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After being out of the hobby for about 2 years I have decided to start up a 30gal tank. I have about 20lbs live / 20base rock at the moment. 2 x 425gph hydor nano pumps, 1 x 3170gph aquatop cps24. Im running a 300w eheim jager heater and a small aquaclear hob for carbon and a filter sponge...

so my 60gallon tank has now been up for just over a year and a half. things are looking good but it is time for an upgrade. i knew about 6 months ago then i had obtained 2 tangs from somebody off of craigslist that i would be needing an upgrade. i just came across a 125 gallon RR tank with solid...

So I am in need of opinions. I am looking at two tanks Currently and I can't decide what one to get. ( I wont be getting it for another 2 ish years but i would like to get everything situated first) tank one: 48x48x16 rimless. its a 170 shallow tank if I remember correctly. the price is$500 from...

So my question is, is it posable to have to good of water quality for Lps and soft corals to grow? The reason I am asking is because all my parameters are perfect, weekly water changes, temp a constant 78, remote fuge with a algae turf scrubber and dsb. For some reason all my soft corals and Lps...

So today after a long thought I decided to go purchase a mandarin for my tank. A little background on my tank: it is a 60 gal tank(48" x 12" x 24") tank. It has ben up and running for over a year now, there is around 100ish or more lbs of liverock. I'm running a 20gal fuge with dsb Chateo and a...

Ok well I am in need of a new light fixture for my 60 gal reef tank. So far I have a nova extreme 8bulb t5 Ho fixture, I have a ballast out and one that is half out. So Currently 5 bulbs are working. What I am planning on doing is replacing this fixture with a duel mh fixture. I have leather...

Ok so I acquired all of my friends saltwater stuff since they did not want it any more and I was wondering if I could put their 2 mated false perc clownfish into my 60 gallon that Curently has 2 mated fals perc clownfish. There is plenty of hiding spots and live rock to encourage territories...

Just need a quick answer. I am upgrading my sump and am looking to add a larger dsb. About 50lbs of sand. I saw at home depo that they have a very fine grade sand, silica based I presume. Will this work or a dsb images of aragonite? Why or why not?

So I am looking at upgrading my sump and my system and I am looking at adding a phosphate retractor and algae turf scrubber. I'm looking for some advice on how to build the turf scrubber and what type of phosphate retractor to purchase( tank is 60 gal) also what is the best flow through the...

So awhile back I rescued a yellow tang from a person off Craigslist list. He had the tank in a small 20gall tank. I decided to take him and put it in my 60gall tank till I could find somebody from the local reef club to take him. So far no luck. Well long story short the same thing happened...

Well I was looking on adding a new fish to my tank and found the Cowfish. I like the look and think they are pretty cool and was wondering if anybody had any experience with them? So far I know they are slow swimmers, Typically peaceful, reef safe but will nip at tubeworms. Any information it...

Well this is my update on my 60 gall tank. Equipment: Nova extream 8 bulb fixture. Overflow and diy 10gal sump Maxi jet 750 gph Powerhead and 250 gph Powerhead 250 watt heater Fish: 1x firefish 1x lawnmower blenny 2x false perc clownfish 1x yellow tang( was rescued from a 10 gal tank off of...

So I looked into my tank today and it looks like there are thousands of small black worms over everything my rock corals sand. The worms are only about 2 mm in length and less then 1mm in diameter. Im talking super small like eyelashes everywhere. Does anybody know what they are? Are they safe...

Today I found a guy on crags list selling his tank. So I decided I would check it out. Maybe purchase some liverock or a fish. When I got there I saw that his tank was a 20 and had, 1clownfish,1firefish,1 dimond goby, 1 6line wass, and a yellow tang!! I was shocked to see this pore guy in such a...

Speaking of supplements to increase coral growth do you dose higher calcium and magnesium then what your salt mix provides? Also what is your take on zooplankton and phytoplankton dosing?

so i thought i would go into a good detail on what i plan on stocking my 60 with and was looking for some input. Fish: 1 diamond goby, 2 fals perc clownfish, 2 fire fish goby,2 green chromis, and one large main fish(need help on this maybe a kole tang??) Inverts: 1 blue linekia starfish, 1...

so i have finished cycling my tank about three weeks ago and everything is going good. i though i would post some pics and ask some advice on my journey to a reef tank. here are some pics of my tank right now: anyways here are my specs. 60 gal dt - around 80 lbs of rock. (60 lbs are man made) 2...

so i am looking at a good cuc for my 60 gal tank and this is what i have decided on. let me know what you all think. 11 - astraea turbo snails 11- nassarius snails 6- emerald crabs 1- banded coral shrimp 1- shortspine urchin / or 1 pencil urchin. 1- serpent sea star. i do plan on having a reef...

Well I was searching on crags list and found a guy that is selling his lights. It is a 48" USA nova extreme 8x 54watt t5 fixture with 4x moon light. He was using it on his 125gal tank and I plan on using it on my 60 gal( 48"x24"deep x12" wide) the price....$100!! Each bulb is individually...

Well my 60 gal just finished cycling. About two days ago I added 2 clownfish. Everything is going good.. But I find it a little difficult to feed them. They like to stay in the bottom corner of the tank. With an overflow and the powerheads only a little bit of food gets to where the clown fish...

Well I'm about 4 weeks into the cycle and I am at a stall. My nitrates and nitrites will not drop. Ammonia is at zero. The raw shrimp I added at the start of the cycle is completely gone. My question is will adding more live rock from a very established tank help bring down nitrate and...

Well this is an update to my gf 10gal start of a reef tank. So far everything is going amazing. It has been running now for about 3 months. About 2 weeks ago we introduced some Xenia coral and a rock with tones of mushroom corals. . Just today we introduced the new tank mate... A clown fish...

Ok so I am about 3 weeks or so into my tanks cycle. Nitrite just spiked up. My ph is high around 8.4 to8.8 but my question is y my alk level is saying it is reading 0? All my rock is man made. Took 3 months Iof soaking it In water and In vinegar till it read 8.0 for ph.. so I don't think it is...

My gf has a tank that has just finished cycling. So far there is one turbo snail, 4 crabs. One brittle starfish and a three striped damsel( we did not cycle with the fish. we used raw shrimp) any way just the other day the damsel was kinda picking on one of the crabs. Well after doing a water...

This is my 60 gal tank. currently i am about 2 weeks into the cycle and everything is going ok but i do have a few questions. i am using test strips(plan on getting the api test kit next week). my ph is around 8.4-8.8 a little high but my alk is extremely low. between 0-40ppm. does anybody know...