starting a reef aquarium

  1. Marc G-L

    Hello Getting back into reefing after 30 year hiatus

    Hi all, I had a 200 gal acrylic reef tank w/ hood and actinic lights 30 years ago. Real old school, 100 gal sump with bioballs and lots of dripping noise. Everything did well with small water changes every 3 months and minimal dosing. No SPS or stonies but live rock with lots of interesting...
  2. CyberReef

    HELP...your opinion matters....

    First Let me say... I have been in FRESH water for years..... Always wanted to chip off the salt block... and well, I have started to do just that... I currently have 5 Freshwater Tanks ranging from 10-75 Gallon. and one 14.5 Gallon Salt thats and established tank been up for a while, I...
  3. S.SReefer

    Hello The slow approach

    Hello, I've just started my first reefing journey with a 90 litre. I started the on the rock to which I must admit I'm rather happy with my first rockscape. I'm going away for a one week vacation in August- leaving my family member looking after pets already I was worried about my marine. For...
  4. ReefStash

    What do YOU add first to your cycled reef tank?

    There are many ways to get a reef tank going these days. Curious to hear about your process once cycled. Let’s chat… Personally, with my current build, once the tank was cycled I added some cleanup crew (love Cerith snails) for the diatoms, Chaeto macroalgae (preparing for my first fish...
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  5. Spenc_

    Setting up my tank

    So I just bought a used Innovative 10G tank, it came with a skimmer, heater, light (Maxspect R420R) and I bought a Fluval Sea CP1 circulation pump and a water testing kit. SO, I started off with live rock, and dry sand and put salt water that I bought from my reef shop that has a salinity of...
  6. Agraves77

    Tennessee 80 Gallon Rimless Aquarium Setup

    I have a 80 Gallon Deep Blue Rimless Setup for sale. It includes the tank, a custom built stand, the Triton Systems 34" sump, a reactor, simplicity dc 2100 gph return pump, ATO Reservoir, 2 eheim jager heaters (150 watts each) and some plumbing accessories to go with it. Asking $475 OBO...
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    • deep blue 80 eheim jager 150 reef aquarium return pump starting a reef aquarium triton 34 triton sump
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  7. Taking the Plunge: Starting Your First Reef Aquarium

    Beginner Topic Taking the Plunge: Starting Your First Reef Aquarium

    Zoanthid close-up. Photo is from the Reef2Reef archives. We think there are plenty of readers out there who are considering starting a reef tank but who hesitate to move forward for a number of reasons. So, this article is intended for those who have never had any kind of aquarium, or those...
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