beginner questions

Help!! I’m setting up a marineland 65g tank with a built in overflow section, and with the way the drilled hole is positioned on the bottom of the tank, the pipe is tilted to get to the space provided for the return. Is this what it’s supposed to look like?

I'm assuming that this is a bad sign. I've had a margarita snail for about a month, and I noticed that in the past few days it appears the coralline growth and patterning of its shell is flaking away to reveal a pearlescent white shell. I've only used pre-made Saltwater and distilled water...

I was looking into getting a noopsyche k7 pro v3 light for my tank, but have some questions about the mounting arm, the tank i have has a rim which measures a hair under 1.25 inches at the thickest point. Does anybody know if the mounting arm which you get with these would fit over the rim of my...

The photos make my concern very clear. Although there will be no direct sunlight or "rays" hitting the tank this new place is very bright in general. I do have blinds on every single pane but I got this place for the windows obviously. Is this just going to be too bright to do LPS or SPS...

So I was in my head tonight and was wondering if I should redo my aqua scape. My cycle should be over by the 22nd give or take. If that’s the case and my nitrates are to high I’ll probably do a 50% water change and possibly redo my aqua scape. I would most likely reuse the rock that’s in the...

Hi reef people! I'm very new to the hobby and could use some advice. So I have my 75 gal tank as seen in the pic. I have two oscarella clowns right now in there. -I'm doing once a month 20% water changes. - once a month fluval 307 filter cleaning - have the protein skimmer seen there - have...

Ok fellas. I’ve decided to start a 15 gallon reef. I want it to be a mixed reef with sps down the line. I’m a complete beginner but I have been researching Here’s what I’ve decided on, feel free to recommend different corals/equipment and please point me out where I’m wrong :) Equipment Aqua...

Hello everyone, I need a little help with this issue I’m having. Hey everyone quick question. This isn’t my first tank, but it is my first tank with a sump. I’ve got the gate valve pretty dialed in, just need a little adjustment, but the overflow is so freaking loud. Any advice how to silence...

I'm planning on getting into saltwater, for 3 creatures in particular: The golden dwarf moray, the skunk cleaner shrimp, and the blood red fire shrimp. I want to make a reef tank out of a 32.5 gallon fluval flex (apparentally the light grows all of the easy tentacled corals that i love) and am...

Looking at my current rockscape, I've been thinking that my surface area for corals is really lacking which would severely limit corals to the top and the bottom right slope. To rectify this I was thinking about adding a rock on this corner leaning onto the corner of the glass (yellow circle)...

Hello! My 46 gallon bowfront tank is almost finished cycling. I am hoping to add a clownfish or coral in the next couple of weeks. However before I do that I would like to fix the lighting on my tank. I have a light: However my tank has a rim and the lip of the rim is connected to the center...

Hello Everyone! I have had a 20-gallon long aquarium running for a few months now and I need advice on selecting a good return pump for my setup! I currently have a Tidal 55 HOB filter and will be switching to a sump here in the future as I'm moving my aquarium from my office to my living room...

im planning on getting the saltwater fluval flex (32.5 x 15.35 x 15.75") and i just want to know if this stocking list would work, forgive my lack of understanding or intelligence as i have only done basic research on reef tanks (know a bit about just "saltwater" tanks though) purple firefish...