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Hey everyone! After over 2 decades of keeping freshwater planted tanks (which I still have and love), I finally decided to dive head first into the reef keeping hobby with my older 11 year old son. We’ve had our tank up and running for about 4 weeks now with live rock from our LFS (Red Sea MAX...

Hi all! New to the forum officially, but a long time lurker. I’m from Michigan but currently live in DC. I joined the hobby many years ago when I lived in Florida and had a 55 gallon reef tank. I was a grad student (in marine biology) and had very little money so I scraped by with some of the...

So, I want to get a stand for the IM 25 lagoon, but I don't want to get a plywood stand. I want something sturdy that can take the weight and make me feel like it won't collapse. The stand made for the tank itself is not exactly.... what I want lol, but I will buy it if necessary. I just thought...

I think I posted this In the wrong place previously so here it goes again So I'll be setting up (no time soon as the money for this tank has to be saved up with an emergency fund for malfunctions) a Lagoon 25 and I want programmable LEDs. I'll have corals and fish so I want something that will...

So, I read the supreme set up guide, as someone so kindly pointed out in another post of mine, but I still have questions lol. I like first-hand experience knowledge and I have been researching on my own, but I want to know from experienced reefers how to deal with these issues....so.... 1. If...

Be easy on the new guy lol I’m going to try and keep the cable management as clean as possible. Full apex system Wave engine Octo skimmer 3x Neptune sky’s 2x apex Neptune auto feeders Dosers setup doing 4 gallons a day water change Algae scrubber Im forgetting a bunch but that’s the core...

Just wanted to say hello. I can’t wait to learn from all of the experienced reefers on here

Hello everyone! I have a new tank, a little less than 2 months old and I’ve noticed this brown stuff growing in the back while pulling out any extra shrimp my fish didn’t eat. Is this a beginning stage of diatoms? What else should I expect if it is thanks for the help

This is my first reef tank and I have just began my cycle. The setup is fully stock but I plan on getting a i tank filter basket, and a power head in the near future. Do any other evo owners have stocking recommendations for my set up. Preferably beginner level fish and I am steering clear of...

Hi All, My name is Raj, Living in Michigan. New to aquariums. Physician by profession. I am really glad to find this forum. Started exploring aquariums after my daughter asked for a small fish tank. After multiple trips to local fish store, impressed with reef and salt water ecosystems and...

I posted this in the general forum and have received no replies so I’m trying this group (Sorry, if I’m doing this incorrectly.): This is my first post on R2R. I’m new to reefing. I have a 40b with LPS and softies—almost 6 mos old. Everything looks amazing! I’ve never really had trouble with...

This is my first post on R2R. I’m new to reefing. I have a 40b with LPS and softies—almost 6 mos old. Everything looks amazing! I’ve never really had trouble with any new corals. I wanted to try goniopora, and I found a tiny but gorgeous neon pink frag at my LFS. After paying WAY too much for a...

Hey everyone, I’m a new reefer that set up a 40g reef tank this January . Currently this system has been running for over 2 months. It is stocked with a pair of clowns and 2 cardinal fish. I put my first coral in which was the GSP shortly followed by the zoas. Today I received a order from TSA...

Hey, Reefers! I've been loosely following the Reefing scene for about 18 months. In our current apartment, it simply isn't feasible to purchase any sort of reefing set up. Later this year, I will be moving to the Saratoga area and will finally have the space for a small tank. I've watched...

Hello everyone If anyone would be kind to help us in our new tank. We have had it for 2 months now and just last week this showed up. We can't get our hand on what it is exactly. We have caribsea Life Rock and life sand Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 20ppm Lights are on for 6 hours We do...

Hello everyone If anyone would be kind to help us in our new tank. We have had it for 2 months now and just last week this showed up. We can't get our hand on what it is exactly. We have caribsea Life Rock and life sand Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 20ppm Lights are on for 6 hours We do...

Ever since I was a child I pretty much lived at the aquarium and thanks to pandemic I’ve been researching the hobby since September 2019 and have had a mentor to help me along my slew of questions (cc_reefkpr on Instagram, @Scubabum on R2R)! Back during the Black Friday sales, I decided to...

After a very large break, getting back into having a reef tank. In my previous experience, I had a smaller tank, and just used a simple siphon and two Home Depot buckets for water changes. For my new larger tank, I’m hoping there is a solution that doesn’t require me to drag 40g trash cans...

Just diving into the sw world. Can someone please explain why adding too many fish after the cycle can lead to a bacteria bloom and kill the fish? I just don’t understand the science behind it. Does the same thing happen to an established tank (say 6-12 months)? Does the same thing happen when...

Hi all, I'm from the UK and dipping my toe into the saltwater and reefing hobby with a 35g juwel lido 120 setup and plan to upgrade along the way, eventually to a big tank in a few years. I have done so much research over the last month and have had my tank setup for a week now awaiting...

Hey everyone so I went to my LFS today (not a good experience) & the owner said all tanks have pests, you can’t do anything about it, then showed me all the aiptasia & vermited snails in his tanks. He has no guarantee on any fish/coral/living things, per the sign he pointed out, but a YouTube...

Can anyone tell me what kind of fish this is? I saw it on a BRS YouTube video and I just have to know what kind of fish this is so I can get one!!! Unless it’s meant for a massive tank…then I’ll wait lol

Hey y’all My name is Shelby, I’m new to the saltwater world and I am super excited to learn a lot. I have a 16gal biocube with one fish, an urchin, some snails & hermit crabs, and no coral. I am hoping to expand to the 35gal tank I used to keep my two goldfish in (they lived with me for five...

Hey Reefers! My name is Jordan Wilson. I’ve been reefing for about a year now. I have been a frequent reader on R2R for over a year now but decided to finally create an account and introduce myself. I live in North Texas near the Dallas/Fort-Worth Metroplex, 32 years old, married with a...

My names Andie, I’ve had freshwater tanks for several years but after a devistating tank collapse i turned to solely saltwater. I have a snowflake eel, Indian mud eel, two cinnamon clown fish and one tomato clownfish, sea hare, a bunch of snails and blue leg hermits. We have gsp, torch coral...