mixed reef

In general, what should someone keep an eye out when buying colonies? What do you look for besides good polyp extension and making sure the corals aren't covered in pests. As of now, I have several zoa frags and few LPS like Acans and euphyllia, all of these are very small and to be honest it...

This is the story of our journey of the second large saltwater tank we built. During the series I’ll add bits about the things we learned from the first build, that have helped us so far. We started a 90 gal mixed reef tank 2 years ago, learned a lot from the journey, a lot that we wish we...

So after taking a few years off from the hobby Ive decided to jump back in . This time around Im going small and building a 40 breeder mixed reef . Im going all out on this one and starting with everything brand new . The tank is a standard aqueon 40b I drilled for a eshoppes M internal...

I've been working on maintaining stable parameters, particularly Salinity, PH, Calcium and Alkalinity, and have been doing quite well with ups finally such as multiple montiporas, pavona, pocillopora and one acro until it fell. That being said I'd like to get some more acros and am curious which...

Hello once again everyone, I was recently looking at some pictures of others tanks and have seen that some have crazy polyp extension with their LPS, the feeding tentacles, and then others have little to none at all during the day. I am one of the latter, during the day there is very little to...

This is the SCA 50 gallon system I bought off amazon to go in my new apartment. This is my 5th tank build, but first brand new tank and first time using a cube. Here’s the tank when it arrived. Well, a little after it arrived. I got excited and started opening boxes before I remembered to snap...

Four years ago I sold my 120. I miss having a tank and I'm planning a new tank. I was considering a Red Sea Reefer, but I think I've decided on the Waterbox instead. I chose Waterbox for 2 reasons. 1) I don't like the float switch ATO on the Red Sea. I don't trust float fucntionality. I...

I’m October of 2017 my wife and I bought a coralife biocube 29 from a coworker who has been in the hobby for over 10 years. He actually bought the set up for himself while he was trying to convince me to buy it for my kids. My son is allergic to cats and dogs, but loves animals. So my co...

Hey Guys, So I've been very indecisive after selling my previous tank. Ever since the move which has been 3+ months now, I thought maybe being tankless would be some what satisfying to know my wallet is staying intact more lol . Which it has, but being tank less is very depressing, Wife gave...

Hi, I am shopping around for a new light to go over my Mixed reef and found the SB Ultra fixture. I noticed they had a give away on this site last year and am hoping that maybe some people bought some of their lights and have used them and could let me know how the perform and how they look on...

I’m upgrading from a 90 gal to a 180 and I’ve always enjoyed the look and coral health I’ve got with a t5 led combo. I plan on using my Aquaray AquaBeam 600 Ultima led strips because I already have them. I’m looking at buying a 60” ATI Sunpower but I’m not sure how many bulbs I should get. I’m...

I am making a build thread to track the progress of a 30 gallon nuvo by innovative marine. It will incorporate a few various IM gadgets as well. Filters socks, midsize ghost skimmer, IM reactor, tunze osmolator, jaebo rw4 powerhead, twin IM spinstream nozzles at the return, screen top, two...

So I’m finally going to do my first tank thread ever. Nothing too crazy but just like everyone else on here I do love corals! I’ve been active in the hobby since January 2015, but I’ve been obsessed with reef tanks since I could remember. I’ve always wanted one. About a year before I started...

I’m in LOVE with my Neptune Apex Controller, and it’s really turned me into a control freak! Which is great because my other love,besides my kids and wife, is SPS, and we all know that SPS love stability! So with the Apex, it allows me to log my parameters and see them in a very detailed way...

I am currently working on a Fluval M90 mixed reef tank. It's about 36 total gallons with dimensions of 35" width x 16" height x 12" depth. I am looking at a new Maxspect Turbine Duo TD-6K return pump which is about 1000 gallons per hour max but turning it down to about 30% and a pair of Maxspect...

Hello everyone I'll be moving in the next few weeks and would like to upgrade to the Red Sea xxl 625 when i do. So I'm selling my Reefer 350. Its been up and running for 2 years with no crashes. Depending on interest, I'd either be willing to sell it as is, with all the livestock and equipment...

I've had this system up and running for about a year now, it was an upgrade form a previous 10gal AIO that I had been running for about 2 years. I just never got around to creating a build thread until now. Equipment list: · IM Lagoon 25 · 2x Kessil A80’s w/ controller and goosenecks · DA...

I don't think I ever posted on this forum before. So, hello everyone! I am a biochemist working in an office and terribly missing my lab days. That and my love for diving had me starting a reef a couple of years ago. In my youthful light-headedness, I thought I could do it in a small (180 litre)...

Hello everyone, Welcome to my tank build. I am graduating from college in less than a month at this point and am beyond excited. So to celebrate this I am thinking of treating myself to something I've been wanting for quite sometime, a 125 gallon mixed reef tank. I found a standard non...

Starting this thread to document the progression. Filled with water April 23 2017 DIY tank built from scrap plate glass. The cat(I think) is inspecting the seams. First corals after cycle Large RBTA after a few months Poor anemone, The crab was hurting it so he is in the sump...

Hello, I just joined here and am starting a new thread to document the progress with my new 90 gallon tank build. I also have a tank journal going on a Canadian reefing site but it lacks activity. SPECS DT 48"w 18"d 21"h 3/4" bean animal overflow & diy glass overflow box Sump 30 gallon breeder...

First want to start off by giving you a little background information about myself and the tank. I am a total noob to the reefer hobby so will be looking for help frequently. I have took the last 2 months browsing this forum for help and research. I have previously been in the African Cichlids...

I recently saw this snail in the beach, there were quite a few. I have never put anything alive from the wild in my tank and was wondering what kind of snail this is and is it safe for a mixed reef? If it is, would it be ok to Dip? And most important, is it legal to remove from the beach?

Moving my build thread to the right forum! Hello Folks! I am returning to the hobby after a 10 year hiatus. I had a 75g mixed reef when I was in high school with varying levels of success. It has been so long, and I screwed so much up before that for all intents and purposes I consider myself...

Hello, I am starting this tread to show our Reefer 450 build. It all started with a used 20G Nano tank that my girlfriend bought after we had discussed how much maintenance i needed to be involved in if she got a saltwater tank. It took maybe 2 days and I was hooked. The possibility to really...