Hello everyone.
This is my very first time on R2R, and even my first time on any forum of any kind. I don't even have a Facebook account or anything similar. I have had a few tanks in the past, ranging from 55 gallons to 200 gallons. Most of which were fish only tanks, but the last one I owned was a "fell in my lap" situation and was an already established softie tank. I decided to try and start adding a couple of LPS's to it and that was all it took, I was hooked. Obsessed and addicted is a better way of putting it. Since then, I was needed across the country, so unfortunately I had to move suddenly and leave that tank behind. I started my first saltwater tank when I was 15, and have loved it ever since. A couple weeks ago I decided I was ready to start a new one again here, so I started looking for a tank that would fit. I quickly found out that getting a tank setup today is not as easy as before, since the pandemic hit us. I was lucky enough to stop in at a LFS and found one that would work for me. It is a Red Sea Reefer 200 XL. Pretty much a 24" cube. This is the first time I've started with an AIO style tank like this. It's only a little smaller than what I had in mind, but it is 24" wide/deep, however you look at it. I learned from the last tank that aquascaping is much easier with a wider area. I have decided to go all out on this one as far as what to stock in it. It will be a mixed reef, but I'm looking forward to getting into sps's with it. The fish have always been my #1 passion , but we will soon see if that changes. I will attach a picture of the tank bare, and I'll add some more posts and pictures of the aquascape design I came up with. Thank you for taking the time to follow my story. More to come soon. Happy Reefing and Tight Lines.
Steve
This is my very first time on R2R, and even my first time on any forum of any kind. I don't even have a Facebook account or anything similar. I have had a few tanks in the past, ranging from 55 gallons to 200 gallons. Most of which were fish only tanks, but the last one I owned was a "fell in my lap" situation and was an already established softie tank. I decided to try and start adding a couple of LPS's to it and that was all it took, I was hooked. Obsessed and addicted is a better way of putting it. Since then, I was needed across the country, so unfortunately I had to move suddenly and leave that tank behind. I started my first saltwater tank when I was 15, and have loved it ever since. A couple weeks ago I decided I was ready to start a new one again here, so I started looking for a tank that would fit. I quickly found out that getting a tank setup today is not as easy as before, since the pandemic hit us. I was lucky enough to stop in at a LFS and found one that would work for me. It is a Red Sea Reefer 200 XL. Pretty much a 24" cube. This is the first time I've started with an AIO style tank like this. It's only a little smaller than what I had in mind, but it is 24" wide/deep, however you look at it. I learned from the last tank that aquascaping is much easier with a wider area. I have decided to go all out on this one as far as what to stock in it. It will be a mixed reef, but I'm looking forward to getting into sps's with it. The fish have always been my #1 passion , but we will soon see if that changes. I will attach a picture of the tank bare, and I'll add some more posts and pictures of the aquascape design I came up with. Thank you for taking the time to follow my story. More to come soon. Happy Reefing and Tight Lines.
Steve