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Hi everyone! Still getting the hang of asking questions on here hopefully i've been doing it right lol. I am currently using a LED Fluval Aquasky 35W light for my aquarium, i know this is a fish only light typically but it was already being used before me. Without buying a new light could you...

Hello all, I’ve had this firefish for almost 4 years now. It’s always been active and has a healthy appetite. About 6 months ago, I introduced a pistol shrimp and a yellow watchman goby, and surprisingly the firefish seemed to pair up with them and began sharing their cave. Since then, the...

Hello, I had/have an issue with a Leopard Flatworm that I was helped with yesterday (and am still attempting to resolve). While searching for it last night with a red light, I noticed a large number of small snails on my return glass (and a couple on the shell of a hermit crab). I was able to...

Our hippo tang in our 80 gallon tank has a new grayish growth above its eye. This is a veteran fish that has hung in there for eight years without any problems. No recent change of conditions, due for a water change but holding off until I figure out next steps. Water salinity is right in the...

Hello my fellow Reefers 🐠🐟🪸☺️ I initially set up my 1 Gallon Tank on 09/18/2025 ( 8 weeks ago) My setup included: Live Sand Dry Rock No Plants Temps around 76 - 78F Salinity 1.021 but increased it to 1.025 over time. My test results today 11/13/2025 are as follows: Ammonia 0 ppm Nitrite 0...

Hi Guys, I am converting my Freshwater tank to saltwater and need some help. my tank is L60cm xW32cm xH35cm and will be using a canister filter and maybe Seachem Tidal 55 HOB. I do have a Aqua one skimmer but i dont want to use that if i dont have to as it will look abit ugly in the living room...

Hi Guys, I am converting my Freshwater tank to saltwater and need some help. my tank is L60cm xW32cm xH35cm and will be using a canister filter and maybe Seachem Tidal 55 HOB. I do have a Aqua one skimmer but i dont want to use that if i dont have to as it will look abit ugly in the living room...

Hello! A week ago, I set up a 15 gallon all in one cube. I used Caribsea 'live' sand and Caribsea dry rock in the display. I already added two small clownfish (which are the only livestock I will have for a bit) and I'm attempting a fish in cycle. I'm testing my water daily, am ready to do water...

Hello! A couple of weeks ago, I started to get these white things on my stones that release these whip-like tentacles at night (as you can see in the video). Are these things harmful to the tank inhabitants or can they stay? And what kind of creatures are they anyway? Thanks in advance for...

Hello, My little reef tank is 4 months old. My problem is that the phosphate level is 0.0 ppm (so I started adding phosphate), but the nitrate level is high, 25 ppm. The question is, is there any homemade method or product that I can use to reduce the nitrate without also reducing the...

Hello, I need a little help. I have a Spectra Aquanight M029 V1 LED light above my tank, but I don't know what the ideal brightness is. Anyone who has a similar light, can you tell me what works for them? Thank you in advance for your replies!

I’m after a little help I bought a tank blue marine reef 90 ex display and it came without the skimmer l120 however I’m now thinking I should have a skimmer but having trouble getting the correct skimmer l120 so I’m trying to find out what skimmer would fit in the rear of the tank where it’s out...

Hi guys, A sew days ago I noticed that tiny black bugs (only visible up close) started to appear on the stones, the glass and the sand. I couldn't take a picture of them because they are so tiny, verity visible to the naked eye. My question is, can they be harmful to the tank?

Hello, I need some help. What could this be on my coral sand? Is it harmful to the aquarium or can it be left in?

I started my nano tank with Prodibio Biodigest on 26 February, and on 12 March I started using Modern Reef on the advice of the specialist in the shop. In the last 3-4 days I have noticed algae appearing in small specks on the stones (I guess this means the algae change has started). The...

Hey everybody! I've got this ongoing issue with consistently low nitrates and phosphates, except when I go overboard with feeding but really feeds hair algae problem. I do manual removal of the hair algae but it always seems to come back with vengeance. I'm thinking of addressing this by...

I bought a tds meter separately from my RO/DI system, the three ways that came with the tds meter do not have the little blue clips. I’ve inserted the RO tubing into the fittings and tugged on them and they have not come back loose. Same with the meter probe itself. Am I good to pressurize...

First time posting, so please direct me to the correct forum if this is not the place. I have a 9 year old mated female clownfish who has spawn many clutches over the last 2 years. Now she has what looks like lock-jaw for the last 3 weeks and I wonder if her aging is what is causing this. I can...

On January 28th I purchased a 30 gallon hexagon tank off facebook. It looked so extremely sad, seller said he's take $75 and I figured why not. I assumed all the trumpets were dead but one head was still alive, barely! I gave the tank a decent clean and did an 80% water change the night I...

I have a nano reef (Fluval Evo 13.5gal) setup going on a little over 3 months now. I've managed to get past the diatom bloom, and a case of dinos followed by cyano. The worst of the ugly stage seems to have passed. My question is about ongoing water changes, and maintaining at least some low...

Greetings, all. I've been reading the forums, watching YouTube videos especially the BRS research related ones, for a number of months and finally took the plunge and set up a new Fluval 13.5 tank on July 15th, 2022. The plan is to just keep minimal fish, and soft corals. As background, I used...

Hello! New to reefing here and trying to get my quarantine tank ready for fish but I cant seem to get my Nitrates down! Been running for about a week now; used fishless fuel as my ammonia source and twice the recommended dose of Turbo start on Day 1; after temp and salinity were achieved. 24...

I have a 2 year old Black Oscellaris that has been swimming with its head down toward the bottom and is breathing slightly heavy and has isolated itself from the others (1 2 year old black and 2 juvenile regular) since I cleaned all the dino slime off my rocks which stirred things up a bit all...

Ok so I have a 250 gallon fowler tank I've always had high nitrates tank has been up for 3 years. I started running with a bashsea bio pellet reactor in the middle of October I added 1 cup the first week another cup a week later the 2 more. I haven't seen any drops in nitrates. The tank has been...

recently got a blue spotted puffer(Canthigaster solandr,i think) (, no sign of ich when i got him (12/23) until today 12/28. from what i know/read puffer dont do well with copper but I might take that risk unless i can get some more opinions/help. I believe he got ich from stress? i know puffer...