Hello R2R Community,
I am having the strangest experience with my RODI system. This system has been in place for 2-3 years and was running decently before this behavior began. The system is an AquaticLife 4 stage 75GPD twist in unit and it ran great for two years, feeding a smaller 2.5g...
Hi guys,
This is my first post ever :oops: sorry for any dumb questions!
I am new to Reef World and I've started my first cycle in a blue marine 30g tank with a back AIO sump.
I've bought the Red Sea Mature Starter Kit and I've been following the day-by-day guide.
Right now I am on Day 10...
Hi everyone. I am new to salt water aquariums, having had several fresh waters for many years. I purchased the Waterbox 15 gallon peninsula AIO tank and am doing my research on water now. I live in an apartment and do not have the ability to drill countertops, water pipes, etc. or alter plumbing...
I was thinking of buying a 1000L water tank that could fit on my trailer. I've been doing a lot of fishing with friends recently and have started to notice that as the tide is coming to its highest point, the water is much clearer, especially the closer I get to open Sea as opposed to a Bay.
I...
So I found this at petsmart and is closer than LFS an hour away to get water. I’ve been using to supply my ATO for about a month and I notice a bacterial bloom and possible infection in fish. Is this ok to be using in place of RODI water.
Hello! I've recently purchased my third tank, a 30 gallon, and I'd love to set it up as saltwater. (My other two are freshwater.) I've been digging through the research, but I'd really appreciate some outside perspective and advice. My biggest hurdle, right now, is deciding on water.
I've seen...
Hello All, I have two in excellent working condition wavemakers. They come with everything you need and are cleaned up. Ready to be used. I had two on my 125 running at mid-level, and it was very powerful. These are perfect in the wavemaker world. I can do trades or buy each for $50 or both for...
Hey, I’ve had a diatom outbreak recently but fixed it, it was all because of my water. But there were diatoms all over it and I haven’t been able to get them off even with picking them off I cannot get them. And I’m not sure what to do because it has not opened up in a while, I’ve never actually...
Hey everyone, I am hoping that one of you has experienced something similar and can give me some clarification. I am looking at getting an RO/DI filter to start making my own water, those trips to and from the fish store are getting old already. My only concern is that I have well water at my...
Good news, dinos are fought back. Bad news, water is very cloudy.
So I have a 90 gallon aquarium that started with dry rock and dry sand. Super low nutrients. I didn't know that was a dinos recipe.
I did a 3 day blackout (no corals no fish) just inverts. My fish are at my lfs for medicine...
My 65g rodi container just in the past month has started to smell a little funky whenever I go to fill up a bucket of rodi water. Kind of a fishy smell is how I’d describe it. Figure it’s time to empty it out and give it a cleaning.
How do you guys clean yours? Take a pressure washer to it...
When I turned flow oftoday to feed acans, I noticed a slick film on the surface and a few bubbles caught under it.
It’s a bit harder to notice with the flow on. I have both return bills and wavemaker pointed at surface for agitation and a Nero 3 on the way.
Is this normal ?
Hello, I am very new to reefing and taking my time to learn while also giving myself time to get the right equipment.
to start off, I got the red sea reefer tank second hand, 170litre display and a 30 litre sump. For the first while I’m going to use premixed water but I can’t figure out how...
Personally, I've been siphoning out around 10 to 15 gallons of my 90 gal tank into buckets, dump them in bathtub, then AC pump it back in to the display.
Doing this obviously causes my tank to become cloudy, disrupt my sand bed, and stress my inhabitants.
What do you guys do to lessen the...
Here's a long one. Please any info helps I'll attach pictures of my setup
So I might have a leak. Last night about 4 cups of water went missing in about 4 hours.
Before this happened, my last recorded salinity was 1.025. And My tank has glass lids that cover the entire top AND a canopy so...
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I've been looking online for a collapsible water storage tank for water changes. This is just to save space in my apartment. Does anyone have collapsible water storage tanks and would recommend one for me to buy? I've been searching online quite a lot and haven't really found one. I'm...
So I guess I’ll start a thread for this tank because I’m pretty happy with it so far. Took a job about 6 months ago working for an aquarium maintenance company and it reignited my passion for the hobby. I’ve had this 30 gallon running for a Year and a half with just a pair of clowns and some...
Hey guys, I’m getting ready to plumb my 310 gallon tank and IceCap 48XL sump, was wondering if anyone has this sump and has considered modifying it for more water volume and if it’s possible and if so how difficult it is or how easy it might be to accidentally screw the whole thing up. The...
hi there. i’m a little over a year into reefing & i just moved 7-8 hours away from a lfs. which is where i got my ro water for top offs & mixing to make saltwater. i cant afford an RO buddie at this exact moment but will be getting on in the very near future. but my question is, can i use spring...
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I’ve just set up my Waterbox 20, and have added my saltwater, and after 24 hours, added my Dr Tim’s and ammonia chloride. I’ve taken out my filter socks, and only have two sponges, carbon, and bio balls as filtration. My sand was mostly rinsed prior to adding, the water was coming out...
every night around this time(a couple hours after my whites shut off) my clownfish starts going crazy. Swimming fast back and forth in the tank and looking like he is eating. I sometimes have micro bubbles when I need to top off my tank so I just assumed this was always the case.
Well tonight...
I recently cleaned a used aquarium that i just bought with vinegar, and i rinced it with water.
ive seen other poeple do that, but it only occured to me that it could have an effect on water chemestry and
livestock health, like with Ph and whatnot.
i have a 55 gallon, so i cant touroughly rince...