Greetings from New York!

NeonRabbit221B · Oct 12, 2020

calila said:
Hi, so nice meeting you!!!
My family lives in Queens, so during this time, I've been going to their house during the weekends.
Do you have a store nearby where you can shop around for supplies? I went to one during the weekend in Flushing,
New York Reef Aquatic, it is a really cool store. Do you have any suggestions?

You got the big dog PaulB in your welcome thread. Thats pretty cool

Sthomp01 · Oct 12, 2020

Welcome to Reef 2 Reef

calila · Oct 12, 2020

Paul B said:
Calila, I am sure you know Manhattan Aquarium in Midtown. That is the only one I know of in Manhattan. In Queens there are many. I started Fish Town USA on salt water fish in the early 70s and I have not been there in a few years. I heard they went downhill since then. Their livestock was not really taken care of but they imported their own fish so they used to have more unusual stuff that I couldn't get anywhere else. They are on Northern Blvd.

I moved out of there years ago so I don't really know of any good stores there. There is a very good store near Port Jefferson but the place is filthy. He has great stuff, mostly fish as his corals stink, but his prices are a third of most places.
"Aqua Hut". Unfortunately not in Queens.

Believe it or not, I have yet to visit Manhattan Aquarium, because everything is going on, I limit my adventures. I might plan a trip out to Port Jefferson to check it out. Thanks !!

calila · Oct 12, 2020

NeonRabbit221B said:
You got the big dog PaulB in your welcome thread. Thats pretty cool

Yayyy...

yan2pr · Oct 12, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!

flampton · Oct 12, 2020

Welcome welcome welcome to the r2r!!

Jimbhoy13 · Oct 12, 2020

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

calila · Oct 12, 2020

Jimbhoy13 said:
Welcome to R2R and the salty world Claudia. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

Thank you, I can't wait to start my journey!

CelestEel · Oct 12, 2020

Hi Claudia!

KingTideCorals · Oct 12, 2020

calila said:
Hi, my name is Claudia. I live in NYC and I am extremely new to this world.
I guess as many people, because of the pandemic I got pulled into this. I took my niece's fresh water tank and put it together (not that hard) and then I realized I wanted more. So after doing some research, I bought the Fluval 13.5 Gallon Evo XII (I live in the city so small apartments) and I figured it would be a good size to learn.
Right now all I've been doing is reading articles and this forum has been great to learn from people with more experience. I am so excited!
This week I will get all the things I ordered to start my journey into reefing, I can't wait!!

Welcome! Great write up, and welcome to R2R

The saltwater community, especially this one are so helpful and the people here are amazing! If you are looking for some videos to binge online about reefing come by and check out my channel! May have some tips and tricks for ya (CHECK OUT MY 5 TIPS OF REEFING)!

Hope to see updates of the tank! Here was this weeks upload!