Hello all!

[Krash]

Hope you are all having a wonderful day! This is my first time doing saltwater. I live where the air I breathe hurts my face in the winter. I'm starting with a 26 gallon bow front tank. I know its small, but my go to pet store has more confidence in me tham I do. Lol I won't be putting anything yet till we come back from vacation so it will be a few weeks.

 

[Reeferdood]

 

[NY_Caveman]

Looking good! Welcome to R2R!

 

[Crabs McJones]

Welcome to R2R!

#WelcometoR2R

 

[reef lover]

Welcome to r2r!!

 

[Fudsey]

Welcome to R2R ! ! !

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[dbl]

Welcome to R2R and thanks for joining.

 

[Reefing Madness]

 

[mike werner]

welcome.the air I breath hurts my face today but it's just HOT!

 

[Todvod]

welcome! looks like a good start. best wishes!

 

[Reefer Deez]

Hello and welcome to R2R :) it's a pleasure to have you here with us ;)

 

[pugcrush]

Welcome to R2R & the salty hobby! Looks like you're off to a great start!

 

[SPR1968]

Welcome to R2R!

Great start so far and thanks for the pictures!

 

[Gabriel1296]

Hope you are all having a wonderful day! This is my first time doing saltwater. I live where the air I breathe hurts my face in the winter. I'm starting with a 26 gallon bow front tank. I know its small, but my go to pet store has more confidence in me tham I do. Lol I won't be putting anything yet till we come back from vacation so it will be a few weeks.

Welcome to R2R !

 

[larryl]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[Ruben's Reef]

!!! Welcome to R2R !!!

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Welcome to R2R

 

[Turbo's Aquatics Verified Sponsor]

Welcome to R2R!

Here's a pic from one of my favorite articles on reefkeeping, applicable to new hobbyists and old as well:

The nitrogen cycle is only the startup of a SW tank cycle. The next 6-12 months is a maturing phase, and it's typically in this time frame where algae outbreaks occur and things can sort of roller-coaster, and if you stock the tank up too quickly, you might see corals randomly dying & fish getting sick, etc...hobbyists can very easily fall into the trap of chasing problems = making more problems => giving up and selling everything off. We don't want that to happen to anyone!

Long-term stability and balance are the keys, and you just can't shortcut the process significantly. That's always the #1 thing to keep in mind!

 

[AlyciaMarieee]

Welcome!!!