New to SW with a nano reef tank

[freshnano]

Hello from outside Philadelphia!
My name is Mike and I’m new to reefing with a Fluval Evo 13.5 running for a little while now. I have some corals and inverts but no fish yet.
Excited to learn and share my experience!

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[steveschuerger]

Welcome to the R2R community!

 

[bnord]

Welcome and thanks for joining…

I bought the same tank for Christmas… love it..

how’s yours?

2nd day in with live sand and rocks and media from sumps

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!

 

[Zach B]

Welcome Mike

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Hello there, and welcome to the channel.

 

[dlsorensen]

 

[JZ199]

Welcome!! Looking forward to seeing your progress! I'm from Pennsylvania as well

 

[freshnano]

Welcome and thanks for joining…

I bought the same tank for Christmas… love it..

how’s yours?

2nd day in with live sand and rocks and media from sumps

Thanks! Mine is coming along - dealing with some diatoms now but probably because I turned lights on for the corals- then just added inverts and copepods recently to hopefully balance everything out!

 

[freshnano]

Thanks for all the kind words and nice welcomes! I look forward to learning from you all!

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board!

 

[Kathy Floyd]

 

[CoralB]

Welcome !!!

 

[Fish Think Pink]

Hello from outside Philadelphia!
My name is Mike and I’m new to reefing with a Fluval Evo 13.5 running for a little while now. I have some corals and inverts but no fish yet.
Excited to learn and share my experience!

Hi Mike and Welcome! Glad you joined. Sounds like you are on your way!

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 under Forum > Member Aquariums and link it to your account, they will give you build badge (look left, under my ID)

This might help you find people local to you on the East Coast:

Local Reef Club Discussion

Looking for some locals to share frags and info with? This is the place! Find a local club that meets in your area! If you want to add your club just contact us.

www.reef2reef.com

This is a good reference book type online article I still review:

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium

This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is no...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[SPR1968]

Hi Mike, welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[Nano_Man]

Welcome

 

[jsker]

 

[One Reefing Boi]

Hey Mike, Welcome! Just curious if you were ghost feeding or feeding your inverts?
I only mention this because without fish, you’ll need to maintain a source of ammonia for the nitrifying bacteria to enjoy or all the effort you put into cycling will start to regress!