Newbie from Pittsburgh

chrissylulz · Mar 20, 2023

Hi everyone! Thought I’d finally introduce myself after lurking on these forums for a year. My name is Chrissy and I’m from the Pittsburgh area. I’ve been in the fish-keeping hobby for 6ish years now, but up until this point I’ve only had small freshwater tanks. For the past year or two, I’ve been planning my first saltwater tank. It’s going to be a 4ft, 150 gallon seahorse and fish mixed reef tank. A bit ambitious for a newbie, I know, but I like a challenge. Plus, I feel about as prepared as I can be with all the research I’ve been doing.

Excited to finally start setting it up so I can share it with all of you! I’m sure I’ll be posting a ton of questions, so I appreciate any help I can get! Also, curious how many of you are from around this area :)

SPR1968 · Mar 21, 2023

Hi Chrissy welcome to Reef2Reef!

Nano_Man · Mar 21, 2023

ShepherdReefer · Mar 21, 2023

Hello there, and welcome to the group.

John Bolden · Mar 21, 2023

Welcome ask as many questions as you can!

CasperOe · Mar 21, 2023

Hello- and welcome onboard :cool:

Gofish301 · Mar 21, 2023

Hello, Newbie here! I set up a 10 gallon fresh water tank 2 weeks ago and just added ADF, snails amd ghost shrimp and within 2 days my ghost shrimp died. Everything else (including water test) is good but I need some cleaners and other shrimp are too small. Any ideas? More ghost shrimp from petsmart? Thanks

aws2266 · Mar 21, 2023

Welcome. I'd tell you how great everyone is here but you probably already know that. I've got a 4ft 120g that I'm doing a mixed reef in. Love the bigger 4ft aquariums