55 gal. lighting?

I’m setting up a 55 gal reef tank. It will hold mostly Soft corals maybe one LPS or two. Is 4 HO T5′s enough for my tank?

New reef set up

setting up a 60g reef, how much live rock do I need to get, and what type of bottom media would be best? Live sand/mud, crushed coral? And what salt brand is good/better/best/ And more importantly what are the hardier type of corals to start with. Used to have salt a while back(15yrs ago) but I have mainly...

looking for new set up

I just recently moved from Louisiana to loyalsock, pa. I’m looking for salt water shops/stores around the area. I’m wanting to set up a new tank. I used to have a 120 gallon. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

My Hex Reef Tank

Greetings, I hope this is the right spot for this question. Right now I am planning on making a 42 gallon Hex tank that I am "ressurecting" after a long period of disuse. I want to make it an invertebrate/sea horse tank. This is my second foray into reef aquarium keeping and my first to be...

Hydrometer am I reading it right?

Good morning this is my first post! I set up my first sw tank ever last week. It’s a 36 gal bow front with a protien filter, heater, circulating fan? I put in a hydrometer yesterday the readings are SG 1.023 salinity 33.4 temp 78-80. If I am reading the directions correctly I believe I need to lower...

loud airbubbles from the fuge drain

So ive just installed my new tank with refugium and everything is great except the loud noise from the drain to the fuge beause the air in it. Is there any way to quiet that down? and i’ve already made the drain pipe straight where theres no curling. could that be the problem? any suggestions? ...