tank advice

hello! i own a 30 gallon tank (about 1 month in after cycle) and currently have an oscellaris clown + banggai cardinal , 2 small hermits, and one cleaner shrimp as well as some leathers and zoas. i’m ready to start researching another fish and thought it might be cool to get inspiration from...

Question: I am transferring my existing 40 gallon reef tank to a 65 gallon and would like to use some of my old sand bed. What is the best way to do this? My plan is to only use the sand which I am able to thoroughly vacuum days beforehand and to ditch the rest. This leaves me with ~80% new sand...

Hello guys! I am planning my reef tank atm and can't decide on the hight of the tank+stand. What do you guys have in your tanks? As example: Red Sea Reefer 350 is 140cm tall Red Sea Reefer 625 is 148 cm tall Red Sea Penisula 650 is 160cm tall

I have an existing 25 gallon tank and I’m about to add a sump..... my question to you guys is ..would adding another 20 gallon tank on the same sump would the bacteria be enoughfrom the existing tank for the other tank and I’m planning on using cycle sand and rock pfa

So I just upgraded to a JBJ 65, and in the market for a media reactor to run GFO. I currently have an IM Minimax Desktop reactor, and find that it's a bit loud and ineffective. What are some low profile/quiet reactors that wouldn't need to be run in a sump? I've been looking at the Aquamaxx...

So I just upgraded to a JBJ 65, and in the market for a media reactor to run GFO. I currently have an IM Minimax Desktop reactor, and find that it's a bit loud and ineffective. What are some low profile/quiet reactors that wouldn't need to be run in a sump? I've been looking at the Aquamaxx...

Hi reef team! I really love the look of long tanks, but I only see them as being found rimless around 21~30 gallons. Is there any company or brand you know of where I can order or purchase a long style tank of around 40/50 gallons? Hoping for something around $700 or so. Even if it’s more please...

So let me give a little background. I started this hobby for the first time about 7 months ago. I knew starting out this hobby would be a challenge, but it was something I was ready for. I cleaned out a JBJ45 I picked off Craigslist, set it up. Cycled for 2 weeks using a combo of live sand and...

I've been thinking about what I would do for a future large tank build. 300g sounds like a nice number. Lots of room to play with A lot of hardware costs seem to decrease with bigger tanks. In a large tank, you can run a lot of gear closer to full capacity (heaters, pumps, lights even) and...

So I've had a Cobalt Neo-therm heater for my Nuvo 40, which hasn't given me any issues. However, when I read about the 200W and the horror stories, it's making me second guess opting to buy it again for the new upgrade. Does anyone have any suggestions for a reliable 200W heater for a 65 gallon...

Hello I was thinking about adding like 2 more fish to my 32G biocube, but wasn't sure what exactly I can add or if I should add anything. As of right now I have: 2 Oscellaris Clownfish Wheeler's Goby/Pistol Shrimp- Pair Royal Gramma Fire Shrimp I was thinking about maybe adding a banggai...

Hello! I am an ex-marine biologist (now engineer). I worked in husbandry at a landlocked aquarium for 4 years. I have been missing my love for tanks, specifically my saltwater babies. A fried has a Tiger Oscar that has outgrown their tank and has upgraded to a 75 gallon. Thus, I have an empty...

Hi everyone, I am new in this forum also for the tanks. I am looking for easily maintainable tanks. I have found Red Sea MAX E-260 (AIO) looks very easy to build and maintainable. I don't have any idea how noisy it is but this is one of the important things for me. If anyone has it, could you...

I'm fairly new to salt water but things aren't going well. I have a 55 gallon tank with ~40 lbs of live rock. I have 5 fish, A toby puffer fish, a clown pair, a pajama cardinal, and a watchman golby, I also have a clam which I believe is a leafy jewel box (got him accidentally but its doing...

Anyone have an idea of what my feather duster worm is doing? The last picture is from a month ago and the middle was last week and the white one is this evening. Could this be normal? Is it just regrowing it’s chipped tube?

Hi Everyone, I am getting a tank built for me that is going to be sunk into a wall. I am able to put the overflow box and returns through the drywall. I am going around a stud, so the return piping will have to go straight back for 4 inches before the angle. I hope this makes sense and maybe my...

How long does it really take a tank to “mature” as people commonly call it. What are they key factors to properly maturing a tank. I’ve seen a lot of people say 1 whole year for a tank to become fully mature. Do you agree. Could this process be speed up and if so how. Also how do you know you...

Hi all, Today is the big day, I will be moving my entire reef (corals, fish, inverts etc) from a 65G into another tank of similar size (I needed slightly different dimensions due to space in my new home). Does anyone have any tips/tricks or general helpful information on doing tank transfers...

So, I thought I knew what I was doing - clearly I do not. Feeling a little overwhelmed and reaching out for help before I lose anything else. My ammonia is still high even after two water changes. Lost a six line wrasse and a valentini puffer yesterday - which I'm so bummed about. Fish were...

Hey guys! Been a huge fan of R2R for a while now and thought it’s time to start documenting my tank on here. My system has been up and running for a little under a year and a half now and has recently been suffering from multiple issues (most of them being a direct result of stuff I did ). My...

Hello Everyone! So a week ago I realized my ATC refractometer was calibrated wrong by about .003. No big whoop, instead of being at 1.025 my tank was at 1.021 where it was running stable. I did a PWC of about 30%, brought the water up to 1.022 and figured I would just do some manual saltwater...

Does anyone have any experience with the waterbox 170.4/5 plumbing? I'm wanting to run a Ecotech Vectra M2, but idk what fitting to use to attach it to the supplied return line... I'm sure I'm just an idiot, but any help or advice would be super helpful! Also, if I need to get a different pump...

New to reef tanks just got a 29 gal tank setup of course I put corals in before cycle completed and now I have diatom algae everywhere water parameters were way off everything is in line now and things seem to be looking up but if anyone has any suggestions or ideas to make corals grow faster or...

Hello, I am about to start a new build. I was able to get a tank second hand that fits perfectly in my house. It is drilled for a closed loop style to go with a standard overflow sump filtration. This excites me as I don’t like the look of any cords or equipment in my display including...

So I did a dumb thing, I got a baby cowfish. I knew some info about them. I came a cross a tiny probably 1.5 or 2 inch long in a fish store and basically I got emotionally attached to it at the store and did an impulse buy. I currently have 2 small clown fish, 2 firefish, one cleaner shrimp...