Newbie from Ohio!

[DaneGer21]

Welcome!

what part of Ohio?

 

[DeniseAndy]

Welcome! We would love to see a build thread as you begin your new journey.

 

[BeltedCoyote]

Indiana man here, but welcome to the party! Jump on in the waters fine!

 

[AcroNem]

Welcome Patrick! Good advice is always to take it slow, read as much accurate information as possible, double check anything you're told by someone else (hobbyist, LFS owner/employee etc) and have fun

 

[tnw50cal]

Welcome to R2R from Brookpark Ohio.

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Hello newbie from Ohio, welcome to the reef community.

 

[Here we go again..]

Welcome!!

 

[jay06705]

Welcome to R2R!!

 

[BradB]

Welcome, we used to have a really great community with c-sea, but all that has fallen apart the last couple years. Still a lot of great tanks and passionate people in the area.

 

[Fishbro]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and reefing and back to the salty world. My best advice is take things slowly and enjoy the journey. Ask questions. Lots of knowledgable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[PTXReef]

Hello everyone! I'm Patrick and I'm so excited to be here and join in on the conversation! As you can tell from the title, I'm pretty new to the reefing hobby. I had a saltwater tank (FOWLR) before, but it was a horrible experience as most of my livestock died and the one's that I could save I had to take to my local saltwater store and sell them. That was about six years ago and I've been wanting to get back into the hobby and give it another try! I've never cared for corals or had a reef tank before, so this is going to be a new experience for me. I just ordered a Waterbox Peninsula 25 and plan on focusing on making it into a reef aquarium with a few clownfish, a goby, and a cleaner crew. My favorite fish of all, as evident by my avatar, is the queen angelfish! I'm probably going to be on here a lot to get as much advice as I can so things go a lot better than my last time around. I'm looking forward to getting to know some of you better and I'm always up for a chat, so don't be shy! Please say hello below and if you don't mind, drop the best advice you can give to a newbie reefer! Thanks!

Hello Patrick, welcome to R2R!!

IMO best advice would be research, do not impulse buy, and be patient!

Happy Reefing!

 

[pgsonier]

Welcome! We would love to see a build thread as you begin your new journey.

I'm already on it! I haven't received my tank yet, but I set up my build thread and I'll be updating it as soon as my tank arrives and I start setting up!

 

[pgsonier]

Welcome!

what part of Ohio?

I'm located in the Akron area! Are you in Ohio as well?

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[Lorenz725]

I am in Columbus we have some nice shops if you are ever in the area. I think you will love the reef side of saltwater.

 

[DaneGer21]

I'm located in the Akron area! Are you in Ohio as well?

yes, about 25-30mins southwest of you

 

[NashobaTek]

Welcome to the team

 

[Vette67]

Welcome from Ohio!

 

[pgsonier]

I am in Columbus we have some nice shops if you are ever in the area. I think you will love the reef side of saltwater.

Can you list some of the shops? I'm actually going to be in Columbus at the end of July for a few nights for my birthday and I'd love to visit a couple of them while I'm down there!