First time reefer

[1112-425XL]

 

[kevgib67]

Welcome, glad you are here!

 

[LagoonGuy]

I'm just going to point out that those sand sifting stars really need a very old/mature and very large sandbed or they can quickly deplete their food supply, and then they often just waste away and die in many tanks. They don't eat algae directly, but feed off of biofilms on the sand grains. Trochus snails and a conch would be good additions. Brittle stars would also be a good addition, but the sand sifters from the genus Fromia tend to not do well in most tanks, unfortunately, even though they are offered for sale all the time at fish stores.

Thanks for the info, I’m still learning that’s just what I was told.

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

Hi Everyone! I've had freshwater planted tanks since I was a little kid, getting bigger tanks as well as more tanks for different species or regions. Eventually life got more demanding so I had to scale back. In the past years, I got back into the hobby but with small tanks, carefully picking both plants and animals that will not grow large, though still not yet saltwater.

However in the past half year or so I have been interested in with setting up a reef tank. I have been sporadically reading some forums and avidly watching YouTube videos. I have acquired some equipment, and even a small tank (IM AIO 15 G), though I haven't set anything up yet since I have to find a good place for it or any other tank. The main issue I have to resolve is that is that my house has lots of glass so it is very sunny throughout. In freshwater tanks I dealt with what would have been out of control algae growth by adding shrimp and snails that kept it in perfect check so that you didn't even notice that without those two inhabitants the algae would have been an issue.

I'm looking forward to seeing what wisdom others in this forum have to share for a newbie, though since my phone doesn't read forums that well, I generally rely on videos and audios sources for most of my information. However, I will pop in every so often hoping to find specific information.

--MT

welcome!

Best advice I want to give you is go bigger than 15g. Once you get bit by the coral/fish bug, you will need more room. Go as big as you can afford.

 

[BetterJake]

 

[Jimbhoy13]

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

 

[CoralB]

Welcome !!

 

[Shnetts]

Welcome to r2r!!!