Hi there from SW Washington State

[sherb]

Greetings! My name is Tim and I've had freshwater aquariums pretty much continuously since 1991. My largest build was a 90 gallon planted, all DIY. I've focused on heavily planted and slightly understocked tanks in part because I have a lot of non-aquatic interests that also take time and treasure (my family of four, home remodeling, hiking, kayaking, motorcycling, traveling) and also because I don't get a lot of joy from mundane maintenance work - some might call that "lazy" :D. I like the idea of creating biological systems that mostly take care of themselves.

So, here I am on R2R learning about SW and falling down the rabbit hole. It looks like this is a great community of folks.

I haven't built out an SW tank yet, but my plan started with FO, then FOWLR, and now I'm thinking of going all-in on a reef tank using "the package" from Tampa Bay SW. Honestly, a complex community of inverts and small fish and coral interest me way more than a few larger fish - back to that self-sufficient system thing. I have space and budget for a 55 gallon. I know that tank isn't ideal - it's a dang narrow, turn it sideways and it disappears - but I've looked at some of the 55 builds on this site and it seems do-able.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to posting here in the future!

Thanks,

Tim

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[Ippyroy]

Hi Tim! Welcome to R2R!

 

[Fred2482]

Welcome!

 

[maceto]

Welcome Tim!

 

[Cell]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[NeonRabbit221B]

Welcome to R2R and the salty side. Skip the 55 and go for a 40 Breeder. Footprint is easier to scape and get flow.

 

[LiveWire]

Welcome to the REEF!!

 

[kitpoon0315]

Greetings! My name is Tim and I've had freshwater aquariums pretty much continuously since 1991. My largest build was a 90 gallon planted, all DIY. I've focused on heavily planted and slightly understocked tanks in part because I have a lot of non-aquatic interests that also take time and treasure (my family of four, home remodeling, hiking, kayaking, motorcycling, traveling) and also because I don't get a lot of joy from mundane maintenance work - some might call that "lazy" :D. I like the idea of creating biological systems that mostly take care of themselves.

So, here I am on R2R learning about SW and falling down the rabbit hole. It looks like this is a great community of folks.

I haven't built out an SW tank yet, but my plan started with FO, then FOWLR, and now I'm thinking of going all-in on a reef tank using "the package" from Tampa Bay SW. Honestly, a complex community of inverts and small fish and coral interest me way more than a few larger fish - back to that self-sufficient system thing. I have space and budget for a 55 gallon. I know that tank isn't ideal - it's a dang narrow, turn it sideways and it disappears - but I've looked at some of the 55 builds on this site and it seems do-able.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to posting here in the future!

Thanks,

Tim

Hello Tim and welcome! I started from the freshwater side (same as you the biggest one I ever had was a 90g fw) and it took a lot of time before I felt I could jump in...mind you that was 10 years ago though and if I had found this 10 years ago, it would have accelerated my timeline quite a bit. Have fun and good luck with your build!!

 

[WIReefer]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Zach B]

Welcome :)

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Welcome from up here in Tacoma, wa!

 

[Everything Aquatics]

welcome to r2r

 

[P-Dub]

TIM!!!! WELCOME!!!
The salty side of the aquarium hobby is a blast! Be advised, I would never consider a reef tank even remotely self-sufficient or able to "take care of themselves". Reef aquariums are labor and money intensive and take a serious commitment to be successful. There are many things that can be implemented to make it easier and more self-sufficient but be prepared to take an active role in your system if you want to be successful and have a thriving reef ecosystem.

 

[Billldg]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Jseimo]

Welcome to R2R. Enjoy

 

[BighohoReef]

Hi Tim, Welcome to Reef2Reef! Snag a PNW Reefer badge by joining the group!

https://www.reef2reef.com/account/join-user-groups.

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Weasel1960]

Welcome aboard Tim I am in the same rabbit hole this is a great place to ask questions and pick up info.

 

[Paulie069]

Welcome Aboard R2R brother your gonna love it here the people are awesome and always willing to help and give advice with common goal in helping you succeed in reefing. Much luck to you