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Hey there. So I am getting back into the hobby after 40 years away. So much has changed. I have been using the BRS Facebook group and sharing my new build. I plan on doing a build thread here but before I get to that I need some advice. My display tank is a 60 gallon custom tank and I have built...

I'm new to saltwater and just got a clown added to my tank about alittle over a week ago and he seemed fine until yesterday and he started acting like this yesterday he was swimming directly below the water line and then wouldn't eat, all tank parameters seem fine. Went out and got some PE mysis...

Hey Everyone, Got my Saltwater up and running! Ended up going with a IM Nuvo Pro 40G V2 with a Red Sea 90 Light, for awhile I'm only going to have a FOWLR 2 Oc Clowns, and 1 Firefish, with a CUC, I might add or or two, other small fish. Is a Protein skimmer really needed if understocking this...

Hello everybody I am planning on getting wave maker in order to start buying some coral. Does anyone have any experience or thoughts on the innovative marine aqua gadget desktop wave link dc power head? I have a rectangle 10 gallon like 18” x 10” roughly and was wondering if this wave maker...

So I've had my 10 gallon for about a month now and my pair of clowns look okay so I want to add corals to encourage them to hopefully explore more of the tank since they still like the right side of the tank a lot more. I've heard mixed opinions on torches and hammer which I'm interested in but...

Hi everyone, I'm really new to the hobby and I have just started work on a 75 gallon saltwater tank. It was in use less than 24 hours prior to my bringing it home, and the live rock, dry rock, filter (media) and sand as well as some of the original water from the tank came home with me. I'm...

Wanting to run QT from the beginning. Have read Jay's info on quarantine, a lot of the nasty back and forth on QT/nonQT, quite off putting BTW, and still have one core question... To get biological filtration up in my QT, do I cycle it as well as my DT? Fish less, bottle bacteria. Or do I do...

Since I’ve added some Zoa frags to my tank, I’ve had wild swings in dKh and PH in my Fluval 13.5G tank. I know with a small tank, this can occur, but any advice on how to stabilize this? No ammonia or nitrite Nitrate is between 5-10 ppm No detectable phosphates (only have API kit so might not...

Hey all! I have a 29 gal reef with a few soft coral and 2 lps (favia and candy.) I currently have 2 clownfish and am looking into stocking more fish and making this mixed reef diverse and colorful. I originally had thought about procuring a puffer fish as they have always been some of my...

Hi everyone. I have posting here about this coral a lot, but it seems like it dead. It has some brown on it now as you can see in the picture. I know, however, that until there is nothing its still technically "alive". Should I first leave this in my tank? And second, should I do anything to try...

Hey everyone, The names Caleb and I'm from Cleveland Ohio. I'm completely new to reefing and don't even own a tank yet. I'm a senior in highschool so I will likely wait until I am in college or out of college to start one solely because of transporting tanks back and forth across the country can...