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Hey guys. It's me again. I've finally got everything I need either here or on the way for my 75 mg build. Got my two heaters, return pump, skimmer, lights, Ro/di unit, salinity tester, now I just need my tank. I have 2 tanks I'm combining into one. A 10 gallon with 2 occ. clowns and a 30 gallon...

Hi I have taken the step off moving to marine from African cichlids, I have purchased a fluval m90 (135l) tank from the LFS with heater, return pump, skimmer & power head, and I am curious to what else I would need to establish the tank. I understand live rock & ro water but is there a need for...

i have a 20 gallon long reef tank, any suggestions on livestock or how to care for my tank thanks

Hello everyone, I am back in the hobby again! I used to have a 20 gallon reef tank last year. Unfortunately, I had to sell it because I was moving to a different city and did not want to have to take it with me. I finally got myself adjusted to my new place and found some local fish stores...

Hi, I recently started a 65 gallon FOWLR tank. I cycled it with live rock, and the lfs guy said the water was perfect (salinity/ammonia/nitrites/nitrates/) (but the PH was a tad low) to put the fish in. So I bought three blue/green chromis and drip acclimated them for an hour and 15 minutes...

Hey everyone, I'm currently having any algae bloom in my tank, but there is one type of algae I'm seeing that I can't seem to identify from looking at pictures online. It's neon green, and is almost completely covered one of my rocks. I was thinking maybe it was green coralline. The tank has...

Hey guys, Checking in here. The wife and I currently have a 29 gallon set up in our two month old room. I used to mess with salt water back in 2000/2002. Then it was the thing to have a deep sand bed. Seems now everybody is doing naked or very thing. I love the jawfish, so I have a thick sand...

Hi guys I have just set up my aqua medic percula 90 I have the salinity right have my live sand bed and my rock, My question is what next and how long? Do I need lights on my live rock whilst it cycles? Thanks guys!

Hey guys, after much thought and a long time of looking at different options, i finally decided to buy the CAD Light 100g Artisan 2. This tank comes with everything except lights, and of course the live stock. I am upgrading from my 55 gallon that is doing great but has one minor problem, a...

just set up my 125 uniquarium, 60x18x24. 4- 54w T5s AquaC remora pro hang on protien skimmer 1 1/2 inch live sand bed about 80 pounds of liverock in display in back chambers 10-15 pounds live rock and hand full of cheato Told to cycle with fish, just have 3 chromis in there and they are...

i have it all to gather what is the next step to i buy rock then fill it with water or do i fill it with water first

Hey guys so i just got a Biocube 14 brand new never used. I got LR, LS, and distilled water and Instant ocean Salt mix. I was wondering what order to add everything in, i was thinking to add the water, turn the filter, heater and power head on let the system run for a day, then add the LS and...

Ok I am new to saltwater aquariums. I have always wanted one but never had one till now. Some people moved out of my rental and left everything there. So now I am a new owner of this tank and dont even know what it is called. I need to get educated fast. I need a person that has patience to...

hello guys!! im back again!! few months ago i attempted to start my reef tank i purchased pretty much everything i needed however i failed to go through the whole process as i went through some hard time, so now i want to give it another shot however this time i only want to keep one pair of...

Hi I have recently set up a marine aquarium. I have a juwel trigon 190. It`s been 17 days since I put 15kg of live rock, live coral sand etc, I have put 3 polyps in so far and hope to introduce a starfish and some snails this weekend. My question is that I have a blanket of green algae which I...

Hello everyone! First let me say thank you. You all have provided a very friendly, welcoming site, which is full of great information. I have been doing a great deal of reading over the last few days and am starting to piece together, in my mind, what I THINK I need before I get started. If...

Ok so here is my question... Brand new to the saltwater tanks so excuse my ignorance. I have done alot of research and there is just way too much different information out there and I dont know what to do. I have a 150gal tank set up. At this time I have just salt water in the tank, I was...

Hello. I'm setting up a new system. Pre mixed water at my LFS is expensive. I have my marine mix already. I do not have an RO system. What kind of water can I use to start my cycling and curing of LR and LS?