Greetings

[MERKEY]

Hello and welcome to R2R!

 

[SPR1968]

Hi and welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[|Frank|]

Welcome to R2R!!

 

[Olefreebe]

Welcome to reef2reef and the salty side!

 

[revhtree]

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

 

[CMMorgan]

Hello!

I have several years of experience with keeping freshwater aquariums but have never worked with saltwater. I'm hoping to get into reef keeping and I'm looking forward to participating in the community!

Welcome to the salty family!!! It's a big learning curve from fresh but we are here to help.

 

[Clo]

 

[Fish Think Pink]

Hello!

I have several years of experience with keeping freshwater aquariums but have never worked with saltwater. I'm hoping to get into reef keeping and I'm looking forward to participating in the community!

Welcome!

Glad you joined

 

[InvertGang]

Welcome to R2R and the salty side of the hobby! Any thoughts yet on what you'd like to build, or are you still researching the different paths?

Yes, I have! I've decided that a nano reef is a good space to get started. I bought a Fluval Evo 13.5 that I'm hoping to get set up soon! I'm currently struggling with getting the right adapter for my new RO/DI unit so I can plug it into a water source. When I've got that, I've got to experiment with making salt water!

I'm going to go for easy beginner fish and coral. I keep Walstad freshwater tanks, ones that use lots of plant growth to pull nitrites, nitrates, and ammonia from the water rather than relying solely on the nitrifying bacteria to convert. It made me think of a refugium and how people use macroalgae to help with water quality, so I'm thinking experimenting with growing macro algae and things would be fun!

 

[Salty Rambler]

Yes, I have! I've decided that a nano reef is a good space to get started. I bought a Fluval Evo 13.5 that I'm hoping to get set up soon! I'm currently struggling with getting the right adapter for my new RO/DI unit so I can plug it into a water source. When I've got that, I've got to experiment with making salt water!

I'm going to go for easy beginner fish and coral. I keep Walstad freshwater tanks, ones that use lots of plant growth to pull nitrites, nitrates, and ammonia from the water rather than relying solely on the nitrifying bacteria to convert. It made me think of a refugium and how people use macroalgae to help with water quality, so I'm thinking experimenting with growing macro algae and things would be fun!

Sounds like a good plan. For my RO/DI, I wound up finding the adapter I needed in the plumbing section of my local big box store -- for some reason I couldn't find the one I needed at any of my LFS and or online aquaria stores. Best of luck with your Fluval Evo.

 

[BaysEndReef]

Welcome to R2R!! Always here to help!!

 

[InvertGang]

Sounds like a good plan. For my RO/DI, I wound up finding the adapter I needed in the plumbing section of my local big box store -- for some reason I couldn't find the one I needed at any of my LFS and or online aquaria stores. Best of luck with your Fluval Evo.

I've decided to chronicle my struggles in a build thread. It feels a bit weird posting before I have any photos of the tank, but it seems like a fun way to contribute! So far I have photos of a bucket, it's very exciting. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/s...-first-attempt-at-saltwater-aquariums.844845/

 

[Just John]

 

[RedReefer]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[DKPminus]

Welcome toR2R. Yes, having a good idea of what size and type of tank you want to build is a good start. a lot of set up and cost is decided by those choices.

 

[TnFishwater98]

Salt makes everything better! Welcome to da Reef!

 

[LiveWire]

Welcome to the REEF!!