New to the hobby

Jayanels455 · Apr 8, 2020

Hi my name Justin, and as the title suggests I’m new to the hobby. I’ve want a saltwater aquarium for as long as I could remember. Now I have a Marine 40.2 AIO with one clownfish cycling for about 2 weeks. I had two clowns but one jumped out of my rimless aquarium. So far I’ve attained AL 16 light, AL Nero 5, XPaqua ATO, and Comline DOC Skimmer 9004 DC that I haven’t install yet. I was told to install the skimmer after the cycle. I’m looking forward to learning and growing from this site. Hope people stop by to say hi

redfishbluefish · Apr 8, 2020

Welcome to R2R #WelcometoR2R

albano · Apr 8, 2020

Welcome... most people would advise you to hold off on fish until tank is cycled.

Alarmguy66 · Apr 8, 2020

Howdy and Welcome!

Peace River · Apr 8, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

Jaebster · Apr 8, 2020

HI and welcome!

KJ · Apr 8, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

Jayanels455 · Apr 8, 2020

albano said:
Welcome... most people would advise you to hold off on fish until tank is cycled.

Oh, thanks for bit of information. I guess you can’t just trust the fish store employees.

dbl · Apr 8, 2020

Welcome to R2R Justin and welcome to the hobby.

JoshO · Apr 8, 2020

Reefnman2 · Apr 8, 2020

Welcome to R2R Justin, IMO no fish should be added until after cycle...good luck!

fuelman · Apr 8, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

Dragon52 · Apr 8, 2020

ReeferWarrant · Apr 8, 2020

Yeah like above said hold off on fish until after the cycle. I'd buy the clean up crew before any fish, much less stressful if you lose a hermit or snail than a clown. Best of luck! This site is insanely helpful.

Billldg · Apr 8, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

dbowman5 · Apr 8, 2020

welcome, there is a lot of info available for new people like us. between the forums and the articles on this site to youtube to vendor sites it is amazing what you can learn. Local Fish Store- LFS employees are like wish fulfillment agents. we let them tell us what we want to hear. 'Yes, Sir you can definitely have it all, Today, and in any amount you wish.' is this a problem? it depends. can we accept that sales people have a job that encourages immediate purchasing? I tend to set a timetable in my head then toss it out in favor of right now. hazard of the hobby. enjoy!