My Tank Arrives Today - Please Be Jealous of Me

[ruegaroo]

It will be my first ever reef tank. Yes, I am a baby reefer. Yes, I am excited. Yes, I am a little bit nervous. Please be excited for me. I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve. I am ready to get my hands wet and experience that new tank smell. It will be a good weekend project for sure. I'll post a build thread once I get it up and running.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Be sure to take lots of pictures!

 

[GatorScott]

Congrats and welcome. It’s exciting!

 

[Dierks]

Congrats!!!!
You will have a lot of fun, sadness, confusion & Joy all wrapped up in a single tank. I think that's why all us crazy people do it, none of our tanks are the same. Take LOTS of pictures and make sure to post so we can be REALLY Jealous!

Lastly, welcome to R2R, a lot of great people around here with tons of knowledge.

 

[SPR1968]

Exciting times and make sure we get plenty of pictures

And welcome to R2R as well!

 

[TTNuge]

You didn't even say what size/type of tank you're getting. Please tell us more!

 

[Highgrade]

Congrats Ruegaroo! Laissez le bon temps rouler

 

[lactose]

Congrats on the new tank, your new adventure and welcome to R2R.

Take lots of pictures, enjoy your new arrival and be sure to take your time as nothing that goes fast is good in this journey - patience always pays off.

Now that I type that it sounds like sound advice for when you have a new kid as well

I get excited about all the possibilities everytime I get/startup a new tank so I am jealous already!

 

[ruegaroo]

Congrats Ruegaroo! Laissez le bon temps rouler

Yeah you right!

 

[ruegaroo]

You didn't even say what size/type of tank you're getting. Please tell us more!

I ordered a Waterbox 60.2. Nothing too crazy in terms of size but I felt like it would be a good fit for my home and a nice starting point for the hobby.

 

[Jon Fishman]

go slow. Excitement is disappointments ugly cousin.

 

[ruegaroo]

go slow. Excitement is disappointments ugly cousin.

This is true wisdom. I don't like to set myself up to be disappointed when things don't go the right way but I can't help but be excited either.

 

[ruegaroo]

The tank has been delivered! Looking forward to getting this set up over the weekend and starting its cycle. First pic of the tank below (ft. Kermit the Dog)

 

[Ruben's Reef]

Great... Just keep us updated with your setup progress...Congratulations @ruegaroo !!!

 

[Vahanyos]

Love the new tank smell when you first open that box.... congrats man good luck with it!

Remember, do not cut corners If something isn't right, correct it before moving on or you'll find yourself with a bunch of headaches long term.

 

[cancun]

Congratulations! Can't wait to see pics! I agree with everyone else....my tank is joy, pain, sadness, pride, OMG moments all wrapped up into one! LOL! But I love everything about it!

 

[Lorenzo Angotti]

Congrats and it always nice to see people’s first build because with this hobby you never get identical tanks, there’s always something different and that’s the beauty it’s like putting your own stamp on it and feeling proud.

 

[RJ F.]

Welcome to the party! No one is ever satisfied but no one wants to leave! Lol j/k sort of. You're going to have a blast. Remember this forum is awesome for information. Congrats on the tank. You'll be addicted to coral in no time!

 

[Katrina71]

Super exciting day!!!

 

[rodney]

Nice tank! Is Kermit a corgi?