Hello all!

Krash · Jul 3, 2018

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 · Jul 3, 2018

NY_Caveman · Jul 3, 2018

Looking good! Welcome to R2R!

Crabs McJones · Jul 3, 2018

Welcome to R2R!

#WelcometoR2R

reef lover · Jul 3, 2018

Welcome to r2r!!

Fudsey · Jul 3, 2018

Welcome to R2R ! ! !

KJ · Jul 3, 2018

Welcome to R2R!!!

dbl · Jul 3, 2018

Welcome to R2R and thanks for joining.

Reefing Madness · Jul 3, 2018

mike werner · Jul 3, 2018

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

Todvod · Jul 3, 2018

welcome! looks like a good start. best wishes!

Reefer Deez · Jul 3, 2018

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

pugcrush · Jul 3, 2018

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

SPR1968 · Jul 4, 2018

Welcome to R2R!

Great start so far and thanks for the pictures!

Gabriel1296 · Jul 4, 2018

Krash said:
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 · Jul 4, 2018

Welcome to R2R!

Ruben's Reef · Jul 4, 2018

!!! Welcome to R2R !!!

Lovemyreef2015 · Jul 4, 2018

Welcome to R2R

Turbo's Aquatics · Jul 7, 2018

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!