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I am fairly new to this whole salt water hobby but am wanting to find myself a perfect permeant tank to keep growing over the years. But after wanting an upgrade and started to do my research I have gotten myself caught up in what tank to buy, what light to use, what protein skimmer to get, and...

Hi everyone. I recently started a 40 gallon breeder and it was going fantastic. My corals were doing great as well. Then it all went downhill and even my torch died which was heartbreaking. I use an AI Prime light with a self made all in one with filter floss, filter sponge, the balls for...

I’m a beginner to marine and look forward to learning and enjoying the hobby. I have kept cold water and tropical for many years, this is the first time I’m doing saltwater. I feel like a bit of a cheat on the build thread as the tank has been going for a little over 3 weeks now. Setup Fluval...

Hi i added this coral about 3 weeks ago. Not sure if its expanding or dying. New to the hobby and any pointers would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for your time!

My 300 gallon / 1.100 liter drop-off display tank was in the living room, and now we remodeled the house and ended in the hall. Allowing a complete restart. Despite losing the peninsula feel, where the tank was initially build for, I do think the new place is ok, And now 4 months running and...

Hey guys I’m Marco Iv had marine tanks for about 6 years on and off and love it cant wait for my next tank and was just wondering if anyone is from Australia hear I’m from Melbourne, in Australia so just wondering if anyone else is close by thanks guys

Does anyone know what this is, and is it normal or something to be concerned about. Just set the tank up last night.

Hi everyone! I'll be starting a new reef tank in the next year or so, and wanted to get a head start on what I'll need, tips and tricks, etc... I've been keeping a freshwater planted tank for the last 3 years, and will be making the plunge into the reef world, as I think the contrasting tanks...

Hey Community! about to fire up my new build and I’m trying to get my fish stocking list together and looking for knowledgeable advice for the planned list. here’s my tank And here’s my list.... 2x clown gladiator/mocha Royal Gramma Blue dot Jawfish Yasha white Ray/Dracula goby...

I was trying to find out what part of the world the Marine aquarium/Marine fishkeeping hobby is most popular but I couldn't really find anything definitive. My guess would be the USA, or Australia but it's only a guess. I was just wondering what countries are most developed into the hobby, I...

Good morning, this is my first tank so I will explain where I am at currently. Started with 10lbs Caribsea livesand, 7lbs live rock with no coraline and 3lbs live rock with coraline. I have updated the pump with a sicce 1.0. I currently have a YWG with a tiger pistol shrimp, one Zoa ( not...

Hello everyone, I am two months into my first saltwater experience. I have been doing freshwater for over 10 years and wish I would have started saltwater earlier. My first tank is a fluval evo 13.5 and so far it is doing well, a lot to learn and research. Just wanted to say hello and thanks...

Hey all, Recently just purchased the above tank. I am a new marine reefer coming from the freshwater world. I have had my tank for a few weeks now. Cabinet built, sump plumbed. Will be taking my time and updating my progress here with pictures. Still looking into options for all equipment...

So I finally got the Ap9x in the mail today and hanging over my tank, the app is so confusing, I don’t know what to set the light to and trying to make a “custom” profile is so confusing, I just want my light to ramp up for two hours 8 a.m to 10:00 a.m then ramp down for 2 hours from 4:00 pm to...

So I noticed my blenny occasionally has a very bloated stomach, I'm not sure if it is related to this bubble he has on his fin, the bubble has gotten smaller so I took him out of QT but now seeing this inflamed stomach I'm not sure what I should do. It doesn't look like this all the time, but it...

Hi there, I am new to salt water aquaria and I’m looking into my first reef tank. I have a hard time deciding between the Redsea reefer 350 deluxe (47x21x20”) and Waterbox reef 100.3 (36x24x22”). They are both around 75 gallon but the reefer 350 is 4ft and the reef 100.3 is 36”. Does anybody...

This is a photo of my tank .i want honest opinions on the aquascaping. I like it but its so different from everything i see. Is there a reason others dont do a similar aquascape or is it just ugly to others. Its about 5 months old. Im obsessed and loving the hobby but something in my tank is...

Hi all, Thanks for taking the time to view this. Firstly I have done some searching on this forum at PICO tanks and will continue to do research before committing. However... As this is my first SW tank I am open to all ideas and thoughts. I have OCD so the aesthetics need to be minimal, for...

Hi all, Welcome and thanks for reading. Whilst I am not a "newbie" to fish tanks it has been about 3 years since I filled a tank up. However... never an SW tank! Always been a vision but not reality. Upon clearing out my garage yesterday I found my old Fluval Chi 19L 5 Gallon Fishtank. I...

Hey there everyone! Slowly building up to my dream tank, but I'm building a smaller tank at the moment to tide me over. Recently bought a 36"x18"x8" Seapora 22 frag tank AIO and had some questions to see how I can start things off right. Got everything setup: 60 lbs fiji pink CaribSea live sand...

Hi, I'm new in saltwater keeping. Also I have a lot of freshwater aquariums. Those are full of copepods. I want to introduce copepods to my SW tank too. Can I slow acclimate those tiny lifes to SW? Or is there any easy/cheap way to add Copes to my SW tanks. Copepods seeds are not available in my...

Hi everyone, this is just an update on my tank 4 weeks in. I still have nasty diatoms, started getting alot of green algae. And it doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere anytime soon lol. My nitrates and nitrates are 0, and i use rodi water so i’m a little confused as to why they’re still here. I...

Hi there, I have a 36 gallon tank and my current filtration and protien skimmer are not doing enough. I don't have enough space for a sump could i get recommendation for a protien skimmer and filter that would work. It is a curved front tank.

Hi there! Picked up these zoas a week or two ago, they opened up right away when putting them in my tank and they’ve seemed to have been doing fine, I noticed today they’re dulling out. They used to be a bright green around the edges the largest head still has some trace of the original colors...

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.