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  1. Hugo Garcia

    What should I add next?

    Ok guys, I’ve set up my innovative marine 30L a few months ago and now I’m looking for more stuff to add to it. I currently have 2 clownfish, 1 Royal Gramma Basslet, 1 Tailspot Blenny and 1 orange parwn Goby. 2 large elctrtic orange hermit crab, 2 eclectic blue, 4 blue leg hermit, 5 Trouchas...
  2. clsbgirl

    Relationships and Tanks

    So I've had a heck of a new year. I broke down my 75 gallon reef tank, which anybody who's done it knows how big a pain that is, but I did it because I didn't have the time for the upkeep. Anyway I stuffed as much as I could into a 10 gallon, and it turned out to be a pretty cute looking tank...
  3. Psylacus

    New 300 Gallon SW Aquarium.

    Hey folks! Posting this here as well as this is both an introduction to me as well as the tank that I am working on, so if you already read this you can skip down to the link below. I attached a GOOGLE SHEET, with what I am thinking about buying and you can comment as well! So new to the forum...
  4. Psylacus

    Hello from Utah:)

    Hey folks! So new to the forum and starting my salt water adventure. Background about me - I work for a gaming computer company and we ship computers all over the world and I manage the chaos :). Anyway, I have a 46 gallon bow front tank that I have had for 6 years with very little hoopla and...
  5. J

    New Tank Coral Recommendations

    Hi all! My boyfriend has had his 30 gallon tank for awhile but I just got my first tank (a 10 gallon Nuvo) last weekend. I know there is a difference between watching someone else do something and doing it for yourself. I cycled the water with salt water from the store we buy from, live sand...
  6. CreatiVe2

    Build Thread My 250G Build Thread - Oct 2020 Update

    So 2 years after my new home purchase, I am now getting back into my salt water addiction. This will be my 3rd tank, but really my first "Adult" setup. I finally have enough room for a full size sump, refugium, and an observation tank. This should put the total system volume to just above 245...
  7. Z

    Sudden Algae Problem

    I am new to the saltwater aquarium hobby and havent had any problems until now. Started tank beginning of october 2017, 13.5 gallon fluval. Mid November I upgraded to a 55 gallon using extra cycled media from the small tank, caribsea live sand, and additional dry rock. The first week of the new...
  8. B

    Ammonia spike in transfer tank

    I just took over a tank from a friend. She gave me about 45 pounds of live rock, 2 ocellaris, 1 dottyback, 2 striped damsels, a decorator crab, and 1 cleaner shrimp. She had them all in a 40-gallon breeder with a cheap protein skimmer. I just moved it all to my 50-gallon with a 20-gallon sump...
  9. Hugo Garcia

    Photographer New to the Hobby

    Hey guys, how is t going? I’m a professional photographer based in New York New to the reefing hobby. Here is a shot of my recently upgraded Innivative Marine 30L Shot on a Hasselblad H6Dc 100mp with the 80mm f/2.8
  10. Hugo Garcia

    Build Thread New tank Build, Innovative Marine 30L

    Hey guys, how is it going? I’m here to share my new tank, I’ve upgraded from a DIY 20 gallon petco tank with a HOB to an Innovative Marine 30L. I had to upgrade the pump to a Sicce 2.0 because the pump it came with was broken during shipping. I have a Tunze 9001 Skimmer, that is not working...
  11. Hugo Garcia

    Build Thread I’d like to see picture of Innovative Marine 30L tanks!

    Hello guys, I’ve been thinking about upgrading to an Innovative marine 30L tank for a while now, but I’m still not 100% sure. My fiancée will be mad, but after it’s all set up I’m sure she will love it. So maybe if I see some images of you tanks I’ll convice myself that it’s the right move to...
  12. Rmarget

    Seeding Pods in a new Tank

    I have a 32G Coral Life Biocube it has been up and running for about 2 months. I used 35lbs of Life Rock instead of liverock to limit the introduction of hitch hikers. I have 3 fish, 10 hermit crabs, and 10 Astrea snails currently. I want to add some pods to the tank to get a population...
  13. joshbridges

    Build Thread My first ever tank!!!!!! 33-37g Saltwater Reef

    So i just got bit by the bug a few months ago ,, my tank was setup on September 14th 2017 , i used a bit of cycle dosing stuff , waited a month and added my clean up crew , about 2 or 3 weeks ago I put my first fish( ocellarius clown ) and non hitch hiker inverts( short-spine pincushion urchin)...
  14. Davehla

    Tank Number 4 - 20 Gallon Long Build has Started

    So my four year old came up to me a couple weeks ago and asked when is he getting a tank in his room.... So what is a dad to do except build a tank for him! In all fairness his 9 year old brother has a 28 JBJ in his room and his 7 year old sister has a glow fish tank. (Don't hate on the...
  15. Gator2019

    Can I keep them? Tang police

    I currently have a 90 gallon tank with a Tomini tang, foxface, and a few others, but those two are my main worry. Anyways, where I live, I only really have one place to put my tank and it’s right below my TV. Because of that, I can’t have any hanging lights or it would block my TV. Well a local...
  16. Hugo Garcia

    I want a Goby

    Hey guys, im starting my first saltwater tank and I got 2 clownfish that are in a QT yesterday. I have 20gallon tank as my Display and wanted to add a goby with the clownfish, but the guy at the LFS was telling me that the one that will eat for the sand and move sand around will get too big for...
  17. Tankster86

    Will travel for coral

    I live in Concord, but the company I work for provides me with the opportunity to travel all over NC, VA, and SC. I have been in the fish keeping hoby for about 7 years now, but I started my first Nano reef in February of this year. Currently, I have a small Bam Bam orange zoanthid colony, it's...
  18. zcedric

    Rimless, all side overflow Aquarium

    Good Day Reef Friends I am not sure how this is called and I couldn't find a lot of information about it. Did someone ever build an aquarium which is extra overfilled and all the water runs on the outside of the glass down and be collected on the buttom. I guess the edges of the tank need to be...
  19. Reefer805

    Please help! New tank, cloudy water?

    Well I came home to this three days ago! Water is cloudier now. All parameters are ideal. Ammonia 0 Nitrate 0 Nitrite 0 Kinda stumped? Hammer coral won't open. Fish are fine. Bacterial bloom? New tank uglies? Total stock Hammer coral Clownfish Scooter blenny Cuc
  20. Hugo Garcia

    My first tank. Help me find the right coral.

    Hey guy, I'm stating my first tank and would like to ask some help to figure out what coral can I put on it. It's a 20 gallon tank with a Kessil A89 tua blue. I'm going to add clownfish in a month and was wondering what would be a very ease coral to keep. This is how t looks today: Thanks...
  21. Hugo Garcia

    Can I travel with a tank that is cycling?

    Hey guys, how is it going? I've started a saltwater tank a week ago, and it is still cycling. I don't want to put fish on it for another month. So I was wondering, is it ok for me to travel for 2 week without having to set up an ATO or getting a tank sitter? Thanks guys, Hugo Garcia
  22. Hugo Garcia

    What is the best way to glue your live rock?

    Hi guys, I was wondering what was the best to glue and stack live rock, to create taller columns on my tank? Right now I have a very plain and simple aquascape, but was think in buying more live rock to make it more complex This is how it looks now: I'd like to make a column higher on...
  23. Hugo Garcia

    How to keep my tank wand go on vacation?

    Hello guys, how is it going? Injusbrecently started my fizer slatwater tank and have had a freshwater tank for 1 year. So I was wondering how I should proceed with a saltwater tank when traveling, with my goldfish I would just add a vacation feeder, but I'd imagine that with a saltwater tank...
  24. Hugo Garcia

    How to keep snails from going outside the tank?

    Hey guys, so I've just started my first saltwater tank and have many questions. Hahaha. I'm going to add an egg crate lid to my 20 gallon tank and was wondering if that will be enough to keep snails inside? There will still be open spots for the HOB filters. Do the snails usually tend to go...
  25. Hugo Garcia

    Do I need to use I lid on a Clownfish tank?

    Hey guys, this is my first time with a saltwater tank and I was planing on starting with a clownfish tank. I've had a freshwater tank with goldfish for a while, and always had no lid on the tank, because it seemed to me Rabat gold fish can't jump. But now I just realized that clownfish can jump...
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