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[Fish Think Pink]

Hello my name is Charles, I am new to the Reef2reef community but have been in the Aquarium hobby off and on my whole life, I grew up with both Salt and Fresh and water aquariums but Salt is where my heart gravitated. I am currently running a mixed reef Waterbox 65.4 with an Eel Garden. Recently I was the winner this weekend of a Reefer 170 thanks to RedSea Reef2Reef and ReefaPalooza Dallas, I will be sharing that build with the community as it unfolds!

Hi Charles and CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Welcome! Glad you joined. Maybe we even met at RAP this past weekend because I asked someone about taking drinks or snacks for the road and they mentioned would be coming back in as needing to take out a tank....

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). If you do one for your existing and one for new (EXCITING), that is entirely up to you (but you only get one badge).

This might help you find people local to you:
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/local-reef-club-discussion.516/
This is a good reference book type online article I still review:
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/the-supreme-guide-to-setting-up-a-saltwater-reef-aquarium.84/

 

[kingoftheHiLLpeople]

Hey Charles! Welcome!!!

 

[G Santana]

Welcome to the Reef

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R Charles.

 

[Tuan’s Reef]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Hello and welcome to the channel

 

[kevgib67]

Welcome, glad your here!

 

[BluTang85]

Hello and welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[ReefRondo]

 

[V A R I A N T]

Hello my name is Charles, I am new to the Reef2reef community but have been in the Aquarium hobby off and on my whole life, I grew up with both Salt and Fresh and water aquariums but Salt is where my heart gravitated. I am currently running a mixed reef Waterbox 65.4 with an Eel Garden. Recently I was the winner this weekend of a Reefer 170 thanks to RedSea Reef2Reef and ReefaPalooza Dallas, I will be sharing that build with the community as it unfolds!

Welcome and congrats on the raffle. The only things I have won in reefing were aiptasia and bubble algae. Good luck on your new build.

 

[CharlesTheSloth]

Working on the build thread! Still in the planning stages! Here’s a little Video of the eels, really bad quality and was during an algae outbreak the CUC and Kole Tank were on strike for some reason! It was also right before lights out so the Eels were just coming out to feed and everyone else was settling back into their spots to sleep!

 

[ScubaShane]

Congrats on the Reefer 170. Be sure to start a build thread and welcome to R2R!

 

[CharlesTheSloth]

Video didn’t seem to attach to last post

 

[SPR1968]

Welcome to R2R Charles

 

[threebuoys]

 

[Big Smelly fish]

 

[CharlesTheSloth]

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[CharlesTheSloth]

Early Christmas for the Reefer 170! Already have everything installed, didn’t take pics or video of the build process but will post a few pics of the current state.

 

[CharlesTheSloth]

Hardware installed, time for new pump and scape.

 

[Roatan Reef]