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What do we think are the biggest contributing factors to people getting out of the “hobby”. I see a lot of people selling off tanks and equipment stating they don’t have time for it anymore but I’ve never thought it to be a super time consuming thing. Do people lose interest overtime? I don’t...

Hi!! For the past weeks, I watched tiny snails growing in my tank, I completely ignoredd it, but now I noticed there are tons of snails and some of them are growing, still tiny but growing, just in 1 glass today I counted 17. So I was wondering if any of you guys can identify this type of...

There’s a new device coming out called Kai. It’s a A.I. computer that will create the perfect environment for our aquariums. What do you think. Sounds amazing, right now we can only test then dose but this will do it all. I just saw it so I’ll do some more investigating.

Back when I started almost a year ago, I didn't realize how big of a deal drip acclimation and having a QT process was. Due to that, two fish and a shrimp were lost. I was just curious what others did or did not do at the start of their reefing hobby that now seems impossible to forget due to...

Just a random thought as I have been searching for corals to buy and slowly fill up my tank... this hobby has gotten so expensive just in the past couple of years. I went around local shops this past weekend and wow! Everything from crappy frags to "high end" pieces, corals have gotten to absurd...

I recently started a business to sell coral frags, photos, and retail goods locally at frag swaps in my area. Have you ever opened a reefing business? What went well or bad for you?

Trying to build up my ig account follow most people back that also have a reefing account. Love seeing everyone’s pics and different tanks and styles of coral placement and aquascaping! IG: Reefsanity_

It is definitely seasonal in Michigan, though I tend to remind those in my group about keeping up on their maintenance. December to April is prime reefing time here.

What do you all think? Has technology made reefing too easy?

I have a question.. when someone asks you what you’re hobbies/interests are, what do you say? I always say something like “fish keeping or I keep fish tanks” but they always look confused like they just don’t get it lol. So I’m just wondering if there’s a better way to word it? And what do you...

I'm almost a year into my first small nano tank (my 3rd reef), and I've been wondering if these picos and smaller nanos are ideal for new reefers? I'm really referring to <20 gallon tanks in particular even though I know tanks in the 20-30 range are technically nanos too. I have mixed feelings...

Little tik tok I started to show my reef and whatever else I encounter. Got to experience a coral farm that gets ran out of someone’s house which was pretty awesome! Click the link and take a look! Any support is much appreciated! Happy reefing! https://vm.tiktok.com/TTPdjcqJLH/

Hi new to reefing tanks been running about 4 months now… Currently have diatoms and little bit of cyano….. when’s a good time to add a conch as I’ve heard their good for this kind of stuff but wanting to make sure they have enough food to feed off without supplementing….. Currently working on...

Can 2 or 3 Display tanks plumbed to the same sump technically making them an all in one system. I guess a big concern for anyone doing this is flooding in a power outage but I suppose then you do your research on what kind of sump you need or are going to make. so when the water drains it...

Hey Guys, I was wondering if the community could help me out by explaining more in depth these settings. I've set my 2 AI Prime 16HD's up using the BRS settings. Although I've never learned much about my lights I was wondering if someone can explain this first photo more in depth and let me...

Just reading a ReefBuilders article and Jake said: “The reef aquarium hobby has experienced explosive growth in the last couple of years” This is news to me. I’m just getting back into it after a couple years away but my last impression is that the hobby was struggling due to various...

Hey everyone, my name is Paplo and I am 24 years old live in Germany, and are current studying psychology I have starter the hobby about 12 years ago and it worked me quite hard, I love LPS and Anemones, sometimes it is sad that we don't have the same colorful variety of corals as everyone in...

I was trying to find out what part of the world the Marine aquarium/Marine fishkeeping hobby is most popular but I couldn't really find anything definitive. My guess would be the USA, or Australia but it's only a guess. I was just wondering what countries are most developed into the hobby, I...

Hello Everyone, I thought I would come here to open up a discussion on accessories you cannot readily purchase, that leave you thinking, "If only I had a 3D printer". I have been involved with 3D printing for some time now and recently took it towards creating products for reefing. I am always...

Hello Reefers, After 10 years of dealing with a swampy pond in Michigan I have finally gotten back into the hobby of reefing. In those 10 years of absence I have come to realize that freshwater truly does not compare to the wonderful world of saltwater. Now, I am once again fully engaged in...

Hi everyone, I have recently just discovered small white almost mites looking thing crawliling all over my coral, don’t look too much like copepods not from what I have seen. They are all over my my coral and rocks so could be some kind of pod but not too sure if they’re flatworms...

Like many people here, I've been keeping marine tanks for many years. Talking to a friend/owner of a LFS, we reminisced about just how different some aspects of this hobby used to be (10-15 years ago)… What are some of the big changes you've seen around the hobby over the course of many years...

Hello Everybody! In lieu of being at home for the past however long it has been, I decided to make a blog about reefing. I wanted to do my part in the reefing community and create a simple site where people can go to get their daily fills of everything reefing. I will be posting my favorite...

We all have the same love for reefing but what’s your favorite part of it. I’m curious as to why everyone’s in the hobby or what got them into reefing? Is it the corals or the fish? Do you like buying a frag and watching it grow? Maybe it’s the whole tiny ecosystem you control and you can see...

Hey everyone! I've been reefing for only 3 months now, so still learning a ton, and I'll tell ya, I can't wait until I can sit down and actually enjoy my tank instead of obsessing over learning and trying to figure every single detail when things change. That's a side note though. :p So I've...