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Stocking the tank is still TBD, but need some tips on the fill up! We plan to mix a few different bacteria, use about 80-120lb of live sand and same for marco rock. We will be getting a bio brick or two rated for 150lb of rock equivalent. LFS said we could use tap on the fill up with prime or...

Just got this tank set up and running for a few weeks now, I used the old bio balls from my previous tank and added this new aquascape. I bought this nice torch coral yesterday and it was much better looking, full and open at the store. But now in my tank it is not looking so nice. I plan on...

Have a 16 gallon that just finished its cycle. Dry rock and live sand with no algae. Wondering what to add first. Would adding my clean up crew (nassarius snails and hermits) be okay without the presence of algae? Or should I add one of my fish (shrimp goby or tailspot blenny). Also, if I added...

Hello all, I have a new tank with no inhabitants. I had some red ogo I rinsed well and kept in some fresh salt water for a week or two before adding to the tank. I didn't see anything on it and thought I'd be fine. Nope. I now have literally thousands of these crawling hydroids. They're the star...

Hey folks, got a simple question here, hoping for a simple answer, haha. I’m still in my cycle phase, all going well so far, and I have finally got the water level holding steady in the overflow, skimmer has stopped fluctuating as much, etc… I just want to gather some thoughts on whether or...

Hi all, I bought a Reef Casa Vila 8 for my dorm. I plan on keeping it low maintenance, maybe with some softies. I won't be running a skimmer. For maintenance, I plan on doing 25% water changes every week. As for livestock, I'm thinking of having two small clownfish. I'm not sure how strong...

Hi y'all! I've been kicking around the idea of upgrading my system and going bigger. I was curious if anyone had some aquarium brands in mind they would absolutely avoid and who they would recommend for bigger tanks. I have a 75g now and was thinking I could use the same stand and equipment...

Hi, Put a new piece of rock in the tank recently and this thing has suddenly appeared at some point today. Anyone any ideas?? It looks as though it’s “breathing” in the video but I can’t be sure with it being on the power head. Every days a journey with a new reef tank

New 7ft long 650 litre mixed reef running for a couple of months although I did use a mix of live rock from my old established system and new dry rock. Things are going pretty well but currently going through the uglies with hair algea and cyano. But both of these are reducing. My issue is I...

Tampa Bay Saltwater is Florida's first Live Rock farm. Established in 1984 by Richard Londeree, TBS continues today with Jocelyn & Madelyn farming, diving and shipping. We are a small family run business that specialize in sustainable ocean harvested live rock. Shipping ocean harvested live...

Hi. I’ve converted my QT never had medication in it to a seahorse tank. She’s only 50L & cycled fallow 3 mths before adding new livestock. Weds, 4 days ago roughly I’ve added 2 very young long snout seahorses. 2 tiny baby spotted mandarin fish & 1 Ruby red also tiny baby size. Tonight my...

Hi all. This is my first saltwater tank, coming from many years in freshwater. I've had the tank setup and running for 18 days, cycling with dry rock and live sand. And while i can soon see the "end" to the cycle, and can soon start adding livestock. I have fish in mind, but alot of...

Ok so I'm needing help with identifying what order to add my fish in. I currently am stocking a 40 gallon cube all in one system with skimmer. I have 2 clownfish a few astrea snails and nasarius snails cleaner shrimp and a couple hermits. I've been doing research on fish and qtys. So what we are...

My reef tank has been setup for 9 months and Im still battling this horrible red algae. No matter how much I remove it just keeps coming back. My tuxedo urchin ate so much at first but not any more. The algae has wiped out 2 zoanthid colonies, covering them up in this red slime and wiping them...

Hi everyone! So I’m a bit stuck in my cycling process. I had seawater delivered 12 days ago from Natural Seawater supplier. I used dry rock and live sand for my Fluval flex 123l. My lfs advised me to use Seachem stability to start my cycle. I have been ghost feeding with flakes each day but...

Im planning on filling my new tank this weekend i have the innovative marine 50 ext setup with the sump i have only had an aio tank before and am trying to avoid the tank overflowing from what i have been able to read online i fill the tank to the overflow and then fill the sump nearly to the...

Hi I recently set up a new tank. Should be total water volume of around 650 litres when you subtract sand and rock. I want to purchase a UV to help with parasite control as well as water clarity. I have had Ich, Dino’s and cyano in the past. I am in the UK and torn between 4 different UV...

Well due to local reefers generosity, I can start building this tank for the school! Brand new for me, as I've never had a sump system before, nor this big of a tank before. My idea is building the kiddos ( kinder-5th grade) a clown harem tank with dare I say, different types of clowns? I feel...

Hello R2R! Thought I'd create a build thread for my first ever reef tank. I purchased the Waterbox 15 Peninsula AIO tank. Plan for softies and LPS, plus some fish and inverts. I've had fresh water tanks before, but always been too daunted to switch to salt water. I decided to take the leap and...

Here is my 10 gallon tank! Started back in February of 2022 this is what she looks like now! Animals Housed: 2 oscellaris clownfish 1 scarlett skunk cleaner shrimp 3 turbo snails 1 naussarius snail 2 rose tip BTA’s (now 3 after split) 1 candy cane or trumpet kryptonite coral 1 devils hand...

Hi everybody I have a question hope someone can help me with. So I’m recently just getting back into the hobby with an Innovative Marine nuvo 15 tank. It’s cycled going on 3 weeks with two clowns…but I recently had the opportunity to get the innovative Marine nuvo 20 tank an impulse buy and...

I have a 75 gallon tank and I’m wondering when I should start doing water changes.I only got 1 fish in there so far.

Hello! Let me first give you some background on myself and my tank. I am not an expert in reefing but I am not new to it either. I have grown several successful reefs and farms. But like all of us I have forgotten and become impatient about some of the new tank uglies. My tank is a 62g...

Can velvet or brooklynella stay dormant in a clownfish for 4 weeks without appearing? I think my clownfish I have had for almost a month is starting to exhibit symptoms of brooklynella.

Hi everyone, hoping not to annoy asking this as I’ve seen similar posts. My tank is roughly 2 months old so very new and I am learning every day about the cycling and thank this group for so much info. Is this good ‘algae’ or should I be doing something different? My levels are great: KH -...