new tank advice

Hi awesome people! So I’m wanting to start my tank off right, and I want to make sure it has a good supply of pods. What’s the best way to make sure they’re are tons in there for my tank, and for my mandarin gobbies I wanna add eventually! Again, just getting back into it so I wanted to know if...

Hi all! I've been reefing for about a year and a half now and unexpectedly, due to covid, I'm going to be moving soon. In the process of moving, I'd like to take advantage of it and expand to a bigger tank. I currently have the Fluval Evo 13.5g and am heavily considering switching to the...

Hello! I'm a complete newbie to the community and hobby, and have been dreaming of having a saltwater tank for awhile now. I have a lot more time on my hands, so I thought now would be a great time to do the necessary research and slowly build up the gear I need before I cycle my first tank...

I've recently purchased a 600x400x400 optiwhite nano tank and plan on drilling the tank myself. I haven't ordered and plumbing or started drilling the tank so i thought i best check with someone more experienced than myself. What is the best design / setup to run. I had ideally wanted to...

I Recently started a Biocube 32g this is my current light schedule On video. I don’t know if it’s good enough?? ;Bookworm I have been running the tank now for 42 days. Before starting the cycle I swap out the stock filter system the Biocube 32 comes with and got InTaNk media basket Poly Filter...

How’s it Going guys , I recently purchased the a fluval 32.5 gallon AIO saltwater setup . I cycled it for 4 weeks and I have added a snowflake and Iced Mocha Clown into it . In my tank I have a jebao wavemaker , cobalt aquatics heater, and I just purchased a ReefOctopus BH50 protien skimmer...

Bought a 65 gallon tank that was running for a year, but the owner got a bigger one and gave me this with everything included, but lights and stand. I build my own stand replaced the piping because it needed a touch up. I filled it with freshwater everything runs smoothly. I’m putting in the...

My fireplace insert saltwater fish tank is 20 gallons. And I’m pretty happy with having corals and only a Pinnatus batfish. What’s your opinions on this.

Hey guys , so I’ve had multiple saltwater fish tanks for a while now and have always wanted a Red Sea reefer , if I got one it would probably be a 100 gallon. I do have one old model that’s only 30 gallons but it’s very old so there’s nothing new to it . I’m not sure if I really understand the...

A little over a week ago I fixed what I thought was a Dino problem. I did a 3 day black out and went through the Dr. Tim’s treatment. Today I come back from a long weekend and my rocks have the same brown stuff growing on them and a little on the sand bed. I don’t think they are Dino’s because...

Hi. I've been out of the aquarium game for a decade but ended up with a used tank that I would like to get going again. I'm wondering if this great E-Community can help me figure out what parts I need for the plumbing/water flow parts of this guy. Its a 75 gallon that came with a sump...

I have a 15 gallon nano tank that I have had running for a while now but I am starting to get concerned about the condition of the seals. One of the silicone edges has a rather large bubble in it. Because of this I am thinking of buying a fluval Evo tank to transfer into. I have taken all of my...

Hey all, Been a long time since I've been in the saltwater game and trying my hand at my first time reef tank. First My tank specs and then my question: 38gal bowfront approx 36lbs live/dry rock x2 eFlux 1050GPH wave pumps cyclone 100 protein skimmer (soon to be upgraded to Aquamaxx 1.5 HOB)...

hey guys! So I recently built a new stand for my 55 gallon. I realized that if I want to upgrade my tank this would be the time. So I bought a new 75 aqueon at the PetCo sale. ive never done a big upgrade like this. But this is my plan so far. I’m going to have 30gallons of fresh salt water...

Hello R2R community! Hope everyone and their families are healthy! I noticed this little guy last time I did a water change, and buried him before I could get a pic while I was vacuuming the substrate, but I was just feeding some reef roids and noticed he popped up again, kinda looks like some...

Hi from the UK! I’ve just gotten into the hobby after a long time of wanting a nano tank. Everything seems to be going smoothly with salinity at 1.026 and ammonia, nitrites, nitrates being 0. One issue: my ph is stubborn at 7.6ish despite alkalinity being between 8-9 as per fritz rpm salt...

Hello guys we have just found this in our saltwater tank. We have just took it out, but if its safe we want to put it back in.

I haven’t really had a need for a CUC yet, but I’m getting worried as to what I should put in. Any suggestions for a CUC for a fluval seaevo 5 tank? Tank is below.

Hi, I'm setting up a new tank its 15g, I been cycling since February 16th ( Coming up to week 6), I started by adding a raw shrimp and I let it decompose, it took a bit to build up ammonia after i had build up ammonia I took it out and I started adding Microbacter7 after one week i switch to...

Hello all! First time salt/reef tank keeper- I have a 20G Nuvo that has been cycled for about two months now (up for a little over 3 months in total), started with live sand and dry reefsaver rock. I do a 5gal water change every week (with RODI, 0.00 TDS), and also vacuum the sand bed while...

Hey guys I'm looking into getting another tank. Looking at the Aquarium Master 65 and Aqueon 65 gallon. Going to make a small reef tank. I want to drill my own tank plumbing.

Hello All, After a 20 year hiatus from the hobby I caught the bug again and had to setup another tank. My previous tank was only a 29g, my new one is a 90g, so I also want to delve into corals this time, but first I need to talk fish. I have had the tank up for 5 weeks now, and have some...

Hey everyone! I have come to the decision to transition from freshwater to saltwater as this is something I have been thinking about and researching for the past 5 months. There is a really good deal on a BioCube 32 with a stand, heater, and an upgraded pump and everything else for $250 right...

Hello everyone! Several weeks ago I posted a potential plumbing build for my first ever reef tank. I received some great feedback (mostly about drilling the tank), so I took the plunge and had it drilled. I then spent a lot of time researching and planning and have what I now think might be...

So I'm about to set up a new tank, 30 gallon with a 10 gallon sump. I'm using a rock i already have with a TON of mushroom corals covering it and probably some more rocks...definitely more rock. Anyway, i have one clown and one mandarin plus 2 other mushroom corals, a green hammer, & a daisy...