after 8 years, I found I knew nothing

[lavoisier]

Howdy and welcome to R2R. Learning from our life experiences is true wisdom. We are all on that path with our hobby.

 

[WIReefer]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Billldg]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Cell]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[iamacat]

I was in a similar boat my man. Isn’t it cool to have years of experience and then finally understanding what the heck was going on.
Welcome!

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and back to the salty world. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[Flippers4pups]

 

[G Santana]

Welcome to the dance

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[highest_tides]

Welcome to the community officially!

 

[SaltyT]

Welcome to R2R! You’ve joined a great community with lots of friendly folks willing to help when needed. Nice looking tank!

 

[SPR1968]

Hi and Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[syrinx]

Reefing is an experiment without a control- as every system is different. Other than constantly repeatable natural cycles, the equations created by our random choices and combinations of technique cannot end in the same results-so there is no one or right way to do things. Always learning and always listening. I do rely on 40 years of experience rather than internet experience-but there is always something new to learn if you have an open mind.

 

[ShepherdReefer]

About130 days ago i bought a 200 gallon used acrylic tank to replace the 100 gallon reef tank that I had for the last 8 years.

it turns out that as I tried to get the tank set up with utilizing the used equipment and so on, i found i knew nothing and solved mysteries.

I have no friends in Palmdale that own reef tanks, and i assumed that i was doing ok.

these forums have helped me so much, that i finally decided to stop being a lurker and join in the conversations.

things I learned from the forums:
fish don't disappear, you are doing something wrong
get a phosphate meter
learned what a bioreactor is
learned that i did my sand wrong in the start
learned that i killed all my other coral
fish have recommended minimum tank size
GFO is a thing
learn to feed the fish better
and so on


(the tank's phosphates are still going down, so soon, i will have a clear tank)

Hello and welcome back into the hobby.

 

[BaysEndReef]

 

[LiveWire]

Welcome to the REEF!!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Welcome to the R2R community

 

[ScubaFish802]

 

[Paulie069]

Welcome Aboard R2R brother