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Hi all, I have a 47 gallon mixed fish reef tank. 5 fishes in total with 50 pounds of live rock and 30 pounds of live sand. I used to have a bunch of hermit crabs and snails. Overtime their population dwindled and now looking to beef up their counts. What do you think what should be the...

I have nuisance Algae growth on my sand bed. Its hair Algae. I have been trying several methods to control it but with little success. I got the water tested at my local LFS but everything came out normal. My LFS has suggested to get either a lawn mower blenny or a kole tang. What do you guys...

Hello all, Some background info. I have a 47 gallon FOWLR setup with sand bed. My filtration is 50 lbs of live rock and a canister filter (no Sump or fuge). Also no skimmer. It's a very low tech system with no dosing or anything. I am now thinking of having some simple Corals like mushrooms...

Hello All, I need help in understanding why I have lost few fishes. Ihad a pair of clown and they were very happy in my 46 gallon tank which was 2 months old. Then I added 3 chromis pretty big size ones. Just in a few days my clows were dead. After a few more days 2 out of my 3 chromis dead. I...

Hello guys, I need some urgent help to know what to do. First my tank info 45 gallon FOLR with 50 lbs of live rock and 20 lbs of live sand. 2 clownfish 4 chromis 1 gold headed iamond goby. peppermint shrimp snails crabs tank is little over 2 months. Just today I lost one of my clownfish for...

Hi all, I went to my lfs and he recommended Neo Marine from Brightwell over Instant Ocean's Reef Crystal. He states that Brightwell offer better alkalinity where as IO reef crystal is more alkaline. I don't know whether he is right or wrong. So what do you guys think. I have not bought the salt...

Hello guys, Some basic info. 45 gallon 36x12x18 tank(18 is the depth). Fowlr setup but planning to get some easy beginner corals. No plans for ever having sps or the likes. Looking at current usa led light for around 160 bucks on amazon. Don't want to spend a fortune. So any suggestions?. Is it...

Hello guys, I need some help. I got a couple of clownfish in my first ever saltwater tank few days ago. I bought Omega 1 with garlic but my fish don't seem to et it. They come close and sometimes nip at it and then go away. Did I buy the right stuff or should I get something else? Thanks

Hello folks, I am looking into a RO unit from Aquatic Life (RO Buddie). The problem is the instructions say the optimal water temp should be around 77. I live in Michigan and there is no way that I can get that kinda temp in my cold water line. So the question is what will be the units...

Question about water changes. I have a 45 gallon fowlr tank and I am planning a 5 gallon water changes every two weeks. Question is should I go through the pains of preheating the water to match the display tank or not.

Hello everyone, As the title suggest, I need some help in determining what and how many can I stock in my 46 gallon tank. Tank size = 46 gallon Filteration = 50 lbs live rock, 20 lbs of live sand, Filstar XP-M canister filter. No skimmer or sump Lighting = Aquaeon modular LED lighting system...

So I got a bottle of Bio Spira while it was on sale for 12 bucks. Says it can treat up to 200 gallon tank. Mine is only 45 gallon. My question is should I dose the tank with Ammonia after I put this product in and keep testing water parameters and then may be a week later put some fish in? Or...

I jusr bought 30 inch Aquaeon modular led fixtureon sale. My question is can it used on a saltwater FOLWR setup with a chance of some beginner corals down the road?

Hi, I am setting a new 46 gallon fowlr tank. Got 50 lbs of lr, 20 lbs of live sand. I have a question about lighting. There is a petsmart near me closing down and they have everything 50% off. They still have some T5 LEDs but they are marked for reptiles. Are these different lights or can I use...

Hi, I have a 45 gallon tank that I am setting up as a fowlr. I got 50 lbs of live rocks, 20 lbs of live sand from carib sea. 2 hydor koralia nano 425 gph powerheads and a filstar xp-m canister filter with 320 gph. I put water and sand in this weekend and let all power heads running. Ther eis no...

Hi all, I have started a brand new 45 gallon setup. My tank is 36 x 24 x 12 (length x Height x depth). I bought two Koralia Nano 426 gph powerheads. When I powered them on their flow rate do not seem to be powerful. My question is do they need to be broken in before they pick up the flow or do...

Hi, I had been doing the fresh water on a small scale (20 gal) for a few years and always wanted to do the salt water setup. So I was able to get all the stuff a few days ago and here I am. Found this site to be very useful so decided to join the community to get few questions answered and research.