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Been in the planning stages for months, lurking here, and gathering equipment for my 120 gallon build. Finally got everything together and started cycling the tank about a week ago. No livestock in the tank yet as I don’t want to rush anything (have before and learned from my mistakes) but...

Hi All, New to saltwater but have several fresh tanks at the moment. I have a 250 Litre tank and will run this with a sump (socks, pro skimmer, media, return (size TBC)) and have a question regarding whether to have OR not have an overflow box. The tank would need to be drilled either way, and...

Recent events have me decide it best for me to treat my FOWLR display tank. I've just about moved all the inverts into a separate tank to go fallow. I plan on using Copper Power. For full coverage, would I be able to do Kanaplex or Ruby Rally at the same time? I also have Prazi but I don't...

90.3 Waterbox FOWLR is on the launch pad. Though the launch pad has a water-stain on its door (irony!) so we're waiting for a replacement door before setting it up. It's been several weeks since the original order, so what's a few more...days. Door heights will be evened out when the new front...

Hi everyone! I'm currently a student at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, PA and I wanted to reach out on behalf of my Mom who is the Director of Education at Northampton Community College. Ever since getting a saltwater tank almost a year ago my Mom has expressed interest in getting a...

Hello, I have a 5 month old Fowlr tank that only has 3 fish. A 4 inches powder brown tang , a 6 inches scopas tang and a 7 inches foxface. I am thinking about adding a sohal tang and I would like to know what would be the largest tang I could get. Could the tang be 12 inches or would the size...

Selling my Flame Angel. Beautiful, fat and healthy. He’s about 3” long. Caught him going after my clam so he’s in my sump and needs a new home. I would like to sell to someone in the Sacramento area, I live near Placerville. $50. Here he is in the trap with my Sailfin.

Started off about 2 years ago with an old 75 gallon tank I picked up at a garage sale with an old busted-up MDF stand. I redid the facade of the stand to cedar and added in 2x4 supports where I thought the stand would sag. Honestly I took it on as more of a woodworking project than an actual...

Hello! I am new to the saltwater game and wanted some advice on powerhead placement. I have moved them probably 10 times and feel like I’m getting close. I have also read a ton of forums and articles, but would like some personalized feedback if possible. To start: this is a 55 gallon saltwater...

I am currently setting up a 50 gal FOWLR tank and was thinking about getting a snowflake eel. I’ve done some research on which fish are compatible but I was wondering if there were any recommendations on what tank mates and how many would be appropriate for that size tank?

I finally got my 75g tank up and running. This is my second salt tank (first was a small 10g with two snowflake clowns). I have one clown left (the smaller one jumped out a couple weeks ago) and Im hoping to find him another partner and tank mates. I have 60 lbs of caribsea life rock on egg...

Hii!! New here and new to aquariums. Background is marine science with emphasis on microbiology and water quality. Decided to get a tank on a whim over an adorable starfish I didn’t want to leave behind. Guy at PETCO (I know, I’m learning) helped set me up and said it *should* be okay to keep...

I am working on ideas for aquascaping my new 300 gallon FOWLR tank. I would like to have a zebra moray eel as part of my FOWLR tank and trying to figure out how I want to aquascape. I would like to use a PVC tunnel for the eel, but trying to figure out the right size. I can't find much...

HI there, Im looking for anyone who may be looking to rehome large coris wrasses either yellowtail/ red coris (coris gaimard) or black and white coris wrasse (coris flavovittata). hopefully in the range of 8-16". I've tried the small ones(3-4") and they tend to get pushed back during feeding or...

first update on my new 135 gallon fowlr tank. I’m 3 months into my tank and taking steps slowly. I have recent just did a dIY 40 gallon sump and finally set it up. My equipment being used in my sump is 12 inch pipe running a across about a 1/8th of my tank with 2 90 degree elbows then switches...

I am looking into adding it to my DT to give a more organic feel since this tank is FOWLR predator tank. Any tips/things to consider? I am not keen on the idea of spending a pretty penny on some only for my inverts to wipe it out so this is a major concern for me only having it so far in my sump.

If all your main flow through filtration systems (sump, canisters, reactors etc ) went down for 9 months, could you sail your tank safely while adding livestock and feeding normally as if nothing happened? The Rasta Reefer thinks he can, and yes that includes turning off all return pumps on his...

Hi, I’m looking to restart my 275 tank as a FOWLR and I need to buy a 72” LED light for it. I would like it to have the option. Of regular daylight, night (blue) light only and moonlights I’ve been out of the hobby for over 8 years and know there has been a lot of advancements. Looking for...

I have a 180 gallon Fowlr tank with nitrates that run between 60 and 80 ppm (post and pre water change respectively). Based on the consistency of my water changes (25% per week), I can infer that the weekly nitrate increase is around 20 ppm. I have some big fish in there so there is quite the...

I got this tank on a spur of the moment decision after weeks of scouring Facebook marketplace during my lunch break at work. As with buying anything used second hand from Facebook marketplace, it was exactly perfect but I am perfectly content with it (for now lol) The first couple days waiting...

Hi, Longtime lurker here! I noticed tonight my flameback angel is missing! I have a FOWLR with red legged hermits, banded trochus snails, a cleaner shrimp, 2 common clowns, 7 green chromis, a blue cheek goby, an orchid dottyback, a royal gramma and a 6 line wrasse. I don’t think it jumped...

I have approximately an 80 gal FOWLR system (75g tank with sump) and want to add UV primarily for parasite control. I've read and understand slower flow is needed for parasite control while faster flow is needed for algae control... I also understand using an oversized unit with proper flow...

I have all freshwater tanks in my fish room but I want 1 salt water tank. I want a FOWLR tank. Corals don't really blow my skirt up, I like the fish. I like fire goby fish. I also like shrimp. Any advice to give besides the standard stuff? Anything I should know from you guys with experience...

Hello everybody! This has been almost a year in the making. I have been meaning to do a build thread however I wanted to have a lot done so you can actually view the progress that was made. I am about three months out from having the tank completely finished. The tank is a 450-gallon tank...

In your FOWLR tanks, what if your preference on cleanup crew/inverts?