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Back into the R2R community with a new account. It’s been a while. I live in Asheville NC, have two Nano Tanks one new Waterbox Cube 20 and a 3 year old Evo 13.5. Hope everyone is well.

Hello! I am new here, but not new to the hobby. I have had saltwater tanks off and on since the mid 80s. That's only 5 or 6 years ago, right? Lol. I currently have a 125 gallon, mostly predator tank. I have a couple small frags in it. I HAD a really nice 40g reef, until our puppy decided to chew...

Hi All. Here is my intro... First, I'm not a fan of sharks in an aquarium - my name refers to my love of the San Jose Sharks - I had season tickets when they first came into the league. I moved to Colorado over 20 years ago, and live about an hour north of Denver - Avalanche country. I'm a...

Hello Reef 2 Reef Members. I just wanted to introduce myself. Brand new to hobby but feel like I have watched days of YouTube videos and read a lot of blog post on here about starting my aquarium. Starting w/ a 65 gallon / 15 gallon sump. Will try to start my build post today of what I set up so...

So I always been into tanks from as early as I coils remember. My dad had a fresh water 55 growing up. Fast forward to when I was 21, I got me my first own tank, was fresh water. Had a jack dempsey and two Oscars. I never did water checks, even had times when I was young and dumb and would just...

Hey everyone! My name is Tyler. I live in Southern Louisiana, around New Orleans area. I am brand new to the hobby. I never thought it was something I could do, then I watched the How-To Guide from BRS on YouTube, now I have a 50 gallon Innovative Marine display tank in one room, and 10 gallon...

Hey all, really excited to start my account on R2R! I've been reading everyone’s entertaining threads on here for a while, but finally decided to create an account because I have a new project I’d like some help with :)

Hey all! My name is Haley, I'm a professional classical saxophone player currently studying at the university of Alberta! I keep fish for a hobby, and recently started saltwater. I tend to second guess myself, but at the same time I'm a perfectionist. I'm sure I'll be asking plenty of questions...

Hey R2R, Just wanted to make a quick post to introduce myself, and say hi from the Netherlands! I have been a long time lurker on this forum, and have finally decided to get my first reef tank after trying to soak in as much information as I can. I got a 22g ( 2*1.35*1.35 ) to start with...

Hi everyone, I am rescuing two poor clownfish from a not-so-responsible LFS. Both appeared to have part of their tails bitten off (or is it a disease?) and were neglected in a corner. They are now in my bare, 5G, all-in-one tank. Tried my best to keep PH, KH, NO3, NO4, salinity in check. This...

Hi, I found this site when looking for places to get help with reef-pi. I'm actually using reef-pi for my outdoor pond, so I may be blaspheming by being a member here. Is that a thing? A pond is certainly not a reef, but it is a mini-ecosystem of its own. Plus, it keeps the mosquitos at bay! The...

Hi Everyone, I have had saltwater aquariums for the past 15 years and kept everything from seahorses (in a FOWLR setup) to reef-keeping. I currently have a 46 gallon bowfront reef tank that has been running for the past 8 years. I recently purchased a 180 gallon bowfront (74x24x24) that I will...

Just kidding I am using Microsoft Paint What do you guys think. After Right side Aqueon 90 Gallon Tank. I already have these corals in my quarantine 40 gallon so i have to work with what I got. And Yes i know in the future these corals will grow a lot bigger and will encroach on other...

Hello all!! I'm Lindsay, and a newb to the saltwater community. We have 3 freshwater systems, but I've learned Saltwater is a TOTALLY different ballgame! I started out in July with 2 marine hermits that my daughters found while we were vacationing in Pensacola. Being the animal lover we all are...

I’m just getting back into reefing. I joined reef 2 reef a couple of moths ago but really haven’t been active and have noticed I never posted a thread here lol. I’m 43 years old and live in Texas. I’m one of those dang Yankees the south joke about haha. Either way I love it down here and this...

Hello I’m new to the forum and didn’t know other forums existed lol (UR perma ban member for having an opinion) anyway , thanks for having me current setup : Red Sea Reefer 170 2 x Jecod Wave Makers Ai Prime 16HD (BRS AB+) 19kg Rock D&D Jump Guard lid 2 x Clowns 1 x Chromis 1 x Scarlet Hawk 1...

Hello everyone! I finally decided to rejoin the hobby! I’m a little late on starting this thread so I will add a bit in due time for timeline purposes. I got out of the hobby nearly twenty years ago while I was in the Navy. I told my now current lovely bride for the last 10 years how much I...

Hello Everyone! After much time browsing and lurking on the forums it is time that I start a build thread of my own. I have been working on this tank setup and fish room for a few months already so I will have multiple posts to get everything up-to-date. After a recent renovation to our...

Hi fellow reefers, I am documenting my build in this thread. As I posted in introduction, I am an old FW aquarist and starting my large reef.. I will sketch out my vision, plans, and how I am building my reefer. Vision: create a mixed reef with good amount of SPS corals, focusing on Angels...

Hi everyone! I'm Konrad from EU (I move often country for work, now in Germany). I have been lurking in this forum posts for a while, I almost red few hundreds in 2 weeks! I am new in marine/reef aquariums but I have been for long time into freshwater systems for both hobby and work (I am a PhD...

Greetings all, just wanted to jump in on the intros, and introduce my tank. Grabbed a Fluval Evo 13.5, and have replaced everything but the glass over the past 7 months. Started in February, going *well* enough considering this is my first saltwater/coral tank. 2 clowns, 1 royal gramma, 1 red...

I’m thomas, I’m 25 & I’ve been keeping freshwater for years. (Live, all natural tanks for schooling fish to cichlids) Decided to start my adventure with a 5 gallon pico. So far, all is going smooth in the establishing phase. I’ve got 2 hermits, and a small baby emerald who I noticed was having...

First attempt at saltwater tank. After spending months stalking forums, researching, contemplating whether i should or shouldn't, the wife finally had enough and told me i HAD to set one up. So off i went with my shopping list in hand, bought all of the equipment, acquired a tank and here it is...

Hello Everyone, hope you’re all doing well! I just entered the hobby about two months ago and have learned a lot already from forums and pals. I currently have a 16 gallon BioCube, Kessil 360, Hygger Wave Maker, BiocubeCoralife Filters, Marineland Activated Carbon Media, and Fluval BioMax...

Now I have just bought a marble/checkerboard wrasse about 3" long. I'm not sure if I have enough pods for him to munch on. Now, I have spionid worms in the sand that I think I've seen him peck at. Today is the 2nd or 3rd day I have him. I was wondering does the wrasse/.wrasses like to eat cerith...