Greetings!

[AGWL]

Hiya from WA state! A friend of mine had bought a 23-gallon cube tank for a friend of hers who had been wanting a reef tank. Friend then moved to an apartment where he couldn't have it, so it went to live at my friend's house. Dude never came to take care of it and my friend decided it was more than she signed up for, so she passed it on to me! Score!

It's in rotten shape. Everything was covered in sludge. It's got 2 rocks and some substrate (I've also added a dry coral branch). A tomato clownfish, a banded coral shrimp, a handful of snails and hermits, and a green leather toadstool coral (very small). Lots of bristle worms. Everyone is much happier since I cleaned it out.

I'm going to be eventually expanding into a 55-gallon as finances allow. I tend to be more into invertebrates than fish (I also breed freshwater dwarf shrimp and freshwater snails), so not sure yet what I'll be stocking it with.

Anyway, that's me. Darn glad to be here.

 

[Sean Clark]

Welcome to the party.

 

[Jo'Reefer]

Hello and welcome! :D awesome score on the tank looks like it is in much better hands now! I am also from WA cheers

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!

I'm sure all the critters in there are very happy they ended up with you taking good care of them!

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board!

 

[CoralB]

Welcome !!!! :cool:

 

[ebushrow]

Welcome!!

 

[Sleeping Giant]

Welcome to R2R, good to hear the tank went to someone who really wants and will care for it.

 

[Sleeping Giant]

you could take a toothbrush to those rocks to clear off some of the algae

 

[jsker]

 

[Adolfo]

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Hello, and welcome to the channel.

 

[kevgib67]

Welcome, glad you are here!

 

[Jeffcb]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!

 

[BlindGirlReefing]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[SPR1968]

Hi and welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[G Santana]

Welcome to the Reef

 

[Fish Think Pink]

Hiya from WA state! A friend of mine had bought a 23-gallon cube tank for a friend of hers who had been wanting a reef tank. Friend then moved to an apartment where he couldn't have it, so it went to live at my friend's house. Dude never came to take care of it and my friend decided it was more than she signed up for, so she passed it on to me! Score!

It's in rotten shape. Everything was covered in sludge. It's got 2 rocks and some substrate (I've also added a dry coral branch). A tomato clownfish, a banded coral shrimp, a handful of snails and hermits, and a green leather toadstool coral (very small). Lots of bristle worms. Everyone is much happier since I cleaned it out.

I'm going to be eventually expanding into a 55-gallon as finances allow. I tend to be more into invertebrates than fish (I also breed freshwater dwarf shrimp and freshwater snails), so not sure yet what I'll be stocking it with.

Anyway, that's me. Darn glad to be here.

I'm Lisa. Welcome! Glad you joined.

Have you considered starting your build thread? I found its a great place to document my tank's evolution for myself. I started tank first then joined, so I'm still finding myself going back collecting pictures & updating historically as well as current state. Once you create your first post in your thread and link it to your account, they will give you build badge (look left, under my ID). You'll enjoy looking back at how far you've come (already even - but know great things are in store for you!)

This might help you find people local to you in Washington:
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/local-reef-club-discussion.516/
This is a good reference book type online article I still review:
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/the-supreme-guide-to-setting-up-a-saltwater-reef-aquarium.84/