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OK so a little background I started this saltwater tank little around nine weeks ago and I added my source of ammonia eight weeks ago however I didn’t buy any sort of testing until about three weeks ago now that I tested I have close to 0 ammonia a lot of nitrates (40ppm) but very low nitrite...

I recently had my first bacterial bloom in my saltwater tank I thought the cycle would be almost over so I bought some tests and this is what came out, how much longer do you think

I am cycling a 10 gallon Nano reef and everything seemed to be going fine but I came home today expecting my crystal clear water that I usually have and it was extremely cloudy and I was wondering if this is somthing to worry about or how to fix it, it looks worse irl then in the photos btw

So I know when cycling a Nano reef there is a ugly brown algae stage but I feel like I have too much, is this normal?

I have started a reef aquarium and I was looking at my towns water levels and stove and it seemed OK, I was just wondering if I can get a second opinion on if this is OK for a reef tank Nitrite - undetectable Nitrate 0.29 ppm Alk - 77 ppm Calcium - 26 ppm Tds - 94 Chlorine - 0.85 I use as...

I have a 10 gallon sw tank and I want the main focus to be corals however I was wondering if I could put a yellow tail blue damsel in it, it would be the only fish along with some crabs and snails

I recently bought a par38 36w led marine bulb and I was wondering if it could support some soft zoas or softies, they had a similar one at my lfs but for a much higher price

So I’ve been cycling my Nano reef for about 3 weeks and I’ve noticed an algae outbreak, is this normal or do I have to restart:( here are photos

Just went into my lfs and found out that after a month of cycling found out my ammonia was high and so was my nitrates, he told me a few more weeks :( how long do you think he meant

(**if you know anything about lighting please answer) So when I had a freshwater I bought a aquarium led strip and now that I’ve cycled a saltwater I’ve tried to get lighting to support coral, I bought a 10w 50/50 cfl which on the box said it was perfect for Nano reefs however I was told it...

Hi, I set up a 10 gallon Nano reef about 3 weeks ago and have some questions First to avoid some common questions here is my equipment list -generic 10 gallon glass aquarium -aquaclear 40 filter -528 gph Powerbeats -diy Nano skimmer -cheap aquarium led strip -reefsun 50/50 bulb -diy glass...

I just bought a 10w reef sun 50/50 light and was wondering if I could keep some softies alive

I’ve been doing freshwater reefs for about a year but have always been in aw of saltwater so I have started the process. I have bought a 50w heater a filter rated for 40g a 528gph power head and I was wondering if my lights were powerful enough for coral. I have a 45w cfl 500lumens bulb along...

I'm starting a 10g sw tank and I have a quite bright 30 dollar led strip along with a 40w royal blue bulb. Can I grow some easy softies?