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When should I start dosing my tank to get my phosphate, Magnesium and Calcium to stabalize? Currently, not dosing just letting the tank do its thing. Only been doing water changes every week (10 gallons) Sump running reef roller, skimmer and uv light - pretty simple set-up - Tank running for...

I received an AquaMaxx 3L dosing container and have nothing else it needs to get it up and dosing. It has been sitting around in the box and I guess I might as well put it to work. I have a 1.5 year old mixed reef tank - no sump. I use a hang on back Aquamaxx 1.5 protein skimmer and a Tidal 110...

What should I do for a 50 gallon long tank? I was thinking 2 maxspect jump 30 watts would that work? I am hoping to grow Duncans euphylia, softies and other lips. If it wolnt work give me suggestions! Thanks for any help

What should I do for a 50 gallon long tank? I was thinking 2 maxspect jump 30 watts would that work? I am hoping to grow Duncans euphylia, softies and other lips. If it wolnt work give me suggestions! Thanks for any help.

Just getting into the hobby, brought a beautiful second hand 300 litre aquarium. When transported the corner was chipped off, front of the tank. The silicon layer in the tank Is intact and it holds water as far as I can tell. Is this usable or reparable? Thanks all!

Good afternoon everyone I just set up an Aqua Max HOB 1.5 all by myself and I’m not sure if this is what it’s supposed to be doing. I made a short video in the hopes that someone could tell me if this is looking like it’s pulling the crud out correctly. I have the rubber ring as low as it will...

Hello and big thanks to all that contribute from R2R! My name is Brandon, and after 20 years of being tankless I'm back into it. I started back July 31st 2023 with a Evo 13.5 feeling it was a good entry point. I immediately went all in maximizing the possibilities with the setup but really...

On the 17th of march, I posted a thread called: How to carefully raise nitrate level of 0 ppm to 3 ppm. I got a lot of good advice which I followed. Such as adding 2 clownfishes, goby and shrimp (i got the snails already) in my tank. The fish are doing great and are active and I would expect...

Hi, Anyone who reads my very first post will get to know that my name is April :) I chose "Several People" as my profile name bc I thought it'd be funny to see that several people wanted to ask or comment on the forums. This way the things I post will seem legit. (Some of my jokes I do for...

Hi all! Newby here. I finished a "fishless cycle" then introduced a clown last week and turned on the lights. Water has been really clear all along, but today it has started to get cloudy. Any suggestions? water parameters: salinity 1.025, alkalinity 8.5, pH 8.0, temp 77.1, nitrates 20...

So I may had put my foot in it when I said I've yet to get any form of algae. But can anyone tell me what this is and would a blackout reduce this? Only on the sandbed, brown sand almost. Guessing its the beginning of the ugly stage? Running LIGHT with all blues,UV on 100% and 5% on whites...

Hi guys, went to LFS and they had just got this in-store was told its a green leather finger. But looks a bit different to what I thought was a leather finger. Or obviously not a specialist on them. Or is it just that. A leather finger? Size of a small hand. Looks great in the tank.

Hey guys so I have purchased MicroBacter dry rock bacteria Starter kit. Have a couple questions relating to the cycling. It will be a fishless cycle. And i have a waterbox 70.2 gal (262L) total water volume obviously rock and sand will reduce this volume. After reading instructions about how...