I must be crazy...

[Harrkim120]

Hello!

My name is Kim, and this is my first venture into saltwater aquariums. A couple of my friends are BIG into the hobby and thought they should take me to Reefapalooza... bad idea. Long story short, here I am now trying to start as simply and efficiently as possible. I love to learn and hear others experiences so I can't wait to get to know you all!

Been at it since March and here's where I'm at:
- 5 gallon Marineland Portrait tank
- basic circulation pump that came with the kit currently only running floss
- Hydor Koralia 240 circulation pump
- AI Prime HD LED light running BRS AB+
- 5 pounds of live rock and the various cool creatures that came with it
- WAY too many snails (clean up crew kit gone wrong lol)
- Blue Centered Green Star Polyp
- ORA Neon Green Birdsnest
- WWC Chamo Favia (Who sometimes tries to help me with my excess snails, as you can see in the picture. haha)
- Aussie Purple Stag Acro
- WWC Rainbow Sherbet Lord
- JFox Jack-O'-Lantern Lepto
- WWC Neon Plesiastrea
- WWC Clown Face Zoas

 

[Signalhead]

Welcome to R2R! like the tittle state "You must be crazy". Well there is a whole bunch of crazy people on this site. There is about two million years worth of knowledge and they are always willing to help! Welcome again!

 

[Bryson.bobby]

Welcome to R2R! Make a build thread in “member tanks” when your ready.

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to R2R!!! You have some very pretty corals!

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Welcome to R2R!!

 

[Billldg]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Welcome and we are glad to have ya here!!!!!

If you are crazy, that is OK. I am too. I say, "The more crazy, the better!!!".

 

[Crabs McJones]

Welcome to R2R Kim, were all a little crazy

#WelcometoR2R

 

[dbl]

Welcome to R2R and welcome to the hobby.

 

[hdsoftail1065]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Mr Fishface]

Welcome to R2R!!

 

[Ruben's Reef]

!!! Welcome to R2R !!!

 

[Emarley]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Auquanut]

Welcome to the family. It looks like yo have a very healthy tank there. Great start!

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Harrkim120]

Welcome to R2R! Make a build thread in “member tanks” when your ready.

Will do! Thanks for the suggestion. [emoji4]

 

[Hitman]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Stuartmercer]

Welcome to r2r. I want to point out that you'll want a bigger tank in a year or two when those sps corals get to big. They are sensitive to changes in water chemistry and could bleach. Because you have a small system, water chemistry is very inconsistent. Sps corals tend to pull lots of calcium, alkilinity, magnesium etc out of the tank, so having a small system is a bad idea for the long run.

 

[Harrkim120]

Welcome to r2r. I want to point out that you'll want a bigger tank in a year or two when those sps corals get to big. They are sensitive to changes in water chemistry and could bleach. Because you have a small system, water chemistry is very inconsistent. Sps corals tend to pull lots of calcium, alkilinity, magnesium etc out of the tank, so having a small system is a bad idea for the long run.

Thank you, Stuartmercer. And I will for sure want a larger tank, but the first reason will be because I can't stand the limited room!!! [emoji1787] I know that picos are very difficult and generally only have a life span of a couple of years at most, but this was a way to get an idea of the game without immediately jumping in the deep end. Also, I figure that if I can keep such a small tank in check that the chore of a larger tank should be simple. I'm currently trying to compensate for the lack of water volume with frequent water changes to replenish nutrients and rigorous water chemistry testing. We'll see how it all goes in the long run though! It's all part of the fun. [emoji4]

 

[Stuartmercer]

Thank you, Stuartmercer. And I will for sure want a larger tank, but the first reason will be because I can't stand the limited room!!! [emoji1787] I know that picos are very difficult and generally only have a life span of a couple of years at most, but this was a way to get an idea of the game without immediately jumping in the deep end. Also, I figure that if I can keep such a small tank in check that the chore of a larger tank should be simple. I'm currently trying to compensate for the lack of water volume with frequent water changes to replenish nutrients and rigorous water chemistry testing. We'll see how it all goes in the long run though! It's all part of the fun. [emoji4]

No problem, I love to help new reefers! one more thing keep in mind that you are limited in fish that you can get. I actually started a 3.5-gallon SPS dominated tank a couple of days ago. I do have a fish in it that really good for tanks that sized. it called a spiny head blenny and eats little foods called daphnia. those fish would be great for a tank that sized. The fish gets a maximum size of 1.1 inches and is not aggressive. I would suggest these to a new reefer due to how easy they are to keep. However they do have small mouths so small foods are needed (daphnia, baby brine shrimp). Good luck and happy reefing!