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So Im in the process of getting corals for my tank. And the closest LFS is about a 100 min drive from me. Since I got my tank I have been hit by coral ads from all these places but I'm not sure if they are scams or not. Any reputable online shops you know of? TIA Oh I have a fluval evo...

So I'm new to the aquarium hobby. I purchased a tank from someone who had 2 clownfish and 1 domino damsel. Previous owner said they all got along, but since moving it to my house that domino damsel has been a terror to the 2 clowns. he wont let them go anywhere near the rock. its a fluval...

I am headed to look at an established tank and I have a couple questions. The tank already has coral and fish in it. 1. Do I need to bacteria cycle the tank since it is established? I am planning on using the same water from the tank after moving it. 2. What other cycles should or shouldn't...

Hey guys, started this about 2 months ago so brand new to the hobby. we started off with a 110ltr tank use the red sea 21 day kit. Once we had everything up and running with all parameters looking good we’ve added 4 hermit crabs, cleaner shrimp, 2 clownfish and a royal gramma. We didn’t add...

I recently set up my new saltwater aqurium and bought some live rocks and sand. I saw this tiny green leaf thingy sticking out of one of the live rocks. Do u guys think this is the start of macro algea growing? I think the rock came with it, aleardy attachted on there.

No idea what this critter is been trying to ID but can’t find anything. I’m new to the hobby and hoping it’s now bad for my reef… thanks in advance!

I am new to saltwater and i have a simple 20 gallon tank with 2 clownfish. My tank is actully made for freshwater and has a white light. I was thinking of adding a really easy coral to keep and i heard pusling Xenia is a easy coral that can almost grow anywhere. Do u think this coral will...

Hi! I’m new to this and never had a salt/fresh water tank before. I’ve been looking at different stores and places online to get a tank, but I’m not sure which one is best? I was looking at glass frameless ones, and possibly something from fluval but I’m curious as to what everyone else thinks...

Aloha everyone! New to the saltwater fish aquarium world with my son. He is 13 and for has his first tanks. 29 gallon and a 10 gallon. 10 gallon he calls his hospital tank. After he has cycled the tank for a few months, he opted for a few fish to start with. A couple clowns, yellowtail damsel...

Hey guys so after about 6 months of constantly looking at YouTube video of coral tanks and salt water tanks in general iv decided I really want to get involved in the hobby, I'm completely new to this and I'm currently thinking about getting a fusion pro 2, 25 gallon AIO lagoon aquarium, is...

I’m planing on starting a new saltwater aquarium for the first time, I have done a lot of research and it seems the hobby needs weekly if not daily maintenance once the tank is established. I will most likely get Red Sea 350 with the sump but nothing like monitoring system or dosing system yet...

A few days ago I bought one chromis to help the tank cycle and added colony. He was looking sad so today I bought two more, all have been fine swimming and eating. But itve just noticed one of them in the corner vertical not looking to good. I have attached picture. Is there anything I can do...

Hi y’all! I am surprising my husband with a Aquatop 24g cube for an early Christmas gift. He finally comes home from a work trip today. We are new to the hobby but very excited for the journey. At this point, 3 hermit crabs, an ocellaris clown, and a Picasso clown call this cube home. I’d like...

Hi Had diatoms a while back and they went on there own….. Then cyano came which I’ve been battling for around a month ish….. I used chemi clean first does 24 hours second dose 72 hours….. 99 % of it went just had a very small light pink patch size of a penny…. That was 3 weeks ago when I used...

Hi, welcome to my journey This is my Fluval flex 32 gal tank. First I wanted and was looking at the big cube 29 but as I was searching endlessly different nano tanks I was so close of buying the cube. But I went to my local fish stores which I try not to go back they told me that tank sucks...

Hello, I am new to reefing and being overwhelmed with the amount of info on which corals can sit next to which and what light and flow each need. Should have done a lot more thinking while I was building my scape. I would like to have a mixed reef with softies, LPS, and eventually SPS. Here...

Hello, My name is Brandon. I currently live in Puebla, Mexico. Originally from Wichita, Kansas. I will be building a 66 gallon reef tank from ground zero. I have very little experience and am excited to learn more. Any advice you could throw my way would be greatly appreciated! Also, Anyone...

I'm new to the hobby and picked up this 125g used tank a few days ago. The gentleman I bought it from still had water in it until the morning I went and picked it up. Now that I have been able to look it over, I've noticed areas in the seams where he must have hit the silicone with the algae...

New to this forum or any forum. First post 3 months in the hobby. Anything look wrong with my parameters? have abit of coralline growth , the spike in orp is after extreme removal of 80% GHA on and in the crevasses of my live rock. Any tips are apperciated . Thx Gif Below Idk how to add it to...

Hello everyone and happy new year to all. I'm a new member to R2R always heard great things about this site but never took the time to join in until now. I've been in the reef hobby for exactly one year and so far is going okay, not as good as I would like to but I'm enjoying my mistakes and...