need advice

I posted a thread not too long ago about this but it’s gotten a lot worse since then. I’ve cut down on feeding, and I’m scraping and picking out as much as i can every day but it just keeps growing!! Any suggestions pls lmk! P.S. I will be upgrading to a 65g soon so the larger body of water...

I’m currently looking for a stronger pump to put on my eshopps nano skimmer as it doesn’t pull enough air to use my co2 scrubber, but I’m confused on what kind of pump will work with it since it’s pumping air and not water. I’m guessing it needs to be a pump with a venturi? If someone could...

This orange Algae started growing and sprouting and bubbling all over my sand and now it’s almost everywhere. My protein skimmer it picking it up and starting to fill with the nice orange gunk. What is it and how do I clean/treat it. Also on this same subject what is the best tool out there...

My tank is getting overrun with what I believe to be dinoflagellates. I know small/new tank syndrome is probably part of it, but is there any way to get rid of it? I heard that raising nitrates and phosphates could help, but that’s a scary idea to me as I have some sensitive animals in the tank...

Hello, I am brand new and so excited to begin this journey. I have a 2 toddler daughters and tanks to them (and of course the movie ‘Finding Nemo’ I am finally able to start my journey of owning a saltwater aquarium. Despite the desire and the smarter choice to go big, we set up a brand new...

Hi all, I have been working at a lfs over the last year and some change and I’ve seen a decline in their Sps coral flats. I’ve kept heavy mixed reefs and had success with high end sps before but now I will be taking over the responsibility of these huge systems which I’ve only had under 50...

Hello, I been having my tank for a while now.. and i wanted to know if this crack that I have going on in my tank will cause issues. It’s in my AIO tank and it’s on the last chamber where the return water pump is at. I have added pictures to see what everyone thinks :)

Hello, I have always been using api testers and then upgraded to salifert. But I want to get a phosphate Hannah checkers. But on BRS they have 3 kind which are phosphate ultra low range PPM then the. Phosphate low range colorimeter, and the last one phosphorus ultra low range. I want to know...

Hey guys, So yesterday morning my trigger was fine, ate like a pig, everything normal. Last night it jumped out of the tank and managed to land on top of my tank cover, it was out for a few seconds before I heard it and put him back in. He proceeded to try to have his mouth out the water kinda...

Just set up my first tank and the water is really cloudy I used carabsea arabalive sand and I’m wondering if it what’s causing the water to be milky or is that only because it’s a new tank and the sand is still in suspension?

Hello, I’ve noticed a lot of tube worms starting to infest one of my rocks. Are they bad to keep in my tank? i’m also wondering if it’s a signal that my water quality is good or bad

Hello everyone, I wanted to make a post about my new 50 gallon aquarium I recently upgraded to so that I can get some feedback from more experienced reefers. Current stocking: 1 ocellaris clown fish 14 scarlet hermit crabs about 20 dwarf cerith snails 5 nerite snails soft and some lps corals...

Hello, I have an overstocked 10 gallon tank and I need suggestions on good filters because the current one is meant for 10-20 gallons but it isn't good enough. I plan on upgrading my tank to a bigger one soon but until then I need a good filter for my tank that isn't stupid expensive and I also...

My bigger clownfish suffered a loss as her friend that she had paired with got eaten by a gorilla crab. My anemone has been continuously moving and it might be because of this. My bigger "assumed female" clownfish has been aggressively attacking my new smaller one and I even saw it lock gills...

[Little bit of info/background]: I had this 16g tank running, empty, for months. It never had lights on, only sunlight, and I thought it was cycled based on the ammonia/nitrate being none or low. A couple weeks ago my poor clown was dying and I tried to save him, so I put him in this tank (the...

Hello, I plan to upgrade my nano tank. But I plan to do a DIY setup. I’m wondering what rimless tanks you all suggest (55 Gallon - 75 Gallon). I plan to build myself a custom stand. But I am in need of tank suggestions. If any of you have any ideas please let me know. I have never bought a...

Guys my tank once crashed because of Ich and I lost everything. I cleaned the entire tank out and restarted. I QT my first batch of fish and everything was fine. I got more fish on Thursday and they were put in QT. Someone in my family, put the fish because they looked OK in the main DT today...

Hey everyone! This is my very first saltwater tank and I’m so excited. I have always wanted one! A little background, it’s a 16gal BioCube, previously owned. My dad got it for me, since he decided to downsize his 32gal (which he still hasn’t done yet lol), and didn’t change the rock, sand, or...

Good afternoon everyone. I had saved up money and after successfully passing my finals last semester decided to gift myself a new tank. I had a 55 gallon freshwater tank which I replaced with a Red Sea 750XXL unaware of all the details and how much goes into a reef tank, I now feel stupid and...

Hello everyone, I am in need of some suggestions on how to remove a giant 14”-16” head toadstool that has taken over my tank. It is shading out all of my other corals, and it is time to go so I can move on with my reef in a new direction. It has attached most of its body to the rock work, and I...

Noob here. I’m doing my fish planning while I wait for my tank to arrive this week. I want to make sure I have decided on my livestock so I can be sure to take their habitats into consideration when I build my rock formation and start cycling my tank. Getting the 32.5 gallon Fluval Flex and...

Hi everyone, I have a 50g tank with a 2 inch sand bed and sump with a fuge. I’m thinking of getting the following inhabitants for it. Can I get help ensuring that there are no issues here? Not overstocked or have incompatible inhabitants? 2 clowns 1 firefish 1 six line wrasse 1 starry blenny 1...

Hi everyone, My name is Tyson and I’m from Austin, TX. I’m also about to graduate from UT Austin. After having freshwater tanks for many years, I finally decided to start a saltwater tank with a new Waterbox Peninsula 25 that I ordered on their Blue Friday special. I’m looking for advice on...

Hi all, So I recently completed the cycling of my first tank and added a couple clownfish and a couple of snails, however it appears my nitrites are climbing back up slowly, any suggestions as to the cause? Other than water changes, is there anything I can do?

It’s a black widow anemone that is hoasting a maroon clown fish. It has been in the tank for about 2 day and I also have another anemone in the tank that is really healthy could it be that the clownfish is being to hard with it