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Hey! I‘ve had my aquarium for about 8-9 years now, and I thought that I would share my reef and the experience that I’ve got from it with you guys. I have a 340l/90g acrylic tank from schuran. I use two VorTech Mp40 wavemakers, 1 versa return pump, a gro-tech algae reactor, clari sea roll...

I’m servicing a clients tank and they have these small aphasia looking things everywhere with an unusual (pretty?) coloration. They seem resistant to aptasia x. Historical pearlscale butterflies will eat them I’m told. Anyone know what these are?

Sooo… I’ve had a 5 gallon reef tank for quite a while now. I use it to QT new frags and/or sick frags. Haven’t made any changes to it since I’ve had it. Going on a few months. Well recently I did my usual water change, and Bam! Tiny little red worms..? Confused as to where they could have...

Hi all, In relation to ticked off corals from time to time, coupled with being able to sleep late and wake up late (vacation for the holidays), I’ve been looking at my tank more at night, i.e. during total darkness. I noticed quite a large population of these, and they seem to be congregating...

Ok so i just got my new Fiji cube 57 gallon complete set up. My issue is what to do about the refugium. I’m going to get 2 AI Prime HD 16 lights and a VerioS-2 return pump. I have a Tunze ATO from prev tank. Will be using some bio media under the filter floss but after that I have no clue...

I’m on the tail end of equipment building, I have begun compiling a livestock list. The total volume is 230 but I know I can’t include that for livestock so after the sump volume I have 190 gallons to play with (so I’m using a 1 inch per 3 gallon rule). This list is also excluding the clean up...

Hi all, I’m in need of some help with an algae/detritus issue I’ve had in my 125 gallon tank for over a year now. I’ve tried many things such as manual removal, scraping the rock with a toothbrush, flux rx and seachem pristine however nothing seems to get rid of it. The algae/detritus can be...

So I am looking to get a new tank. I currently have a 20 gallon cube and 60 gallon cube but would like to upgrade to something bigger. I was originally planning on waiting a while to do this but the seams my 60 cube are starting to get questionable. I bought that tank used (for a steal) and...

Hi will a boxer shrimp be a good addition to my tank? Will they eat my hermits and snails? Been reading mixed reviews about them being aggressive towards fish etc…. Anyone have experience with them? thanks

Hello! If you were choosing between Fluval Marine LED light or Current USA Orbit Marine, which would you choose? Price is about the same. I was going to go with USA orbit but it looks like it maxes at 8,000k? Fluval maxes at 25,000k. Thank you!! Fluval Sea Marine 3.0 LED Aquarium Lighting...

Hello from Texas, everyone! I just wanted to do a bit of an update post since a lot has happened since the last few times I've posted lol. If anyone has any advise for me, it eould be much appreciated! Idk if this will take very long or not but here we go! So I started reefing in May of this...

I have had a number of questions that I felt like asking over the last few months but havent. Now that I have a pretty good backlog, I figured I would ask them in one bigger thread. 1. I am about to start running an RO-DI system from my utility sink. This sink has a reoccuring issue that...

Hi All! My name's Marina and I've only had a reef tank for a few months. I had freshwater fish in the past, but having a saltwater tank has always been my dream and I finally went for it! I've been doing as much research as I can, but I still have so much to learn. Any advice would be greatly...

Hi anyone know what this could be growing on my rock…. Defiantly getting bigger. Cheers

Hi crap picture but may be able to see if you zoom in….. Is this bleaching ? Not sure new to corals. It’s like a dark purple patch

Hi Will 6.2kg pull magnets damage my glass? Think the thickness is 10mm, building floating rock for a torch coral… Cheers

All my zoas are doing good but this one frag of Rastas and I don’t know what’s making it stay closed originally was open for like the first week about and then slowly one by a be close out of the four polyps.

Hello, I am currently a law student about to graduate (3L) and the end of tight finances is finally near, Hooray! I have been running an Innovative Marine AIO 20 gal since about 2016/2017. It has been great to me and I've gotten to work out all the issues a reef tank can bring. I run an...

Hi Thinking of getting some gsp but 50/50 at the min….. Heard they be like a weed if they take hold in you tank with makes it a pain to control the growth…. Do you think the would be ok on the tower….. my bubble tip is on there aswell so thinking it’ll help to controls it….. Or am I best either...

Hi my hammer was healthy except a tiny red bit on tissue….. it is going through splitting stage…… but literally as I’m watching it it’s turning black and occasionally excreting brown stuff….. should I pull it out?

Hi just ordered this coral which arrives in 2 days. Can’t find a massive amount of information on them but wanting to know if I should give a lot of space around it…… Got a couple of placement options, one’s 8 inches from my euphillia and others at other side of tank bout 10inches from...

Hi all, Does anyone know what types of corals I can put top left and left side of my reef tank? This is where I have the higher flow from both the wave maker (1000 lph) and the surface skimmer. I'm using a G5 radion on soft/LPS setting

Are these snails and this nem bad? I just got them in a frag swap.

Is this a “strawberry” anemone? I guess that’s a mojano? That’s what people in my area call them. Should I murder it or is it reef safe?

Anyone dose af life source on a weekly basis? Heard it’s good for cyano and bio diversity… Cheers