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

[cherylm123]

Hello, I'm Cheryl [emoji1366] Recently purchased a used 35 gallon saltwater cube from a guy on Facebook along with rock/filter/skimmer/other accessories. Looking forward to the help on this page, finding good info already!


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[Atom606]

Hi guys my name is adam and I'm glad to be here I have kept fresh water for around 5 years now a couple years off and on before but finally stable and able to dive into it heavy I currently have 2 fresh water tanks and working on doing a 75 gallon reef tank I've been researching this site for years I always knew I was going to do a reef tank so tried to learn as much as possible until I was ready and nows the time I just hope I dont bother people with a bunch of questions hope you all are having a great evening

 

[Palytoeass]

Hey guys I'm palytoeass. I have a 13.5 gallon fluval and am new to reef central and the hobby.

 

[magnolia95]

Finally committing!

Finally committing!

Hi all, this is a little embarrassing. I've had an awesome Elos setup for 7 (gulp) years and it hasn't yet seen a drop of water :hmm5: Life just got in the way after I bought it and well, you know that story.

Anyway I've been in freshwater for many years and wanted to take the plunge into the salty world. Honestly I'm really scared, I've forgotten everything I researched all those years ago and can't even remember how to set up my sump or plumbing or pumps or anything.

Guess I'll just have to start reading again :reading: and asking for some help. Looking forward to the journey :beer:
Maggie

 

[EmmaQ]

Hello! My name is Emma. I have a small aquarium for 4.5 years. I'm a new one at this forum, I have already found some topics that interest me. I will be glad to continue reading your forum and meet new people here)

 

[NuEoK]

New here! 5 years in the hobby thought I join the fun here.

 

[thislittlefishi]

New!

New!

Hey there! I'm new to the forum and to fishkeeping. Got new supplies for Christmas, so excited to get into things. Doing loads of research before starting out, though, cause I don't want to kill my fish or plants or whatever else I choose to stock!

Thanks.

 

[Motty86]

Hi guys, setting up again after being out of the hobby for 5 years, my names Dan from lancs, uk.
Looking to start another mixed reef tank with an aquaone 275.

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[socialmedia]

Hi all, new to the game! My friend who owned a reef store got me into this and I haven't looked back. So far I have a 55 gallon, live in D.C. (doing social media marketing) and want more fish!

 

[Eugenious]

Hello

Hello

Hello my name is Eugene and rebooting my 29 gallon corallife nano tank and will posting a lot of questions in days to come to help me succeed.

Looking forward to sharing my limited experience and gaining from everyone else!

 

[Bonanza]

Hello, new guy here. Getting my bearings as there is quite a bit of new stuff to learn now that I'm back in the hobby. Anyway, new to RC, but not the hobby.

 

[rocker]

Hey. Another Adam here. Just thinking about getting back into the hobby again. As I did back in 04 when I registered to this site. Never did get back into it though. I had a 90 gallon back in the pre internet days. Almost 25 years ago now. Anyway I am back into reading and thinking about a new reef. I see the live rock and coral dont seem to be what they used to be but the technology and lighting seem to be better. I remember I had 2 mh lights that cost $400 a piece with a huge square ballast. I have a few extra dollars and am considering around a hundred gallon set up unless my wallet talks me out of it.

 

[jollygreensg]

Name is Scott.

Been out of the hobby for about 10 years now. But finally able to get back in.

So much has changed since then. Looking at getting a Nuvo 40 from IM. Or something similar.

Glad to be back.

Any suggestions would love to hear them.

 

[D4rkAngel]

Hi everyone! I'm new to the hobby of having a saltwater tank.
My 20 gallon is 7 months old with some corals and i find it pretty cool taking care of it !

 

[whiskeyandwine]

Hi everyone so use to have a larger thriving 65 gallon lost it due to an electrical outage and back up didn't kick on. Been at least 3 years start a small 10 gallon did the cycle added a fish and it was fine than died now it is literally preserved under this white substances any odea?

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[James5]

Hi everybody! I'm new to Reef Central here. Would be great to have this marine and reef aquarium hobby. So I'm a beginner. I live in Athens apartments now and love learning information about coral reefs in Greece Hope this forum will educate me about all these great things

 

[Justinlee120]

Ohio New Reefer

Ohio New Reefer

Hey, glad to be here. I am here in the Dayton Ohio area and have just started setting up my first reef tank about a month ago. It's a 60g cube, it should be a lot of fun. I've done planted freshwater for a couple of years and have wanted to get into reefing for a while. I finally decided to and I'm looking forward to it.

 

[mcgyvr]

did the cycle added a fish and it was fine than died now it is literally preserved under this white substances any odea?

[MENTION=378918]whiskeyandwine[/MENTION] that is bacteria covering/feeding on the dead carcass.

 

[lprnvr]

Hello all friends,

I am Alperen from Istanbul, Turkey and 24. I have got into the saltwater hobby about 1 week ago. I am new to hobby so this is my first experience. I am so excited about this. I really like reef aquariums. So, I setup my 20 gal nano reef tank.

I heard this forum from my friend. I am really excited to learn details about this hobby. Glad to join here.

 

[Jennifer84]

Hi, new to the reefing community and this group as well... just finished taking apart, cleaning and reassembling/sealing a 150 gallon aquarium... (my first one ever to rebuild)... doinga water tight test tomorrow... and then on to the planning phase... I know I want a reef aquarium... and would love to have clown fish as my main attraction other than the reef... so with that being said lets talk equipment... what is needed? What brands does everyone recommend? Is there any do's/don'ts for a newbie? Best tank mates for clown fish? I already have about 120 pounds of dry rock... it was pre used by someone else... and little is known about his reef tank... so best ways to clean the rock? Tips for my reef design? Pretty much talk to me about everything and dumb it down for me lol... I am a newbie and just starting to learn... although i have put in about 200 hrs of research on youtube, and facebook forums... so I am familiar with some of it, but for the sake of me learning the right way and not risking the life of anything I place in my tank please guide me like I have never even touched an aquarium before... thanks!