Invest in a QT tank right from the beginning! Don't learn the hard way (like me) how expensive and painful it is to lose almost an entire 90 gallon tank of livestock to Ich . . .
Best piece of advice. Sheesh, ive gotten a TON of great advice. The BEST tho, had to be to join reef2reef, read up on everything, and ask questions. No matter what someone is facing, someone else has already been there and done that. And a friendly(most of the time, lol), knowledgeable collective of fellow reefers is invaluable.
To calibrate a new heater put it in a pitcher of water with a small pump. The small water volume will heat and cool much more quickly allowing you to nail down the temp in no time.
Hey, everyone. I am BRAND NEW to the hobby. So new in fact I currently don’t even have my first saltwater tank. However, I plan on starting that up this week. Since I’ve watched 100% of Mark Callahan’s videos on setting up tanks for beginners, I feel confident that my first tank will be a...
When the new fandangled light comes out and you see them over tanks in Ads and videos and you go Whoooaaaaa! I need that light! Look at the coral growth and colour!
Just remember young Padawan, those corals didnt grow under those lights. Save your money and trust the decent lights you already bought.
Remember, 5 minutes ago your lights were the, Whoaaa! lights.
If you must upgrade, checkout the Reef2reef dry goods section and get good, almost new stuff from those who didnt follow this advice. Lol
Have lots of patience, you are building an ecosystem and it takes time to mature and sustain life. After adding fish give your tank time to increase its ability to process the additional waste from the newly added fish. Ensure that you have a skimmer that is rated for your tank, i always recommend getting a larger skimmer 30g tank get a skimmer rater for 50 to 70g. Don't chase after numbers and don't make too many chemical changes at once by adding multiple nutrients, make a change give it a few days.