Been awhile but back in the hobby

PharmrJohn · Dec 4, 2024

Greetings and Welcome to our collective obsession!!!!

phillyb614 · Dec 4, 2024

shakacuz · Dec 5, 2024

welcome aboard the r2r board! hello from PA!

pwoody · Dec 5, 2024

Always good to get back into something you once loved and left for whatever reason. I’m in the same boat! Welcome

skey44 · Dec 5, 2024

ultra45.reefer said:
Hello everyone! Excited about getting back into the hobby after a long hiatus from fish tanks. I didn’t want to jump back into saltwater right off the bat just so I could relearn the basics of caring for aquariums. So started off with a planted nano freshwater tank which has been doing well for several months. Now making the move back to saltwater (specifically reefing) with a Cade 900 S2. I’ve been lurking on R2R soaking in as much info I can. Taking what I already know from my past experience with saltwater with hopes of sharing my reef building experience with you all. First order of business, putting together a RODI mixing Station!

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I recently got back in and it’s been great. Enjoying some of the changes. Just fair warning be ready for nitrate and or phosphate bottoming out if you begin with dry rock. Ask me how I know. I was always dealing with high phosphate and nitrate back in the day when I used live rock. Now the opposite problem exists.
I’ve heard good thing about Cade aquariums. Starting with mixing station for water is a wise move. Happy reefing.

ultra45.reefer · Dec 5, 2024

skey44 said:
I recently got back in and it’s been great. Enjoying some of the changes. Just fair warning be ready for nitrate and or phosphate bottoming out if you begin with dry rock. Ask me how I know. I was always dealing with high phosphate and nitrate back in the day when I used live rock. Now the opposite problem exists.
I’ve heard good thing about Cade aquariums. Starting with mixing station for water is a wise move. Happy reefing.

ultra45.reefer · Dec 5, 2024

thx for the warm welcome guys, appreciate it! @skey44 plan on starting with dry rock seeded with LR in a container for a few weeks before placing in the tank. Regarding tank choice, I was initially going to go with a either a Nyos G2 or a Ultum R90 (in that order), but i couldnt pass on a awesome tank and 20% off black friday deal at @AlgaeBarn. I think I made the right choice!