shallow reef

Hey everyone, I’m setting up an IM 25 Gallon Lagoon and I’m stuck between running a Kessil ap700 or two A360x or maybe even 2 a160we. Here’s my full setup for context: • IM 25 Lagoon • ~20 lbs CaribSea LifeRock Shapes • 30 lbs Special Grade Reef Sand • 2x Hygger 12W gyre pumps • 2x...

Currently reefing in a Waterbox 60.2. I ordered a infinia frag 125,4 to make a shallow reef (maybe with some red and white mangroves I’ve hanging around) will be delivered in a couple of weeks. Planning the reef, ordering stuff. 1st project control board: Gear: 3x Votech MP 40’s 1x...

Wishing you all a great weekend! Just want to share a picture of my saltwater tank, I’m proud of how it looks! I added some new corals this week, I plan on making a few adjustments this weekend. Share a picture of your tank!! 8ft x 22in x 12in or 250 cm x 55 cm x 30 cm. Set up in August...

Hello Reef2Reef gang! I am finally getting around to assembling a build thread for my UNS 75S lagoon system after lurking on this forum for a few years. This tank was first set up in February of 2023 after I upgraded from my first reef tank, my Mr. Aqua 12g long which I modded with a DIY AIO...

My new aquarium, finally ready. A saltwater paludarium with a mini tide pool! The dimensions of the aquarium are 250 x 55 x 30 centimeters. So about 8ft in length. It's a setup without a sump, skimmer, or any other form of filtration except for a small surface skimmer behind the reef to...

Hello Reefers, Here's my little piece. I had a little 10G cube for about a year and a half and decided i needed something new. But as i am limited in space, i needed something custom made. She's been running for about half a year now, but i used everything ( including a few scoops of the old...

Decided it was time I upgraded my 125 petsmart build, to something a bit more professional. After weeks of research on all major brands (Waterbox, redsea, Prostar, SCA etc) I finally settled on the innovative marine 200, I really loved the Eurobracing, aluminum stand, sump, and lets be honest...

Just showing my build. It's a Glass Cages 48x24x16 Custom Stand Equipment 2 Orphek Icon Compacts Reef Octo V2 Return Reef Octo Regal 150 Skimmer Bashsea Signature Series Sump 2 MP40 QD Apex Trident *** Dos ATK Redsea 4 Head Doser 25W Uv Tank went online Dec 16 2021

Well, the Fluval 13g holding tank that kept some zoas and our clownfish pair going during our 2018 move from Los Angeles to Orange County (CA) is ready to be retired, as we've started purchases for the new tank, 48” long x 24" deep x 15" tall, rimless, approximately 75g. After keeping a tall...

hi. i have a 30 gallon tank( and a 7 gallon sump which i plan to upgrade to a 20 gallon) with a pair of clowns and 1 goby. i wanted to add more fish and i was thinking i would add either bangdai cardinals or green chromis. how many of each would be nice for this tank without overstocking or...

Hi R2R! I have been a silent reader on this forum for so long and I want to share my tank journey before things get too late ;Dead. Little intro about myself, Im an Art Director in an art agency/production house. I have been in this hobby since I was in high school which was about 11 years ago...

So I'm adding to my already crammed fish tank/ gaming room. (really not sure how my wife hasn't left me yet, we just had our second baby last week ;)) I want to do a lagoon style shallow reef build, would like to have it centered around anemones with the possibility of some random corals here...

Hello all, new to R2R (well, I’ve posted before, but new to starting a thread). Thought I’d post and document my journey in to this new build. A little background first. I started reefing back about 30 years ago when I jumped into a 40 gallon saltwater tank. I remember having a wet/dry...

Hey guys! Let me know what you think of my stock list below for tank upgrade 80 or 90 gallon. Please let me know which may be better from the ones I wrote “or” in. Thanks!! Green chromis 3 Clowns 2 Six line 1 Royal gramma 1 Molly Miller blenny 1 Blue spot jawfish 1 Springeri damsel 1...

What do you guys think? Thinking of upgrading to a hob aqua clear 50 for more flow, currently running a 20 with a surface skimmer attachment.

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So this thread is about a year late but I figured I should finally give it a shot. I’m almost a year into this hobby and my obsession hasn’t slowed a bit (just ask my fiancé). It all started with an Used Innovative Marine 20 gallon aio system. Actually, that’s a lie. It started with a month of...

Hello everyone here’s my Nuvo 30L build with a eshops rs100 sump Total 50 gallons Nuvo 30 L Eshops rs100 sump Aps stand Reef link Neptune Apex El Neptune Trident 2 echotech Radion gen 4 xr15 2rms mounts 2 VorTech wireless mp10s Echotech marine vectra s1 Echotech battery backup 2 spin stream...

After keeping a 90 gal FOWLR tank for a little over 10 years, I decided that I should downsize and start a new reef tank. If any of you have been in the hobby even for a couple of months, the idea of downsizing almost sounds crazy. Yeah, I don't know what I was thinking. First, I bought a 20...

I have a red sea reefer 350 and I am looking for help choosing an option for connecting another tank to the existing system, I was looking into a deep blue 24x24 shallow reef but I really need some suggestions. please give me suggestions for a shallow tank. I am not looking to go custom, but if...

Hello R2R friends, I'm new to this forum and I'm very pleased to join R2R. For those interested, my Instagram account is here : https://www.instagram.com/reefer_deeb --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm...

I'm looking to build my first reef tank, a shallow lagoon style measuring 32" x 16" x 8" from starphire glass. Its a very shallow tank, but it is fairly long, so I was wondering what the ideal glass thickness would be? I've used multiple of those online "aquarium glass thickness" calculators...

Hello Everybody! I started this build for a few reasons..... 1. It was super fun!!!!!! 2. Space requirements 3. Higher nitrates for mushrooms and softies I definitely encourage everyone to try a build like this at least once! With a little patience and organizational skills it was actually a...

I just set up.my 31x31x15 tank, I broke down my JBJ AIO, I Currently have a AI Prime HD but am thinking about doing a T5 Hybrid coupled with the AI or this light. Mostly I only have softies I have a few hammers, but I want to get into SPS and clams, just whatever I want to put into Display...

So the 120 gallon is gone. All fish are gone. Hanging on to some corals and inverts in a temporary 20 gallon long. I have been working on the 80 gallon build, and taking my time with it. Here's the progress so far.