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Hi guys! Recently set up a tank and I added my first two fish & a coral last week! I have a 25 gallon IM AIO lagoon tank with a Jebao Jecob DMP-20 wavemaker. I'm wondering if my current/flow is too strong because the only time I see my purple firefish come out is when I feed and I'm not sure if...

Hey everyone, I’m pretty new to the reefing side of the hobby and still in the planning / early setup stage. I’ve been doing a lot of reading and watching videos, but honestly it feels like there’s so many different ways to do things 😅 Right now I’m trying to keep things simple and not rush it...

Hello there, I recently finished cycling my 29g. i have some ideas for stocking but im open to ideas and comments. As of right now I have some CUC members (a few hermits, and a variety of snails). I picked up my first fish which was a watchman and tiger pistol. I am a bit conflicted because I...

Hello everyone, I am pretty new into the hobby and have a question about my Duncan. I received it a couple months ago and it was very unhappy and lost all of its color. It has slowly been getting its color back and I have been feeding it as well. Just curious how much longer until it fully...

Hi all, had freshwater tanks for years and just getting back into the hobby. Figured I would do what always seemed impossible (saltwater 🤣). This is a new to me 25 gallon AIO. Let me know what you think of my rock scape and if you have any tips for a newbie. Will keep this updated, just added...

Hi, My daughter wants an aquarium. I'm totally lost. She's 11 and I'm not sure she'll take care of the fishies. What's a good (hardy) starter fish ? Size of aquarium ? I'm in Toronto.

Nice! Admin got my registration sorted out. Glad to join! Story time: Years ago, I started the hobby with some freshwater 10s and 20s, livebearers. Had great success but put everything in storage after moving out of that location. 6 years later, I have a new residence and the means to enter the...

Hello all, as the title states I’m a new comer to the hobby (and reef2reef) and I figured I would document my progress with my first tank. It will be a bit before she really gets up and going as I’m a merchant mariner and can’t start for a few more weeks, but soon my boots will be on solid...

Hi, so I was setting up my new 60-litre saltwater tank. It has dry white sand, and 1 dry sansibar rock. I had begun fishless cycling two weeks back ( with lab grade 25% ammonia solution). Since the water volume is 45 litres, I calculated I needed a little less than 0.5 ml of the ammonia solution...

I will get some pictures and do some writing, but this is a spot for me to track and show my build! It will (hopefully) be a 75g mixed reef. I posted my list so far in my welcome post, but i will here again. I cant really go much, if any bigger than a 75 with the space and house that i have, so...

Hello all. I am in the process of setting up my IceCap 240 but have never run a skimmer before. All the videos of set show these large sump setups with lots of valves I don’t have. With this skimmer I can raise/lower the skimmer to adjust level and raise/lower the cup for air (I think) as well...

Hello! My name is Andres and I am brand new to the hobby when an opportunity arose from a colleague to inherit their saltwater tank as they had to move. Being experienced with freshwater tanks, having always wanted to have one of these, having watched all the BRS videos I could watch for years...

So I started my reefing journey back in maybe August of last year. I’ve been pretty good about testing my nutrients and dosing what was needed etc and of course had a couple of mishaps where Alk or other nutrients were lower than what they should’ve been. However, despite my levels being pretty...

Hi, I have a weird issue. I just picked up my tank and the guy is moving cross country and gave me all his live rock he pulled out last night. The problem is I’m not ready to start my tank tonight, but if I just add some tap water and trow some salt in there, what kind of problems will I have...

I’ve been a long time stalker never poster and finally made an account last week and will be going to get my first tank, some live rock, and a filter today! I don’t even have salt for the aquarium, but I’m hoping the live rock will be okay in the 5gallon bucket with the canister filter running...

Good morning! I'm new to reefing and I've got a few questions. I've built a 40 gal breeder tank, fully cycled it and I've currently got a fish fish, but wanting to start adding more corals, right now I only have one Zoa frag. What's everyone's favorite light for best growth. I've currently...

Whatsup guys. Semi new to saltwater. I’ve had a salt fish only tank and quite a few freshwater planted tanks, but haven’t had a tank in a few yrs so might be a lil rusty, but I’ve been doing a lot of reading. Tank has been up and running for about 3 days now. Doing a fish less cycle with some...

Whatsup guys. Semi-new to saltwater. I’ve had a saltwater fish only tank before and quite a few freshwater planted tanks. I’m just looking for some constructive criticism on how I’m doing so far. I haven’t had a tank in the last few years, so I might be rusty but I’ve been doing tons of reading...

I’ve had this coral for a few months now, and probably over the last month it’s been looking like this. What is this and how do I fix it? Parameters: PH - 8 Ammonia - 0ppm Nitrite - 0ppm Nitrate - 2.9ppm Alkalinity - 6.4 dKH Phosphate - 0.03ppm Calcium - 440ppm Magnesium - 1130 ppm Salinity -...

Hi. I thought I would register and introduce myself. I have been reading threads at a frenzied pace for a while now. I was into saltwater tanks many years ago and am approaching retirement and thought I needed a hobby!! So I am expecting a Cade 1500 s2 on tuesday! I am sure there will be...

Incredibly new to the hobby (my first saltwater tank has been ordered and is on its way to me currently!) and have been soaking up all the YouTube, Reddit and everything else I can find ready for setting up my tank! Any and all advice to a complete newbie is welcome, I have been keeping...

Hi, I’m Sara! I recently got into the aquarium hobby and currently have a freshwater tank with a Betta, loaches, tetras, and cherry barbs. I’m really interested in setting up a marine tank, but I’ve been getting mixed advice lately, and it feels a bit overwhelming! This is my first time here...

Hello everyone, I am purchasing a used up and running 20g Long off of marketplace on Saturday. For one heck of a deal, I’ve been keeping fish my entire life along with other animals and been too afraid to tackle saltwater like many of you at some point in time. I have the description of the...

Hello I'm new here and I just started my 135 gallon fish tank and I have a few questions. I just got two clownfish fish today and I don't know if they are ok or not. They are just babies. They are exploring the whole tank top to bottom. But they keep surfacing They always swim together...

At first I thought this was cyano but think it could be dinos because it recedes to an extent at night? Looks like a slimy film that is covering sand and sometimes the rocks. I believe that some of the brown/green is hair algae and my lawnmower blenny and pincushion urchin seem to have dented it...