Hey! FirstTime caller longtime listener

[TimJ]

Used to be an African Cichlid nut and had to sell my tank when life had me moving all over the place. Finally settled down, grew some roots and got back into the hobby. Always wanted to do Saltwater, but was always intimidated. Ultimately took the plunge and so glad that I did.

Started with a 75g. Has been up for 10 months. Lots of challenges and made plenty of the rookie mistakes one can make in their first year but coming out ok. Ich. Dinos. I still here and loving it (Although both tested my resolve). From the outside the R2R community has been invaluable overcoming the ever present challenges of reef keeping.

started out thinking this would be fowlr system. Lol. How naive. All it took was getting a couple mushrooms from the LFS and seeing them under the actinic blue and I was hooked. Once my Valentini puffer established that he wouldn’t eat them it was on. used to think coral was just a garden but now I understand the addiction. The science only adds to the fascination.

Current Setup
75 Gallon
Current Orbit Marine IC
Reef Brite Lumi Light Actinic.

One Spot Foxface
Valentini Puffer
Midas Blenny
Flame Hawk
Black snowflake Clown
Stubby Clown
Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

Ricordea, Rhodactis Hairy Mushrooms
Frogspawn
Vargas Cespitularia
pulsing Xenia
Toadstool
Acan
Zoas
candy cane
cyphastrea

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!! Nice start!

 

[dstockwell]

Welcome to the Reef

 

[Sean Clark]

Welcome to the party.

 

[CoralB]

Welcome !!!

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[jsker]

 

[officialreefbros]

Welcome!!

 

[JaimeAdams]

Welcome

 

[Zach B]

Welcome

 

[Gtinnel]

Welcome to the forum and the addiction.

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Hello, and welcome to the channel.

 

[G Santana]

Welcome to the Reef

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board!

 

[Wrassenaround]

Welcome to Reef2Reef! Love that rockscape, it looks great! You should start a build thread so we can keep track of your tank and watch it evolve!

 

[SPR1968]

I love the rockwork design, and Welcome!

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and the salty world Tim. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[BetterJake]

Welcome!

 

[Fish Think Pink]

Used to be an African Cichlid nut and had to sell my tank when life had me moving all over the place. Finally settled down, grew some roots and got back into the hobby. Always wanted to do Saltwater, but was always intimidated. Ultimately took the plunge and so glad that I did.

Started with a 75g. Has been up for 10 months. Lots of challenges and made plenty of the rookie mistakes one can make in their first year but coming out ok. Ich. Dinos. I still here and loving it (Although both tested my resolve). From the outside the R2R community has been invaluable overcoming the ever present challenges of reef keeping.

started out thinking this would be fowlr system. Lol. How naive. All it took was getting a couple mushrooms from the LFS and seeing them under the actinic blue and I was hooked. Once my Valentini puffer established that he wouldn’t eat them it was on. used to think coral was just a garden but now I understand the addiction. The science only adds to the fascination.

Current Setup
75 Gallon
Current Orbit Marine IC
Reef Brite Lumi Light Actinic.

One Spot Foxface
Valentini Puffer
Midas Blenny
Flame Hawk
Black snowflake Clown
Stubby Clown
Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

Ricordea, Rhodactis Hairy Mushrooms
Frogspawn
Vargas Cespitularia
pulsing Xenia
Toadstool
Acan
Zoas
candy cane
cyphastrea

Welcome! Glad you joined the salty side.

Have you considered starting your build thread? I found its a great place to document my tank's evolution for myself. I started tank first then joined, so I'm still finding myself going back collecting pictures & updating historically as well as current state. Once you create your first post in your thread and link it to your account, they will give you build badge (look left, under my ID). What you have above would be great to just copy over to Forum > Member Aquariums to start your Build Thread - LOVE your photos, too!

This might help you find people local to you in Atlanta area:

Local Reef Club Discussion

Looking for some locals to share frags and info with? This is the place! Find a local club that meets in your area! If you want to add your club just contact us.

www.reef2reef.com

This is a good reference book type online article I still review:

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium

This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is no...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Fishy888]

Hello and welcome to R2R! Here you’ll find that people are friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. I hope you start a build thread. We’d love to see your build as it progresses.