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I have purchased this tank, and aim to build my first aquarium. The goal is to have a primarily Euphyllia dominated LPS tank, with one or two islands of pulsing Xenia (to avoid spreading). with a small(?) amount of fish. I live in upstate NY with temps ranging in home from 65-74℉ (18-23°C). if...

Hey all, just wanted to document my journey with my 13.5 gallon reef tank. Had the tank up and running since august 20th. Added fish on the 13th of September along with some cleanup crew containing one peppermint shrimp and 3 snails. So far I’ve been feeding pretty heavy and haven’t had any...

I finally got my 75g tank up and running. This is my second salt tank (first was a small 10g with two snowflake clowns). I have one clown left (the smaller one jumped out a couple weeks ago) and Im hoping to find him another partner and tank mates. I have 60 lbs of caribsea life rock on egg...

Hi, While I hope to get at least 1 anemone in a few months - tank is only 8 months old and has had fish in it for 6 - I'd like to add some colours byt unsure what to go for. Currently I have 3 small zoa frags and a kenya tree (if I remember it right); Had an outbreak of cyano while I was on...

Fluval flex 15 stock. Going to have 2 clowns and a clean up crew after a few months looking at upgrading the lights so that I can try my hand at corals how would you attach the Fluval marine 3.0 lights to the lid? Tank has been cycling for a month and it is ready for fish.

"If You Will Build It, They Will Come" Hello Everyone, My names Mike and I'm starting my offical first true tank. I tried before and without proper research and patience I failed, lol. Currently deployed and with access to time and you guys I have begun my build. Wont be home till October so...

Hey all! My name is Haley, I'm a professional classical saxophone player currently studying at the university of Alberta! I keep fish for a hobby, and recently started saltwater. I tend to second guess myself, but at the same time I'm a perfectionist. I'm sure I'll be asking plenty of questions...

So I got my first coral( a gsp) and glued it to a separate rock. I noticed within the first few hours it started to open a tiny bit. But, like 2 hours later, my cleaner shrimp starts tugging on it. I don't know if its cleaning or eating because it closed up again. Please Help.

Hello everyone, I'm Ray. I live in Orlando fl. Currently I do not have a tank set up. I'm in the research stage. I've always wanted a reef tank but due to the amount of travel with previous jobs I didn't think it would be a good idea to start one. Now I don't travel at all. I joined the group to...

Just about done, please let me know what yas think, I will take all suggestions and concerns I am new to the reef world.

This is my first reef build and I have no experience. Help and advice are appreciated. Thanks for your support during this adventure. Here is the equipment I have and everything is returnable minus the stand, tank, and rocks. Any thoughts or suggestions? -75 Gallon aqueon tank -Black stand...

I have an amazing wife. For Christmas 2021 she got me a Coralife LED BioCube 32 gallon AIO with the specially made stand. Assembly was fairly easy, using standard tools. After assembly of the stand, I wiped the tank on the inside with a wet cloth and performed a test installation. We'll...

Hi all! I have been in water purification for many years and I have always wanted to venture into saltwater. I have been not only helping a local fish store but also taking care of the tank at my workplace recently along with troubleshooting RODI for many years, I feel that now is the time to...

Hey, guys! Thanks for the add and the invite to introduce myself. I'm in Atlanta, though I'm from Mexico City, and I'm rediscovering the hobby. I had made one attempt to have a salt water tank in the 90s, before LEDs were even heard of; when keeping coral in your tank meant finding the coolest...

Greetings! Just (mostly) cycled and diving in to building this under water world. 36 gallon bow front. 50 lbs dry rock, couple bags of live and argon sand. Just added two clowns, 6 snails, 3 hermits, and a cleaner shrimp yesterday. Will be building this out with softies and LPS. Here to learn...

I have a 13 gallon mixed reef in my office at work. Everything is flourishing and I test the water every 2 days to stay on top of it. But I was wanting to add a monitor system so that I could monitor it on weekends, holidays and vacation days and cut out some of my routine testing. I’m new to...

Hello! I’m a reefing novice out of Vancouver, WA. I started back in January with a 29 Gallon Oceanic Biocube, and now I’m up to three tanks! Those are the BioCube, an AquaOne Mini Reef 150, and an IM Nuvo Fusion 10. Planning on offloading the Cube (the fiancé is not pleased with the number of...

This is my first tank. I have done a lot of research and listened to my friends (which maybe I shouldn't have). Anyways, tank has been running for 2 months now. Bought live sand and a couple of live rocks and mixed in some dry rock. Waited, got inpatient and added Turbo Start to speed up...

My new default reply to emergency threads :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

This past weekend we officially became owners of a Red Sea Max C250 AIO system! When we picked it up we thought the tank looked like it was relatively clean. BOY WERE WE WRONG! Here is what we started out with: I'll admit, it's probably not the worst tank you guys have...

Hello Everyones, I wanna start by saying Im new to the hobby. I have a fluval 13.5 about 6 months old. I recently purchased a crocea clam from AlgaeBarn (1.5-2in). I did temperature acclimation and drip acclimation. The clam is on a clam holder on the bottom of the tank for light acclimation...

Hello! I am just about ready to start up my first reef tank. I know this first time through will have plenty of ups/downs/unknowns, but am super excited, and look forward to learning in part through the more experience reefers out there. My First Build Short Version- There is none, sorry...

Hi guys I am finishing up stocking my 210 gallon reef tank qnd I am ready to add my tang gang I had planned on adding 3 of them but can't decide on the mix so I am looking for personal opinions on what has worked for you to avoid aggression. Trying to decide on a tomini, yellow, purple...

Just wanted to show my first ever reef tank and get some opinions on it as I’m still new to the hobby! Any and all advice is much appreciated!

Recently I managed to get a brilliant Fluvial Flex 135lt with filter and more off eBay for a steal - £40 . I've been keeping freshwater tropical tanks for some time with great results - so decided to make this one into my first reef tank. Based on what I read online I've got a sub-par set...