#newtank

Hi! We have a 65L tank. Currently just live rock and some invertebrates but planning to add fish soon. We got a hang on back protein skimmer which has good reviews the only issue is our tank has a lid so we can’t get the skimmer to sit at the right level with it closed. Husband had read about...

As the title suggests, I've been planning out my first saltwater tank and using ChatGPT along the way. This is a bit of a lengthy post so be warned. TLDR at the bottom. Elephant in the room, ChatGPT gets things wrong so for anyone else doing this, you have to fact check it along the way. I've...

Hey guys, i am new to the forum and reef community, i recently started a tank a few months ago. It is an aqua medic yasha 70 tank. Relativley small but i thought that would be good to start with. I have a royal gramma and two banggai cardinals, some hermit crabs, fromia seastar, peppermint...

Hey there! I’ve been doing some research but very new to saltwater. I was gifted some rock that had been in a saltwater tank well over 10 years ago. It has been sitting in a basement up until now. My question is this, is it real rock? Or could it be artificial/manmade or something. Would it...

I just finished rockscaping my frog fish tank, any suggestions

Just wanted to say hello and show a Pic or two. I was in the hobby in the mid to late 90's. Had to move a few times in rapid succession after I graduated college and I eventually list everything in the tank one night. Things have changed so much since then...it's not even the same thing anymore...

Hi all, this is a log of my reefing journey. Posting updates and questions on here. Open to any suggestions/discussions. I guess this is mostly just like a progress tracker of my first tank. I bought this all in one 60x50x50 cube with sump, heater, pump and wave maker as well as gravel and rock...

Hi I am new to having a saltwater tank and I have 2 clown fish and 6 hermits in a 40 gallon now the past 4days I’ve noticed white fuzz growing on my clown fish and after doing research I think it is lymphocytis what does anyone suggest to do since I will want more fish in the future and don’t...

Getting ready to plumb this bad boy into existence. Any recommendations on return line nozzles, plumbing, or overall sump ideas, is appreciated! I plan to place an Icecap ReefSump 36XL. Currently I have a trigger ruby 36. Not a big fan of it due to little space for the skimmer I need. Also...

Migrated a 6.8g Imagitarium mini reef into a used Red Sea Nano 20g. Tank: Red Sea Nano 20g Light: Nicrew 30 Return Pump: Aquaneat 265gph Filter: bioballs, black 1.26mm, imagitarium ceramic E cartridges, bag of activated charcoal. Heater: Hitop 50w Sand: No sand. Live rocks: Four 5-10lb live...

Migrated a 6.8g Imagitarium mini reef into a used Red Sea Nano 20g. Tank: Red Sea Nano 20g Light: Nicrew 30 Return Pump: Aquaneat 265gph Filter: bioballs, black 1.26mm, imagitarium ceramic E cartridges, bag of activated charcoal. Heater: Hitop 50w Sand: No sand. Live rocks: Four 5-10lb live...

I'm looking for advice on a few issues with my new AIO WB 35.2 First issue is the center sump area is rising and dropping triggering the ATO. At night I place a flashlight and can see through the rear glass. The water level will drop and then rise. What's going on with that? It's triggering...

Hey everybody So im going to detail here my first build and most of all my cycling process with the seneye sensor. Im at my first salwater experiment but have been for close to 20 years into freshwater. This is the 3rd time i am using ammonium chloride to start a cycle in a tank and as im...

Hi team, Happy almost new year! I’m thinking of going with live rock for a brand new set up and was wondering what the best glue is to use for putting it all together underwater? Any particularly good or bad experiences? As always - thanks in advance!

Greetings, This is my first time posting to this forum. I just wanted to share a very low cost build that I am in the midst of. It started when I purchased a Reefer 170 with a cracked corner for an extremely discounted rate. I was able to patch the corner using GE 1 silicone. My next step was...

Hello all! Getting back into the hobby after about 20 years - (I last maintained a tank for a marine biology class back in high school). Picked up the IM 15 Cube (basic package with the filer sock and tiny pump) and added a few upgrades to my set up. - Built a home water station for RODI and...

I’m fairly new to reef keeping and I’ve had my Fluval evo running for a few months now, with 2 Clownfish, 3 hermit Crabs and a Zoa frag. I started it with live sand and dry rock, and the filtration is only biological. There have been many different types of algae coming and going, but I’ve just...

Hey Guys, new member here, just wanting to introduce myself and say Hi. I just recently set up a Waterbox Peninsula Mini 25 and wanted to share my experiences with like minded hobbyists.

Hello gang!!!! So far I have these things: 2 AI 26 hydraHD 1 AI 16 primeHD 2 AI Nero 5 with fish guard Simplicity DC protein skimmer Simplicity DC return pump Duetto ATO 50LB dry rock 40LB of Caribsea dry sand I bought a brand new neptunian cube lagoon tank and want to know how to set it up...

Hi everyone. I would just like to share my new 120 gallon tank build. This is my first saltwater tank. I’ve done freshwater for about a year and a half and I decided it was time for me to take the next step! I decided on the 120 gallon tank because I thought it was a decent starting size and I...

Hi, Newbie here. I setup my first saltwater tank 4month ago, I started to see this dark algae-like thing (please see photo and videos below). Can someone help me identify this and how to get rid of it? Thanks a lot PS: I brought the Vibrant cleaner, it makes the water clear but doesn’t seem...

We dove head first in to the saltwater life. Yesterday was install day. We are so excited to see where this tank ends up. What's installed: •Red Sea Reefer XXL 750 •Apex with ~Trident ~Leak Detection kit ~Automatic feeding system ~DOS and DDR ~Display Module ~Fluid Monitoring System...

Hi all. New tank is setup and ready to go. What can you all recommend before it's put to good use...

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

Hi guys this is gonna be my first documented tank build I’ve tried YouTube and I can never keep up haha, however this will also be on YouTube @Flowering Reefs and on Instagram @Flowering_reefs but in far less detail than here... Long story short this system was set up with an angler fish, my...