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So I just purchased a red monti cap from wwc and this is my first sps so I don’t know if this looks good or not, can anyone help me out? Maybe give me a few pointers or something lol

So I’m confused and need some help I have a mixed reef tank softies/lps and I have been testing my alkalinity each day for 7 days to try and figure out how much to dose each day, I am using the Hanna alkalinity checker so it’s pretty accurate, my problem is it’s staying the same I have no drop...

Hey reefers! I just started my brand new reef tank and I’m looking for whatever advice you can offer! I’ve built this mostly on a budget and the biggest help has been my father who has been in the hobby for many years. This is my first solo aquascape and I’m excited to see it run. I just put...

Hello! Newbie here. Please be gentle. I have my first 3 corals, and they all seem pretty happy so far. But I’ve been worrying about this weird spot at the front of my zoanthid. It has a shape poking out that almost looks like a snail head to me. And then a weird greenish spot on front. Is it...

New to this forum or any forum. First post 3 months in the hobby. Anything look wrong with my parameters? have abit of coralline growth , the spike in orp is after extreme removal of 80% GHA on and in the crevasses of my live rock. Any tips are apperciated . Thx Gif Below Idk how to add it to...

Hello All! So working from home has finally pushed me over the edge to get in to the hobby! I purchased a used Red Sea Reefer 250 setup from someone who was moving out of state. It was a "turn key" system and comes with most items needed to get started, however it had been professionally...

Hi!! We’re new to this, it’s looks like a great community for advice and tips! Wife and I are new to the hobby and falling in love with it fast! We are in about 6 months in with a 75 gallon reef setup! Current livestock 4 clownfish 1 sleeper goby 1 six line wrasse 1 neon dottyback 2 pj...

Hi everyone, Just a question if it is normal for a Wellso/trachyphyllia to open up this way and not fold all the way like a brain. I just got this from my lfs 3 days ago. In their store, this guy was massive and fully fluffy. Mine is still fluffy but not fully folded :( my Calcium is 450...

I need advice and help from some reefers who have some experience. I want to start my first saltwater tank. In the past I’ve had freshwater and planted tanks, but never saltwater and certainly not with live corals. I have been interested and done some research over the past four years. My friend...

Anyone know what this critter is? I have a lot of these on the back wall of my tank and a few on the front.

Hi everyone, So I bought this fish a week ago and today I noticed that their eyes got some cloudiness with it. I have a new tank and everything in it started from scratch. I am not sure if my tang had a little battle with my clownfish because one of my clownfish's tail had a little scratch...

Hey all. I’m new to the forum and to saltwater tanks. In the past I’ve had several different fish tanks. All have been freshwater. For the last 4 years I’ve given a lot of thought to a nano reef tank. Finally decided to go for it, so I’m getting a 32 gallon LED Biocube on Saturday. I’m going to...

Hello everyone, So I got this lemonpeel angel fish as my second fish. I see some white discoloration on their scale by their belly and bottom of fin. Im not sure if they are sick or thats just them since they also have those white/bluish lining on their faces naturally.

Quick question for those sps knowledge people. I'm new to SPS and have an mp10 in a 10 gallon to provide flow but it's on blasting from the one side. So their lots of direct flow but it's constant. Is this okay? which SPS would be okay with this flow? Is there a setting a should have instead of...

I got these clownfish in this morning and put them in my quarantine tank and they've been doing this for the past couple hours since I put them in can anybody tell me what this is

Background: Back when this pandemic first got started I bought a comet fantail goldfish and rapidly discovered the complexities of fish keeping. I gain knowledge and got to the point of buying a 55 gallon for my goldfish, as well as some buddies. It has been about half a year and I am not taking...

Hi I have a reef tank running for 7yrs and sell natural seawater for reefers in my area. 300l deep tank mixed sps lps softies lit with hydra 32hd currently running on 20k setting, fuge and reactor struggling to keep Phosphate down hence both

I'm writing an article for my LRC on common mistakes that we often see people make in this hobby, and how they can be avoided. I thought id pick the minds of fellow experienced reefers here (since we see and respond to such posts daily here) Not interested in debates or crackpot theories on...

Hello guys! I just posted about a week ago about setting up a 20g long. Original I was on a budget because I had lost my job, BUT I just landed an interview and as it is just a local coffee shop I am assuming I will be getting the job. Since I will be working again soon my budget has just opened...

Hello, I’m quite desperate. I’m relatively new to the hobby and since a month or two my poor turbinaria coral is going in decline. Every day I wake up and it’s missing more and more polyps, leaving behind naked coral and a hole. What is wrong with it? I tested all parameters and they’re...

Hi all, I’ve got a fun one. My lps polyps have decided it’s going to get big and beautiful just to fly off of their skeleton on me. First it was my space invader. I kind of expect it to happen cuz pectinia are fickle like that with their skeletons and tips but then my acan did the same thing...

Newbie here. I purchased my Duncan coral a little over a month ago and I’ve been in love with it. The last couple of weeks I’ve noticed that it’ll bulge on the skeleton just underneath the head. I’m wondering if this looks like growth to anybody who’s had experience with them. One time it...

Hi all, I am Vissen and am new to this forum. My wife and I were into planted freshwater tanks (had several tanks from 10 gal to 55 gal) but I always wanted to get into marine tanks. The marine tanks are awesome to look at, and I feel that the fish are more interacting. I am considering the...

Hello everyone! Im a freshwater guy planning to start a saltwater system. About me, I’ve good experience in freshwater systems and currently have a 120gallon african cichlids tank, a 75 gallon flowerhorn tank and a 40 gallon cichlids tank. They’re two plus years old and going strong. I recently...

Hi all. I'm new to the hobby. My adult daughter has a saltwater tank and I keep wanting to put stuff in it so she said I need my own tank! I'm completely new to saltwater tanks so I've been spending endless hours researching, learning, and educating myself. I have decided that I really want a...