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Hello all. What is the name of the foam that you put underneath the aquarium to prevent seen and unseen imperfections in the stand surface, from causing torsion related tank damage? I picked up a cheap 29 gal from petco ($40...50% off sale) as I don't want to wait a year to afford a decent used...

I have a BTA that I just got from Petco about a week ago and it's been acting odd. In the day it's all closed up, however at night it opens up very large but I noticed its mouth is open very wide and has me concerned. I feed my tank twice a week and use coral boosters to help enrich my tank and...

My best friend is starting up a business growing and propagating corals, and selling inverts & snails. He can't come up with a good business name and I've given him suggestions such as EZ Coral/Reef, Big Blue Coral, Tank Matter, Marine Central, Oceans Edge (already taken :/), etc. His whole...

I have a 8gal nano, established for two months. I have a clown, bta, emerald crab, and peppermint shrimp. My pH is 7.8, ammonia/nitrite/nitrate 0, sal 1.023-1.025, temp 78-81, and an AI prime 16hd I run for 8 hours. Is it bad to add to add a bunch of corals at once? I understand they have add a...

I just got a lovely rose bubble tip anemone and want to grow it as quick as possible. So far it looks very happy and is hosting my gladiator clownfish. The parameters of my tank are 1.023sal / 7.8pH / 0.25 ammonia / 0 nitrate&nitrite. Tank is 8Gal, ammonia is 0.25 from new CUC, Tank is about 2...

I just got a lovely rose bubble tip anemone and want to grow it as quick as possible. So far it looks very happy and is hosting my gladiator clownfish. The parameters of my tank are 1.023sal / 7.8pH / 0.25 ammonia / 0 nitrate&nitrite. Tank is 8Gal, ammonia is 0.25 from new CUC. What are some...

I bought a clownfish from Petco and I tested there salinity which was 1.026 I keep my tank at 1.024 but stays 1.023 in the beginning few days on my water change. After acclimating him I put him in my QT and he was swimming normally. He showed no signs of illness. After a bit he goes from...

I have a 7-8 gallon nano reef tank with a juvenile clownfish. No matter what I try to water temperature keeps increasing. I have frozen water bottles that I have on hand and use regularly however its time to look into a tank chiller. My tank goes up to 81.5 degrees which I know isn't good for my...

Click HERE for the video of my tank. It is a 7-8g tank, the inside tank dimensions are 15 1/4" x 9 1/2" x 12" (L/DxWxH) Pimp My Tank! How would you design this tank? What equipment would you use? What corals and livestock would you put in the tank? Where would you put them? How would you design...

I have a 7-8 gallon all-in-one nano tank with some dry rock and a clown fish. Im still cycling my tank. I've heard adding a fish to your tank before 4 weeks is now considered taboo. I grew up with fish and am being taught the 'old-fashioned way'. I'm looking to upgrade my light to something that...

Hi all, I got a Coralife t5 dual output lamp fixture for what was intended to be a reef aquarium. Unfortunately, the corals did horribly, and I also don't think the tank looks very aesthetically pleasing, which I believe may be due to insufficient lighting. Does anyone have any economical...

Hey guys! I have had a FOWLR aquarium for several years now, but I finally decided to upgrade to a reef aquarium! The thing is, I keep getting conflicting advice on which corals would be good to get. I realize this probably gets asked all the time, but I really would like to know people's...

Hi TCMAS!, I am super excited and could not wait to get a thread started for my new build. I was finally able to convince the girlfriend it was time to upgrade. I am upgrading from a 4' x 24" x 18 75g acrylic aquarium. to a 6' x 24" x 18" 125g. I am hoping to be able to ask questions along the...