Finally....a salt water tank

DudeBoy · Feb 26, 2020

Hello from North Alabama.

I'm in my 40s and have had fresh water aquariums since I was a little kid. I've always wanted to go salt but was too intimidated to take the jump until a few months ago. My wife and I settled on a 210 gallon tank and I've been fumbling my way through it every since. My local shop, aquatic cove in Madison, AL has been terrific! They've dealt with my numerous questions with patience and led me in the right direction. Tank has been up and running for a couple months now and we have a few small corals, lots of inverts, and a mix of fish. Next steps for us is to better understand what we need to do to keep everything as healthy as possible.

Jason

Reefer40b · Feb 26, 2020

I like that you went big! There will be up/downs but keep your head up, as you will be rewarded in due time! Happy Reefing!

lpsouth1978 · Feb 26, 2020

Welcome to the obsession!! By the way, we LOVE pictures here. :)

Peace River · Feb 26, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

Reefnman2 · Feb 26, 2020

Welcome to R2R Jason!

Ruben's Reef · Feb 26, 2020

!!! Welcome to the Reef Addiction Jason !!! Don't forget to post some pics of your tank..

Bruno_Soares · Feb 26, 2020

Welcome. Pics... and what fish?

Fires Fish · Feb 26, 2020

Redfoxtang · Feb 26, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!! Glad you could join us!!!

albano · Feb 26, 2020

Welcome... 210g is a nice size tank! Time for some pics!

Coral Reef Keepers · Feb 26, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

KJ · Feb 26, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

Crabs McJones · Feb 26, 2020

Welcome to R2R

dbl · Feb 26, 2020

Welcome to R2R Jason and to your new reefing family. You'll love the salty side.

Billldg · Feb 26, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

BeejReef · Feb 26, 2020

Welcome to salt J!

Pau Hana Reefer · Feb 26, 2020

Welcome to R2R and the salt life! 210g is a heckuva way to start... love it!

will25u · Feb 26, 2020

Welcome! That’s a HUGE tank! Heck yeah!

DudeBoy · Feb 26, 2020

We recently added a diamond goby and he's been doing some digging in the sand so the water is a bit hazy for pictures just yet, but I'll try to post some soon.

someone asked about what fish we have so far.....I may butcher the spelling
- 2 clown gobies (it was 3 but one disappeared shortly after adding to the tank)
- 2 spotcinctus clowns
- ocellaris clown
- black and white ocellaris clown
- sailfin tang
- powder brown tang
- foxface rabbitfish
- exquisite wrasse
- flame angel
- timini flame fin tang
- coral beauty
- midas blenny
- orchid dottyback
- neon engineer goby
- diamond goby (was missing for 2 days. He jumped into the overflow, went through the sending hose, and ended up in the sump filter sock! Glad I found him when I did....he's alive and kicking....and I now have overflow covers)
- HAD a powder blue but he was picking on everyone and had to go : (

what are your thought on us adding a couple more fish?....this seems like quite a bit already but wife has her heart set on the following;
- ruby red dragonet OR flame hawk
- purple tang
- green mandarin (we have a good pod population going)

We've added a couple at a time each week or two.....let me know if we are out of bounds on any of our current stock...

Jason