saltwater

Hello i am new to the reefing hobby. And i have recently added 3 of my first corals to my tank. I was told what they were and i remember two but this 3rd one i can not remember what the guy told me it was and well i kinda didnt want to have ti go back to the shop today just to ask. Perhaps i...

Added salt 12hrs ago and its starting to clear up when will it be a good time for me to add the sand ?

Good Morning! I recently got this little guy assuming that this puffer is a Diodon Holocanthus. However, upon receiving him, I noticed some features such as the shorter spines on him that are making me also think that he could be a Diodon Hystrix. The vendor I received him from told me that...

Getting back into the hobby requires much research and of course a many purchases to do things right. I do not have many local shops so I need to do the majority of my purchasing online … who do you use? There are many retailers out there and the web can be a wormhole for sure so I’m hoping to...

Hello, my name is Hunter, and I own the company Current Tides Aquariums. I am based in San Diego, and offer a variety of services and goods, including live, saltwater fish. Please if you have any questions, or were curious about anything, feel free to contact me! Thank you, and happy reefing!

Im looking to set up 300 gallon reef tank. Need qualified who can setup up the whole system in my house professionally with quality and knowledge. Need references. Serious people only please.

Hi, I’m looking to restart my 275 tank as a FOWLR and I need to buy a 72” LED light for it. I would like it to have the option. Of regular daylight, night (blue) light only and moonlights I’ve been out of the hobby for over 8 years and know there has been a lot of advancements. Looking for...

Hey everyone, I found this guy in my aquarium, I took it out just in case it’s bad. Would anyone happen to know if this is a good guy or bad guy for future reference incase I see more.

Hi Everyone, I bought an electus mushroom coral about 2 weeks ago, but lately I’ve been noticing it doesn’t look very good, it’s either extending looking closed up or folded up, I noticed most fish stores have them in little boxes or trays, separate from the others, is that something I must do...

Hi everyone, I’ve had my Valentini puffer for about 4 months and have always fed mysis shrimp and half shell clams, but I got a wyoming white clownfish yesterday and realized while feeding that the puffer also enjoys pellets, would it be okay to feed pellets most of the time and feed half shell...

Hello so I am new and have seen conflicting messages, how much salt do I add for my 73 gallon reef aquarium

Hello :) I am new in this hobby and struggling with light setup. My aquarium size is 120x40x50. I had a giesmann T5 8x39W which was getting my aquarium crazy so I swapped to LED. I have now a noname DIY saltwater LED light fixture from a guy who made some already and he had good growth of...

I’m going to aquashella this weekend in Dallas to get some inspo for my tanks! They’re also giving away a $5k value new tank which would be great for a beginner

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Somethings been growing in between and on the plug of my zoa for sometime now, i did a hydrogen dip two weeks ago and that barely seemed to help. Then a coral dip this week and nothing as well. Its almost translucent and looks like very mini tentacles, however it doesn't seem to move. Its grown...

Hey everyone, Long story short I was cleaning my tank and accidentally brushed up against my Candy Cane coral. Instantly the green color came off, Is this natural or is this the beginning of the end for it? Parameters look pretty normal salinity is a little high at 1.030 but that's why im doing...

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Hello everyone, So i made a huge mistake as this is my first saltwater tank. I got my tank running about a week ago with some live rock and live sand. After about 4 days i decided to add coral as the store totally gave me misinformation. This is the light I have Lighting: 30W LED 12K White &...

Myself and my fiancé got our first saltwater marine aquarium last May 2020 in lockdown as we had always spoken about one. We did loads of research and got a 240L juwel rio, it has the 2 power heads, filter & protein skimmer. Currently in the tank is live rock, live sand, 1 x blue tang, 2 x clown...

Last week I ordered coral frags and decided to start my reef tank in my 29 GAL which was FOWLR before. Now I knew nothing about reefing or the chemistry but taught myself while waiting for my corals. I set my reef tank up and used Kents Nano Reef A&B to start up the tank. However After using Red...

Which is a better overall salinity for fish, 1.024 or 1.026 and why?