question

Hello Reef2Reef Community! As I was cleaning my tank yesterday, I realized that in two months it will be 1 year in this hobby! I was thinking about how much I have learned throughout this experience and how many errors I have made along the way because I was not properly educated. Some of my...

Long story short, got a new tank, purple life rock, and aragonite substrate. I tested my ammonia to get a base reading and I was showing 1.0 ppm on the api test and .8 on the Red Sea ammonia test. I was puzzled to why I’m showing ammonia within a few hours of setting up my new tank (20g nano)...

I really like this tank someone is selling used. It would match the look of my house and would be an upgrade from my 20 gallon long. But how would I light this tank? Someone please help before someone else buys it before me!

I have a Fluval Evo 13.5 gallon and I have been trying different salts to see which one I like the best. I currently am about to try tropic marin which is what the local shop uses and a lot of people like it. A lot of people also like reef crystals and say it works great. I just want something...

In Victoria, Australia we don't really have vibrant Coral Reefs, although I was wondering if the rock under the tide line would be as good as say rock in Queensland where there're Coral Reefs. My best guess would be no they're not definitively the same, like Victorian Live Rock would probably...

I am resealing a perfecto aquarium and when I removed the top plastic frame of course I broke it. Does anyone know where I can purchase a replacement? The dimensions I'm looking for is 36x18. Thanks!

I’m new to this hobby, I’ve been searching about corals and I have found that palys and zoas have a deadly toxin called palytoxin, my question is that if all corals have this toxin or only that type of corals?

I have a 29 gallon bio cube that I wish to put bubble tip anemones in and I had some questions about the light settings. I have a 100 Watt Hipargero Aquarium Light. Does anyone have any experience with this light and nems? If so what settings do you have on your light? Or any advise would be...

So I had the “current USA” 660 gph wave maker for my 22 gallon reef tank … of course a month after the warranty ended it burned out like all the reviews said online… shoulda took there word for it. There’s so many options ranging from little 20$ ones all the way to 100$ ones with a complete...

So around a year ago I saw some awesome clownfish videos where the clowns were bouncing around in anemones and even Euphyllia. Those videos were a pretty big motivator for me to want my own clowns. Those bright orange fish bouncing up and down in the beautiful flowing corals or anemone was...

I’ve been wanting to setup my 125g for a while and I just finished moving so it’s finally time to start planning everything. My issue is that I only plan on staying in this house for 3 years before I move into a more permanent home, I hate moving tanks and moving my 125g the first time made me...

I often find myself looking online for inspiration for my reef tank that I’m gonna be setting up. I see a lot of tanks that are super mature and grown in and the corals are just absolutely packed into the tank. I’m talking like 15 corals on a rock. How is this possible? Are coral stings not as...

Hi, all! I'm new here as I just made an account, but I've been creeping for quite some time since starting to keep marine fish 8 years ago. Thank you all for everything I've learned! This may not be exactly the correct forum to post this, but I figured if anyone knows if this is breeding...

Someone on another site was telling me I shouldn't feed my new corals because it stresses them out. How true is this? I fed them 1-2 tiny pieces of brine shrimp just to see what would happen, figuring there was no harm in it. Can I ask what the reasoning behind this is, or better yet, why...

I am looking at making a 2" hole in my wall to run a piece of PVC through the wall and into my garage. In the garage i want to keep stuff like my ATO, automation tools, and some other items for my tank. The temp in there fluxuates a fair bit but it never freezes or gets much above 80-90F. It...

Hello! My LFS had a black blunt spine brittle star on sale and I made an impulse purchase because I love the way they look. I know most brittle stars are reef safe but I’ve read that some may eat fish. Does anyone have experience with this type of brittle star?

Hi, I’ve had this Vlamingi Tang for a couple months now and he has been a family favorite. He is super friendly, eats aggressively, gets along with tank mates (Invited my Vampire Tang to school with him and other fish after a day), and overall a super great fish. He has never shown any negative...

Can I spot feed Red Sea AB plus to my bta?

Hello, I am having an issue that I cannot find the fix to. My return line is connected by tubing to a bulkhead, then loc line connectors in the tank in an arc to prevent siphoning, which works. but, When I turn my tank off, water continues to drain into the sump very slowly , what could this be...

what type of green algae is this?

So Ive been wanting to turn my 29 gallon tank into an anemone tank for a while but I don't have the money to afford an API light which is the only light I’ve been able to find that’s recommended. Are there any good amazon lights or multiple smaller lights that wont break my bank. I’d be willing...

Hey all, it's been a few years since I kept a saltwater tank - my expertise is definitely in freshwater and turtles. In the past I had 2 thriving reef tanks with fish & LPS but once my ex and I broke up I kept the freshwater and he took the salt tanks (he was definitely the salt expert!) So...

For anyone that uses the X aqua overflow kit - what return pump do y'all use? I have the sicce syncra 3.0, and I have to cover up the overflow in order to keep the water level in the tank, or it will just drain to the bottom of the overflow pipe.

I got a tank custom made by a guy who has been making aquariums for decades and is highly recommended by local reefers. People have allegedly had tanks running from him for decades with no leaks. However I’m not sure if I should be concerned with the structural integrity of the tank? I was quite...

got it as a gift for doing a favor and want to know if it’s a good deal or not.