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Greetings, new reefer here. LFS gave the go - ahead to try a Duncan as a first coral. Slowly increasing the lights for it, but wanted to check this flow. It seems like it would be a little aggressive for the Duncan (especially around the 50s-1m mark of the vid). But, to my very novice eye...

What’s going on everybody! I’m looking at a couple Wavemakers and not sure which one I should pull the trigger on. I have an aq110 set up as a fuge! That says it can be from 150-500 gph. I will have no sand bed! As far as pump wave makers go is this over kill? Jebao SLW Wave Maker Flow Pump...

Hello Everyone, I need some help. I got a clownfish pair (non-bonded) from LFS and had to return the female as it was struggling to breathe even when the other one was okay. Now, the other one also is showing some strange behavior. He is mainly in one spot, a few inches above the substrate. I...

Hello Reefers, I have finally decided to move out of my parents basement and into my own apartment. I don't yet have an apartment but I do know that I plan to build myself a 180G tank. My big question is what do you recommend I look for or make sure I ask to make sure my apartment is reef...

Hey guys!!! New to the hobby, new to the forum trying to learn as much as I can as I dive into something I’ve always wanted to do, but was afraid of the cost and the possibility of failure. But here in the middle of a pandemic, providing for a family of 3 on one income, husband recently broke...

After years of looking at all your tanks with awe and a bit of jealousy, I finally started setting up my first reef tank. I'm using an Aquion 45g tank that I got as a gift, and a DIY sump using a 10g Petco tank (the only thing I could fit in the stand) I'm thinking of putting a Reef Octopus...

Hello! I have a 75 gallon aquarium with a sump and a skimmer (and a heater, obviously). I keep the temperature at a solid rate of 78 degrees. I have live sand but the rock I have is man made that had dormant bacteria that awakens when introduced to water. I have been away for the summer with...