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Page 1Live View on a nano, any tips for glare?
Started using Live View on my 20 gallon. Works pretty well but I get a lot of glare off the front glass from the light. Anyone found a good angle or s…
nano_nat_reefsSep 24, 10:33 PM20g nano
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Picking a clownfish pair for the 40 breeder
The tank from my build thread is cycled and the cleanup crew is in. Ready for fish. Want a pair of clowns first. Should I buy an already bonded pair o…
mudskip_mikeSep 18, 6:33 PM40 breeder
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Monte carlo melting 2 weeks after planting
Set up a 30 gallon with aquasoil and pressurized CO2. Planted monte carlo from tissue culture cups. Looked great the first week and now a lot of it is…
mosswall_jenSep 13, 4:33 PM30g planted
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Alk dropping almost 1 dKH overnight?
Testing alk morning and night this week. Evening I'm at 8.4, morning I'm at 7.5. Dosing 2 part with a doser spread over 24 hours. SPS are growing fast…
shock_orangeAug 23, 8:33 PM90g SPS
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Aiptasia showing up everywhere, peppermint shrimp or berghia?
Found one aiptasia a month ago and zapped it. Now I count 8 or 9 and a couple are deep in the rockwork where I cant reach them. 20 gallon nano. Is it …
nano_nat_reefsAug 20, 5:33 PM20g nano
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Goldfish outgrew the 20 gallon, what now
Won two goldfish at a fair 2 years ago. Theyre now about 5 inches each and the 20 gallon gets gross fast even with weekly changes. I don't really have…
gasp_goldieAug 15, 12:33 AM20g goldfish
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40 breeder build, finally started
This tank has been sitting in my garage for a year. Finally drilled it this weekend and didn't crack it, which I'm counting as a big win. Plan is simp…
mudskip_mikeAug 6, 2:33 AM40 breeder
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Cherry shrimp dying a day after water changes
I have a 10 gallon with about 30 cherry shrimp. Every time I do a water change I find 2 or 3 dead ones the next morning. I do 30% weekly with tap and …
beaky_pearlJul 31, 8:33 PM10g shrimp tank
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Skimmer overflows every time I feed
Running a Reef Octopus 150 on my 75. Every time I feed frozen the cup fills with wet foam in like 10 minutes and sometimes spills over. Rest of the da…
saltcreep_samJul 20, 6:33 PM75g mixed reef
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Brown dust all over the sand 3 weeks in, did I mess up?
Started my first saltwater tank about 3 weeks ago. 29 gallon biocube, dry rock, bottled bacteria. Ammonia and nitrite finally hit 0 last weekend. Now …
reefdad_tomJul 3, 6:33 PM29g biocube
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Aqua-Scape
What does your 200 gallon aqua-Scape look like, do you have caves, canyons, for fish? What about your space for LPS, SPS and misc corals? Let’s see th…
perryreefs89Jun 28, 12:43 AM
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First betta — 5 gallon enough or am I setting myself up?
My girlfriend wants a betta for the kitchen counter. Pet store guy said a 5 gallon is fine and showed me the little cube kits with the LED on top. I d…
gasp_goldieJun 19, 4:25 AM5g betta (planning)
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Reeflyers say hi!
Just come and say hi, show your tank unless you have multiple tank syndrome; then show all your tanks! 😂
seedsaveJun 18, 6:20 PM
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Goals for your tank?
What are your goals for your tank? Are you trying to grow an Acro forest? How about a successful Mixed reef? Do you have any bucket list fish or coral…
Rens_ReefJun 18, 5:59 PMBedside Reef 29 gallon
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Favorite Testing equipment
What are your favorite brands for testing parameters and why?
Rens_ReefJun 18, 5:53 PM
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20 gallon community tank, how long should I wait before adding fish?
Setting up my first real freshwater tank, 20 gallon long. I have the filter running, heater, and I added some gravel and a few fake plants for now. I …
jake_plantedJun 10, 2:16 AM
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Biota Yellow Tang
Has anyone bought yellow tangs from biota so far and what has been your experience?
reeflover77Jun 5, 7:54 PM
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Having issues with green hair algae
No matter what I do and what settings I change on my tanks he green hair algae will not go away. anyone know why?
reeflover77May 27, 7:23 PM25 gallon
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Sharing my tank currently! I was wondering if the livestock mix looks alright.
What do you guys think?
reeflover77May 27, 7:21 PM25 gallon
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Glad to be here! @ranslowreef
Hey everyone! A quick introduction, I am @ranslowreef on instagram. I have been reefing on and off for the past 10years. I have had anywhere from 10ga…
RanslowReefMay 27, 12:45 AMRed Sea 200XL
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Ich management meta — hypo vs therapeutic copper vs test kit addiction #1
Not diagnosing — asking what your house rule is AFTER positive ID from someone qualified. Mine: pull new fish QT always, DT gets fallow. Cross-post vi…
qt_meta_105May 19, 3:59 PM
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F*ck Apex
I had to resort to do this silliness:
chrisMay 18, 1:46 AMTheDryReef - 550g
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405 gallon build
This thread is for my custom 405 gallon cell cast acrylic peninsula display currently being put together. I will add information and updates along wit…
MasterClassReefsMay 17, 7:04 PMThe Masters Touch 405 Gallon Reef Display
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This makes life so so much easier…
Can you call this lighting mid-century modern?
chrisMay 17, 6:39 PM
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Here are some recent close up shots
Hey all - tank got wet 11/2024. I’d say 75% started out as normal frags. I had a RedSea Max 500 that was mostly a LPS tank that had some of it come in…
chrisMay 16, 3:01 AMTheDryReef - 550g
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