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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...

I’ve been running a nano freshwater for years and moved over to salt in the nano about a year ago. Corals are doing well for the most part but it is a harder tank to maintain given the small 9 gallon size. I’m upgrading to a 32 gallon but the stand seems to be delayed. I was hoping to jump...

Hey All, just joined thd forum. I have been reefing since i was 18 and am 46 now. Have been keeping aquariums since the age of 11. I enjoy all aspects of the hobby. Currently running a 150 gallon mixed reef (had a major alk spike a short while back and never figured out the root cause but...

Hey All, I actually have a 40G freshwater tank for my fancy goldfish. I know this is a reef forum but there is tons of useful info on here and I am looking to plumb my tank soon. Its my first time plumbing a tank so I will be looking for advice. Thanks! If someone could suggest which forum is...

Hi I’m Angela. Just getting back into the hobby after 12 years. (Had a 110 gallon for 5 years) Needed a lamp and convinced myself an evo was perfect. Was cycling and now that Im ready I cant go into a store to pick out my critters and corals. So.... I started cycling a second one.

Hello everyone I’m new here. I just recently got into the reef hobby and bought a 29 gallon Biocube. It’s not stock at all. . I’m in Myrtle beach SC and it seems like we have a big growing community here. I’m excited to see what this hobby has in store for me over the years. Happy reefing everyone.

Hey everyone! Looking forward to getting to know everyone and brush back up on my knowledge before I take the plunge back into the hobby... I had a poor attempt at a reef tank back (no sump, hang off protein skimmer, aiptasia infestation) in 2012 when I was stationed in Anchorage AK in the Air...

Hi I have a reef tank running for 7yrs and sell natural seawater for reefers in my area. 300l deep tank mixed sps lps softies lit with hydra 32hd currently running on 20k setting, fuge and reactor struggling to keep Phosphate down hence both