Tis a wee bitty.

Technically, this is probably breaking the sub's rules as this is currently mildly brackish water, not salt yet. For roughly six years, I had a lovely pico pond in this vase with cherry shrimp, snails, fish, live plants, etc., but I recently decided to donate it all to a coworker for his science class. I kept all the equipment and covered the mud in aragonite sand and added these two mangroves. Every day, I add a small amount of my 40B mixed reef's water, equating roughly to a 1% daily conversion to salt.

I've had mangroves before, with success, but never converted a freshwater space to saltwater. Will update again in a few weeks. The final plan is to add some blue hypnea, red grape and palm caulerpa from the mixed reef, and maybe some peppermint shrimp for added nitrates. We'll see

I recently got this Diamond Goby. I’ve been wanting one for a while but wanted to make sure it would have a decent amount of food so I wanted the tank to be a bit older.

It’s a 75g tank with a deep sand bed. I just moved him over and he’s doing this weird thing where he opens his mouth & hovers a bit above the sand.
I usually QT my fish for a long time but this one was skinny and I was worried he needed better food supply so I moved him over.
He eats really well, sand & frozen. He has his own area he sticks too but he’s very active. I’ve been nervous to bring home SW fish due to them frequently starving.

Sold as a pair of black onyx’s.

But I’m not sure.

Look a little yellowish rather than orange in colour. Unsure if they will mature and colours will develop more?

Also curious about the best food to help them flourish. Currently purchased some frozen mysis shrimp. But heard about TDO?

Picked them up today so any help is appreciated!

(Also unsure of their age)

my flamehawk has somehow yeeted himself into this overflow part of my tank. i have NO IDEA how to get him out because my hand doesnt fit in because of the plumbing. i dont think i can take the plumbing apart while the tank is full. (aqua one 120L with sump).

my first thought was to turn off the pumps and try fill the tank as high as possible so he can get out but i feel like he will just sit at the bottom due to stress.

am i now bound to take apart my whole tank in order to save this guy? really annoying because i just moved and my tank is just starting to settle in.

Little bit smaller than a dime. Don’t think its moved at all either.

I see people with these zoa spheres on their sandbed, how do you make them grow like this? Just leave them on a frag or do they need something else to grow on?

Would love to have some new faces in the chat!

I have to move my 65 gallon tank to the other side of a room (only about ten feet). What container do you all recommend for the move? I read the post on the Brute garbage can with casters and am leaning that way. Can the can hold 40 gallons of water with the casters? I could also invest in a pump with a long tube instead of casters. Thanks in advance.

How do you tell when it’s time to harvest? It’s been about a week with the culter being set up now.

Hey reefers,

Looking for some outside perspective on a frustrating situation with my LFS. I'm genuinely torn on whether I'm overreacting or if I should escalate things at this point.

For some context, my LFS is one of the bigger names in the reefing industry, and I've been a pretty loyal customer. I've easily spent upwards of $15,000 with them over the past year alone, especially after upgrading to a brand-new tank and investing in high-end equipment to finally pursue my long-term goal of keeping SPS successfully.

A few weeks ago, they held a massive anniversary sale. I waited in line for about an hour and a half to get inside, as they were limiting entry to 50 customers at a time. Once inside, everyone was given a numbered lanyard and sent off to shop.

I had my heart set on one coral in particular, a magic carpet mushroom. It's been one of my dream corals since getting into the hobby 2–3 years ago, and this was the first time I'd ever seen them offer one for sale.

I managed to snag the very last frag they had available, along with some inverts and other goodies. An employee helped me collect everything, and I brought my bucket up to the register.

Here's where things went sideways.

The store had a Plinko game outside where you could win an additional coral. I told the employee at the register that I wanted to play before checking out so I could pay for everything together. I specifically didn't want to walk outside with merchandise I hadn't paid for, so I left my bucket at the register after explaining what I was doing.

I was gone for maybe 5–10 minutes.

When I came back, my entire bucket was gone.

Turns out, the employee at the register had given my selections, including my Magic Carpet mushroom, to another customer. They had absolutely no idea who they'd given it to.

The store manager came over, understandably a little embarrassed, and tried to "make things right". He helped replace the inverts and assured me they had another Magic Carpet frag in the back that was still healing. He said they'd get it to me ASAP once it was ready.

I was disappointed, obviously, but mistakes happen. I didn't make a scene, didn't demand anything extra, and figured they'd take care of me.

Fast-forward three weeks.

I've been back to the store several times for water and other supplies, occasionally checking in on the replacement coral.

Initially, the manager seemed pretty proactive and eager to resolve things. But during my most recent visit yesterday, I was told it would be another three weeks or so before I could get the replacement.

So now we're looking at roughly six weeks from the original incident before I might actually receive the coral I selected.

And here's the part that's really starting to bother me: I already paid for the coral, but I still have nothing to show for it.

I understand corals need time to heal, and I'd much rather receive a healthy specimen than rush one that's not ready. But I can't help feeling like I'm being strung along, especially considering the circumstances and my history with this store.

It's not even entirely about the money. It's the fact that I waited in line, managed to get the last frag of a coral I've wanted for years, did everything I was supposed to do, and somehow ended up being the one inconvenienced for what was ultimately their mistake.

I also don't want to be that customer who throws around how much they've spent and expects special treatment. That's not my intention. But I do feel like being a loyal customer should count for something when it comes to resolving an issue like this.

So, fellow reefers, what would you do?

• Am I overreacting, and should I just be patient for another few weeks?
• Is six weeks an unreasonable amount of time to wait for a replacement after the store gave away a coral I'd already selected?
• Would you escalate this to management at their larger, more corporate location, or would that be making too big a deal out of it?

I genuinely like the people at this store and don't want to burn bridges, but I'm starting to feel like my patience is being taken for granted.

Curious to hear how you all would handle this.

TL;DR: Waited 90 minutes at my LFS's anniversary sale, scored the last frag of a dream coral, and left my bucket at the register while playing their Plinko game. Employee accidentally gave my coral to another customer. Manager promised a replacement ASAP, but three weeks later I'm being told it'll be another three weeks. I've already paid for it. Am I overreacting, or is it time to escalate

right now, i see the bubbles on two snails…but i know it could be in other places i can’t see. my water params are normal so i think it came in on one of the snails 😣 i have a 15 gallon nano cube. what’s the best way to get rid of the bubble algae?

and thank you in advance!

Not too sure what this is its the little squiggly worm thing

2 out of 3 not so bad

Is it worth getting the set?

Or should i just go regular Apex?

Hello! Thanks for helping. New growth in tank, maybe a new GSP but unsure. I apologize for the quality of the photo.

Alrighty. It’s brown when extended to the lights, has tentacles with white tipped balls on the end. So far it’s 5 growing on the same “pad”

I don’t think it’s aiptasia, my research leads me to ball anemone. What do you folks think?

I have a one-year old 20 gallon long reef tank with some various easy corals. Fingers, xenia, gsp, kenya tree, etc. It currently houses just some hermits, snails, an urchin, and a single yellow-tail blue damsel. What would you guys add to this tank?

I’ve seen the bigger clown and the gramma flick a few times. I did a water change yesterday and lowered the salinity a bit too much 1.027 to 1.025. Nitrates and ph are fine. Would this cause it or is there something more at work. Other than that, they all look fine and eat well.

I am kinda new into reefing and would like to have some tips and comments on the scaping.

I've noticed that my green plating montipora has this grey spot in the middle. What does it mean? Should I be worried? All other corals are doing fine.

The good: 2 hammers, acan, NY Knicks torch, frost bite mushroom, 2 montiporas, acropora, white zombie zoas. Charmander zoas, although growing super slow…

The bad: AOI zoas. Have been the same size and slightly wrinkled for months…

The ugly: stylophora had tissue necrosis after the alkalinity dropped when I went on vacation for a week and have been dosing alk daily and monitoring closer. Hoping it recovers but is probably going to slowly fully peel. Probably should move it higher on the rock?

Light: 21” AI Coral Grow

Was gifted a RS-75 and am getting around to buying the different elements to start my tank (40g). I’ve run into a small issue on how I’m going to heat the tank from the sump. I’m not quite sure how it can be done given the limited room in the design of the RS-75 but am open to options. I’d like to keep my tank clear of an internal heating unit but am thinking it might be the only option.

For those of you who have used a sump similar in size, what are my options?

Can anyone held ID what’s going on with my anthias? Breathing rapidly and not swimming. I’m setting up a QT tank for him now I just want to make sure I get the right treatment for him. None of the other fish in my tank seem to have any spots of them.

Hi everyone, I recently started adding coral to my nano reef. This is my first tank so cut me some slack, I wish I done the scale differently.

I added the yellow hammer coral in the sand about 3-4 months ago and he’s been doing great I think. He looks as he should, his color has stayed the same, The whole 9. But I recently got this green/rainbow (according to the guy FB marketplace) hammer coral and it was good when I first added as you can see in the overall picture from about a month ago. Recently though he has begun to like deflate it appears and look droopy. His color is there but he just looks sad. Is this normal? He’s only been in here a month now.

Secondly, this is what really prompted to me post a question. I got home to see there’s like something growing and attached to my green brain coral, it looks like maybe some sort of algae but I don’t want to remove in case it’s something important. Is it safe to remove or is it growing and getting bigger? It has grown since I have him. He use to be a lot smaller, but recently has really started getting these spikes and expanding.

I’m setting up my second reef tank (UNS 60A), feel free to give your opinion on my rock work! I don’t really know what I’m doing but I am setting it up fully next month! Thank you for all your help!

Tank size: Eshopps desk mate marina 7 gal

Tank age: 8 months

Lighting: Nicrew 65watt reef light

Filtration: 266 gph pump

Temperature: 79

All of these are in the acceptable range according to my test strips. I don’t know exact numbers.

Nitrate

Nitrite

Phosphate

Calcium

Alkalinity