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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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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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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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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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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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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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Betta Tank
Basic Betta fish tank, looking to add more greenery, decorations, and such, any suggestions would be appreciated.
TKSKMay 28, 11:27 PMMain Tank
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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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DT length — 76 days display fallow sanity thread #1
Apartment peninsula, one display. Velvet paranoia kicked in — chose display fall over hospital tank because I genuinely do not have floorspace. Bubble…
metro_fallow_100May 13, 6:46 PMTank 36g
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Two-part dosing schedule — Tuesdays feel cursed now #1
Splitting alk/ca into micro doses weekdays. Miss one Tuesday — alk dips, mood dips. Automated dosers scare me because power loss stories. Semi-manual …
two_part_tuesday_101May 13, 6:44 PM
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Soft coral + LPS low nutrient shame thread #1
Ultra low NO3/PO4 crowd says my mushroom looks happy but too clean. Nutrient soup crowd says algae incoming. Reality: mushrooms fat, few film algae wi…
low_nut_panic_102May 13, 6:42 PM
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Return pump chatter after service — bearings or imaginary #1
Italian pump serviced with official kit — still hears faint hum ONLY when house is silent at 2am. Marriage hazard. Guess vs replace again? Cross-post …
late_night_hum_103May 13, 6:40 PMTank 39g
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Refugium turned copepod nightclub — skim drier yay #1
Lights reverse schedule, chaeto ball twice original size in 14d. Pods visible on glass. Skimmer pulls darker. Sharing because this was the laziest mea…
fuge_win_104May 13, 6:38 PM
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Soft coral + LPS low nutrient shame thread #2
Ultra low NO3/PO4 crowd says my mushroom looks happy but too clean. Nutrient soup crowd says algae incoming. Reality: mushrooms fat, few film algae wi…
low_nut_panic_112May 13, 6:19 PMTank 48g
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