new tank questions

Hello! I currently have a 20 gallon long tank. I have 2 clownfish, 1 pincushion, 1 sandshifting starfish, a small goby and 2 corals (duncan and pulsing xenia). Tomorrow I am picking up a 125 gallon tank (for free!). I want to make this my saltwater reef tank. Question is....once set up do I...

Hello all! I am new to the hobby. I have gathered all of my supplies and started cycling. I have a 40 gal breeder. I have a plan for post cycling, but I want to know if it's a good idea. My main goal is biodiversity. Once I have just nitrates, I want to add macroalgaes, phytoplankton, and...

Hi All, I currently have a 6 month old tank that is going through an algae outbreak. I know this is to be expected in a newer tank, but need advice on what I should be doing to mitigate. I know 0 nitrates and 0 phosphates is not good, but I don't know if feeding the tank more will make the algae...

Hi all! I started up a new tank after finding out I hated my 75 gallon bowfront. The new tank has been set up for about 2 weeks. I'm pretty sure I've got the regular diatom bloom, but I am new to the hobby and want to verify I am not creating a habitat for something worse. See the pics below. Is...

Im planning on adding these fish to my 55 gallon tank 2 ocerallis clownfish 1 red firefish 1 royal gramma 1 hector's goby 1 melanurus wrasse 1 flasher's wrasse 1 banggai cardinal or pj cardinal (depending on which one my LFS has) Would adding the fish in this order be good? (With 2 weeks in...

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...