advice needed

Hi everyone, My name is Deven and I am currently working on starting a 55 gallon reef tank. I'm glad to finally be getting in to this part of the fish keeping hobby, but it is incredibly intimidating. I would love any advice you guys can give me on keeping this kind of tank started and how to...

After years of looking at all your tanks with awe and a bit of jealousy, I finally started setting up my first reef tank. I'm using an Aquion 45g tank that I got as a gift, and a DIY sump using a 10g Petco tank (the only thing I could fit in the stand) I'm thinking of putting a Reef Octopus...

So I have a 29 gallon tank that I want to turn into a reef tank eventually. It doesn’t have a sump, just hang on the back filtration and a lot of live rock. I just finished cycling it but my nitrates are still somewhat high and I am working on keeping them low. For my filtration all I have on it...

I had posted this in another thread that was discussing various jellyfish care, but the thread has had no activity since mid 2018. So I decided to increase my chances of getting the advice and answers I need by starting a new thread. My original post from the other thread: So first, in my reef...

Can anyone help identify this thing that showed up today in my tank? I think it’s hydroids but have no idea if it’s good bad or something neutral. Any help would be awesome! I have attached a photo taken today Thanks!

This is my first Salt Water tank, Just need some tips for aquascaping and all that

Currently have a 55 gallon FOWLR but I’m not happy with the current aquascape. I ordered around 15 lbs of shelf rock from BRS that is coming in soon. Any suggestions on how to make this scape look less horrendous?

This is my first post on here so let me pre apologize Let me say first, this is not my first rodeo. But I have never encountered this problem before. I had a 90g reef 20g sump for 5yrs, upgraded to 8' long 110g rimless shallow reef+ 40g sump which broke flooding my house ending the...

Hi, new member, first post, but have been reading R2R for years. I finally took the plunge and started my 1st marine tank. It is a Nuvo 40, I will be running a Kessil a360x, 2x maxspect xf330's, ghost mid size skimmer, carbon, floss, and gfo in rack. Approx. 20lbs. life rock, 2" Bimini pink...

bought some dry rock off amazon to my new 32g biocube the rock came in massive chunks boulders so i tried breaking it down alittle doesnt break made some shapes rinsed it really good had it in the tank for 2 days tried to move it around into a different scape the rock crumbs alot and turns into...

Hi Guys, It's been a few years since I've posted here because I've been tankless :( But now I'm working on planning my next build! However, I need your help. I'm stuck between the Innovative Marine 25 Gallon Lagoon or the 40G Cube(ish). I live in an apartment, and my lease renews in October...

Good morning all... I've been dealing with a GHA problem for a few months. My tank is an IM40. I run a single AI Prime HD (which probably isn't enough?) for 10 hours a day, but 2 hour of ramp up each way so only full strength for 6 hours. I have a filter sock in one overflow and a sponge...

I just purchased a fish trap From marinedepot . Anyone have any tips or suggestions as it should arrive today. My game plan was to do this Setup the trap in the tank without it being set and have it open so they could get used to it for a couple days. Then feed in the trap for the next several...

so i have a new 300g with a 100g sump (see my build for details) and i have 2 kessil h80's in the refugium section of the sump with a bunch of broken up pieces of live rock. i put some Chaeto in a while back and it seems to continue to die off, i have tried pulling lights down a bit and tried...

Hi wondering if anyone can tell me what type of even this is and if it looks Ok? Any advice would be much appreciated This I when it first went in the tank

In a couple weeks we are setting up what we call our "predator" tank. Weve had a snowflake eel for a couple years and are going to move it up to a new 75 gal. No corals, fish only. I wanted some ideas on "pals" for our notorious fish gobbler.

I am looking at a used AI prime for a rimless conversion on a JBJ 28g. What are your thoughts on this light? I just don’t have enough experience with the light or tank yet to really know if this is a sensible spend! Thanks in advance

I am considering getting a mandarin but I have some questions. I've had a mandarin in the past that lived for a good amount of time, but now I have a different tank and am wondering what people think for this scenario. My current tank is a Nuvo Fusion 10 with about 8+ lbs of live live rock. It...

Hello, I am working on a new build my system is similar to what BRS is doing for the Low maintenance tanks. The tank is a 60 gallon Marineland cube with the Marineland stand( DIY isnt my thing so I will live with the stand. It has one drain and one return line drilled in to the bottom of the...

Hey everyone ! My name is Katy i am a hugeeeee animal lover, i started my first saltwater aquarium about 6 years ago, I prefer nano reefs to larger set ups, because hey, why not make it more complicated for myself haha. I have had mutiple nanos and just recently purchased the fluval evo 13.5 to...

Hi there fellow reefers! I just purchased my first tank and it has been running for around 3 days now, I purchased a Refugium Light at my lfs but it is too large for my setup. I was wondering if anyone knew of any small low cost Refugium lights that will fit on the back of an aquaclear50 HOB...

I am starting up a 14-20 gal nano tank and need a new light, would an A80 Tuna blue kessil be a good choice? It’s offered originally for $100 but I’m thinking I could get it for $85 or so.. it comes with the gooseneck mount.

Hi all, my names John and I am 15 years old and am interested in getting into the hobby. I am planning on getting a 7.5 gallon Nano cube from my lfs. Here are a few questions I have. 1) I am going to be purchasing the tank which is around $45 (just the tank). I will also be getting live sand...

So this Black Friday I purchased a Nuvo 10 for about $50(Aquacave rocks!) and I want to transfer everything from my Nuvo 8. I just don't know if the process would go smoothly if I carefully transfer the sand without much stirring or ditch it all together.