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Have been lurking in the shadows a file. I have had a freshwater fish tank since I was 5. Was out of the game during late highschool and college. After starting a family, I decided my daughter should have a tank since she is now 5. Bonus, we are still using the tank I had at 5!!!
My husband thought I was nuts but loves it. He confessed to wanting a tank in his office but saltwater. I was and still am extremely intimidated. Spent a couple months researching. We settled in a 11g cube style from my LFS. We did live reef sand along with roughly 6-7lbs of live rock. I still want more but am very particular with the design I have pictured in my head. Tank is running for about a week now. Already getting some nice coralline growing. Our first fish will be a clown. Going nice and slow and easy.

Once I had gotten my feet wet and some confidence built up, we would like to slowly add yellow goby with candy cane pistol shrimp and a royal gamma.

Wish us luck!

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Welcome to your new home for saltwater reef aquarium resources and fun! Welcome to the family! :D
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What an AWESOME thing you're doing!!!! And you have the original tank! So cool! Take the opportunity and TEACH HER EVERYTHING!!!! Granted, she's a way off from understanding the chemistry behind it all, but not THAT far off. I was studying cosmology and using a GOOD telescope at 8 and had a pretty good handle on it. And that's only a few years off for you!

So Greetings and Welcome to our collective obsession!!!!
 

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Welcome aboard! Kudos to you for including your little one. I try to get my kids involved in my hobbies. From working on a greasy old car or truck to water changes in the aquariums. Sometimes it's a challenge getting things done but it's all part of the experience.
 

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Welcome to Reef2Reef and the salty side of things! So cool that you're getting your family involved as well. I'm very thankful my husband is a reefer too, although we're bad influences on each other when thinking about buying new stuff. :face-with-tears-of-joy:

Also, don't forget to start your tank thread so we can follow the progress! Link in my signature on how to do that. :)
 

HAVE YOU EVER KEPT A RARE/UNCOMMON FISH, CORAL, OR INVERT? SHOW IT OFF IN THE THREAD!

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  • Not yet, but I have one that I want to buy in mind!

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