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Just added some new coral to my nano reef. Evo 13.5, fluval marine 3.0, Intank chamber 1, and a random flow nozzle.

hello, i am fairly new to reefing and yesterday got a diamond goby. This morning i noticed he is just gone, i’ve heard they’re jumpers and checked the back of my tank and nothing. So far i only have 2 clowns, a few blue legged hermits, 2 conches and bloody mary shrimp. Any ideas where he...

Hello, new to the reefing scene and excited to get started! I've been a freshwater planted tank aquarist but have always been drawn. to the allure of saltwater. For my first tank, I wanted it to be a budget build nano tank, as I rent, and I wanted the move to be manageable. The tank I will be...

Hello everyone ! Just wanted to use this thread to share my newbie experience with you all. I started cycling my 29 gal (30x12x18in) tank back in January of 2024. Cycled with Fritz turbo start and Dr. Tim’s ammonia for about 6 weeks. When ammonia and nitrite were consumed within a 24 hour...

Hi I just got my green star polyp for my 5 gallon reef tank. I had a turbo Frits and stability mix to the tank two weeks ago to make sure everything is all right and cycled it for these two weeks. My salinity is 1.026. The other test look great. I’m a little worried because I’ve never had corals...

Hi, I’m very new to reefs I got a 5 gallon nano tank for my room with a nice light. * I am sorry to say what I’m about to say*. Setting up the tank I used filtered water from my sink and mixed it with instant ocean and added it to the tank. I saw it said that on the back of the instant ocean...

Hi guys, I recently finished cycling my 29 gal standard size tank. Introduced 2 clowns on 3/8/24. My frost bite clown immediately started swimming low in the tank and under the rock work at times opening and closing mouth quickly. The next day the clown was swimming around in the water column...

Hi All! I’m fairly new to the reef/fish hobby thanks to fostering my daughter’s two clown fish. I have a 32.5G Fluval Flex saltwater tank and have just started adding corals. The Hammer Coral was placed in one of the pre-drilled holes on my live rock, but I’m afraid it might be the wrong spot...

Hi all, I'm new to saltwater fish keeping. I've noticed my Royal Gramma has some white spots on him. You can see them on the tail in the picture but he also has some on his head too. If it is Ich, what treatments can I do? A QT tank isn't an option as I don't have the space for it or the...

Hi all! TL;DR version: Why would I want my AI lights in the Apex system? Long version: I just set up my new MXM on my Apex Pro and connected my AI Prime 16HDs... As best I can tell, connecting them to Apex negates the ability to control them through Mobius and MyAI. So those fancy...

Hi all, my first ever post and I am completely new to reefing. I have successfully been keeping freshwater (see pic below) for a year after having dropped the hobby a few years ago and have always longed for a reef tank. I’m considering buy a Redsea 750xxl second hand, from someone who has...

Im looking for a good ATO that uses ro tubing to put in my 32 gallon biocube I have my mixing station close by so looking to put the pump in my RO/DI barrel so i don't have to worry about filling it. Let me know what has worked for you and what you think would work in my tank aslo where to place...

Hi all, I have broken down all my large tanks and started a nano reef build with the Fluval marine nano tank, I've changed a few things and I was wondering your opinions on how things are going and what I could do to improve bearing in mind this tank was setup on the 04/02/24, I will let you...

Hello all, I noticed some dinos about 3 weeks ago. I'm pretty sure the triggering event was me trying to really kill off some hair algae. I scrubbed rocks a whole lot, disturbed the sandbed, and my nutrients got too low. Amateur move. The system was not happy with this. Dinos quickly ensued...

Hi folks, I've been frantically searching, yearning, learning, YouTubing, scanning this forum. I'm going nuts. I got the bug bad. Addicted, insane and feel like I'd do ANYTHING FOR A FIX!!!! I've had a saltwater tank since October (Fluval Evo 13.5) it's cute and it's still getting started but...

I’m new to this hobby, I’ve been searching about corals and I have found that palys and zoas have a deadly toxin called palytoxin, my question is that if all corals have this toxin or only that type of corals?

Hello guys, I'm new to this hobby, been spending hours watching videos and readings. And it's been 5 months since I setup my first saltwater tank, I would like to share some infos with photos and looking for some feedback or comments on the tank setup. It will be a Mixed Reef Tank. I lived in...

Hi, just introducing myself. I’m very interested in getting into the hobby, but I’m taking my time and just learning as much as possible right now. Still trying to figure out what I’d like to do for my first tank and what requirements it will have etc. I’d like to wrap my head around things such...

I am brand new to salt water aquariums. We got some live rocks from a local store shortly after setting them up in our brand new tank I noticed this on one of the rocks. I’m wondering if it is an aiptasia. We also have a few brittle starfish that have come with the rocks. And if it is any advice...

I bought a used 29 gallon biocube tank and the seller wanted to me keep his live rock, sand and equipment. I am still missing a light and I will need to get a wave maker but I pretty much have everything else I need to start. Light and wave maker have been ordered. So my question is… 1...

Can I add a leather coral on a live rock to my tank? I’m getting a good deal on a coral but the issue it’s attached to a live rock, not sure if I can add it to my tank with out anything dying?

so far ive only had freshwater tanks, recently though ive ordered a waterbox peninsula mini 25 gallon tank, measurements are 60cmwidth×40depth×40height, what would be a good lighting option for a tank this size with only soft corals

I guess I started my "build thread" in the Meet & Greet section. Feel free to visit, Newby with a Nano Reef! And I liked @Blopple's build format, so borrowing that... thanks! Growing up, I had several freshwater tanks. Probably wasn't great at it, but had fun with it. Recently, a friend's mom...

So I am new to saltwater and reefing. I have kept freshwater for some time and recently did a fish sale for store credit with a local fish shop. The fish shop is more of a fresh water store, but does sell some saltwater fish and coral. The only coral they have labeled is their high end $200 and...

A friend recently gave me an Oceanic BioCube 29 HQI, which I've done a deep dive into for my 3 year old's enjoyment. Free tank and then ~$2,000 later... and I'm about 3 months into the endeavor. Open to fish/coral recommendations (towards the end of this). Water Parameters: Temp is about 77°...