Hi everyone

[CasaReefer]

Welcome to R2R.. Sounds very exciting.. New Home... New Tank... Great Wife.... that Suggested You get The New Tank... Wow Lucky Man... And we are lucky you both joined us.. Good Luck. Update us soon O.K.

 

[Bruce17]

Bristlenose here, calling in from London, UK.

The story so far. I've kept a freshwater tank for more than 20 years, using a Tropiquarium 68 throughout. I fell in love with the hobby after a visit to the London Aquarium! I've kept a variety of community fish, for example, corydoras (albino and bronze), blind cavefish (a particular favourite of mine), Angelfish (white and black), bristlenoses (of course!) and many varieties of tetra. Nothing too complicated. Still love the tank, but it's looking tired these day. The Trop is no longer in production and spare parts are difficult or impossible to find.

So I decided to replace the tank. But never got round to it, life took over big time, so here we are with a lightly planted tank, cobbled together electronics, 6 tetras, a few mollies, a blind cavefish and my wonderful (and very active!) bristlenose.

We moved house recently, and my wife suggested we install a marine tank! Challenge accepted. I’ve been doing some serious research online, and quickly discovered it’s a very different game to freshwater tanks.

I’ve decided on a Red Sea Max E-170, looks ideal for a beginner, pretty much plug and play but upgradeable as when I'm ready to take more on.

We’re having some works done to the house, and a spot for the new tank has been chosen, it’ll be very much on display, so I need to get it right! All being well, probably in the new year, I’ll be installing the tank for the initial cycle. Can’t wait!

Welcome to R2R

 

[reef lover]

Welcome to r2r and the salt life!

 

[Jeto2004]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!

 

[Murica]

Welcome!!!

 

[GoldeneyeRet]

Welcome aboard!

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

Welcome!!

 

[SPR1968]

Welcome to R2R!!!

I'm also from the UK as well

 

[Reefnman2]

Welcome to R2R and good luck!

 

[lavoisier]

Welcome to the ocean side of our hobby. I think you'll find this is a great place to glean ideas from other's experiences. Looking forward to pics as your project develops. Keep us posted.

 

[fishface NJ]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[Ruben's Reef]

!!! Welcome to R2R !!!

 

[mike550]

@Bristlenose welcome! I’m new to reefing as well — about four months in. This group has been very helpful along the way. You’ll see a lot of “right” answers. The trick will be figuring out the best one for you. Enjoy!

 

[Blutspitze]

Welcome to the forums! I'd be curious to see what your FW tank is looking like, particularly your namesake fish

 

[LiveWire]

Welcome to the REEF!!

 

[rodney]

Welcome to R2R!