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Alright, so a quick introduction: hi, I'm Elijah, and I've been working with freshwater planted tanks for around 5 years. This is my very first saltwater tank, and while I do aim to get a couple corals later on, my primary goal with this tank is to grow macroalgae. Seeing planted macroalgae...

Does anyone have any Xenia or quick beginner corals they are trying to get rid of? I’m willing to drive a decent amount. I bought a bio cube with the stand for a 100 bucks on marketplace which was pretty wild. I’m stocking it rn, just looking for a first coral to hopefully cover the whole back...

Hi all Relatively new (couple of months) to the hobby and very new to this forum. I’ve been running my tank for a couple of months and have probably been dealing with all the things a new tank faces. I currently have a Fluval Evo and have got it to a place where, with a few fish and...

Hello all, I have recently put my first fish in my newly established 30-gallon tank about 2 weeks ago, and I have now caught the itch for coral. I don't think my lighting is good enough for any coral (Fluval Aquasky, I know, bad, but it came with the tank when I bought it). I am in the market...

Hi everyone. I've recently joined the forum, but had to deal with some serious personal stuff and had no time to really explore and introduce myself. So, I'm planning a new tank, my very first saltwater aquarium. I've been a FW guy for 13 years and now I want to take the plunge and start a reef...

Shipping Details Local Pickup Allowed Shipping within Wisconsin - $30 Shipping outside of Wisconsin - $55 Please allow at least 3 days before shipping after payment. Sorry about any hair algae in the photos, it's part of the hobby as you all know. I will try to clean it off before shipping if...

Hello everyone! After doing a ton of research as a newbie, I have decided to purchase the Red Sea Nano Max Peninsula. With the limited square footage, I'd like to ask for some feedback on what stocking ideas would do great in this tank? I plan to use everything from the kit (stock) and would...

Hi everyone. Loving the hobby so far, ive cycled my 20G high with plenty of rock and started adding livestock. Currently i have a small ocellaris clownfish, emerald crab, 2 nassarius snails, a yellow watchman goby, and a few days ago i added a citron clown goby. Id like to describe how my tank...

Hello, I’m Ash from San Diego. I’ve been interested in reef tanks for awhile now, been doing lots of research and decided to finally get a tank. But unfortunately the tank that I want Waterbox cube 20 is out of stock. So I’m just waiting for them to restock. I’m excited to be here and can’t wait...

Hi reefers! I finally pulled the trigger and start this hobby after dreaming about it for over 10 years. So now I'm doing a ton of research about it before going to build up my first tank. There are quite some things I run into and I just can't figure it out myself. Hopefully one of you more...

Hi everyone I am new to reefing and got a frogspawn roughly 3/4 months ago. When I bought it from the lfs it was fully extended and happy for about 2/3 months and has recently just began to puff. My parameters are still in a ideal range: Salinty: 1.026/35ppt Ammonia/Nitrite :0/0 Nitrate: 0ppm...

Part 1: In the beginning there was water. It all started with NextDoor. A drilled 50 gallon with a sump caught my eye; it was reasonably priced at $200. The lister was the wife of the owner, and she was ready for it to go, so younger me negotiated the price down a bit and set a pickup date...

Hey, I just started my first reef tank and just got my first duncan coral. After looking at some images online of these corals, I noticed that my coral looks nothing like them, not even small frags. It looks like a SPS to my beginner eye, it has many small polyps. Can you guys tell me if this...

Hey everybody! Just getting started with reefing in my 23g tank. Finally my first clownfish & corals arrived :) I wanted to ask if the placement of the Duncan (on stone) and the GSP (on the sand) is good? My coral store also accidentally shipped a Zoa to me for free, but im a bit afraid of it...

Hello I’m getting a Waterbox 15 mini peninsula tank and was messing around with a few aquascape ideas, this is what I have come up with so far, looking for suggestions and recommendations on how to improve. I was also wondering if adding only a small piece of live rock is enough to seed the tank...

First off, the title is misleading... I have no idea what is and isn't abnormal . I just filled and started my cycle last night. At 9pm, In my 16 gallon cube I put 4oz of FritzZyme Turbo Start 900 then brought my tank up to 2.0ppm of ammonia. This morning before I left for work at 4:30 am, I...

Hi. I am new to the hobby of reef keeping and reef2reef community. I have recently setup a 30L aquarium. It is a Camry Q3-380. As I knew nothing about reefs or marine aquariums, I did my research, spoke to some people in the hobby and read a few articles. I chose the dead shrimp cycle, with...

This is my first post on R2R. I’m new to reefing. I have a 40b with LPS and softies—almost 6 mos old. Everything looks amazing! I’ve never really had trouble with any new corals. I wanted to try goniopora, and I found a tiny but gorgeous neon pink frag at my LFS. After paying WAY too much for a...

I’m creating a nano 32.5g bowfront lps and soft coral tank, and I’m wondering what tips you guys have. I am somewhat of a beginner, but have a lot of knowledge IMO, and may be able to be considered an intermediate depending on how this setup goes. THINGS ABOUT THE TANK: I’m going to add a 10g...

Hi. Im still a beginner in this hobby. I have a few questions in regards to T5 lighting. I don't really understand it. Does any T5 tube work? Does it require any special colour (if so, what colours?)? Does it have a cheaper upfront cost than LEDs? Im still a student so money is quite and...

I'm planning on starting a pico tank with some easy corals like zoas/mushrooms and maybe a RFA later (once I've mastered maintaining stability in this tank though), but I'd also like to start a copepod culture so I can maybe look into getting a dragonet for my other reef tank. Theres a ton of...

Hi, I just joined this group and would be grateful for any help with my first saltwater tank. The fiancé and I recently got into Aquariums. What was suppose to be a trip to our LFS to just browse quickly become a buying experience. Now I have a 13.5 Gallon Fluval EVO tank (all in one). I took...

Howdy! Installing my Reefer 350 (73g) next week, and I’m pretty doggone excited. Gotten a bunch of new bells and whistles (Reefmat 500 on order for example!) thanks to my scouring the pages here. Anyhow, curious about flow. I like the idea of a gyre quite a bit, and I’m curious how folks feel...

I’m a brand new aquarist & for my first tank I’m starting with a 16 Gallon BioCube. I’m from Indiana and have been diving once a year in the Bahamas for 30 years. Finally, I can bring the ocean to me! I realize that salt is harder, but since I’m limited to just 1 tank, I decided to jump into...