#newbie

Are mushrooms a good tolerant coral for starters??

Good day everyone, wondering what way I should go about getting rid of this algae. Tank has been running for just over a year. Crashed once and killed everything except zoas. Current parameters are Alk-8.9 Mag-1500 Cal-500 Ammonia-0 (sailfert) Po 0 Temp 78 One gallon water changes every week...

Hello fellow reefers, I'm new to the reefing community. I posted for the first time last week about the start to my reefing journey. With the help of my friend (Honestly couldn't have done this without him) I finished cycling my tank and just added clownfish and 3 corals. My tank is 20 gallons...

Hey, I'm brand new to reefing. My buddy got me hooked and I recently started a reef tank. I'm a medical student so I love learning new topics and I've enjoyed all of the chemistry I've learned so far. This hobby can be super overwhelming as I can see. There are so many factors in play and there...

Hello fellow reefers, I upgraded my fluval 13.5 to a SCA 50g earlier last year. Everything is doing great, all my coral seem happy, and haven't lost any fish. But I do have some general questions and would like to hear your opinions on them. Current coral stock: Rock Flower nem, GSP, Xenia...

Hello everyone I hope that you are all well. I wanted to get your views on my aquascape. I'm new to the hobby. I've used all dry rock at the moment. I will add some live rock to it at some point. Will there be enough hiding spaces for fish. Im planning on having a mixed Reef with corals. The...

Hey there Everyone, I’m new to social media but I have been into the business since I was a kid I’d always love the water. Now I have a bunch of fish tanks with many types of corals, zoas and more and would love to share what works for me which might work for you. On my IG I share a bunch of...

Hey family. New to the reef world, been in it for about a year with a 5 gallon nano to a 13 nano and now a 40 gallon cube with 20 gallon sump. Running a Ecotech Radion xr15 blue, Ecotech Vectra S2 pump, a Nyos Quantum 120. The tank is about 6 months old. Let the tank run for 3 months before...

Hi, I’m Tom. My family got involved in a saltwater aquarium this fall. Our first one, 110gal. tank. I’m a pool guy by trade, figured I could catch on quick. Frankly it has been a lot of work, a ton of fun, and maybe we’re going to quick? I’ll share some photos.

So I recently purchased a small bottle of fritz 900 recommended to me buy the reef store I went to 11 days ago the store owner didn’t mention that it needed to be refrigerated so the bottle went 9 days without refrigeration and the expiration date says 011222 which I can’t figure out is it this...

Just got into the reefing game. I've been working with freshwater tanks for a while now and just started looking into doing salt water reefs. I'm really just looking for someone who is more used to this kind of thing to chat with and get some pointers in the right direction. - MOD

Looking to set up my first tank and I just picked up a used Aquatop Recife 40g AIO tank and stand which I got a great deal on; however, the skimmer is missing the little piece that you adjust it with, the light was missing, and the powerhead is missing the mount to have it actually stay in...

Greetings from Connecticut! I am a Freshwater tanker who is beginning the set up of my first Salt Water tank ever (eeek!) this forum site has come up in many of my researching and I have found many discussing to be insightful and have joined in hopes this will be a great resource on my...

Hi. I’ve had my tank almost set up for 6 months now. I was looking at my corals and noticed this weird translucent thing underneath my hammer coral. I can’t see it during the day as my hammer is expanded, but at night when it’s closed up, this weird thing is there. it’s about an inch long and...

Meet my new plus 1 to my little mini ocean! My Halloween hermit!

Hey guys. Sorry for all the questions I’m having about my fish. I’m just a newbie who is still learning everything. So I’ve had my 90 litre tank set up for 6 months now. I’ve had my two clown fish and juvenile foxface in there for about 5 months now. The last couple of days, my male clownfish...

Hello everyone my name is Trey and I'd like to thank everyone already for all the help while a stalked the forum before joining! I'm a soon to be new reefer from Dallas, Tx. I'm currently in the process of planning my purchases…from tank to pumps, lighting, and etc. I’m currently, focused on a...

Hey everyone! I have had my first saltwater tank up and running for a couple months now. I'm so hooked on it now! I just picked up my first two corals and so far they are doing pretty good! I working on some pretty exciting projects for my tank but was wanting to get some more information...

I found this on the market, and based on the vendor, they cultured this kind of sea grapes, but to me it looks quite big for sea grapes. (3-5mm in diameter) can I put this in my tank? tank is 6 weeks old, 75 gallon and completely cycled. i only have two clown fish currently. ps. it looks...

Hello, Everyone! Thanks for clicking! My name is Nen and I'm a nursing student at Indiana University. GO HOOSIERS!! I love rock climbing and Scuba Diving, which is what started my obsession. I have a freshwater tank that I've had for about 3 years now which is home to my best buddy Pluto. He's...

So my first fish has settled in nicely was going to go for two clowns but someone beat me to them so I came away with this beauty and honestly I'm so happy, he's super enquizitive and loves swimming to the glass no name as of yet, open to suggestions

Hello I’m new to corals and I have 3 torches I believe. But I don’t seem to see my torches extending how it did from when I purchased them. Please help. Should I blast the torches with flow ?

Hi guys just looking for a bit of guidance and a steer here. I have a Fluval spec marine (basically the Fluval evo 13.5G) but a 16 gal version. All with the stock setup / lighting etc which is It’s been up and running for over 3 months now and is stocked with 2 clowns, 3 hermits and 2 turbo...

Hello guys, I am new here and I have some questions. Sa my tank is around 50 l. and it is equipped with a RedStar 50 skimmer and RedSea 50 lights. It is 3 months old and I make a 20% water change every 2 weeks. I was wondering if everything seems ok to you? What to do next? Buy some tests and...

So I am starting a 20g reef tank as soon as my cycle finishes. I am planning on the following stocking: - 1 ocellaris clownfish - 1 cardinalfish or royal gramma - 1 small blenny or goby maybe paired with a shrimp - 1 small wrasse if i can find one (pink-streaked or possum, or perhaps even a...