Need Setup Advice
I am thinking of getting back into a SW/Reef tank. I had one years ago, but sold it when I moved to a new house and never got back into it. Anyway… here is my question. I have a 75 gallon glass aquarium that I ‘acquired’ from my son when he got out of his turtle obsession. It...
47 column
hello. I am just starting to get back into saltwater tanks I have had one about 10 yrs agobut didnt have the time or energy. I had a tank full of malawi cichlids. Iwouldlike to hear your thoughts on starting somethingin my 47 column tank. the question i have is that im looking to do a LR and LS withsome...
Hmm? I wonder…
Alright so I have a question, I have a ten gallon tank I used for FW that is now taken down so I can put up my 55 gallon FOWLR, my question is, can I use this tank for saltwater in the future? I would have to replace the light, the filter with a skimmer, the gravel with sand, buy some LR, but would...
Anemone Crisis
My anemone died in my tank and by the time i got home only the base of the anemone was left knowing that when an anemone dies it releases toxins i reset the tank by cleaning it and making all new fresh saltwater and new live sand. I also cleand the filter, the skimmer, and the powerhead. The only thing...
Brown Live Rock
Hi Internet, Im new to keeping saltwater fish have a juwel rio 180 set up with 3 live rocks from fiji which were about 8kg in total. They have been in there a week now but are going brown now. The Ammonia and Nitrate are 0 and ph 8.2 @ 24/25c Currently there is two cleaning shrimp which have also been...
Upgrading reef
Hello all.. Great forum… Glad to be here. I have been doing tanks for many years.. Just moved into reefs a couple of years ago. I have an acrylic 90 gal that I hate… Too many scratches… I just upgraded to a 120 gal glass 48×24x24 with two overflows… My plan is to transfer...
Upgrading tank from 40 to 65
hi all, i had my 40g tall tank setup for about 3 months now, with a sea clear protein skimmer about 60lb of live rock(with some things growing on the I’m not sure of what they are) and 50lb of live sand. i also had 2x 24 t5s. at first i wanted a fwlr but after seeing all the beautiful corals and reef...
Adding Sand
ok so i have a 55 gal tank set up that i want to remove the sand from and transfer it to my new 100 gal. the 100 is up and running and has all the coral/fish/inverts that were in my 55 in it so my question is what is the best way to do this? do i add a little bit everyday so it doesnt make a sandstorm?...
Is it Stressed?
ok so about a month ago i got a leather tree coral and when i got it from the LFS it was pink but turned purple and light blue it seems to be growing good and has all its polyps extended i got another one today and it turned the same color as the old one after being in my tank for a few hours, my question...
can u use a mercury vapor light for reef tank?
i have a 92gal corner tank setup as a reef tank and at the present moment i have a 36in corallife fixture on it with 10k and actinic bulb in it! i have mushroom leather ,colt coral sum zooanthids an a tortch coral……but i didnt have any luck with pulsating zena an i was hopeing it was due...

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