If You Are New to Reef Central, Introduce Yourself Here!

[fridaibarria]

two weeks into the hobby! quickly building a reef tank and need all the help i can get trying to meet people who are willing to advise me through any questions i run into, currently debating on what type of tank i should upgrade to. cad lights or red sea?!?! my name is frida

 

[gman 01234]

Hey there .. I am new to RC but have been in the hobby from 1994 and round about 2004 had to get ride of all my tanks thanks to the ex.. no I am coming back and starting with a 40 gal reef build. I am going to get the package from TBS and start there.. just wanted to say hi and will be asking for help in the future .. thank you for your time jerry in Wyoming

 

[TylerRoth12]

New to the hobby and sight and am really learning alot by the help from other fourms and people.. By the way my Name is Tyler Roth i am starting the build of my 65 gallon 36x18x25 tank this week and am in need of some Adivce and help.. Thanks ALOT!!!

 

[MD Aquatic]

New as can be

New as can be

Hey People! Totally new to the reef scene but I have been keeping predatory salt tanks for about 20 years so I am hoping some of that experience will help me in my future plans.
Im currently starting a setup in a JBJ 45 Rimless. Below is what I have put in it.

Hydor Slim Skim Nano (Nano for Space)
Innovtive Marine Minimax AllinOne Reactor - Running Aqaumaxx BioMaxx Pellets
Standard Fluval Heater
Hydor Koralia Nano 425 Pump X2
Hydor Smart Wave Controller
Tunze Osmolator Nano ATO
Marineland C160 Canister for water changes and cleanings
Current USA Orbit Marine LED 23W
Media - Seachem Purigen and Matrix in both sides

Im currently cycling and have a medium deep live sand bed and 50lbs of scaped dry rock

 

[lewisrhoades]

Hey everyone I realized I joined and started posting without introducing myself. My name is Josh and I live in Olathe, Kansas. I have been keeping freshwater aquariums for 2 years now but recently purchased a solana in march and got it up and running. I'm still slowly stocking it, but I definitely am looking forward to one day getting a bigger tank to have more room in. Unfortunately I am a broke college student so I will have to be patient on the upgrades. I love this site and am thankful that there are so many people willing to answer my questions.

 

[vooDoo213]

New Reefffer

New Reefffer

Just started my 90g DT with 29g Sump. First time reefer :spin1:

Got this coral for free from LFS after buying a tang, can someone help me ID it?

http://imgur.com/gHKETH3

 

[TankYouVeryMuch]

Greetings. I've been a fish lover for over 10 years with multi tank setups (fresh and some saltwater) between 55 and 150 in size. I've spent the majority of my time in the freshwater (cichlid) arena and have only had a single go at saltwater in my 75 tank and Im attempting a comeback but taking it very slow. I have about 6-9 months (moving to a bigger house) to plan for my new setup so many of my posts will be to ask for guidance and perspective from those who are seasoned in the reef tank space.

Tanks

"œI'll take crazy over stupid any day."
― Joss Whedon

 

[Raver]

Hi guys, my name is Byron and I am from Denver Colorado. I started my saltwater passion three years ago and I have lurking on here ever since lol. I think its time to join the saltwater community. I hope to learn from all of you and share my experiences. Thank you.

 

[Itzjackee]

Hey guys, my name is jacky, i am from Boston MA i am new to saltwater community . Currently i have a 40gal breeder which is empty lol for now... but i am going to be doing my research through the forum and such to get all the infomation i need to start. im thinking about doing a sump also which i am really interested in looking forward too. thank you and have a nice day!!!

 

[SEKOLAx216]

Noobie

Noobie

Hello All,
I am new to the saltwater hobby. I have decided to trade in my fresh water tank and give saltwater a go.I picked up a 75 gallon this past weekend and excited to get it set up after i spend a ton of money.
I have some pretty good guidance so i hope it goes smoothly.

I look forward to talking with you all.

-Scott

 

[big guy]

hey all im new to this site how are you all

 

[jdjp]

new guy 80gal rimless

new guy 80gal rimless

I have no experience but luckily i have s couple people i can question other than this forum. My name is Dylan. I live in hobe sound florida. Im hoing to be adding to the stupid newbe questions but i really try to resesrch a lot.

Thanjs in advance for youre time.

 

[amygdala60]

Brown algae

Brown algae

Hell-o everybody. My name is Frank and I'm new to this site. We have a 29 gallon biocube of about 2 and a half years. Recently and fairly suddenly, a brown algae has made it's presence known in a big way first covering the gravel on the bottom and now just about everything else. Does anybody know how to get rid of it?

 

[anit77]

Hello All, my name is Adam. Not so new to the forum but just joining now. I do not have an aquarium yet but am doing my homework to get one going in the next year.

 

[aprildawn]

Hi there, I am from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan & am dipping my toes into the SW world. I currently have an 80 gal FW with angels and assorted community fish as well as a 45 gal with 3 axolotls. Plan on starting a 10 gal nano tank with soft corals & 1-2 fish (maybe some inverts too). I am sure that I will be asking for advice as this progresses.

 

[MasterYoda]

Greetings,
Just getting my feet wet in SW. I had a 75g planted Amazon tank until I moved. This week I was visiting the lfs here in Anchorage to look into purchasing the remaining pieces I would need to finish putting together a 55g setup I just acquired. I made the mistake of asking about SW and nano stuff. Ended up going home with a used setup of a 20g w/stand, power head, HOB, heater, new live sand stuff, and salt. This evening I went back to the lfs to get cured LR some hermit crabs and some snails. He also sent me home with a couple of polyps that seem to be doing well. There was also a starfish attached to one of the rocks that made its appearance after I put the rocks in the water. It's about the size of a penny. Specific gravity is at about 1.024.

Looking forward to sucking up all of the knowledge here! Always been fascinated with SW but never got into it because of money.

 

[sujo1964]

So, I am new to this site, but not to the hobby. How the heck do I start a thread??? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Hawkeyes7]

Hi Everyone, My name is Omar, I am 38 y/o. I purchased a 20 gal. tank about a month ago. It has live rocks and live sand since day one. I did some mistake during the first month of changing the live rocks and disturbing the sand many times for re-scaping the tank few times. I believe I changed the rocks after having some diatom manifestation that I didn't know if it was good or bad at the time.
few weeks ago I added 3 blue damsels, 5 hermit crabs, 2 Mexican snails...They're still alive and kicking.
Then two days ago I got 2 clown fishes, a cleaner shrimp, and couple more snails, and emerald crab. The damsels immediately began attacking the clown fish, so I decided to take them back to the aquarium. and got a purple fire fish instead.
Anyways, changed about 50% of water once during the month. The diatom are almost non existing. my problem is that the nitrate level has been always high ( 80 ppm), I use "(API) Saltwater master test kit" ( pH, Ammonia, Nitrites, and Nitrates)
I tested the water today, after disturbing the sand and the rock formation yesterday to get the damsels out. My test results between last week and today are as follows:
1. pH was 8.0 went down to 7.8 .
2. Ammonia was 0, today is 0.25 .
3. nitrites was under 0.25 ppm, Now it's 0.50 ppm.
4. Nitrates started as 80 ppm, then last week was between 40-80 ppm and is still in this range.
5. Specific gravity has always been between 1.024 -1.026) " Is that ok?"
6. water temperature is set to 78 ?!? so the thermometer's readings has always been 77.9, didn't change a lot ( 0.1 ) more or less>

Today I was visiting an aquarium store near by. they had the " red sea" Reef Mature Pro kit on clearance and I got , as I got home I began wondering if such a kit can be used in a tank that already has live creatures in it or not?? I would really appreciate an answer to this question. Thank you .

 

[ScienceRulez]

I'm Robert, I work at a science center and inherited the salt water touch tank when the previous care taker decided to just walk out one day. So I have been at this for two months drawing on my fresh water experience and want to expand my knowledge to make the tank as healthy as it can be.

 

[Mrs4444]

Hello!

Hello!

Hi. I'm Mrs.4444 (Fours). My husband always loved his saltwater aquariums but had a dream of owning a reef system, so we recently (about a month ago) set one up. Because he's gone a lot, I decided I should start getting serious about learning. Until this week, I bascially knew nothing about salt water aquariums. I'm open to any recommended readings but have also spent several hours watching YouTube videos about things like sumps, fish, corals, feeding, etc. It's nice to "meet" you!

Here's what our aquarium looks like so far: https://youtu.be/YhF80Asyojk