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Small backstory and description of inhabitants: I have a ~50 gallon reef, no sump, that has been running for about 4 years. I started up with 2 ocellaris clowns, 1 ecsenius bicolor and 1 stenopus hispidus shrimp. All of these 4 learned to live together and were the only ones lasting; the...

New still in wrap 50 gal acrylic aquarium, manufacturer: Clear for Life 36"L x 15"W x 20"H $200 Wet/dry filter, used less than 3 months then put in storage, has internal overflow box (via suction cups), hang on filter box with siphon tube and pre filter, bio media, ect. 24"L x 8"W x 14"H...

Hey guys, here's my first post. I Have a 40 Breeder softie reef. I my channel in YouTube where I'm documenting my progression. Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2tKKyFqTLPszbBHLjfCQ-Q

The most current picture of my system. Been up and running for a year in August. Which is only a few days away. Tank specs Stock bio cube 29 gallon Mixed reef Eshoppes nano protein skimmer Phosban reactor 30 plus pounds of live rock Chatoe and dragons breath algea 2 clown fish...

Hey everyone! So good to be on these forums! Let me introduce the crew. I have a peppermint shrimp, a scooter blenny, a pair of bangaii cardinals, a sand sifting star, a fromia star, an emerald crab, and a few blue legs. I've got some softies, stony corals, and shrooms too. All together in a 14...

Hello everyone. My name is Mike, I am new to this hobby and I'm addicted to it already!! I stated my tank just over 6 months ago. I have 100gal that is going great and just want to keep adding and growing. I am looking for information about local clubs and groups and if there are people in my...

Hi new to the hobby! Definitely addictive. I have some questions please help. I just started my first 20g tank with 20 lbs of live sand from caribsea. with 20lbs of dry reef rock from caribsea witch I cleaned extremely well, and 5lbs of live rock from my local pet store witch looked in pretty...

Hi new to the hobby! Definitely addictive. I have some questions please help. I just started my first 20g tank with 20 lbs of live sand from caribsea. with 20lbs of dry reef rock from caribsea witch I cleaned extremely well, and 5lbs of live rock from my local pet store witch looked in pretty...

Hello everyone, super new to the hobby, still trying to get all the parts necessary to at least start the cycle. Got an 80g rimless frag tank, built a stand (just the frame for now). Made myself a sump with a 40g breeder. Got a used skimmer that I think will work on my tank as long as I don't...

Hello friends and fellow hobbyists! I wanted to see what was out there for potential trades for an acropora tenuis I have. Here is a couple full colony shots of what I have named Zeus from a month back- Couple more recent macro shots- Frags available for trade, willing to part with...

Hi all, I have seen this site in a few Youtube videos I thought I would check it out. I am not new to the reefing community, however, it has been a few years since I have had a tank. The family and I are getting ready to do a feature piece in our living room. The tank will be 150 gallons or...

My boyfriend's dad had a 125 gallon saltwater tank for many years and fell ill and passed within a couple months. We decided to take it on. While his dad was in the hospital it was not taken care of, so for about a month, maybe two, the fish and corals were fed about 7-8 times and there were no...

Come and follow my tank journal need a lot of advice https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/hello-noob-here-with-reefer-250-starting-my-journal.311181/

I have been thinking about setting up a marine tank for a while, ive decided to take the dive. I have a Rena 350l setup as a tropical. Closing down at this point. I'm looking for starting help do's and don'ts With this tank I'm looking at using a overflow box rather than drilling the tank. The...

I am new to the hobby and decided to start small with the Coralife Biocube 32. I did jump into the hobby without really doing the research i normally do on a large purchase, but i sure have enjoyed the experience so far. I have made a few upgrades to the tank like a UV-filter and protein...

I started my first saltwater fishtank and instantly got hooked :p. I did a fowlr setup in my small 20 gal tank just to see what is in store before I spent serious money on everything. Now that my girlfriend and I have completely fell in love with having a saltwater tank we are planning on...

hello all I'm new to the forum from west tennessee. My question is I'm looking for corals that someone may have for sale here or know a good place to buy some.....I don't want to spend like 50$ yet until I'm confident ...

Hi guys, I got into the hobby about 5 months ago now knowing at all what went into keeping a saltwater tank (It didn't help that the staff at the LFS I went to was not very knowledgeable or interested in helping me out aside from when i was ready to buy something). To keep a long story short, my...

Not only was it recommended to introduce myself, I was told through many friends to join this forum. So this is my personal introduction. I'm not going to release much personal information for my own reasons and I hope that is respected. Just know I work around reef stuff and am not a beginner...

Just wanted to say hello and thank you all for all the years of great information on this site. It has been so helpful to search through as I've had questions setting up my own tank. I have an IM Fusion Peninsula 20 up and running now and I couldn't have done it without the online communities...

I'm a new reefer. My tank has had fish and some softies for a little less than two months. I've got some hair algae going on, so I have been thinking of adding a few snails. I have some questions: 1) Do you quarantine snails before adding them to the tank? 2) Do you dip snails before adding...

So im new to saltwater. Ive had planted tanks and even have a 45 gallon ciclid tank now. Just so recently decided to take the plunge into the ocean.. I have a 10 gallon nuvo compleatly basic setup. Still in the cycle phase only had the tank up for a week but when adding live rock i found a crab...

Hey guys Anyone knows what that thing could be? Is it a coral? It's growing on my rock, good looking but I'd like to know what it is. Its color is a pale pink, peach, white ... hard to tell. here's a pic

Hello all, My tank has been running for about 4 months now. Everything is fine I have done multiple tests. When I did my first water change I took to much but quickly balanced everything back out. After that happened though my tomatoe clown has done a complete 180. She was the dominant one in...

Hi everyone! I'm new to the saltwater hobby and I'm looking for some advice. I currently have a 66 gallon Red Sea Max 250 Coral Reef aquarium that I got off of a good friend and experienced saltwater hobbyist (don't worry, everything is extremely clean and running perfectly). Right now my tank...