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Im currently running a 10gallon mini reef and have upgraded my lights to a AI primes couple of months ago long story short ive started to get alot of algae outbreaks on my filter / heater / wavemaker basically everywhere bothering my corals already... im running a build from someone on the ai...

hey yall, i got a light rose bubble tip anemone and a rock flower anemone hoping they split but havent had any luck 3 months now, was told people feed them directly trying to figure out what to feed them and how to feed them. i buy small cubes of mysis shrimp which i feed twice weekly and...

hey yall im still having trouble fixing my tank ive lowered my lighting by about 50% now lowered the progress of the grow but still get some, Ive also gotten myself an RODI maker and changed the 40% of the water twice now with in 10 days or so. my zoas have been closed up for about 2 weeks...

So looking for some advice on an anemone I bought a few days ago. It's spent the first few days hiding under a rock but has come out today but I'm told it looks bleached. What do I need to do to help this guy? Obviously don't want to lose him so am open to any and all advice please. Pictures are...

hey guys, im having major phosphate problems, usually 1.50-2.00 ppm cant get rid of this dang thing. been noticing this red stingy algae ive been removing it looks like veins kind of not much but all my rocks and equipment gets brownish like fuzzy algae i was told to scan phosphates and get a...

so I’m semi new to reefing and was told after testing my water that my phosphates are little too high so my readings are about 1.5 people say to lower to about .25-.5 and was recommended using the product by sea chem called phosgard I’ve ran it for a few days now and hasn’t lowered them at all...

so I’ve been getting a lot of i think it’s green hair algae? Or something my tanks about 10 months old every day i get this brown / greenish build up on my glass and now on the rocks even on the snail shells looks like hair algae trying to find a way to get rid of it Tank specs 10gallons...

hey guys so ive been running into lowish ph problems yesterday morning i tested my ph was 7.5ish used a seachem marine buffer to raise but found out that stuff raises your alk really my alk currently dropped to 8ish atm so its okay to raise alittle but long run wont work out too well. so i was...

hey all, Im going to be booting up a new 32gallon Biocube tank and need some advice on picking Dry rock or Live alittle background experience ive had current tank i have i bought live from LFS and Petco (cheapest ) got a bunch of hitch hikers i was also super new to the hobby i got some Stars...

bought an ai prime HD for my 10gallon reef tank need advice on how to set this thing up I’m running a pirates of the Caribbean setting the tank dimensions are 20L 12H 8W have the light mounted about 10 inches off water surface Have the acclimation mode on at 30% for 20 days By the looks of it...

hey guys i have a dumb question need advice with so today i got myself a bio cube 32 and currently have a 9 month old 10 gallon what would be the best steps to take on setting up my bio cube ASAP My idea - buy live sand / fill with water / put it live rock i got from a private seller / put in...

hey yall, im having some issues with Nitrates usually pretty high was looking into getting a protein skimmer i currently have a 10g reed tank ( long ) was looking into two different ones dont want anything too expensive...

Morning folks, looking for some input i have an 6 month old 10 gallon tank and i'm planning on getting my first fish up till now its been corals and inverts only but what i'm after is the best wrasse for acoel flatworms control and with the possibility of adding other small fish in the future...

hey guys i have a 8 month old tank first reef tank and when i was new i basically took what i could and made if happen. I’ve been planning to remove the rocks from the picture and replace them with new dry rocks for s better shape to get more flow in the back have a lot of settling happening...

hey y’all, so i got this coral pack from some guy offline bunch of stone corals and some softies he said they’d survive under my light but they really aren’t doing too well don’t know the exact same of them but i have some pictures of before and after Also been having low ph problems usually...

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...

hey guys, stupid question but few weeks ago i got myself a green bubble tip anemone placed it on a hole in one of my rocks and now the whole thing basically sunk into the hole, the whole has to ends that go right through the entire rock . the anemone is basically in the middle, ive tried...

While on the search for equipment for an upcoming build I came across a 36" ATI 6 bulb dimmable fixture thats being offered locally for $350. However I'm unsure about the longevity of the fixtures and would appreciate any advice when it comes to purchasing used T5 fixtures.

I saw Mad Hatter's Reef do a video on the ekoral Pro. Anyone else try this out and How do you think it matches up with Apex Price wise ? I have the Apex Jr for my one tank so price wise they don't beat that option but for the higher cost Apex anyone care to take a shot at the chance this could...

Hey everyone! I am looking to add a wrasse or two into my tank. It is a mixed reef tank (softies, LPS and SPS) with a sand bottom, 110 gallon display 150 gallon total, screen lid cover 1/8" net. I have only a yellow watchman and a diamond watchman goby in there currently. I will be adding a...

There is MASSES of information online about what to do or not do when you start up your first reef aquarium and if were brutally honest it can be quite daunting! Ive begun to put together a multi part series on YouTube documenting setting up your very own saltwater reef tank and each episode...

I need some advice. I am considering a used 600 gallon tank setup with the dimensions of 96Lx48Wx30D. According to an acrylic calculator, the side panel thickness recommended is 1". However, the calculator I found only considers the length and height of the tank. Shouldn't the width be...

What happened to my Fathead dendros tentacles?

Is something wrong with the smallish looking tentacles. They look darker orange than the other tentacles with a white tip.

what is this thing? I found it on my chaeto that I bought from my lfs today. It is rainbowish Brown in color and very small. Any ideas??