a few months in. Currently in the cycling process. I have a Biocube 32. Since I live in a small apartment it was the best option for me...

I joined R2R about a month ago, I had long been a google'r from the outside and going unregistered, and now like many in this hobby I'M ADDICTED TO REEFING!!! In truth I've only been in this hobby for a little more than a year, my wife who has been a reef since she was little now only has...

I am a 71 year old kid who had a 35 gallon saltwater tank. After tow years were moved and I tore down the tank. Haven't had a salt water tank since. Now

Hey everyone new member and with my first salt tank ever. I build the sump,stand, and plumbing. See what you think, pics attached! I cycled for a month and now have 2 clowns, 1 flame angel, 2 nems, gsp, zoa, cleaner shrimp, 4 small hermits, 2 snails!

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Good morning everyone, I've been a lurker on these forums for a while now, and figured what the heck, I may as well sign up. I'm a Canadian reefer who had to quit because I had a heavy tank and needed to move. Currently, I've got a 280 gallon (72x30x30) tank that is catching dust-- I'll set it...

Hello Everyone! I’m brand new to the hobby. Added salt water to my 36 gallon reef tank two weeks ago! I have a damsel fish, 5 hermit crabs and a red colony of mushrooms. I’m still trying to figure out how to work the AI prime lighting I have. All in all, life is good at this point! ☺️ glad to...

Hello Reefer I'm Kelvin from NYC, I'm super super excited to share my reefer journal with your guys. I'm still kind of a newbie for saltwater aquariums but I'm always willing to learn from you guys to maintain a stable aquariums. I've been researching and planning for a few weeks and I'm...

Hi, my name is Wendy. This addictive hobby began 10 years ago with a 14 gallon biocube and 2 clownfish. Then a middle school teacher with a 90 gallon reef in his classroom had a life changing injury, so I volunteered to maintain it...that was 8 years ago. I am still volunteering at that...

hello everyone, I'm new to saltwater tanks but have quite a few years doing freshwater aquariums, either between helping my dad run what he called his monster, a 100gal "swamp tank" with fish ranging from feeder tetras to a 14in catfish, live planted with controlled algae growth, and his "clean...

Hi everyone, I hope you are good. Im new to the forum but experienced in the Marine world on Corals and Fish. Just saying hi to everyone.

Hi guys/gals, I'm new to the forum, and new to the aquarium scene. I'm in the Buffalo NY area, recently moved here this past September. I decided to get into the hobby on a whim, initially intending to start a small freshwater tank. That plan has changed significantly over the past 10 days as...

Hey everyone, this is my first post! I have been searching quite a while for mussels/ mussel cluster, or other unusual bivalves. That being said, does anyone know of any sites that sell them? Thank you very much for your time! IF YOU HAVE SOME IN YOUR TANKS SHOW'EM OFF, POST THEM BELOW!

Hello R2R members, I am new to the hobby and located in bay area Nor Cal. I have a 32g biocube with some LPS and softies in there. Wish to get a lot of advice on various topics and help as well. Its a pleasure to be on R2R. Thank you

Hello everyone, New to the forum here, and just wanted to say hello. I have a 41" x 24" x 24" and a 45Bow. Been out the hobby a few years and wow has technology changed. When i was setup a few years back, i had fish only in my big aquarium and freshwater in my 45 bow...