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Joy's Reef · Jul 30, 2018

Hello fellow reefers! :) My name is Joy and I'm excited to finally get into the marine side of fish keeping. I have been fascinated with marine fish since I was a little girl and I've always dreamed of having a reef tank one day. My dreams are finally coming true! My tank is not set up yet but it won't be long now. I can't wait! ;):D

Reeferdood · Jul 30, 2018

Antics · Jul 30, 2018

Welcome to R2R!!

PDR · Jul 30, 2018

Welcome to R2R!

4FordFamily · Jul 30, 2018

Welcome home, you will love it here!

Keep us posted with your build with tons of photos! :)

Bj’s Reef · Jul 30, 2018

Welcome to the addiction. Please post pictures of your reef build. I’m sure it will be fun to follow along.

mike werner · Jul 30, 2018

welcome to r2r.

Billldg · Jul 30, 2018

Welcome to R2R!!!

dbl · Jul 30, 2018

Welcome to R2R Joy and your new reefing family.

Dystinction · Jul 30, 2018

Welcome aboard @Joy's Reef .....you've found a good home here!

Arcticfirefighter · Jul 30, 2018

Welcome to R2R!! Great folks here that have an absolute treasure trove of knowledge on the subject.

Crabs McJones · Jul 30, 2018

Welcome to R2R joy and thanks for saying hello

Turbo's Aquatics · Jul 30, 2018

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!

Here's a pic from one of my favorite articles on reefkeeping, applicable to new hobbyists and old as well:

The nitrogen cycle is only the startup of a SW tank cycle. The next 6-12 months is a maturing phase, and it's typically in this time frame where algae outbreaks occur and things can sort of roller-coaster, and if you stock the tank up too quickly, you might see corals randomly dying & fish getting sick, etc...hobbyists can very easily fall into the trap of chasing problems = making more problems => giving up and selling everything off. We don't want that to happen to anyone!

Long-term stability and balance are the keys, and you just can't shortcut the process significantly. That's always the #1 thing to keep in mind!