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Emtkess · Jul 7, 2018

Howdy all. New to the aquarium hobby and loving it.

Right now I have a 36 gallon bowfront with 2 HOB filters. Dealing with hair algae right now but I'm winning the battle with my homemade biopellet reactor.

Crabs McJones · Jul 7, 2018

Welcome to R2R and thanks for introducing yourself

#WelcometoR2R

DSC reef · Jul 7, 2018

Welcome to R2R

GoVols · Jul 7, 2018

Welcome!!

Jason mack · Jul 7, 2018

Welcome to R2R, happy Reefing!

nautical_nathaniel · Jul 7, 2018

Welcome to R2R!

4FordFamily · Jul 7, 2018

Welcome home, you will love it here!

Let’s see some tank pics! We have a nice DIY forum as well.

dbl · Jul 7, 2018

Welcome fellow Floridian to R2R and your new reefing family.

KJ · Jul 7, 2018

Welcome to R2R!!!

Caseyoidae · Jul 7, 2018

Welcome to R2R!!

Reefer Deez · Jul 7, 2018

Hello and welcome to R2R

it's a pleasure to have you here with us

Lovemyreef2015 · Jul 7, 2018

Welcome to R2R

reef lover · Jul 7, 2018

Welcome to r2r!!

NY_Caveman · Jul 7, 2018

Welcome to R2R! Good luck with that GHA!

mike werner · Jul 7, 2018

welcome to the family.

Turbo's Aquatics · Jul 7, 2018

Welcome to R2R!

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!