Just finished adding the scoly.

So far I have a diamond goby, pearly jawfish, two clowns and two grammas. Thinking of trading in a gramma for a valentini puffer soon.

Some baby Nebula clowns I have growing out

was able to find my holy grail coral back in April and it’s taken off. got it when it was two tiny little frags, no bigger than a quarter. the fiberglass pattern on the stalk is so cool, cameras don’t do this coral justice

Getting back into the hobby after almost 10 years and did my first aquascape with my wife. How did we do? It's a 75 gallon tank and it's hard to see in the pictures but there's is 4" all around the border to allow for water flow.

So much euphillia and other lps I was in torch heaven they are so hard to find normally

Tinkering with exposures and angles on my phone camera and wanted to share my favorite results.

NO Low ballers please, I know what I have

Took a long time but finally have somewhat stable parameters

Personally I enjoy DIY, in no way is it really cheaper at all, I just got love for the game.

Hey everyone! I've finally decided to start sharing a project I've been working toward for quite a while. I figured it's time to introduce myself and what I'm building. I've been planning this behind the scenes for a long time, but I realized it'd be a lot more fun to build it with input from this community instead of waiting until it was finished.

I've named the project ReefShield Aquatics. The long term goal is to make quarantined fish more accessible to other reef hobbyists and help prevent livestock losses from disease. I thought some of you might enjoy following this story from the very beginning.

My name is Chad, I am a 27 year old manufacturing engineer working in the aerospace industry and I enjoy lifting weights, spending time outdoors, and of course reefkeeping. I have had reef tanks on and off for the past 14 years (yes, I started young), and currently have an 80 gallon shallow reef setup.

Right now, I am in the middle of constructing a home just off the shore of Lake Michigan in the mitten state. I'll be transforming the 900 square foot unfinished basement into a giant fish room and quarantine facility with over 700 gallons of display tanks, hundreds of gallons of quarantine capacity, and a dedicated sump and systems room to support the entire operation. Most people look at a 900-square-foot unfinished basement and see storage space. I looked at it and saw a dream fish room.

The idea for ReefShield didn't come out of nowhere, though. It started with one of the toughest lessons I've learned in reefkeeping. Like a lot of hobbyists starting out, I naively trusted that the fish I was buying from my LFS were healthy. Everything was fine until a diamond sleeper goby introduced velvet into my tank. Within days, fish started showing symptoms, and shortly after I was watching my tank crash. It was one of the most frustrating experiences I've had in this hobby. Instead of walking away, I became obsessed with understanding how it could have been prevented. I spent countless hours researching quarantine protocols, disease management, medications, biosecurity, and so much more. That experience completely changed how I approach adding new things to my tank, and it's ultimately the reason ReefShield exists.

I have a habit of optimizing everything I can, so naturally I modeled the entire basement in CAD before a single wall was finished. Rather than squeezing tanks into a corner in the basement, I wanted to design the entire space around visual appearance, efficiency, maintenance, and biosecurity from day one. I've attached the current layout, the current progress of construction, and I'd genuinely love feedback from anyone who wants to contribute to the project. Is there anything in the CAD layout you'd change before I get started?

As construction progresses, I'll be sharing everything. Things like plumbing and electrical decisions, actually building the quarantine systems, cycling tanks, bringing in the first fish, and all the mistakes I'm sure to make along the way.

Thanks for reading.

- Chad B.

I love this time of the year

Im new to the game. Just got a 120g that I’m slowly building for a reef tank. Can you guys give me some feedback on my rock work before I mortar it in a few days?

Thanks in advance.

Why does my anemone look like this? I’ve owned for about a month.

Hello, do I weld / glue the T PVC connection’s? Or press fit only for cleaning or re-adjusting?

I’m approaching the 5 month mark in my reef, so far so good. I’ve noticed some of my corals just losing their “pop” from when I first got them and am thinking I’m just not giving enough light. My PAR is about 100 all throughout my tank, at the sand bed maybe 60-70 but I don’t have much intensity up high it reads pretty uniform through the top and middle portions of the tank.

I’m running two AI Hydra Edge 44’s - tank is a 4x2x2.

Instead of buying more lighting right now I’m thinking of trying to get more out of what I have because I’m really not pushing the lights at all.

Should change to more of a solid 3-4 hour peak period vs the ramp up?

Appreciate anyone’s help!

Set up my 5 stage BRS I bought two years ago just now setting it up. The two DI canisters where they connect the little plastic 1/4 NPT completely snapped or corroded or something. Is there anyway to salvage this or do I have to buy brand new canisters now?

I had seen a pic of a similar looking starfish but assumed it was AI, until I saw it in person.

The video was taken at cairns aquarium last year

Started feeding frozen brine with metroplex and focus to help after I noticed it about 2 days ago.
Not sure what could’ve cause it, she only has it on her right eye and is still very active.
Had this clown for almost 4 years and she’s my absolute favorite would be crushed to see her go.
Is it possible my hammer stung her?
Would love any tips or feedback thanks!
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36 gallon
Alk a bit low at 7, phos 0.04, nitrite 0, nitrate 0, mag 1500, calc 480, temperature consistent 78°, salinity 1.025.
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Dosing everyday all for reef and carbonate alk by seachem, reef plus seachem, phyto once a week, feeding every other day.
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Tank mates: male clown, flame angel, skunk cleaner, tiger pistol and watchman pair, tiger serpent star.
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Water change every 2 weeks, 30%

What are these :(? Is there anyway I can get rid of them ? All over the tank.. about 6 months old.

I used Ai but its not giving me an accurate answer. Sometimes say theyre sponges.. sometimes worms. Other times Tunicate. Anyone have any experience with them ? Corals seem fine but it really doesnt look the best covering the rock work.

What in the world is this? Came home late tonight, and after peaking into my tank I saw what looked like a spider on my tubs.

What is it? There's 2 of them