Got tired of looking at an empty tank..

[Poof No Eyebrows]

Welcome

 

[G Santana]

Lol I know the pull of this hobby, it's inexorable
Welcome back

 

[Salty Rambler]

Welcome to R2R and back to the hobby! Looks like you are off to a great re-start.

 

[SPR1968]

Hi and welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Welcome back

Love the tank!
I need one that size

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and back to the salty world. You have done a great job of restoring the aquarium.

 

[Reefnman2]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[Fish Think Pink]

I picked up an used 225g set up about 15 yrs ago and built it into my my wall in the basement. Got it going with about 200lbs of live rock and had a few clowns, fire fish, purple fire fish, blue and powder blue tangs and my favorite was my dog faced puffer. Fortunately I didn’t spend a fortune on corals and exotic decor Since I ended up heading out of town for a cpl yrs for work. So the tank sat empty for about the last 12 yrs and for the last yrs or so I would just look at it thinking that i should get it going again. I finally got off my but and started researching to update the system. Cleaned out the tank and started the process. Replace the entire system. New sump, skimmer and went with 3 viperspectra 165s for lighting. Had no idea what a refugium was before restarting again so after looking into it a little I decided to use my old sump to make a fuge. At current I have turbos, hermit and emerald crabs with 2 lawn mower blennys on clean up. 3 clowns, 2 leopard wrasse, convict tang, 2pep , blood, cleaner and a pistol shrimp. Have a pink bar goby will be here in a few days With 2 porcelain anemone crabs. A assortment of frags and most resent a frogspawn and 2 headed torch. It is quite addicting and hard to be patient but seeing the tank develop over less than 4 months keeps you hooked. So hello everyone, I know as I get deeper into reefing I will ask for advise and be happy to share what I learn. Oh, almost forgot, after splitting twice, I have 4 watermelon bubbletips, a green, white pink tip and a purple with green tip anemones.

Welcome!

Glad you joined! This post is such high quality you could copy it right over to create your initial build thread. I'm going back and documenting my earlier tank phases so I have a place for myself to track evolution. You don't yet have a build thread badge (you get it when you link your upcoming post to your account). Gorgeous photos and great story!

 

[DKPminus]

Weekly addition. Brittle tooth tang.

 

[Just John]

Welcome!

 

[Clo]

 

[MERKEY]

Hello and welcome to R2R!

 

[DKPminus]

is there a R.A. (Reefers anonymous)? Picked up the brittle tooth and in the next cpl days I have Antunes osmolator universal 3155 ATO, a cpl extra filter socks, 4- 1000 amphipods/copepods, a cpl bottle of phyto a pinkbar goby, 2 porcelain anemone crabs, tri color orange Ricordea, green birds nest, whisker coral and a mist sunset Montipora frag coming.

 

[LiveWire]

Welcome to the REEF!!

 

[revhtree]

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

 

[Manny’s Reef]

Hello and welcome to R2R.

 

[DKPminus]

Ordered pods from aquarium depot for first time. Looks good so far. Also acclimating a green birds nest, mystic sunset Monti and tri col orange Ricordea.

 

[KevPool]

Welcome to R2R. That tank looks awesome woot woot.

 

[ying yang]

Ha ha you definately got the bug hey ?
Aslong as you having fun and enjoying your tank and trying to not have major problems,good luck to you buddy ^_^

 

[BaysEndReef]

Welcome to R2R!! Always here to help!!