new tank questions

Hello everyone, I would appreciate some advice regarding a persistent low pH issue in my reef system. I currently have a 150-gallon reef tank that has been running for about five months. The system includes a Reef Octopus Classic 150-S skimmer, a CO₂ scrubber, and a kalkwasser reactor with a...

Hi everyone. This is my very first post. I have had my tank running since March 2025. Right now I have one royal gramma (neo), two clown fish (Mai Tai and MooDeng), and a number of invertebrates (5 astreas snails, 5 cirith snails, 2 bumblebee snails, 1 nassarius snail, 1 margarita snail, 1 candy...

Hey everyone! Just set up my Reefer 170 and was looking for some recommendations on what livestock I should add once the cycle is done!

Hi everyone, I have 2 issues i need some advise on. I’m experiencing a persistent bacterial bloom in my 75L RedSea nano reef tank and could use some advice. Here are the details of my setup and current situation: Tank Size: 75L nano reef Cycle Status: Cycle completed two weeks ago Livestock...

Tl;dr: I have acquired a new 15 gallon aquarium, this will be replacing a 5 gallon aquarium, but i my only option is a hot swap rather than letting the new tank cycle on its own. Any advice to make this go easier? I'm also curious about media, as it stands in the old tank I've just got a pile...

Hello! I currently have a 20 gallon long tank. I have 2 clownfish, 1 pincushion, 1 sandshifting starfish, a small goby and 2 corals (duncan and pulsing xenia). Tomorrow I am picking up a 125 gallon tank (for free!). I want to make this my saltwater reef tank. Question is....once set up do I...

Hello all! I am new to the hobby. I have gathered all of my supplies and started cycling. I have a 40 gal breeder. I have a plan for post cycling, but I want to know if it's a good idea. My main goal is biodiversity. Once I have just nitrates, I want to add macroalgaes, phytoplankton, and...

Hi All, I currently have a 6 month old tank that is going through an algae outbreak. I know this is to be expected in a newer tank, but need advice on what I should be doing to mitigate. I know 0 nitrates and 0 phosphates is not good, but I don't know if feeding the tank more will make the algae...

Hi all! I started up a new tank after finding out I hated my 75 gallon bowfront. The new tank has been set up for about 2 weeks. I'm pretty sure I've got the regular diatom bloom, but I am new to the hobby and want to verify I am not creating a habitat for something worse. See the pics below. Is...

Im planning on adding these fish to my 55 gallon tank 2 ocerallis clownfish 1 red firefish 1 royal gramma 1 hector's goby 1 melanurus wrasse 1 flasher's wrasse 1 banggai cardinal or pj cardinal (depending on which one my LFS has) Would adding the fish in this order be good? (With 2 weeks in...

So, I read the supreme set up guide, as someone so kindly pointed out in another post of mine, but I still have questions lol. I like first-hand experience knowledge and I have been researching on my own, but I want to know from experienced reefers how to deal with these issues....so.... 1. If...