New to the marine aquarium hobby, from Finland!

Jedi1199 · Sep 6, 2022

Welcome to the Dark Side...

Anemone_Fanatic · Sep 6, 2022

Welcome to R2R!

Looking Coral Reef GIF by Monterey Bay Aquarium

Buckster · Sep 6, 2022

Welcome to R2R!

Reefer Matt · Sep 6, 2022

HudsonReefer2.0 · Sep 6, 2022

Hi and welcome to R2R.

CoralB · Sep 6, 2022

Welcome !!!

Jimbhoy13 · Sep 6, 2022

Welcome to R2R and the salty world. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

reaper93 · Sep 6, 2022

Welcome!

ShepherdReefer · Sep 6, 2022

Hello and welcome to the channel

SPR1968 · Sep 7, 2022

Hi and welcome to Reef2Reef!

Fish Think Pink · Sep 7, 2022

Kiophy said:
Hello!

Although I've had freshwater aquaria for years, and even experimented with brackish tanks, I've just in recent months gotten to the saltwater hobby.

My ambitions are low (for now). I would love to have a tank full of pumping xenia, and grow a platygyra coral at the same time. So far I have gotten a platygyra (which seems to be doing fine) while the xenia I got started melting . Before this, I posted on the ID forum about a hitchhiker. Excited to find out what that creature is!

Welcome! Glad you joined.

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)

This might help you find people local to you:

Global 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.

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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...

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