Hello from a Pre-Reefer

[firstworldpotato]

Hello. I'm new to the forums and am in the early planning stages of putting together my first reef tank. I started my freshwater journey right before COVID when my kids came home from the state fair with a couple of gold fish they "won". I bought a little 5 gallon tank with a few fake plants and put it in my office. I found that I really enjoyed watching them swim around and taking care of them. That evolved into upgrading to a 10 gallon tank and discovering the fun of adding and maintaining a few live plants and a couple of guppies. The plants grew like crazy and a couple of guppies turned into a couple of dozen guppies, so I upgraded, again, to a 29 gallon tank for a little bit more room. It was the perfect work-from-home, lockdown hobby for us.

Fast forward to now, I'm looking to start a new adventure in the form of a reef tank. I've been watching a lot of YouTube videos and reading a lot of information. I'm over the intimidation hump and have enough confidence built up to get started. I still have plenty of newbie questions and am always open to opinions and advice. I'm looking forward to to taking this amazing hobby to the next stage.

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[kingoftheHiLLpeople]

Welcome!!!

 

[kevgib67]

Welcome, you have come to the right place. Good luck.

 

[DE FISH]

Welcome to the salty cult

 

[Reefer Matt]

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board!

 

[Sean Clark]

Welcome to the party.

 

[ReefRondo]

 

[Dreminon]

Welcome to the Salty Crew

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!

Have you decided what size reef tank you are setting up?? You should look into 40 breeders! They are a great size and a bit bigger then The 29 gallon freshwater tank you had.

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[firstworldpotato]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!

Have you decided what size reef tank you are setting up?? You should look into 40 breeders! They are a great size and a bit bigger then The 29 gallon freshwater tank you had.

Thanks Kristopher. I actually just posted in the newbie area about my initial plans. I was going to go with a 40g breeder until I saw that the new-ish 60g breeders came out within the last year. 99% sure I'll go with that. One lesson I learned from the freshwater tanks is learning that it's easier to maintain a larger tank. Had algae problems in my 10g but none in the 29g.

 

[steveschuerger]

Welcome. This a great place with a sense of community to it. And I have a 60 gallon shallow reef myself. Wish I’d started with it in retrospect.

 

[G Santana]

Welcome to the Reef, as long as your in for the long haul you'll be OK.
My tank took a year before I can say it hit its equilibrium and became stable, but I knew this going in from my first tank yrs ago.
Good luck with your build!!!

 

[Fezbearer]

 

[bnord]

Super! and great to have you and hope you continue to stay close, ask questions and go forward with a plan...

 

[Fishy888]

Welcome to Reef2Reef! This forum has great people who are happy to answer any questions you have.

 

[dcsorrell]