Hi Everyone!
I started my first tank in 2008 (went big with a 120 gallon to start) and have had many since then. I had a kid a few years ago AND we started a big construction project on our house so I was forced to shut down my RSR 170. Now that things are settling down again, I started looking around and my wife okayed a bigger tank to put in our new hallway. I got an amazing deal on a Red Sea Reefer 350 which I set up about a month ago.
I'm going to take things slow and keep it running but empty for a few months. I have a trip to the Maldives in February and hoping to get some inspiration then. The tank is fully cycled and I wanted to get thoughts on if I should keep my lights on and let it go through the ugly phase now or let the tank sit with the lights off until I am ready to add livestock. I have always been an impatient reefer in the past so I'm trying a new approach lol.
I've been active in my local forums but this is actually my first Reef2Reef post! I'm excited to contribute! I'll post a build thread of what I have so far.
I started my first tank in 2008 (went big with a 120 gallon to start) and have had many since then. I had a kid a few years ago AND we started a big construction project on our house so I was forced to shut down my RSR 170. Now that things are settling down again, I started looking around and my wife okayed a bigger tank to put in our new hallway. I got an amazing deal on a Red Sea Reefer 350 which I set up about a month ago.
I'm going to take things slow and keep it running but empty for a few months. I have a trip to the Maldives in February and hoping to get some inspiration then. The tank is fully cycled and I wanted to get thoughts on if I should keep my lights on and let it go through the ugly phase now or let the tank sit with the lights off until I am ready to add livestock. I have always been an impatient reefer in the past so I'm trying a new approach lol.
I've been active in my local forums but this is actually my first Reef2Reef post! I'm excited to contribute! I'll post a build thread of what I have so far.