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  1. General Reef Discussion
    Hi everyone, my partner and I are new to marine keeping and in the process of setting up our first tank - a 90G including sump. On the last batch of LR we bought we have found a couple of mushroom corals, a whole gang of tiny feather duster style worms, a hairy legged crab (think it's a gorilla...
  2. General Reef Discussion
    Hey everyone! I recently inherited a 75 gallon fish tank and I am dying to get it started. I read a book about saltwater tank keeping but I am still feeling a little unsure of what to do. It's a 75 gallon acrylic tank. There is a filter down the side that goes into the tank underneath.. I'm...
  3. General Reef Discussion
    I have kept freshwater fish for as long as I can remember. The notion that keeping a saltwater aquarium, especially a reef tank, was too hard and expensive for the average person was engrained into me from the beginning. One day my coworker told me that he had no fish keeping experience, but...
  4. General Reef Discussion
    Hey everybody, my brother recently setup a saltwater tank and has been urging me to set up my own as well. After a bit of research I've decided I want to do a reef aquarium. I'm looking for advice from the pros on the best way to set this up. I don't have a ton of criteria but so far its...
  5. General Reef Discussion
    Hi there, I just joined a couple days ago and thought I'd add my 2 cents worth if I may. Firstly, I've been doing the saltwater thing now since 2004 having always wanting to get into the hobby.It's been a very trying and enjoyable process along the way and I hope to expand one of these years...
  6. SPS Coral Forum
    I have a JBJ 28 gal LED Nano Reef tank that has just finished cycling. The CUC will be added tomorrow. Regarding adding corals, I really have no idea what to do. First and foremost; When can I add them? Do I add SPS, LPS, Softies? What do I buy short of going to liveaquaria.com and ordering a...
  7. General Reef Discussion
    Hello all, I have wanted a reef aquarium for a number of years and about 6 months ago decided I would definitely take the plunge and started reading as much as I could. I found what I thought was a good local fish store and bought my first tank. My concern is that everything time I get...
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