new reeftank

I have a sand sifting starfish and I’m wondering why my aquarium supply store near my house doesn’t sell small mussels/clams etc. as live feed since my starfish is supposed to be eating that along with other stuff like urchins? And it sort of looks like it is skinny? Idk am i just being...

Hi reefers! My name is Ryan and I am considering getting into the world of reef aquariums. A little bit about myself is that I am currently 19, and the only really experience I have had with aquariums was a small, 10g freshwater tank when I was younger. The world of saltwater and reefs seems...

Hello all, My husband and I just started a new tank. We got the JBJ 65g rimless. It has a designated compartment for a protein skimmer (6x5x12) but we are struggling to find the perfect skimmer that will fit and do a good job. We would prefer one in the tank but would be willing to have a...

Hello everyone! I am very excited to be getting into a reef forum. My husband and I started our SW hobby with a JBJ 28g Nano cube. I had it throughout college and had issues with it every time I set it up. We recently set it up again and have had a lot of issues with it again. It’s just so hard...

Hi, thanks for letting me join. This my first SWT I have a red sea reefer 250 up and going for 3months everything seems to be going ok at the moment just the normal diatoms and small amount of algae to deal with, but with my new fox face is making a tireless effort to sort it out for me.

Hi everyone so after 15 years I decided to get back into the hobby ... back in high school I had 75 gallon set up live rock/sand, canister filter, protein skimmer the basics and surprisingly it did well ... now I see there are far better options and I have a little more to spend than a high...

Waiting 20 yrs to start a reef tank. Thinking 120 gal or bigger. I like looks of longer tanks. Acrylic or glass? I like acrylic looks. Lights, pumps, heat, filters, partridge n a pear tree? I don't know anything yet. All advice welcome. Thank you.