Hello from Chicago!

[Mr Fishface]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Mastiffsrule]

 

[sick1166]

First time aquarium owner here! New to the hobby but the wife and I are excited to get started!

We inherited a set up from a friend who was moving and didn't want to ship everything to his new place. 90 gal display with a sump tank for below the stand, a couple lights, pumps, and a CO2 system, (oh and 110 lbs of gravel.) I'm still finalizing purchases of PVC fittings and looking for a good drain hose (have a 1.5in sch80 bulkhead for the drain) before we start putting everything together.

I have been lurking and reading and learning a ton...and am very excited to continue to read, learn and contribute!

Pictures will come once we get things working!

Plans are to stick with a planted freshwater setup, but it is nice to know the system we inherited has had success with coral!

Welcome you will go marine in the future every 1 does

 

[SPR1968]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[PanchoG]

Welcome to R2R!!

 

[Bryson.bobby]

Welcome to R2R

 

[hdsoftail1065]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Welcome

 

[radguy105]

Just a quick update...

Thank you for all of the welcomes! It truly is great to have the wife on-board, it makes explaining things like wanting to buy a new CO2 regulator easier :)

So far the plants are doing well. This is a lot more work than I originally thought when I accepted the gear, but it is worth it when we get to relax and look at the fish!

 

[fishface NJ]

Welcome to R2R. Love the tank.

 

[The Aquatic Arsenal]

Welcome

 

[Murica]

Welcome!!!

 

[BamboozleBean]

Welcome! I live in the western suburbs - lots of stores out here (some good, some not so good). If you go saltwater, let me know and I can make some suggestions. Good luck - we'll have to find a fish club around here.

Where in the suburbs?
I’m in the Naperville area.

 

[Feet4Fish]

Welcome. You’ll love it here!!!

 

[A. Ocellaris]

Where in the suburbs?
I’m in the Naperville area.

I'm in Downers Grove. It'd be great if we could get some reefers together for vacation watching, frags, etc.

 

[Alexreefer]

Welcome @radguy105, Not sure where you are in Chicago but I love my lfs. Beyond the reef. Great show tanks, coral and pricing. Everyone seems very well informed. Good luck!

 

[sfin52]

welcome.

 

[BamboozleBean]

I'm in Downers Grove. It'd be great if we could get some reefers together for vacation watching, frags, etc.

Agreed, some kind of frag swap would be great. Especially since I’m only 5 weeks into my first tank.
There’s so many fish stores within 20 minutes of me I’m sure there’s quite a few people within the reefing hobby.

 

[User1]

Hello from Northern Cali and welcome.