advice needed

I’m thinking of a harem of 20 clowns for a 125 gallon tank, how many BTAs would I need and how many could comfortably fit? Also are they compatible with SPS?

I heard that they might compete for pods is this true

Okay I’ve been lookin at Calcium Reactors and a complete set up is in the $800-$1000 range. Are there any cheaper ones?

Hi everyone! This is my first post in the community and I'm really excited to explore this hobby and go on this journey with many of you. I’m looking to upgrade my freshwater tank to a ultra-low maintenance (ULM) AIO reef tank for a small one bedroom apartment and would like to seek the...

Filter Sock -> Skimmer -> Refugium -> Calcium Reactor -> Heater -> Return Pump

1 Zebra Moray Eel. 1 Black Ice Clownfish. 1 Black Snowflake Clownfish. 1 Royal Gramma Basslet. 1 Tailspot Blenny. 1 Neon Blue Goby. 1 Blue Dot Jawfish. 1 Yellowhead Jawfish. 1 Yellow Candy Hogfish. 1 Scott's Fairy Wrasse. 1 Labout's Fairy Wrasse. 1 Ruby Head Fairy Wrasse. 1 Pink Margin Fairy...

I don’t wanna grow anything too demanding, just Softies. It’s a 6 foot aquarium so buying enough lights for that is gonna be expensive that’s why I want something cheap.

Hello I would like to get two lionfish for a 75 gallon what are some good species? I’d like something small so that it doesn’t eat a Bluehead wrasse.

Hi all! What Wrasse would be best for a 55 gallon with a Snowflake Eel and an Antennata Lionfish? I heard that a big wrasse could be kept with these 2 correct me if I’m wrong tho. I’d be willing to upgrade to a 75 if absolutely necessary .

Hi all, we have noticed a good number of well-kept aquariums that have various hammer colonies touching. We've been keeping ours about 6 inches apart as a precaution, though are interested in trying closer placement if anyone might have advice on how to approach putting different colonies...

Hey everybody, we are interested in knowing whether we're running the appropriate amount of carbon in our 190L (total volume) reef tank, as we've heard a lot about the importance of carbon in reducing 'chemical warfare' between corals. Has anyone experienced this personally? And is the...

I have regular purple coralline growing on my rocks. I also have this very light blue colored algea that looks similar and a hard green algea on some of my other rocks. Are these coralline? Also some white colored areas on my back wall. Is that the start of coralline?

Need some help Aquascaping. I want to go higher with this and I’m already pushing the boundaries of getting a siphon In between the rocks and glass for water changes. I’d like to keep the base how it is because I have a sea monster of an engineer goby and he will commit suicide moving sand if I...

New to saltwater aquarium hobby. I have a 20 gallon tank fish only. I have had general success with it up to this point (the fish are doing fine). I bought 4 electric blue hermit crabs for a CUC and in the last 2 weeks have lost 3. I also have a cleaner shrimp who has been doing great. My...

Hey everyone! So we have a 13.5 g Evo Tank & for some reason the temapture is running EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY high! ( 86,85,83,82 degrees f) We unplugged the heater & the AC is running on full blast.. Any ideas on why this may be happening!?!?!? I just bought $150 worth of corals & I don't...

Hello! We just checked the parameters on our tank and the alkalinity is extremely high! The DKH is at 14 While looking online, my boyfriend and I seen that you can dose vinegar into your tank to lower your alk? Is this a good idea? If so, how much do I add? Pls help :) I’m still trying to...

Hi there! I hope you’re all keeping safe and well. Okay so I need a little help and advice (sorry for the long post in advance). I’m new to the reefing world and I’m starting to lose my enthusiasm for it as my aquarium isn’t doing so great. Just to be aware I’m in the U.K. which might make a...

I recently posted about my experience with my first tank and how the first clownfish I brought home looked to have ick. Some time has gone by with no response and Wyoming white has just passed now. What should I do

My First Plumbing! need Helps, Tips, and Ideas( please see the pictures) Hi guys hope everyone doing well these days. I'm gonna start with the story about my stand first. I visited my local fish shop to buy some snails and end up buying that stand ( I'm sure you all have those moments)...

I just got this dragon soul torch 5 days ago. I’ve kept it in the same spot on the sand bed getting light to medium flow and lower light. It only really opens up partially and it’s tentacles are slightly transparent. Do I need to put it in more light or flow? Should I try to feed it some reef...

Hi, I have these two mai tai clownfish and what is going on is that my tank passed through a wipe out of ich/velvet (I’m not sure to be honest) and all my fish end up dying so I just left the tank empty for 7 weeks the fallow period and just two weeks ago I bought these two clownfish (they...

I’m going to be starting my first sps mixed reef rocks to be mainly sps such as monti cap birds nest and hopefully acros, I will have lps on the sand and lower rocks like Tracyphilia and acans gonis etc I have a 55 (uk) gallons 65(us) and run two hydra 26 hds at around 8inchs about the water...

Hello, I am designing and building my 2nd custom tank stand with sump set up and I am looking for some pointers on a few different things. This is going to be a Brackish tank that will eventually be saltwater, so I am planning ahead with equipment spacing to make the transition easier as my...

Hello! My names Caroline, I’m 19 years old and have been in the aquarium hobby for about 2 years (freshwater only). My boyfriend knows SO much about reef tanks! Me, on the other hand, I’ve recently became more interested in reef tanks & was wondering if anybody has some helpful advice?

Hi everyone, 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 keep it running. Here...