Long term freshwater nerd going salty

[icereef]

Hey everyone!

I finally made the jump from freshwater to saltwater.

I've kept South-American and African cichlids for many years but saltwater has always looked intimidating to me. Recently a friend pointed out that since I've managed to keep even the most difficult cichlids alive and thriving a small saltwater tank shouldn't be a problem.

So here I am, facing my fears and going salty with an old 32.5g Fluval Flex. I plan on starting simple by adding a clownfish, a midas blenny and some shrimp over the coming months, with some soft corals.

I have no idea where this new adventure will take me. Maybe I will end up losing it and converting all my freshwater tanks to saltwater, even my 180g! Who knows! I'm very excited to start

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[fishguy242]

hi ,welcome to the reef...

 

[Kennya]

Welcome to R2R and the salty side

 

[kingjames_dc5]

Welcome to the salty side.

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[rmorris_14]

Welcome to the salty side! Happy to have you here.

 

[SPR1968]

Hi and welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[Sthomp01]

Welcome to Reef 2 Reef

 

[Fred2482]

Welcome!

 

[Anemone_Fanatic]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[Sean Clark]

Getting salty; I love it.

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Hello and welcome to the channel

 

[ABQ_CHRIS]

Hello and welcome. I think that you'll find saltwater aquaria easier than you expected.

 

[Gobi-Wan]

Hey everyone!

I finally made the jump from freshwater to saltwater.

I've kept South-American and African cichlids for many years but saltwater has always looked intimidating to me. Recently a friend pointed out that since I've managed to keep even the most difficult cichlids alive and thriving a small saltwater tank shouldn't be a problem.

So here I am, facing my fears and going salty with an old 32.5g Fluval Flex. I plan on starting simple by adding a clownfish, a midas blenny and some shrimp over the coming months, with some soft corals.

I have no idea where this new adventure will take me. Maybe I will end up losing it and converting all my freshwater tanks to saltwater, even my 180g! Who knows! I'm very excited to start

Hello and welcome! One thing I am learning the hard way right now... Midas blennies need to be fed a ton. They do not have a swim bladder so apparently they spend so much effort swimming that they often waste away as mine is doing. While one would be fine size-wise in your tank, if you really like them you may want to wait until the tank is well-established and stable to get one so the tank can keep up with a lot of nutrient input.

 

[ReefnFamilyMan]

Welcome to the R2R community!

 

[CoralB]

Welcome !!!

 

[Big Smelly fish]

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board!