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Hello, Looking to get plugged into the reef community.

Hi, I recently sprayed peroxide over a live rock to rid myself of some algae. It worked really well. Now, I see some bubble algae growing in on my clove polyp and blue sponge rock. So two questions: Will peroxide kill bubble algae? Will peroxide hurt the sponge? Thanks! Cheers, rant

Hi guys, my new boss used to be into saltwater tanks big time, he even created and patented his own small nitrastrate and betta tanks. SOO he has quickly gotten me into the amazing world of saltwater aquariums. Right now i have a nano 10g that he helped me cycle, its all at generally perfect...

Hi! I've started up my nano tank, 10g (fish only) about a month ago, it has cycled, and it looking well, a levels are good. Before this tank I had a tiny 2.5 saltwater did so well for a little over a year, but then someone in my household cracked the glass, and I recently had to emergency...

Hi I'm Dez. I just found R2R about a month ago and it's great!!! I'm not brand new to aquariums but not as seasoned as many of you. I have done freshwater tanks off and on since I was a kid. When my kids were little we had several tanks, a 60g and a 40g. More recently, my partner and I got back...

Hi everyone ! I was introduced into this hobby thanks to my husband. I thought it was boring at first. But it grew on me. First with freshwater tank and a bunch of discus fish from Tony tan. And I had a tank to reproduce apple snails. Later we decided to upgrade our tanks to saltwater a year...

Hi! I recently posted a thread similar to this one, asking about which powerheads I should use for my aquarium as my current one is not adequate. I am shifting right now from an LPS mainly reef to a mixed reef with some SPS (acros and montis). I have little SPS right now because I am trying...

HEY all, So I'm kind of new to the hobby... havnt even set up my first tank yet. Still working on getting all the parts for my 20G tank. I'll prolly have my first tank be a coral garden with a clownfish or 2. Anyways other than introducing myself I had a question. 2 years ago I bought a...

Hi, I have wanted a reef tank for a couple years since I attended the Reef and Reptile show in Hampton VA. I have read and watched hundreds of YouTube Videos. I took the plunge when I finally bought a 40g tall tank in a wood canopy from a former tank installer. The tank has an internal...

Hello all, I'm hoping that all you great pros out there can provide me some guidance on how to stock the rest of my tank, so that I'm not overloading it with too many fish... Is there a general rule of thumb, total number of fish inches or something? I have a 90 gallon tank, and I'm setting...

Hi all, The title of this thread is my question: How long can soft corals and zoas stay out of water? The background for my question is this: I have a chunk of live rock that has become covered with hair algae. I want to take it out of the tank and scrub the algae off. The problem is that two...

Hello everyone! I live in Denver CO, and am brand new to the aquarium world, and while I've been wanting to get into it for years, finally got our tank up and running a few weeks ago! My BIL lives across the country (FL) and does tank maintenance / builds for a living- came out on vacation and...

Hi all, The air conditioning in my car is on the fritz. I won't be able to get it fixed before Reef A Palooza this weekend. My drive back from the show is about half an hour. If it's really hot, do I need to make any special arrangements for bringing some frags and inverts home? My car gets...

I have an idea for a 10 gallon tank setup and I really want some advice and criticism on my plans. I have a 10 gallon tank and a stand that i built for it. I plan on using this DIY PVC overflow(youtube.com/watch?v=UZytENJZtJw&t=162s) down to a 10 gallon sump hidden in the stand. I will have a...

Hi all, I found these cool shells at the Jersey Shore. Could I put them in my tank? If so, how do I prep them? Thanks! Cheers, rant

I'm a new reefer. My tank has had fish and some softies for a little less than two months. I've got some hair algae going on, so I have been thinking of adding a few snails. I have some questions: 1) Do you quarantine snails before adding them to the tank? 2) Do you dip snails before adding...

Hi everyone, After well over a year of being on Reef2Reef, I finally have a tank! I supported the Indigogo campaign of Biota Aquariums back in October. I got the tank in November but due to the holidays, life, the universe, and everything, I didn't set it up until Jan. I've had livestock in it...

Hey, all! I am new to R2R and generally new to the SW community! I am looking for anyone willing to give me advice (local and abroad) and help me along my way. I live in San Digeo, CA and LOVE it! So much access to options for my SW tanks! I have a BioCube 29; a semi-bare system cycling now...

I just setup my first tank with a sump. It was my first time plumbing, etc and I'm super scared that something is going to fail or falter. so what is the right way to use an apex to monitor for leaks, potential overflows etc. I really have no idea where to start other than with the FMM with some...

I'm in the planning stages of a new tank. I currently have a Red Sea Max E-170 that I've enjoyed so far (8months 13days), but I want to get a sump and a bigger tank. I've been looking at a bunch of different tanks, but I really love the Red Sea look and the Reefer 350 or 425 are both very...

Ok, so I've browsed almost every thread in here, a few other places, and watched BRS videos. I even watched the MACNA presentation on aquascaping, but since I'm absolutely NOT an artist, I still have some questions. I'm pretty sure I'm going Reef Rock 2.1. I see how Ryan at BRS used acrylic...

So I've decided to jump back into the hobby and it's been a while, so I'm going to document from day 0: Picking up tomorrow: 90 gal Aqueon glass tank LFS built stand Eshopps R-200 Refugium sump Reef Octopus INT 150 skimmer Mag 7 pump Megaflow overflow Aquaillumination Hydra HD 26 x 2 I'm...

I came into salt water suddenly with the win of this loveliness. I didn't know diddly about jack, but have been keeping a planted fresh water tank for years. After an initial bad decision of replacing too much missing water with just distilled water, I thought I blew it. Thanks to the good...

Just Started my new 55G reef tank 11-28-2016 So far i think im in the right direction but probably should be keeping track of my levels a little better, at least more then just bringing in water samples to the local saltwater aquarium shop and the very nice gentlemen tells me im doing good lol...

Hi everyone, Came across this forum while trying to get info on how to setup a saltwater tank.I Have had freshwater tanks for last 7-8 yrs. Even got a chance to setup a nursery tank in my tank by catching frys as they were being born, since i had guppies, mollys breeding. While that has been...