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

[ladynavyvet]

Hi there! Been into planted tanks for a few years now and may be getting into reefs soon! Love reading and seeing all the extensive tank journals

Welcome! It's a lot of fun reading everyone's build-ups, and journals. That reminds me that I need to start one myself. We've got some real experts around here, and then people like me, hobbyist, but helping where we can. Looking forward to your future post.

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[Dneitzelt]

You're starting with a impressive size tank, but then i have a nano tank(40 gal). I too started with fresh water, all the way back to middle school, with fancy tail guppies, and yes, I ended up being a supplier to the lfs. At least until mom put her foot down. [emoji41] I'm looking forward to following your tank building project.



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Yeah, I figured since I have the tank, and the spare time why not. I have been sifting through this form, as well as others. As much as I want to say that I am confident my ability to produce A well-established tank, it's going to be time-consuming as well as a learning curve coming from freshwater. I have a few other reefers that live close by that I can get in the contact with for help. My local fish stores have been very helpful.

I will start my build thread this weekend. I really hope you guys are easy on newcomers(newbs). As I may have a lot of questions.

As for more of a background about me I currently live in Mesa Arizona, I work in the Cath Lab interventional technologist, I have a strong interest in chemistry and biology, The science side of the controlling a tank especially reef interest me.


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[ladynavyvet]

You are landlocked there, lol, but, if your lfs is as good as mine, you'll do well as far as getting your livestock. FYI, I'm still a newbie here, and in reefkeeping. My tank is right at the 1 yr old mark now.
My best advice, go slow, give your tank time to cycle, getting your water parameters time to balance takes longer than our freshwater tanks do. Then add your livestock, both fish (fin and inverts), and corals slowly. Also, go for the best testing systems you can afford. Many here swear by the Red Sea product line, I'm about to invest in there line myself, starting with the salinity refractometer. It's supposed to be more sensitive.

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[Dneitzelt]

You are landlocked there, lol, but, if your lfs is as good as mine, you'll do well as far as getting your livestock. FYI, I'm still a newbie here, and in reefkeeping. My tank is right at the 1 yr old mark now.
My best advice, go slow, give your tank time to cycle, getting your water parameters time to balance takes longer than our freshwater tanks do. Then add your livestock, both fish (fin and inverts), and corals slowly. Also, go for the best testing systems you can afford. Many here swear by the Red Sea product line, I'm about to invest in there line myself, starting with the salinity refractometer. It's supposed to be more sensitive.

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I'm also going to invest with the Neptune system. I'm excited.


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[vdubb]

Hello everyone, I'm Brandon. I've had several freshwater aquariums over the years but I am looking into getting started in the reef aquarium hobby. Any advice or help would be very much appreciated. I'll probably start with a smaller aquarium for now and hopefully graduate to something bigger when I move into my own house. Thanks in advance for any help you give.


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[robbiederman]

Hi All

Hi All

Hi all. My name is Rob and I have kept freshwater for awhile and have decided to move on to saltwater. I am setting up a 55 gallon I am still in the process of cycling. Look forward to chatting and learning with everyone.

 

[Addvince]

New guy

New guy

Hey guys new to site not to hobby have had a couple tanks over the course of 4 years currently building a 75 gallon reef tank and trying to figure out specs on sump.

 

[Zorin]

Hello all,
I live in MN. I have been keeping freshwater aquariums for 30 years. I especially like planted aquariums which I've been doing that around ten years.
I have a 75ga tank. I'm building the stand and slowly accumulating equipment. I will be drilling the tank and putting in an animal bean overflow with sump.
I plan to start with BSR reef saver rock. I plan to do all i can to prevent pests. My experience is preventative is a million times easier than treating afterwards. Sounds like that's the case even more so in saltwater. I plan to start FOWLR and eventually move into corals.
I have a 29 ga quarintine tank. I plan to dip corals too.

What do you do for snails, crabs' and inverts you can't dip? Obviously quarintine. Anything else? I really want to avoid hitchhikers.

 

[brodie182]

Hi everyone!!
I'm about six months new to marine tanks, although I have had tropical and cold water for years, so I thought I would finally take the next step as I have always wanted to!
I have a 140ltr reef tank still in the making. And a nano 21ltr also.
I'm absolutely loving this hobby, I thought fresh water was fun.
There is a lot to learn, I've had ups and downs, although overall enjoying myself.
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[Bayze]

Hello Everyone,

I'm new to the hobby and have been reading as much as possible the last few months. This past Saturday, I purchased an established (~3 years) Coralife Biocube 14g with the following:

- Live rock and sand
- LPS: Mushroom (3 polyps loose), Branching torch (2), Alveopora, flower pot.
- Livestock: Snowflake Ocellaris Clownfish, Maldives Orange Spotted Blenny, Nassarius
Snail (2?), Bumble Bee Snail (6?), Trochus Snail & Astrea Snail (6?), Blue Legged
Hermit Crab (2), Halloween Hermit Crab (2), Scarlet Hermit Crab, and a Red Legged
Hermit Crab.

The move was a little nerve racking as a newbie but so far everyone seems happy (as far as I can tell) and testing has come back fine according to my test kit and the LFS.

Right now I'm just trying to maintain the tank and develop my routine but would like to add more coral soon.

Any insight, tips, or tricks are welcomed and appreciated. Oh and good luck to all my fellow newbies!

Cheers,
Bayze

 

[ladynavyvet]

Hello Everyone,

I'm new to the hobby and have been reading as much as possible the last few months. This past Saturday, I purchased an established (~3 years) Coralife Biocube 14g with the following:

- Live rock and sand
- LPS: Mushroom (3 polyps loose), Branching torch (2), Alveopora, flower pot.
- Livestock: Snowflake Ocellaris Clownfish, Maldives Orange Spotted Blenny, Nassarius
Snail (2?), Bumble Bee Snail (6?), Trochus Snail & Astrea Snail (6?), Blue Legged
Hermit Crab (2), Halloween Hermit Crab (2), Scarlet Hermit Crab, and a Red Legged
Hermit Crab.

The move was a little nerve racking as a newbie but so far everyone seems happy (as far as I can tell) and testing has come back fine according to my test kit and the LFS.

Right now I'm just trying to maintain the tank and develop my routine but would like to add more coral soon.

Any insight, tips, or tricks are welcomed and appreciated. Oh and good luck to all my fellow newbies!

Cheers,
Bayze

Welcome, looking forward to seeing
the photos of your tank.

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[Bayze]

Welcome, looking forward to seeing
the photos of your tank.

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Ask and you shall receive! I'm not so sure about the placement. I think I'd like to more centered...

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[ladynavyvet]

Nice, you have plenty of room for more coral, and a few more fish, if you want them. Do you only have the one clown fish? Just curious, most tanks seem to have them in pairs.

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[Bayze]

Thank you. Yep, just the one and the blenny.

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[ladynavyvet]

Thank you. Yep, just the one and the blenny.

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It's a good start. I would take my time adding more livestock to the tank. Do you have a good lfs near you? While I have the big national chain pet store close by, I prefer to buy from my local independent retailer. They get almost all their saltwater livestock from the same company you see featured on Tanked. I just added a Bubble Tipped anemone to my 1 yr old reef. We're having fun watching, seeing where it finally decides settle itself.

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[Rennie]

GE Safe silicone?

GE Safe silicone?

Is this a safe silicone to seal an aquarium? ....GE Supreme Silicone 10.1-oz Clear Silicone Kitchen and Bathroom Caulk Thank you

 

[CSmooth2009]

Well first time ever using a forum and so far loving it. My first name is Caleb and I have been doing fresh water for a while which obviously got boring in my opinion so I moved on to saltwater. Been doing saltwater for the last 2 years and I must say it's like a drug. I have a 100 gallon tank with a 20 gallon sump. I'm building up my bubble tip nem counts right now to do a all bubble tip tank for my Wyoming white clowns sometime later this year So glad to be here guys

 

[ladynavyvet]

Well first time ever using a forum and so far loving it. My first name is Caleb and I have been doing fresh water for a while which obviously got boring in my opinion so I moved on to saltwater. Been doing saltwater for the last 2 years and I must say it's like a drug. I have a 100 gallon tank with a 20 gallon sump. I'm building up my bubble tip nem counts right now to do a all bubble tip tank for my Wyoming white clowns sometime later this year So glad to be here guys

Welcome, that sounds like it's going to be a impressive reef. Having just gotten my first nem, I'm completely amazed by them.

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[Sol83]

Hi guys

Hi guys

Hey all. My name is Allan and my wife and I jumped into the hobby after a year of thinking about it. We picked up a used 90gal which is being stipped and resealed. We are excited to get it up and running but have to still buy a skimmer and some sand. It came with CC but doesnt work with our design.

Any tips on skimmers looking at reef octopus skimmers

Cheers

Allan

 

[Sol83]

Is this a safe silicone to seal an aquarium? ....GE Supreme Silicone 10.1-oz Clear Silicone Kitchen and Bathroom Caulk Thank you

I asked the same at the loacl shop. They said make sure it says aquarium safe on the lablel. I ended up buying the stuff they sold at the local aquarium store. 18$ each tube.