New Reefer Looking for Advice and Support

Baan90

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Hello everyone,

I'm new to the saltwater reef aquarium hobby and I'm excited to be part of this community. I joined Reef2Reef because I want to learn from experienced reef keepers and improve my knowledge.

I know I'll have a lot of questions along the way, so I really appreciate any advice, tips, or feedback you can share. Thank you in advance for your patience and support.

My current setup:

  • Tank: [waterbox 25 peninsula ]
  • Age of the tank: [2 months]
  • Filtration: [AIO]
  • Lighting: [PopBloom RL60]
  • Flow: [Jecod DW-5 + Wi-FI controller]
  • Protein Skimmer: [Aqua excel Nano50D]
  • Livestock: [Fish, corals, cleanup crew]
  • Parameters:
    • Salinity: [35 ]
    • Temperature: [ 26c]
    • Alkalinity: [7 ]
    • Nitrate: [25 ]
    • Phosphate: [0.5 ]
I'm looking forward to learning, sharing my progress, and becoming a successful reef keeper. Thanks for welcoming me!

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Welcome to your new home for saltwater reef aquarium resources and fun! Welcome to the family! :D
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Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

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Hello everyone,

I'm new to the saltwater reef aquarium hobby and I'm excited to be part of this community. I joined Reef2Reef because I want to learn from experienced reef keepers and improve my knowledge.

I know I'll have a lot of questions along the way, so I really appreciate any advice, tips, or feedback you can share. Thank you in advance for your patience and support.

My current setup:

  • Tank: [waterbox 25 peninsula ]
  • Age of the tank: [2 months]
  • Filtration: [AIO]
  • Lighting: [PopBloom RL60]
  • Flow: [Jecod DW-5 + Wi-FI controller]
  • Protein Skimmer: [Aqua excel Nano50D]
  • Livestock: [Fish, corals, cleanup crew]
  • Parameters:
    • Salinity: [35 ]
    • Temperature: [ 26c]
    • Alkalinity: [7 ]
    • Nitrate: [25 ]
    • Phosphate: [0.5 ]
I'm looking forward to learning, sharing my progress, and becoming a successful reef keeper. Thanks for welcoming me!

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Welcome to R2R!

Please do some reading on the palys in your tank, they require respect and can be very dangerous.
 
That tank is only 2 months old? Wow-- if so, you really went to town. 👍🏻
Thank you JumboShrimp, It is only 2 months but i brought the live rocks with corals from someone, they're in my tank almost 3 weeks.
 
Welcome to R2R!

Please do some reading on the palys in your tank, they require respect and can be very dangerous.
thank you BryanM for your reply, i did the readings, are there any problem?, i'm new to this hobby and i need help from everyone.
 
thank you BryanM for your reply, i did the readings, are there any problem?, i'm new to this hobby and i need help from everyone.
Those palys have palytoxins which can be extremely harmful to humans. I know of a reefer who is blind in one eye due to them.
 

IF YOU HAD TO OPERATE EVERYTHING ELSE MANUALLY, WHICH AUTOMATED SYSTEM WOULD YOU KEEP?

  • Auto top-off

    Votes: 39 59.1%
  • Automated dosing

    Votes: 4 6.1%
  • Mechanical filtration / roller filter

    Votes: 4 6.1%
  • Automated water testing

    Votes: 3 4.5%
  • Automatic feeding

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Lighting schedule

    Votes: 9 13.6%
  • Controller and remote monitoring

    Votes: 3 4.5%
  • Leak detection and emergency shutoff

    Votes: 1 1.5%
  • Automatic water changes

    Votes: 2 3.0%
  • None. I prefer to operate everything manually

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Something else (explain in the comments)

    Votes: 1 1.5%
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