First time reefer

[CoralB]

Welcome !!! :cool:

 

[Miami Reef]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[SPR1968]

Hi and welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[ScubaFish802]

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Welcome to your new home for saltwater reef aquarium resources and fun! Welcome to the family! :D

 

[FiddlersReef]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[rmorris_14]

 

[bnord]

Hey, great start - and Welcome to da club

Look forward to hearing and seeing more

 

[Schraufabagel]

 

[otzhorse]

 

[Adolfo]

 

[Oceanl0v3r]

Hi all!
I wanted to properly introduce myself before I start posting on the forums :)
I have been keeping freshwater fish, and 2 Axolotl's for a couple of years but always shied away from saltwater tanks. I just remember when I kept fish as a teenager that the saltwater business seemed really confusing with all these measurements and expensive equipment. Well, Im a little older now and actually enjoy nerding around. So the family took the plunge and bought a Fluval flex 123l saltwater tank.
switched the stock pump for a sicce syncra sdc3 and have got intank filtration baskets on the way. Jebao slw20 as a single powerhead, although i havent set it up yet.

the tank just finished a 21 day cycle today (fishless, wet live rock and added bacteria, decaying shrimp as an ammonia source)

So, the new inhabitants bought from the LFS today are:
2 clownfish
1 file fish
2 trochus snails
2 hermit crabs

Now we await the ugly phase, then we are super excited to add some softies and lps :)

Congrats on going to salt
Best advice is to be patient. It is really hard to have an empty tank and wait - especially when new to the hobby. However, if you start adding corals too soon, you’ll soon have an empty tank again and wallet. Corals thrive best in an established tank. Good luck to you and happy reefing

 

[Royal_pudding]

Congrats on going to salt
Best advice is to be patient. It is really hard to have an empty tank and wait - especially when new to the hobby. However, if you start adding corals too soon, you’ll soon have an empty tank again and wallet. Corals thrive best in an established tank. Good luck to you and happy reefing

Hahaha
No corals in yet but the wallet is already empty

 

[youcallmenny1]

Hello and welcome to the club!

 

[Royal_pudding]

Hello and welcome to the club!

Thank you! :)

 

[Manny’s Reef]

This is how excited we are to have you.

 

[Royal_pudding]

This is how excited we are to have you.

Hahaha