Hello! I got my first reef aquarium-related item last week

Ashibashi · Jun 24, 2021

Gtinnel said:
Hello and welcome to R2R.
You won't find too many people in the hobby that want their aquarium to make any sound. Most people's goal is for their aquarium to be as silent as possible.
My aquarium makes noise from the water going down the overflow and I like the sound, as long as it doesn't sound like a toilet flushing.

Haha so true about the toilet flushing! I've seen a few videos about sump plumbing and with that much water moving so far I can't imagine its perfectly silent. Super impressive if people manage that

Fish Think Pink · Jun 24, 2021

Ashibashi said:
Its a 5 stage RODI system and after a lot of wrangling I managed to get it working. Very pleased with it.

I'm planning on setting up a 55 gallon and building a stand myself. I'm mostly interested in corals, I love the color and the movement.

Im also actually kind of looking forward to the sound of moving water, I usually have to play noise on my phone to sleep but I'm going to deliberately get a HOB filter for the water sounds. Im really looking forward to getting to watch coralline algae develop and the corals grow. Im do biochemistry for a living and really get a lot out of nurturing hobbies - dogs, houseplants and the like. Not sure how this hobby managed to escape my attention for so long - both chemistry and growing things? I can hardly think about anything else!

Welcome!

Glad you joined and looking forward to hearing about your successes!

TuxUrchin07 · Jun 24, 2021

Ashibashi said:
Don't add different bacteria? Do you mean those l

Thanks! I've been watching sooo many YouTube videos for weeks now haha, I love the brstv series. They're such a good resource

? Not sure what you mean by I but don't add different bacteria because it causes cyano. Lots and lots of newbies do that.

Manny’s Reef · Jun 24, 2021

Hey there! Welcome to the R2R family.

srobertb · Jun 24, 2021

Ashibashi said:
Its a 5 stage RODI system and after a lot of wrangling I managed to get it working. Very pleased with it.

I'm planning on setting up a 55 gallon and building a stand myself. I'm mostly interested in corals, I love the color and the movement.

Im also actually kind of looking forward to the sound of moving water, I usually have to play noise on my phone to sleep but I'm going to deliberately get a HOB filter for the water sounds. Im really looking forward to getting to watch coralline algae develop and the corals grow. Im do biochemistry for a living and really get a lot out of nurturing hobbies - dogs, houseplants and the like. Not sure how this hobby managed to escape my attention for so long - both chemistry and growing things? I can hardly think about anything else!

I don’t want to be a party pooper but a 55g tank, in traditional dimensions, is brutal for rockscaping. 13” isn’t a lot of room front to back.

ShepherdReefer · Jun 24, 2021

Hello and welcome to the channel.

Salty Rambler · Jun 24, 2021

Welcome to R2R! Do you have any particular corals on your list yet?

CMMorgan · Jun 24, 2021

Ashibashi said:
Its a 5 stage RODI system and after a lot of wrangling I managed to get it working. Very pleased with it.

I'm planning on setting up a 55 gallon and building a stand myself. I'm mostly interested in corals, I love the color and the movement.

Im also actually kind of looking forward to the sound of moving water, I usually have to play noise on my phone to sleep but I'm going to deliberately get a HOB filter for the water sounds. Im really looking forward to getting to watch coralline algae develop and the corals grow. Im do biochemistry for a living and really get a lot out of nurturing hobbies - dogs, houseplants and the like. Not sure how this hobby managed to escape my attention for so long - both chemistry and growing things? I can hardly think about anything else!

Sounds like an awesome plan. I used to visit this little cabin in the middle of nowhere, Pennsylvania as a kid. There was a creek outside and the windows were thin, old, single pane glass. You could listen to the water bubble over the rocks for hours. Gosh, thanks for stirring up the memory. Enjoy the tank and welcome to the salty family.

Ashibashi · Jun 25, 2021

srobertb said:
I don’t want to be a party pooper but a 55g tank, in traditional dimensions, is brutal for rockscaping. 13” isn’t a lot of room front to back.

The party is not pooped! I've gotten this same feedback a couple of times and have changed my mind about it. I've found someone selling a great tank locally and it's perfect, much better dimensions. I hope I get to nab it in time. Will post build thread when I do!

Ashibashi · Jun 25, 2021

Salty Rambler said:
Welcome to R2R! Do you have any particular corals on your list yet?

There are so many I love that its difficult to say. I live really close to a quite well known lfs that specializes in corals. When I'm closer to ready for them I will pay them a visit!

Jeffcb · Jun 25, 2021

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

MERKEY · Jun 25, 2021

Hello and welcome to R2R!

tbrown · Jun 25, 2021

Ashibashi said:
Its a 5 stage RODI system and after a lot of wrangling I managed to get it working. Very pleased with it.

I'm planning on setting up a 55 gallon and building a stand myself. I'm mostly interested in corals, I love the color and the movement.

Im also actually kind of looking forward to the sound of moving water, I usually have to play noise on my phone to sleep but I'm going to deliberately get a HOB filter for the water sounds. Im really looking forward to getting to watch coralline algae develop and the corals grow. Im do biochemistry for a living and really get a lot out of nurturing hobbies - dogs, houseplants and the like. Not sure how this hobby managed to escape my attention for so long - both chemistry and growing things? I can hardly think about anything else!

Welcome to Reef2Reef! If you do an HOB, one cool thing to consider is removing the media and adding Mangrove roots to it. They come with their own challenges but still fun!

Ashibashi · Jun 26, 2021

tbrown3589 said:
Welcome to Reef2Reef! If you do an HOB, one cool thing to consider is removing the media and adding Mangrove roots to it. They come with their own challenges but still fun!

This is a freaking rad idea