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Hello everyone! I'm pretty new to the hobby and started building my first tank about a year ago. I've been taking very slow steps forward in the hopes that I wont mess anything up :grimacing-face:, but nevertheless here is my current tank set up. It's a far cry from most of the other systems...

Hello reef2reef community! I'm a long time reader, first time poster hahaha I got into the hobby around 1 year ago when I more or less inherited it from my partner. I'm currently in the process of establishing my first tank, which has been a fun and challenging process. I definitely still have...

Hey guys new to the forums and setting up my first mixed reef tank. Currently have a 40 gallon mantis shrimp tank that I’ve had a lot of fun with but I’m new to the lighting situation when it comes to corals. I’m going to have a 75 gallon rim tank. Right now I’m considering pairs reefled 90 or...

Hello, I have a reef tank which is 132 gallon display (210 gallon whole system). My fishes inside the tank are: -2 clowns -cirrhilabrus cyanopleura -leopard wrasse -yellow wrasse -flame angel -cardinal -midas blenny -one spot foxface -royal gramma -flame hawkfish -yellow watchman goby(which I...

So here we are. After owning a Red Sea Reefer 350 for 24 hours - which I broke taking him, see my other thread), and after reading all the comments about the failing Red Sea tanks, I decided to get a tank from a reputable builder and go from there. He had something in stock that fits perfectly...

Looking for some suggestions on my tank. 100g Innovative Marine Internal Overflow. Going for a mixed reef with various types of fish and inverts. So far here is the equipment I have: 2x AI Hydra 32s Eheim Jager Heater Mighty Jet return pump that came with tank. Fluval CP3 Circulation Pump Stock...

Hello everyone, I will be documenting the whole process from initial set up over the next year or so. I have not had a reef tank in over 20 years and boy has a lot changed. Any advice or help is greatly appreciated. For now I have purchased the below items Reefer MAX 200 G2+ System 200W...

Have a few clove polyps with this weird slime growing on them, had some back and fourth with a local seller saying its algae but i kight think its brown slime, need some help to identify it amd what i can do to remove it (if the photo isent clear its a lil green btw)

I've just got a quick question for some people. I have a new tank. No animals in it yet (that I know of), just bacteria. My cycle should be finished by the end of the week (If it doesn't stall again.) What are people's advice for the first livestock I should add? My LFS recommended I start...

Finally took the leap and purchased an aquarium that I believed was worthy of a reef tank that I’d be proud of. I purchased the Innovative Marine 100 gallon Internal Overflow Complete Reef System (link below). It took exactly one week from purchase to arrive into my garage as it was recently...

Hello world, I have just started my foray into the world of saltwater keeping with the blessing of my wonderful wife. I have kept fresh water aquarium over the last decade. My current fresh water tank is a 10 gallon planted tanks with 2 rosy tetras, now 5 because of babies. I have done some...

I haven’t kept fish for over 15 years, something in me decided I needed to change that. After getting two freshwater tanks going about 10 months ago, I decided I wanted to really challenge myself and get a reef tank going. I also am a hobbyist carpenter and so I wanted to build by stand instead...

Hi there! My name is Ashley F. I found R2R when doing research for my first reef tank I recently started! I quickly found this forum to be very helpful and I LOVE the new build forum for ideas and inspiration. I’ve kept fresh water tanks for some time but have been interested in salt water for a...

When there's not enough water left in the brute can to do a water change what do you do? I don't want to waste the the salt water at the bottom of the can, but I need to start making more so that I have enough to complete a water change. Do you just add more RO/DI water and salt mix to the water...

I have a frag tank that only has snails and emerald crabs. There’s also tons of microfauna life, there’s huge diversity which makes me happy to see. I do have algae that grows but think the cuc probably is the reason I barely see any algae. I just have to scrape the glass because the snails...

T&M Tank is Taylor and Matt’s Tank. It’s a 20g long. Build started September 3, 2023. It’s gone through one crash and many newbie mistakes. Come with us as I update this thread to see what we learn and how we solved or attempted to solve problems as they arose. It’s been a long journey from then...

To make the short and sweet. I am a saltwater newbie. Been doing it for two months now. Stock included two clowns, yellow, watchmen, and pistol, red Cori’s wrasse, some snails and hermits, bangai cardinals…. and then I went to the fish store and got some freaking blue/green chromis. I told the...

Just added some new coral to my nano reef. Evo 13.5, fluval marine 3.0, Intank chamber 1, and a random flow nozzle.

hello, i am fairly new to reefing and yesterday got a diamond goby. This morning i noticed he is just gone, i’ve heard they’re jumpers and checked the back of my tank and nothing. So far i only have 2 clowns, a few blue legged hermits, 2 conches and bloody mary shrimp. Any ideas where he...

Hello, new to the reefing scene and excited to get started! I've been a freshwater planted tank aquarist but have always been drawn. to the allure of saltwater. For my first tank, I wanted it to be a budget build nano tank, as I rent, and I wanted the move to be manageable. The tank I will be...

Hello everyone ! Just wanted to use this thread to share my newbie experience with you all. I started cycling my 29 gal (30x12x18in) tank back in January of 2024. Cycled with Fritz turbo start and Dr. Tim’s ammonia for about 6 weeks. When ammonia and nitrite were consumed within a 24 hour...

Hi I just got my green star polyp for my 5 gallon reef tank. I had a turbo Frits and stability mix to the tank two weeks ago to make sure everything is all right and cycled it for these two weeks. My salinity is 1.026. The other test look great. I’m a little worried because I’ve never had corals...

Hi, I’m very new to reefs I got a 5 gallon nano tank for my room with a nice light. * I am sorry to say what I’m about to say*. Setting up the tank I used filtered water from my sink and mixed it with instant ocean and added it to the tank. I saw it said that on the back of the instant ocean...

Hi guys, I recently finished cycling my 29 gal standard size tank. Introduced 2 clowns on 3/8/24. My frost bite clown immediately started swimming low in the tank and under the rock work at times opening and closing mouth quickly. The next day the clown was swimming around in the water column...

Hi All! I’m fairly new to the reef/fish hobby thanks to fostering my daughter’s two clown fish. I have a 32.5G Fluval Flex saltwater tank and have just started adding corals. The Hammer Coral was placed in one of the pre-drilled holes on my live rock, but I’m afraid it might be the wrong spot...