Yes! Thanks for the links. I’m ordering my equipment today and I’ll post what I get and my journey when I start building.Welcome and welcome back to the hobby! Glad you joined. Our daughter is just turning 14 and what a joy when she stops watching phone/computer to interact with fish and family! It's a great family hobby.
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). It is never too early to start!
This might help you find people local to you in WA:
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...
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Here is my build thread.
Build Thread - First Reef Tank Venture
About 10 years ago I had a successful fish only saltwater tank. Today I started the journey back into saltwater and ordered a new Red Sea XL 300. I was going to order from a big online retailer and instead decided to give the business to a local fish store. Dealt with the owner and he was great...
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Thank you!Looks like you've done the hard part with creating your thread! BTW here is the URL for top/start of your thread (your link above takes your further down - which can also be useful sometimes to jump into relevant part(s of threads):
Build Thread - First Reef Tank Venture
About 10 years ago I had a successful fish only saltwater tank. Today I started the journey back into saltwater and ordered a new Red Sea XL 300. I was going to order from a big online retailer and instead decided to give the business to a local fish store. Dealt with the owner and he was great...
Below is the info and links they gave me when I was new. You just need 2nd part:
One fun way to learn from others and keep a record of your reef aquarium is to create your very own build thread! A build thread is just a thread that tells us about your aquarium and might include photos. You can create your build thread in one of these forums. MEMBER'S AQUARIUMS
Once you have created a build thread then you can get your VERY FIRST USER BADGE! YAY! It's easy to do and I have created a thread that tells you how to do it here: BUILD THREAD BADGE
