Excited Beginner!

[Shelby Rose]

I am very new to the hobby, I purchased a 55 gallon tank about three months ago. I've always had fresh water aquariums, but I decided to give salt water a try! I'm proud to say that as of today my tank is stocked with fish! I have a damsel, two clowns, a long-nosed hawkfish, a flame angel, a cleaner shrimp, a powder blue tang, and a black and white heniochus. Everyone seems to be happy and getting along perfectly! I don't have any coral yet, just an anemone, but I plan to start purchasing coral starting this weekend. I'm so excited and can't wait to see where the hobby takes me!

 

[cromag27]

Nice!

 

[Salty1962]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[cameronh]

Welcome to reef2reef

 

[mcarroll]

Welcome!

Be armed with water change buckets and test kits because that's a lot of large fish – some expert level – stocked very fast, into a pretty small tank.

Do you have any help with this tank?

I would try to take your time stocking the tank from here out.

 

[Pruett-nc]

Welcome aboard . I agree on moving a little to fast . Read alot on tank crashes and maturing tanks .

 

[helen ann]

Hi!

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R;)

 

[Shelby Rose]

@mcarrol I'm armed with buckets, two different test kits, and my fiancé lol Also, my next door neighbor and I have become best friends, he is an older man that used to build, set up, stock, and install salt water aquariums for a living. There's no way I would've made it without his help! Thank you and @Pruett-nc the pointers! I'm always very open to advice!

 

[drawman]

@Shelby Rose do you have a protein skimmer? With that many fish and you thinking about getting coral it would be a good investment if you don't already have one.

 

[Squirrel_reefer]

Welcome aboard! thats quite a livestock spread!

 

[nervousmonkey]

Welcome Shelby!!!! Take a look at @4FordFamily thread on tangs and aggression. It really helped me out: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/tang-aggression-understanding-and-combating.215698/

Glad you are a R2R'r!!!!

 

[4FordFamily]

Welcome home, you will love it here!

Post pics!

 

[Shelby Rose]

@drawman Yes I have a protein skimmer, thank goodness my neighbor told me I would need one or I wouldn't have known!

 

[Shelby Rose]

@nervousmonkey thank you!

 

[stevo01]

Welcome to R2R Miss Shelby!

 

[Bronc]

Welcome aboard!!!

 

[Eva Rose]

Welcome to R2R!! Yes - before you add coral spend time looking and reading about possibilities. Make a list of corals you are interested in and let some R2R members help guide you.
Some corals that are classified as "begineer" are hardy but can spread quickly in your tank. For example some of the flat mushroom corals will spread throughout your tank. If you love them - great! But if you want corals that stay more contained look at other coral options.
Can't wait to see pics of your tank!

 

[Webslinger]

Welcome, I would slow down, nothing good happens in the hobby fast. I hope your anemone makes it as they need an established tank. I would wait another 3 months before I added anything else. Good luck and enjoy this great hobby.

 

[Shelby Rose]

Welcome to R2R!! Yes - before you add coral spend time looking and reading about possibilities. Make a list of corals you are interested in and let some R2R members help guide you.
Some corals that are classified as "begineer" are hardy but can spread quickly in your tank. For example some of the flat mushroom corals will spread throughout your tank. If you love them - great! But if you want corals that stay more contained look at other coral options.
Can't wait to see pics of your tank!

Which corals do you think would be best for me? Are there any that you strongly recommend?