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Lets say you can go back and time... If you could tell yourself one thing before getting started in the hobby what would it be???

Hi everyone!! I've been gone for a while but would love to share my 1 year update on my IM NUVO 10g Nano!! Hope you guys like!! Like, Share, and please SUBSCRIBE for more! You have to see the end! Too funny!!

One of the coolest and toughest part about LED's is the controllability with the intensity and spectrum. I've been looking for proven spectrum settings to use in my mixed reef that produces good growth with visual appeal in mind, but most focus is on growth for now. I looked up the ab+ settings...

Hi guys, I'm starting a new reef tank and also wanted to start a thread at the same time in order to document the whole process. So here goes. I currently have a Red Sea Max C250 (current picture attached) it is 3 1/2 years old and it was also my first tank. It has served me well as a first tank...

So I've been a hobbyist for almost 3 years and I've pretty much fed frozen foods. Well I knew one day it would come when I would try and drink the food! That was this morning! To much of my surprise I put that Dixie cup up to my lips and a brief second of that salty seawater hit my lips, I knew...

I've had this modified bio cube 29 running for about a year now and have gone through various algae battles. For the last few months however I've had this very slow, slimy, green and brown growth on my rocks. It's getting so bad that it's clogging up the filter floss on my overflow in a few...

Reaching out to see other's experiences with pukani rock is. For me, I've had two tanks in the past. The first, was set up with cured live rock from an LFS. There was virtually no algae growth on the rock for the life of the tank (3 years). My second tank I used dry pukani that I cured in a...

PLEASE DO NOT POST UNTIL I SAY THE LAST STEP HAS BEEN REACHED! This will take me some time to type it all out an get all the pictures right. Thanks guys and enjoy! This is a step by step guide on how I built my nano Algae Scrubber for nano reef tanks. The Algae Scrubber is made out of black...

Has anyone owned a Rapid LED kit ( http://www.rapidled.com/solderless-75g-tank-dimmable-kit/ ) as shown in this picture below, I am curious to know if anyone has PAR measurements for this DIY kit and their experience in owning it.

Hey all, has anyone seen a tank in someones home or does anyone run a tide pool tank? Building a 48"x36"x13" tide pool frag tank. I can go into the logistics of how I'm gonna do it later but I just wanted to see how anyone else have done theres. And as always pics are always the best!

I'm going to be bringing you guys a sneak peek of the coral we are bringing to MACNA and a few others that are now up for grabs. We have frags of most piece while some will be cut to order. Discounts available for multiple pieces! PM for pack prices! Also, we are running a giveaway in our...

As the tittle says.... let's see those dosing setups as well as what your dosing! Let's hope this could help some people with ideas for setting up there own including me !

Hey guys I'm just a kid lovin the hobby check out my Instagram 180_reef_beast I post my 180 reef often also starting a 75 gallon anemone tank should be fun and could also use some pointers ! Instagram ... 180_reef_beast

I bought the Santa Monica Drop 1.4 for my BioCube 29 a few weeks ago. I have been running it for about 6 hours a night the last month and have ZERO growth... I have green hair algae on the rocks and glass, so I know there's nutrients. Any Ideas why I can't get any growth in the scrubber? Should...

Well my wife @Mayfair and I are officially saltwater hobbiests. We love everything salt. We are avid salt kayak fisherman and own several tanks already. Two african cichlid (180 and 60 cube) We started salt tank (40 gal AIO) the way most seem to...first we wanted fish, who needs coral right...

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...

I want to start breeding clownfish from home. I have been doing reaserch and I've hit a roadbumb. Permits!! Do I need a permit if I want to sell clownfish from home Ps. I live in fl

Im gonna go from a 29gallon biocube to a 40gallon IM Nuvo tank hopefully this weekend. Wanting to keep most of my current coral, live rock and fish, clean up crew etc... any tips? Im planning on getting 7-8 5g buckets and putting my current wanter without disturbing the sand in as many buckets...

hey I was wondering if this silicone I used to reseal my tank can't be used. My tank has been setup since December. I had a cyano issue because of some pukani I believe were leaching phosphates. Took them out and used chemi clean twice and so far so good. I have a couple of fish (pair of clowns...

We Built a Reef Tank For Only $275. Here's How We Did It! Building a reef tank on a budget? Check out this tank build!

Hello R2R friends, I'm setting up my reef tank in few months and I have been researching some of the fish I really want to keep, my tank would be 5ft x 2ft x 2 ft (150G) mixed reef leaning more towards SPS, I would like to know your opinion, here's my list: * Regal Angel *Majestic Angel...

Hello! In about a month I'll be starting my new reef aquarium build! I'm going to be doing a full build series here and on Youtube. I hope if anyone is interested they tag along. The system will consist of 180 gallon aquarium from custom aquariums. Lighting is going to be ether Orphek...