Hello all!
i’m going to take a stab at building a thread after being a part of this community for almost a year. This has been intimidating to say the least LOL.
I have wanted a saltwater tank for almost a decade now and during Covid I decided to take advantage and begin this amazing hobby. Boy oh boy - what have I learned in the last 18 months?!
There has been a lot of ups and downs and when everyone told me in the beginning to be PATIENT they weren’t lying!!
I currently have a 36 gallon bowfront mixed reef. I started my journey with a canister filter because the stand for the bowfront would not hold a sump system and truth be told I was such a newbie when I started I had no idea to even consider a stand that would hold a sump…
fast forward 18 months and I am currently using a HOB filter. While I know many of you are probably cringing right now
I will have to say that it’s worked better than the canister filter Which was a total nitrate factory in the beginning.
I will also say that I am most definitely well on my way to upgrading within the next six months or so. I really want to target a 60 or 75 gallon rectangular build, I don’t like how tall the boat front is. It’s a little difficult for me to work with the bottom of the tank.
I will post a few beginner and current pics below.
This community has been amazing and I welcome any and all advice and feedback.
i’m going to take a stab at building a thread after being a part of this community for almost a year. This has been intimidating to say the least LOL.
I have wanted a saltwater tank for almost a decade now and during Covid I decided to take advantage and begin this amazing hobby. Boy oh boy - what have I learned in the last 18 months?!
There has been a lot of ups and downs and when everyone told me in the beginning to be PATIENT they weren’t lying!!
I currently have a 36 gallon bowfront mixed reef. I started my journey with a canister filter because the stand for the bowfront would not hold a sump system and truth be told I was such a newbie when I started I had no idea to even consider a stand that would hold a sump…
fast forward 18 months and I am currently using a HOB filter. While I know many of you are probably cringing right now
I will have to say that it’s worked better than the canister filter Which was a total nitrate factory in the beginning.
I will also say that I am most definitely well on my way to upgrading within the next six months or so. I really want to target a 60 or 75 gallon rectangular build, I don’t like how tall the boat front is. It’s a little difficult for me to work with the bottom of the tank.
I will post a few beginner and current pics below.
This community has been amazing and I welcome any and all advice and feedback.