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This is just a 10 gallon standard I'm setting up as a nano reef. Going to stock it with easy softies to start, a shrimp goby and pistol shrimp, a couple motile inverts. For now it's just got an emerald crab, a few hermits, and a certith snail. I just got the light in today to round out my...

I have a Waterbox 170.4/5 on the way, and it has a 1" ID return hose. I purchased the Ecotech Vectra M2 as a return pump for it, and I was wondering, how did you guys plumb your Vectras? I want to make sure I did it right. Lol! Pictures would be extremely helpful!

Hello to all that read this! I have been dreaming about starting up my first reef tank for the past year or so and in the process I have learned quite a bit. On the knowledge side of things, I feel like I'm ready to get my hands wet and to start learning through first-hand experience. I find...

I purchased a used 4 bulb T5 fixture, and look to replace the bulbs soon. It's an aquatic life fixture and I believe it still has the OEM bulbs in it. Its running 1 White, 2 Blues, and 1 Purple bulb. I'm looking to keep softies, and maybe LPS corals in this tank, and I'd like them to grow, and...

So i started my first saltwater aquarium in July. I have debated on doing this but hey why not. R2R has helped me a lot in the short time and maybe doing this will help others and maybe me too! So i have a biocube 16g. Nothing to special. I have always loved tropical fish and now that I’ve got...

Hello! I feel like this might be a silly question, buuuuut... I have a 10 gallon nano in the works, and I'm getting pretty close to having everything I need to get my tank cycling. Should I put my live rock in, then sand, and then water? Or should I fill the tank with sand and water, and then...

I just recently got into the saltwater reef hobby and I just purchased a better led for my 10gal tank. It has 80 (.5) watt leds. It has 72 10,000k daylight and 8 460 mm blue. The two modes switch between both blue and white and just blue. I'm just wondering will this be enough for general coral...

Hello everybody, I have in the past few months been lurking on the forums, getting ideas and stuff for my new reef tank. I had a nano tank a few years back and really enjoyed it so I am really looking forward to getting back into the hobby. I am saving my pennies for a reefer 350, after my...

My name is Jorge I am from Mexico but currently living in Aventura, Florida, I am here studying to become an airline pilot and in the meantime start and learn from this awesome hobby I currently own two tanks one is a 10 gal fw tank and a 65 gal fw as well (if you want pictures of them just let...

My name is Jorge I am from Mexico but currently living in Aventura Florida, I am here studying to become an airline pilot and in the meantime start and learn from this awesome hobby I currently own two tanks one is a 10 gal fw tank and a 65 gal fw as well (if you want pictures of them just let...

Hey r2r, This is the first post of many to come detailing the startup and maintenance of my first saltwater tank. I'm mostly ignorant to the process other than what I have read online and I'm always receptive to tips and tricks. My setup was bought second hand includes this far: -55 gallon tank...

I have just starting cycling my first tank. It's a 55 gallon tank with 25 lbs of dry live rock and a few pounds of live rock from my local pet store. I also have a bed of live sand and I have used a bacterial supplement as well. Assuming I will need an additional ammonia supply I plan to...

Hello, So I have been an avid freshwater guy for decades, and I got tons of knowledge in that dept however, recently decided to try my hand at a saltwater tank. I know theres a world of differences, but I dont know, what I dont know. Currently I'm a little intimidated by my light, I have...