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Hey All - I have been maintaining by 29gal Reef aquarium for over a year and loved it. Unfortunately I started traveling every week, long distances for work. I cannot commit to the required weekly water changes. I think someone else deserves this beauty. (I'm keeping my 55gal FW though...

Had my tank up for over a year and could never decide on what fish I would get to join my 2 clowns and bicolor dotty back. I finally decided on this little bugger...

I have some weird sponge looking growth on some of my corals. Whenever there is debris floating in the aquarium, such as when I do water changes, they shoot out some very thin tentacles. Here are some pictures without the tentacles, any idea what they are and are they bad? The corals don't...

I have a Coralife T5HO 4x31w fixture over my 29gal SW aquarium. I will need to be replacing the bulbs soon. Are there any options for bulbs that fit this size fixture other than Coralife? I measured and it seems like the bulbs are around 27.75"?

All - Recently I started to notice a spread of what looks like a plant. It is on a rock that my mushrooms are growing on and it is growing on my polyps. I noticed that my polyps did not open at all today and the mushrooms are a bit smaller. I don't think this is an aiptasia as when I put a...

From research and pictures I've looked up around the forum, I think I have a white sponge growing on my soft polyps. Can you guys confirm this is a sponge? Is it harmless? The picture I took was right when the lights came on which is why you do not see any of the polyps. When the lights are...

I have a 29gal SW Reef tank. It's been up for about 3 months no issues really. I have about 40lbs of LR and an Aquaclear 70 filter running. I would like to populating my tank with enough copepods so I can get a mandarin in the future. So I am wondering if I can switch my Aquaclear 70 into a...

I noticed this morning my Bolivian Ram is chewing on a piece of gravel. I've seen him pick one up and "chew it" then put it down. This one he is holding onto and it seems the other fish want it too. He has his tail fin up as defense and is not letting anyone near it. Any ideas? I don't want...

Been a while since I posted, so wanted to show off my new guy in my FW. He's a cobalt blue crawfish. Had him for about a month and he's doing great. He has a save home and has molted twice since I've had him. He hasn't gone after any fish and is doing a great job cleaning up the floor.

I have a standard 29gal SW tank. I would like to build a top to prevent any jumpers from getting out. I have lighting that is supported by braces on the tank. Can someone point out the benefits of having a glass top vs. mesh top? I heard the main difference is glass helps prevent...

The dimensions of my tank are 30 1/4"L x 12 1/2"W x 18 3/4"H. So I have been looking for 30" T5HO light fixtures but I see the most popular sizes are 24", 36", and 48". Am I correct in looking for a 30" T5HO? Or should I be looking for 24" or 36"? Thanks!

Well LFS got me! Usually I go into the store with my phone that USUALLY has a solid 3G connection. I go in with a list of fish I want and look up any other ones I see. Well of course my phone wasn't working and I was deciding between the 6line Wrasse and this yellow coris wrasse i never heard...

I have been contemplating getting the dimmable TaoTronics LED lights. I will be in a 1br/1ba apartment and don't want my entire place to be over taken with the lights. So I would prefer NOT to hang any lights. Is there anyone here who does not hang their LEDs or do you have any suggestions...

Hey everyone I'm almost done cycling my first 29gal SW tank (fingers crossed). I will keep it as FOWLR for a while until it matures and after I move in a couple months. Then I would like to start getting corals. I was wondering if someone can point me to a good thread here with all...

Hello everyone! Been reading around here a while and I just started posting recently, so maybe you've seen my name around! I got the aquarium bug about 5 years ago and have had FW tanks since then, upgrading from 10g > 29g > 55g. Right now I still have the 55gal and it is a lovely...

Finally starting a thread on new SW 29g I've been traveling so much since I set up my first SW 29gal tank. I've been dying to post about it! Quick back story - Well basically I wanted to start a Lake Malawi Cichlid tank, and I got as far as this when I decided to switch to SW! :facepalm...

Does anyone ever worry about keeping their aquarium on a second floor or in an apartment and crashing through the floor? Or causing some sort of damage? I know it's probably safe, but for example I have a 55gal, and with everything in it, probably ways around 700lbs. And I always have...

So my GF is not a huge fan of aquariums but she doesn't MIND them. She had some traumatic experience with a fish when she was little or something :facepalm: She's already warned me if we ever move in together I'm only allowed 1 aquarium (she did say it could be as large as I wanted, hello...

Hello everyone - I am totally at a crossroads and could use your wonderful advice and opinions! A few weeks ago I got the urge to do something with my old 29g since I had most of the equipment just sitting around. I have always kept FW so I instantly began researching Cichlids. I bought rocks...