Ope! Hey from the Midwest

Funston07 · Oct 17, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!! To answer your question a large group of us read almost all of them.

Weasel1960 · Oct 17, 2020

WIReefer said:
Welcome to R2R!!!

surprised #WIReefer didn’t hit you up to join

WIReefer · Oct 17, 2020

Weasel1960 said:
surprised #WIReefer didn’t hit you up to join

Haha will be getting on that shortly it’s been hectic here moved all day today.

Weasel1960 · Oct 17, 2020

WIReefer said:
Haha will be getting on that shortly it’s been hectic here moved all day today.

No worries got ya covered will pm you in a bit so not hijacking the thread

Bdroid · Oct 17, 2020

Welcome!!!

G Santana · Oct 17, 2020

Welcome aboard

SPR1968 · Oct 18, 2020

Hi Hillary and Welcome to R2R!!!

MERKEY · Oct 18, 2020

How does it feel to be on the dark side hahahah

Hello and welcome to a great place!

samnaz · Oct 18, 2020

Welcome to r2r Hilary! Fellow Michigander here. We’re glad to have you! If you’re up for it start a build thread so we can follow along your journey!

Anthony Scholfield · Oct 18, 2020

Welcome to the party, fellow Wisconsinite here :)

BaysEndReef · Oct 18, 2020

Welcome to R2R!! :) Always here to help!!

CelestEel · Oct 18, 2020

Hi, Hillary!

PTXReef · Oct 18, 2020

I definitely read them!

Welcome to the R2R community and happy reefing!

Jimbhoy13 · Oct 18, 2020

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

KJ · Oct 18, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

Cell · Oct 18, 2020

Why yes, yes we do. Welcome to R2R!

BackToTheReef · Oct 18, 2020

XFeathersx said:
Well today is the today to finally register for an account on this site. I've searched the forums for long enough that I'm interested in seeing what's for sale and decided I probably needed to have an account for that.

Do people even read "welcome to the forum entries" anymore?? Well if people do here's a bit about me: currently in Wisconsin, but I'm from MI and spent a few years in IA before moving to WI. I've had a 75g freshwater tank for 8 years now that I started in college with little to no research but still somehow have 2 of my starter black fin tetras. Last year I decided to get into the saltwater tanks that I've always wanted and around March of this year I setup a 32g Biocube.

(Also during the pandemic I setup a Walstad method 5g for kicks and dug 2 50g pond forms into my backyard but that just means I had too much free time.)

My first saltwater experience has been fantastic! Haven't lost anything that hasn't grown back (learned the hard way peppermint shrimp will snack on corals if not given enough food). Things are not so much more difficult than the freshwater tanks. I have LPS and soft corals, along with a pair of ORA clownfish, a green banded goby, and a Biota mandarin I feed live brine shrimp to in a small breeder till he gets bigger. My 2 porcelain crabs are my favorite critters though!

I have been amazed by my local reefing community and already have made a new friend. I was given great deals on some coral frags and one guy even gave me some for free as a welcome to the community!

Thanks to all the people on here that I've already learned so much from - thanks for sharing your experiences whether they've been successful or not.

-Hillary

Welcome! :)

I sure try, even though sometimes my reading comprehension isn't what it should be! What part of Michigan? I lived in Clauson when I was a kid, went to Grand Valley State for a semester, my parents lived in Holland for a while and currently have family in Lapeer.

I'm relocating to Wisconsin in December but just a 'bit' north of you! :D