Just starting out!

MolaMola · Jan 10, 2025

Hi everyone! Excited to be a part of this community. I'm a total newbie to the hobby and am planning to create a reef tank in a 20 gallon long. I'm just about finished with the initial research/budgeting stage and feeling ready to get things moving. Figured I should quit lurking and make an account; I'm sure I'll have lots of questions soon! :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

revhtree · Jan 10, 2025

Welcome to your new home for saltwater reef aquarium resources and fun! Welcome to the family! :D

Waters · Jan 10, 2025

Welcome :) :) !!

Peace River · Jan 10, 2025

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

rasthavis · Jan 10, 2025

MolaMola said:
Hi everyone! Excited to be a part of this community. I'm a total newbie to the hobby and am planning to create a reef tank in a 20 gallon long. I'm just about finished with the initial research/budgeting stage and feeling ready to get things moving. Figured I should quit lurking and make an account; I'm sure I'll have lots of questions soon! :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

Welcome. I am in Chapel Hill, NC and my tank is a Florida grass flats tank. Only organisms from Florida and the Caribbean.
I have lots of macro algae, a gorgonian, a Royal Gramma and 3 chalk basslets. and some feather duster worms.
In the 2 years I have had a marine tank I have learned that having a good population of pods - amphipods and copepods - may help avoid the scourge of slime algae. I would suggest making this a priority after cycling the tank.

phillyb614 · Jan 10, 2025

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Gman83 · Jan 10, 2025

Welcome!

zheka757 · Jan 10, 2025

Welcome to R2R!

Crabs McJones · Jan 10, 2025

Welcome to R2R!

Shawn H! · Jan 10, 2025

MolaMola said:
Hi everyone! Excited to be a part of this community. I'm a total newbie to the hobby and am planning to create a reef tank in a 20 gallon long. I'm just about finished with the initial research/budgeting stage and feeling ready to get things moving. Figured I should quit lurking and make an account; I'm sure I'll have lots of questions soon! :beaming-face-with-smiling-eyes:

Welcome and good luck!!