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Hi Guys! Wanted to start my own thread and show off my tank and all of my progression with my newfound passion. As of these pictures, I have cleared my cycle, continuing to do tests to ensure levels are staying where they should be, and still planning and implementing improvements along the way...

So I have a Fluval Evo 13 with a damsel and some corals. I finished the nitrogen cycle a few weeks ago. I did a 100% water change when I got the nitrate spike (around 160ppm), next day added a fish and coral. It's been around 40 ppm or higher since. I've been feeding 1/6th of a brine shrimp cube...

Sorry if this is in the wrong thread. My tank is 30 gallon, 1 month old, and I have a problem with ammonia and rotten odor, mostly coming from the rocks. The clownfish are breathing quickly and heavily. The smaller one is now pretty lethargic. Parameters now: Salinity 1.021 Temp 25c NH3 0,05...

so I’m on the 11th day of my cycle, I started seeing some detritus a few days ago so I added 3 red legged (Cortez?) hermit crabs, 2 blue legged hermit crabs, 2 Halloween hermit crabs, 1 astrea snail, and a clownfish I was given (unfortunately because I really wanted to have 2 but what can you do...

Started on 2-11-25. Topfin 29gal tank starter kit with heater and filter included. “Microbe lift special blend” and “Topfin readistart nitrifying bacteria starter” added along with some starter live rocks (more to come soon) 2-13-25 Added a topfin “small power head aquarium pump” changed...

I have recently started a Nano reef tank with dry rock and a live sand bed. I have started to notice some purple and pink patches on the dry rock lately. I really don’t think these were on the rock already. Unfortunately didn’t take picture of the rock when it arrived. Could this potentially be...

Hi everyone, I’m planning on upgrading my Fluval flex 123l and just can’t decide on a Red Sea reefer G2 250, Neptunian Cube m pro 90 or a Nyos Opus 300. I’d have loved to go bigger but don’t have the space. I’d love to know your thoughts on these tanks. Thank you Jo

Hi Just got a new tank and need to pipe it to sump…. Bit confused with the bulk heads… which way round they are ment to be…. Been told white washer wet side, but this would mean the threaded part going into the weir which means slightly harder and need 2 people to plumb it as oppose to holding...

I've only been in this hobby a short while but it's still taken me months to realise that a gallon is not the same in the UK and the US. 1 imperial gallon UK = 4.55 litres 1 US gallon = 3.79 litres That's a 20% difference! As so many of the R2R community are across the pond the advice is...

Hi. My name is manny, Fifteen years ago, I packed up my 180-gallon tank and stepped away from the reef-keeping hobby. Back then, I promised myself that if I ever returned, I’d build my dream tank: a sleek, rimless 24x24x25 setup. Well, after all these years, I’ve finally decided to take the...

Where are my engineers at? I want to upgrade my tank to the waterbox 110.4 (105 gallons including sump). I live in a duplex, we have the main floor. We were able to confirm that the floor joists will be perpendicular to the tank at 16.5 on center. Likely about 1500 pounds after water and rock...

Hello everyone, I been in the fresh water world for about 15 years growing up. I’m currently live in Ontario, Canada. I recently been wanting and researching salt water tanks and have began to set up. Any thoughts or recommendations for my tank would be greatly appreciated! For my tank I’m...

Hello everyone! Today I wanted to start sharing a tank im working on! This will be my first saltwater tank and of course me being me I had to choose an interesting but difficult animal, dwarf seahorses. I have done all my research and have experience caring for complicated animals! Currently the...

Finally after months I’m going to start filling my 75 gallon tank with water. My plan is to take some caribsea rock from my old 30 gallon tank and put it into this one. The caribsea rock has been in my in my tank since May of 2023, I added it with dry rock for my rock scape. I would assume it’s...

Im new to the hobby and I’m currently cycling my first tank (currently on day 2). It occurred to me today that I should also set up a quarantine tank. There’s a good chance that my DT will complete the cycle well before I finish quarantining my fish. My question is how would I keep the tank...

Hi reefers, Finally finished aquascaping and flooded my first ever saltwater tank. I used Aquaforest Biosand and washed for ages but still the tank is cloudy. Hopefully this will pass quickly. I am using Continuum Bacter Gen M for cycling and seeding with bacteria (advised by the LFS). My...

Hi everyone I was just wonder I have a 60 liter tank I was thinking of upgrading to a 120 liter tank I already have a sump connected with lots of bio media to the 60 liter already cycled with fish in would I be able to just swap the tanks over quick and and my system would still be cycled or am...

So I have been out the hobby for about 3 years now. Long story short my gf bought me a 15 gallon hello reef tank it has been cycled for a little over a month. Current stock: 2 frost bite juvenile clowns 2 small rbta Add ons: Flipper gravity auto top off Replaced filter sock with filter floss...

Hello! I have been freshwater keeping for a few years, and I have just started cycling my first saltwater aquarium. I know I have a lot to still learn, and it's going to take some time, but I'm ok with that and excited to start reefing! Equipment so far: 40 gallon breeder 40 pounds of live...

I have a 30 gallon setup that will eventually go into a 150 gallon next year. I have a basic ni crew light, a heater, a fluval canister filter (no sump) a hang on back oase protein skimmer, a fluval uv light that connects too my filter, a auto top of system, auto feeder, 2 wave makers, carib sea...

Hello! My tank is fully cycled and I was about to begin dosing. I have a 25G tank w/o corals, but with live rock and coralline. I’m leaving for a 4 day vacation on Wednesday and will not be able to test or dose until Sunday. I have already dosed 5ml yesterday, and 2.5ml today. I do not yet...

Hello! This is my first SW tank and I’d like some professional advice. I’m worried I killed one of my larger live rock. I got about 40% live rock, 60% dry. The live rock was absolutely beautiful, I mean some objectively great rocks. One of them was super alive, but sadly came with Aptasia. I...

Hello everyone, I will be moving soon and because of that I am tearing my tank down and selling it. I filled up the 25 gallons of my tank with 1 pound of citric acid powder. All my rock and corals and fish were out obviously. I left water and algae to be killed my the acid. After about 24...

So this past weekend my fiancé told me she doesn’t love me anymore and I’m back to living with my parents. On the bright side, I’m converting the empty room with much more space in their basement into the ultimate bat cave (I’m very into goth culture) where I’ll keep my nano tanks. I’m also...