New to saltwater tanks - loving my tank

[FrugalReefer]

 

[OctaviusBrine]

Welcome to the reef!

 

[CasperOe]

Welcome to R2R! It's all about loving we do- and this is the community to share it and to look for advice! Happy reefing!

 

[Mikeltee]

Welcome. You can fill your tank to the brim on day 1 as long as your live rock is from a mature tank of a couple of years old or better yet the ocean. If it's dry rock you are going to have a tough time.

 

[tzabor10]

Welcome to the club

 

[jsker]

Molly

 

[Jimbhoy13]

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

 

[Evil1]

 

[mdpitts]

Hi and welcome to R2R! I am new here too.

You and I are from the same pea pod it seems! I have a bunch of FW setups and I started my first SW at the beginning of Nov with a Fluval 13.5 too. I had my first coral and fish in there by the end of week 1 too! Haaa haaa. Only reason I did that though is because I put in mature biomedia and live rocks. So that was crucial to getting stable

Yes! We must be fish tank twins. I also used live rock and sand, Fritz 900 and some rock with Zoas that had been in a tank at my local fish store for while. The saltwater is a big change but i am hooked!

 

[shrimpnreefdude]

Yes! We must be fish tank twins. I also used live rock and sand, Fritz 900 and some rock with Zoas that had been in a tank at my local fish store for while. The saltwater is a big change but i am hooked!

That's awesome. Yeah all that stuff turbo started your tank. It's a gamble in some folks' opinions because of potential and inevitable bad hitchhikers but it was a calculated risk. I haven't actually had much of an ugly phase since starting the fluval. My newest tank is definitely going through it. But I thunk its because it's a much larger water volume for the bacteria and copepods to have to populate. Because I started with some legit live rock that's loaded with stuff like bivalves, feather duster worms, found a mantis shrimp, and loads of various other stuff. It still wasn't enough to keep the diatoms and other algaes away. It's not too horrible yet, but we shall see! Lol

 

[mdpitts]

That's awesome. Yeah all that stuff turbo started your tank. It's a gamble in some folks' opinions because of potential and inevitable bad hitchhikers but it was a calculated risk. I haven't actually had much of an ugly phase since starting the fluval. My newest tank is definitely going through it. But I thunk its because it's a much larger water volume for the bacteria and copepods to have to populate. Because I started with some legit live rock that's loaded with stuff like bivalves, feather duster worms, found a mantis shrimp, and loads of various other stuff. It still wasn't enough to keep the diatoms and other algaes away. It's not too horrible yet, but we shall see! Lol

Good luck! I’m already pondering a bigger tank as well.

 

[CoralB]

Welcome !!

 

[Buckster]

Hello Molly and Welcome to R2R!

 

[Reef Devils]

Hi Everyone! I’ve been lurking but thought it’s time to say hi. Ive learned a lot of good things so far. I’ve got 11 tanks - 10 are freshwater. I‘m starting small with a Fluval Evo 13.5 and everything is going great so far. It’s been about 2 months. I jumped in with both feet and started stocking my tank after a week. Don’t go all crazy on me about waiting for cycling. I know all about it but I’ve always jumped right in and ive been really successful. Anyway, I’m glad to be here and thankful there is still an active group online. if anyone is in Central Texas please say hi. I’m in S. Austin. Best, Molly

Welcome!

 

[Digimes]

Welcome aboard! My first tank was set up in Killeen... post some pics of the salt tank.!!

 

[Macbalacano]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[musel101]

Welcome to R2R