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Hi Guys! My name is Jess and I just joined this site! I'm 21 and going to college for history. One of the things I love are my fish! I've had reefs since I left home three years ago. I'm trying hard to be a good reef keeper, I read a lot and have had quite a few tanks in such a short time. Due...

Okay folks, stay tuned for the slowest build thread ever/exercise in patience! After ditching a completely unmanageable 210g tank I had running for 7 months, (I could not reach into the tank even on a stool. It was completely unmanageable for me which made it a chore rather than a hobby) I...

Hey folks. I 've seen a lot of people that are thinking about ordering from glass cages but I don't know how many actually have? To those who have, what do you think about your tank/quality/company?

My freshwater tank has been problematic from the start. I finally got down to one angel and put some neons/glos/platys in the tank to get some movement in there with him. Now that the angel is gone, I don't really know what to do with the tank. I'm really over fw but if I quit now, I will never...

In looking at my tank this morning, i've noticed my angelfish has a huge bulge near the pectoral fins. Seems to be swimming fine, but I don't know what's going on. I didn't notice it yesterday and have no idea what could be going on. None of the other tankmates seem unhappy, though neither...

New thread! New reef! Very exciting. Since the 10g was looking a bit cramped I figured it was time to upgrade a bit. The 200g is still a ways off (laziness is terrible) so I fully intended to just break down the 10. The 10 is still up and running thanks to my lovely bf who said he would miss...

Came in this morning and found bubbles (yes, bubbles) laying at the bottom of the tank. I've seen him do this once before when I received the gift of an uncycled tank that was horribly overstocked. He would get floppy if ammonia was too high. I quickly ran for tests and found everything at 0...

Seems like every time I turn around there's something else strange in my tank. I think I've gotten an aptasia hitchhiker. It's itty bitty. :( Theres also a very interesting orange thing that's popped up next to my rock. If this is aptasia, is there a way to remove the mushroom and toss the...

I was looking around on liveaquaria and reading a few books on marine fish an i'm stumped. So many of the fish I like are either not reef safe, or to be added with caution. I'm not sure if I want to continue with a reef tank or make it a FOWLR tank. They both have benefits, but I can't decide...

My diatoms disappeared as expected, but they're being replaced with bright red and little bits bright green stuff. The green stuff seems to have toned down. I'm fairly certain its not slime algae (i dont really think it feels particularly slimey), I can brush it off, there's no pungent odor, It...

This is currently the biggest tank my boyfriend will let me have. Apparently the house is too small for anything bigger. For some reason he won't let me turn the office into a monster fish tank. :rolleyes: In order to get this tank, i'm building it to fit behind the couch where it won't be...

So after spending the morning sitting by the tank, I hopped off to go watch a movie or two. Came back to google something and BAM. Everything is orange. Rocks, sand, everything. I assume it's diatoms but I would like to be sure considering they popped up so fast. How do I get rid of them...

I've finally gotten the green light to start planning my last tank idea, and my boyfriend and I have agreed on building a tank to fit behind the sofa.The tank design i'm looking into is a 150g plywood tank.:o In trying to plan out the best way to build this I find myself more and more confused...

I finally got my live rock in the tank and everything is fine and dandy except for some questions about what's actually on my rock. This is a very gray patch that looks remarkably like mold. This is some some very stringy algae-like stuff that's very neutral in color and waving about in...

A friend gave me a 10g fw tank to start off with when I mentioned I wanted to get into saltwater. Unfortunately the tank was amazingly overstocked and he apparently never cleaned the gravel or cycled it before giving it to me. Long story short after about two weeks of ammonia and frustration the...

I've recently decided to start setting up a reef tank slowly and have been researching before I go out and spend the money. I'm planning on a 60 gallon tank, starting with only live rock and slowly adding corals and hearty fish after a good while of cycling. The main problem i'm confused on now...

I've always liked fish and recently a friend decided to start keeping fish. He's jumped right in with several tanks quite fast. I've recently decided I wanted to start a reef tank and have been researching it. A friend set up a freshwater for me to play with so I could start learning about fish...