reef tank

Just bought an adult male blue boxfish (Ostracion meleagris). Was not eating in the store, decided to pull the $200 trigger anyways. Fortunately I have aged live rock which he is actively grazing on. Starting to show interest in fish foods.

Hey all, Protodad here. This is probably a long time coming so I‘ll have a lot of back to back posts to catch everything up First up, here is a quick before and after: Jan 1, 2021 Jan 21, 2023 Ok, build thread officially started. Time to dig through all my photos.

Just looking for some opinions on an orange shoulder going with a blue hippo. The orange shoulder is 6” and the blue hippo is still a little guy and only 2-2.5”. Wondering how some people would recommend introducing the orange shoulder if it’s even recommended to add him. I have a 55 gal I could...

Life has got in the way and I don't have the time for it in the near future. Was originally a reef tank, but was using it as a planted tank for a bit as well. The glass is low iron on the viewing panes and silicone is all soft and in great shape. There is a scratch in the glass near the sand...

I just bought a 150gal saltwater build second hand the other day. I will add pictures soon I have to give it an extra good clean to make it pretty. it’s in great condition and you can tell he took great care of it. He had an anemone die and didn’t catch it in time. It killed off the entire tank...

I’ve got a few of these pest in my tank. Not sure if they’re bad nudis or good. Sorry for the picture it hard to get a picture of them. There white

Hey what’s up guys! I’m new to R2R and this is going to be my second reef tank. I bought several live rocks from the LFS at around $11 a pound and I’ve noticed several hitchhikers from Feather Dusters, Digitate Hydroids, brittle stars and I have seen a slug try to catch a ride on one of my green...

I have 3 ai hydra 32s and they all don’t want to seem to connect at the same time. I have tried holding the buttons and unplugging/plugging back in while holding method. I’ve tried doing the multiple tanks in the app. I’ve tried connecting them one by one and all at once. I’ve restarted my...

Dragon soul favia have a couple of frags

I am about to set up a 75 gallon. I don’t have a rodi unit. How would you fill it? Get rodi from my LFS? It’s about 25 minutes away. What would be the fastest way. TIA

I recently took some pictures of my Christmas tree rock, absolutely love this piece! So much bio diversity on a ‘boring’ rock. Bought this rock two years ago when my tank was just three months old. The worms are doing great but some time ago the Cyphastrea on the rock died off. I might glue a...

I was given coralline algae from my LFS. But there seems to be hitchhikers. I’m thinking it’s a chiton. But not sure what else could be on it thoughts? Thank you

Does anyone know why my zoas are curling down like this? I’m thinking too much light because it is in mid center but not 100% sure. Any help would be helpful.

Rare find! (2) Oceanic “Brick” Aquariums! Yes…(2) never used tanks from the premier high-end reef tank builder of the past…Oceanic! These (2) 180 Gallon custom made all-glass Aquariums have been stored in climate controlled storage, never been removed from their shipping crates & never had...

Innovative Marine Nuvo Fusion Pro 2 40L AIO aquarium with stand (white). Comes complete with Ecotech Radion XR30 Pro, Ecotech MP10, Helios 400W dual element heater, 15 gallon ATO kit from Innovative marine and 3 filter socks. Tank has been fully cycled and is ready to go. I will include a few...

I got a jebao dosing pump a month ago, seem do be doing well. I got the dosing pump under the stand and it doses straight to the DT. I’m dosing Ab+ and planning to dose phytoplankton. But it seem to not holding the siphon. The liquid seems to drop back down in the lining. So whenever it doses it...

1st test - 13th oct was 1.1ppm (hanna nitrate HR) 2nd test - 27th oct was 0.1ppm (hanna nitrate HR) I haven't done any water changes, no carbon in sock, skimmer has not been running. I even added 5 new fish after reading 1.1ppm. Have also been heavy feeding and using reef energy plus. Any...

So I've just got an allpondsoloutions ef1000 external filter 1000 litre(250gal)/hr, the filter seems to be outputting water but the pipe for in flow doesn't look like it has anything in it, I've tried turning off and setting up and priming the filter a few times but nothing seems to help is that...

Hi everyone. Out of nowhere I noticed that almost all my LPS corals (except Euphyllias) have small "bumps" of mesenterial filaments hanging around tissue edges, and those edges look like they're slightly swollen or something and like they are receding. It's a large system with literally hundreds...

Hi everyone! New here. i have a tank for 2 years now. I have been long facing an issue with some torches loosing and thinning their tentacles. My stats: phos: .01 Nitrate:6.7 cal: 490 (lowering it down) Mag: 1350 Alk: 8.2 constant from last 2 months ph:7.8 Since I dont do water...

I am selling a 180 gallon aquarium drilled for reef applications. The tank measures 72”x 24”x24” or 6’ long 2’ deep and 2’ tall. I am selling the tank ONLY. The bulkheads will be removed for reuse on another build. No stand included. It weighs somewhere between 300-400 pounds empty. The...

I recently bought the aqua night 30 w AO29 2nd gen for my 20 gallon tank and the sunrise/sunset feature does not seem to be working (although bought brand new) I was just wondering how important this is as apprise to just turning it on and off manually

So I recently upgraded to a aquanight 30w A029 2nd gen light for my 20 gallon tank,, however the sunrise/sunset feature dose not appear to be working (although the light was bought brand new) I’m just wondering how important the sunrise/sunset feature is as appose to just turning it on and off...

SOLD SOLD SOLD Hello, i have a full neptune apex kit for sale with some extras. Neptune apex controller Leak detector kit with 2 detectors 1 extra low profile leak detector Break out box to control anything you want Probe holder Everything is currently wet in the tank ( no dry probes)...

SOLD SOLD SOLD Hello, I have a Red Sea G3 750 XXL 200 gallon reef tank for sale. Ive had it for couple months over a year. Comes with stand and 40 gallon sump. Has plumbing for a 150w uv light through left side. Sump has had its sock holders cut out to fit a red sea reefmat 1200 filter roller...