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Hi all! I'm new to the forum, but not the scene :). I've been reefing for 5 years, keeping seahorses for 4, and breeding for 3. In addition to keeping 9 systems currently, I also make youtube videos under the handle "Seahorse Whisperer" to help new seahorse owners with any problems. I also...

Just a quick intro I live in Dallas Texas and do all my shopping at Dallas North The people there are very helpful I have been reefing for about 15 years Had a crash about 10 years ago Got back into it about 2 years ago Looking forward to discussions on certain topics I found out yesterday that...

Hey all! I'm getting back into the hobby after a hiatus of a few years. I just set up a 46 bow front in the living room and am in the middle of a long wait for the tank to cycle. In the meantime I thought I'd peruse the forums! I've heard there are a lot of reefers in the Rochester area and...

Hi guys i just started a saltwater reef tank a about 4-6 weeks ago. i live in california and looking forward to reading posts as im new to the saltwater tanks...:blob::worm::worm:

Hello, My name is George, and I'm new to this site. I currently have 2 freshwater aquariums, a 60 gallon community tank, and a 29 gallon African cichlid tank. I've recently purchased a 75 gallon aquarium that will become a saltwater/reef tank. In the past, I've kept a small saltwater tank (along...

Hello from sunny Colorado! I have recently inherited an amazing reef system from my father when he moved out of state. The system includes: 70g Display tank 55g Display tank 10g custom sump 20g refugium 10g hospital tank Critters include: Leathers polyps ricordea mushrooms 2 Clown fish 1 neon...

Hello, I'm Jeremy and I'm super new to the hobby, started a Biocube 14 about 5 weeks ago. And have been hooked I can't wait to start another bigger tank when I get a larger home. I hope to get advice from you more veteran reef tank enthusiasts to learn a lot from these forums and eventually be...

Let's begin by saying I am new to marine aquariums. Pretty experienced with freshwater though. My 65 gallon Red Reef has been set up for about 2 months. I used water from my LFS to start and have been doing 25% weekly water changes with RO/DI water from my Barracuda Ro/DI unit. The rest of the...

Hey all, i'm kira and i've just recently set up my first aquarium! It's a 29 gallon saltwater aquarium currently cycling. Looking forward to joining the community!

I just started a tank not long ago. It's going pretty well. I only have 2 clowns besides my clean up crew but I plan to get some other stuff going in there.

Hi All!! New to the reefing world, having begun only four months ago, but you could say I'm addicted. Recently retired, and in search of a hobby, and discovered reefing. Ironically, it was my wife that wanted a reef aquarium, but we've learned that our interests compliment without competing...

Well I being trying and sometimes succeeding with reef tanks for about 3 years. I started with a 14 gallon biocube....jumped to 28 gallon biocube and finaly taken my wall between kitchen and living room opening space for my long time dream 110 gallons .... :blob:!!!!! I install my sump and my...

Hey! My name is Kat, I am a currently a Marine Biology Student in Sunny San Diego, California. I work for non-profit organization called Smartfin, which s a company that has censors in surfboard fins to collect nearshore data, such as pH, Salinity, and Temperature. I do the calibrations of the...

I was at the LFS and was able to score a gorgeous rock full of green palythoa, a couple of beautiful loose yellow zoas, a small branch of red zoas (tiny frag) and something else. So I took them home and they have closed up and look terrible, as would be expected. They look gorgeous in the tank...

My name is Megan. :wavey: I am new to the fascinating saltwater-keeping hobby. After curing 55 lbs of dry live rock, I set up my acrylic 21" tall 36 gal bowfront aquarium about 6 to 7 months ago. It is now plumbed into a 20 gallon sump/refugium set aside it (not below) and on full display...

Hello Reef Tank Community!! Just wanted to drop by and say hello before I start posting in the forum. I have been browsing the forums for a month or two now and finally decided to join. Can't wait to communicate all of the very educated aquarium owners here!

Hey folks. I've been creeping here for the last couple weeks. I bought my 4 year old a betta tank a few weeks ago. Then upgraded it. Then saw the new Betta falls tank and upgraded again. Got me thinking about a marine tank again. I've wanted to build one since I was in my teens.......some 25...

Hello, just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Dave and I recently got started in the marine tank arena. I have a 135 gallon Seaclear tank with a 45 gallon sump. I also have a 65 gallon freshwater set up and a 15 gallon (salt) QT tank. I will post more detailed info of the marine tank soon...

Hi there, I'm kind of at a loss with some of my newest fish dying. I have a 29g biocube that has been running for 7 weeks. I test my water every other day; do a 20% water change once a week and have a generally healthy tank. I have a cleaner shrimp, clownfish, 2 hermit crabs, several snails, and...

Hey all, I've been consistently looking at threads on this forum when I'm trying to find info so I figured I'd finally sign up. My fiance and I have been keeping freshwater for about 4 years now, and we finally found a good deal on a 100 gal marine setup. Since the tank was old and the seals...