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I have about 15 hermit crabs and so far in past 2 days I’ve seen 3 dead ones. I’ve also noticed that most of them except for a fewer of the small ones are not very active at all. I did read that hermits will at times not move for 3 days but I’ve been noticing them all not be that active for...

Hey Reef Gang, I am new to the salt water game coming from freshwater. I am starting with a Red Sea Max Nano. 20lb Carib sea life rock, 10 pounds Fiji pink, 660gph wave maker, running skimmer 24/7 with filter sock, bunch of marine pure bio balls, red sea carbon, Red Sea coral salt pro, tank...

I did a water change and for some reason mag, calcium and alkalinity are a little bit low (not by much but would still like to get it in range) and I have the seachem buffers for all of them but I don’t know if adding them all at the same time would be okay. Also we’re setting up an ATO and are...

I have two never used (no boxes) Klir Auto Filters. Everything that came with them is available. Nothing at all wrong with them. No longer need them for a build. Paid $250 each. Asking $225 each with free shipping. Message me if interested. Can ship as soon as payment is make via PayPal...

So my tank has been up for about 3 months now I’d say and has about 16 types of zoanthids, 2 frogspawn, 2 green star polyps, a pair of clownfish, 2 mollies, 4 turbos and I’d say probably about 13 dwarf hermit crabs. I have plenty of live rock and about an inch and a half sand bed. All my...

Hi everyone, I'm kind of new to this hobby (I had a freshwater tank when I was a kid) and I want to do it right. A friend gifted me with a 5 gallon tank 3 months ago in which I started a small slice of ocean. So far I love it and already started research for a 75 gallon in the near future...

My new torch anemone has been doing great for 2 weeks always open. I’ve been spot feeding him at least every 4 days I’d say with reef roids and he all of a sudden closed up earlier today. I assumed it was just cause of the dimmed light because of the morning and thought that he would open back...

Hey guys, Was taking a real close look at the sand near one of my soft corals and noticed these very thin, orangy brown hairs flowing in current on the sand bed next to the live rock my coral is on. I also took another look at another one of my corals and see more kinda wrapped around the...

Hi guys! It’s finally growing algae! I have the urge to clean it so badly but from what I’m told that’s just part of the beginning part of having a salty tank. #krustytank I’m super new to the hobby does anyone know what happens after this stage?

This is the light I have for a ten gallon with two clowns and some soft corals and I’m wondering if that’s ok. It has the two settings of white and blue light then just blue light. I want to make sure it’s ok since my tank is so small with just a few frags without killing them. This is also my...

Hey Guys! In August I had the idea of buying a Nano reef ( Blau AIO 91lt) so that me and my son ( 3 years old) could start reefing together and for what I researched it is a great way to educate children to have tasks and responsabilities and I've always wanted a Saltwater Aquarium for me. I...

Just noticed it tonight but coming from underneath the piece of live rock that my new (as of 3 days ago) cauliflower colt coral (which I did do a coral dip for) is this greenish brown thing that was more "open" when I first spotted it and started hiding when I starting lighting it up with a...

Hello, My name is Seth. I am 20 years old and have actually been on R2R for a while but have never made a tank post or really said anything about my tanks. I currently have a Waterbox 100.3. This is my 5th tank and I hope to keep it for a long time. I have been in the hobby for 3 years now. I...

Hello everyone! Just dropping in to say "Hi" and Happy Thanksgiving! Regards!

Hello! While I'm not new to reefing, it's been a while since my last tank, a 6 gallon nano. You can see the thread about it over here: https://www.nano-reef.com/forums/topic/176359-first-tank-first-post-6g-jbj-nano-cube/ Sadly, I lost that nano cube due to a poor DIY fuge I built and it...

Hey guys, here is my very first saltwater tank. I’m very excited!!! I’ve wanted to start one for years now and I finally did. Any advice for a new reefer? Especially on how to deal with diatoms? I’m on week 4 now and it’s starting to explode!

Hi everyone! I'm a new reef tank owner living in Southeastern Pennsylvania. After years of daydreaming and months of planning, I've recently purchased a Waterbox Marine X 90.3 tank (~60g display with 26g sump) along with what seemed like a truckload of equipment for an essentially first-time...

Hi! so I am currently deployed for the next week and my boyfriend is taking care of my fish. He did a water change this morning and then said the lights I had on were flickering then heard them spark. I’m not sure if I believe him but he’s saying to buy a new light. So I was wondering what...

Hello everyone, So I'm new to the whole reef aquarium business but I'm looking forward to getting into it and adding some liveliness to my living room! I purchased a new 200XL and just had some set-up questions. To start, are these levels fine? My floor is very uneven and this was as good as I...

So, I’m new to saltwater. I just purchased a Red Sea Max 250 all in one (used) for a really good price. I’ve read there may be issues with the lights/hood causing the tank temp to run hot. Anyone have issues with this? If so, did the chiller correct the issue? And what type of chiller will work...

Hey there! I'm Tom but everyone calls me Liv. I'm not new to fishkeeping however I am new to marine keeping and I am in the process of cycling my first tank :) From what I can see so far I'm in good hands around here if I need any advice! As I said in the title I live in the UK - England. I'm 21...

So I currently have 2 black mollies cycling my tank and they’ve been doing really well for awhile but I’ve been noticing stringy poop that stays on the fish even as they’re swimming. I know that that means my fish are constipated so I tried giving them some carrots for a few days but I didn’t...

Hi everyone! So a quick “about me”. I love aquariums and I have specifically grown to love reef aquariums. I have never had one, as is evident by the title of this thread :p; however, my dad kept a saltwater FOWLR for many years during childhood. I’ve kept several FW planted tanks over the past...

Brand new in box for sale 500 located in NH Ill post pictures of the box and light in a second.

Watch here EdgeGBR ROV Dive 401 Schmidt Ocean Streamed live on Oct 25, 2020 Join RV Falkor as it conducts ROV SuBastian’s 401st dive on a newly discovered 500 m tall reef. This is the ninth dive of the ‘Northern Depths of the Great Barrier Reef’ expedition. Today we are exploring this 500...