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I’ve been in and out of this hobby before, but never away for this long. Moved into this house in 2019 and thought I’d get something setup rather quickly, but alas it wasn’t in the cards. I got 75% of the way there with a 75g, but having a hard time justifying getting it wet when I know it will...

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...

Hi! I am new to this forum and the fish keeping hobby, I just set up my 40 gallon tank for 2 fancy goldfish (I have not gotten fish yet). I am jumping on here to ask if anyone in the Minneapolis/St. Paul MN area would be willing to share some biological media with me to jump start my aquarium...

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...

Well, I thought I would report on this.. as well as on R2R tank build.. I am setting up a 55 cube and a 40B on a single system. I have some rock and sand in them so far and filled with water. etc etc. The 40B has nearly turned completely orange. and is starting in the 55. Why you ask...

Hello all, I am a new tank owner. My sister, a long-time aquarium enthusiast, helped me set up a 10 Gallon Nano Cube over the December holidays. She generously started me off with live rock and water from her tank. After a couple of weeks she gifted me a torch coral, a hammerhead coral, some...

Hello! My first freshwater aquarium is about 4 months old and now houses 9 African Cichlids and three tiny catfish. About two weeks ago I bought a TDS meter and have had consistent readings with the occasional +/- 10 ppm. Tonight's reading is 185ppm. From everything I'm reading, this is...

Hello TCMAS! I need to setup a pre-owned saltwater tank by tomorrow evening because a large column of live rock will be delivered. I have a freshwater setup. I know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about saltwater science and operation. I am asking for help bringing the tank and equipment in from my...

I just got back into the hobby after a couple year break, but even when i was in it i was still pretty noobish as i am now. I bought a used RSM 130, have 40 lbs of live sand and about 40ish lbs of live rock in the tank. I put it all in and did the tableshrimp cycle. On thursday afternoon i...

What a day I've had today. Back story because I need to vent!!!! Got done with dinner and went down stairs to check on my tank and all the lights down stairs were shut off. Look around and realized it was breaker, tried to flip it, and it immediately popped off again. I then went and checked...

I have just purchased my first saltwater tank a Red Sea Max s400 and waiting for it to be set up in the next two weeks. Have been doing research on tanks and set ups but have come to the realization that i have a lot to learn with saltwater after having fresh water for years.

Now that I am getting settled at school and left my 36gallon salty tank at home, I picked up a 10 gallon with hob filter and basic LED hood to set up a freshwater tank while at school. Any advice on what type of fish to add?

Three months in and I thought it time to share what I've done so far. Trust me when I say this has come a long way in three months. I was given a lot of bad info from my LFS as well as jumped in with two feet on the deep end without looking. Two restarts and here is where I'm at now. I think I'm...

Just curious...how long has everyone waited on a new tank before considering SPS? I've got a month old tank that still needs at least another month plus to stabilize, get my DSB semi-happy, and get my 2 part metering lined out. Does 3-4 months seems super aggressive for a first time SPSer?

So, I am upgrading my 30 gal high to a 60 gal. I have my 30 gal on a desk, it takes a little less than half of it. I'm trying to come up with a game plan on how this should be done. I have a mantis shrimp, a maroon clown, two euphyllia, and two rock/flower anemones. My main concern is keeping...

So I have had a peacock mantis shrimp for a while in a 30 gallon reef tank. I just bought a 60 gallon tank to upgrade to. I was wondering if it would be a bad idea to put a snowflake eel in with a mantis shrimp. Any comments?

Hey everybody, Sad news. My tank got MI and I lost all fish. I only had a few since I am just getting my tank going. I now know plenty about this parasite and know how to keep it out of my tank (I purchased everything for a quarantine tank). I am giving my tank a full 8 weeks to clear out...

So I have had my 120g up & running for just over two months. I started with new live sand from SE, but moved live rock from my two 55's, so it didn't have to really cycle like starting from scratch - I know that six months is usually the minimum for an anemone, but I've been told by some...