First Saltwater Build

[Much55]

What’s up everyone. I am brand new to a saltwater aquarium and looking for as much advice as possible.

To start I have a 36gal, Tidal 75 filter, 2 wave makers, lots of rock, coral sand, heater and a Phlizon 165W Dimmable Full Spectrum Auqarium LED Light. How does that sound. (No fish yet)

pics to come!!!

 

[Auquanut]

Welcome to the party! How long has this beaut been cycling? I'm sure you can have an awesome reef with the equipment you have although I've never gone the HOB filter route and you may need to upgrade your light down the road for SPS coral. You should wander over to the "Meet and Greet" section and introduce yourself. There are a lot of great folks here who would love to meet you. Glad to have you with us and looking forward to seeing those pictures.

 

[Dr. Phil]

Welcome to R2R! You will find that people here are very helpful! Now that the reefing bug has bitten you it's impossible to get away. Haha I will be following your progress.

 

[Peace River]

What’s up everyone. I am brand new to a saltwater aquarium and looking for as much advice as possible.

To start I have a 36gal, Tidal 75 filter, 2 wave makers, lots of rock, coral sand, heater and a Phlizon 165W Dimmable Full Spectrum Auqarium LED Light. How does that sound. (No fish yet)

pics to come!!!

Welcome to R2R!!! Here is a good place to start:

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is nowhere near simple. This task is going to take patience, a...

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[reef lover]

Welcome to r2r!

 

[MERKEY]

Hello and welcome! We like tank pics here

 

[flyline]

Hello welcome you will find a lot of great info here

 

[Fudsey]

Welcome to R2R ! ! !

 

[Erin O]

I'm getting ready to set up my first SW tank, too! Your plan sounds very similar to mine. I have a 29g and I will be using a Tidal 75, 2 powerheads (not sure what kind yet), an Ehiem 100w heater with a digital temperature controller, dry and live rock and live sand. I look forward to reading about your build as it progresses

 

[Murica]

Welcome!!

 

[Much55]

Here it is everyone. Now to decide whether to do a predator tank or friendly tank. Any advice?

 

[Peace River]

Nice rustic look! I usually lean toward a community tank with smaller tanks. What fish, corals, or inverts are you passionate about?

 

[Much55]

Nice rustic look! I usually lean toward a community tank with smaller tanks. What fish, corals, or inverts are you passionate about?

I think I’m going community fish. All I have so far is 2 clown in it. Just added them today. Slowly getting more information about saltwater tanks

 

[Jon Fishman]

Love bowfronts. Welcome

 

[Much55]

Had my tank going for about a 3 1/2 weeks. Fish been in a week. Just added the rest of the live bacteria this morning and when I came home tonight this is what I see all over the tank. Brown spots. Is this good, bad, any idea what it is?

 

[Fudsey]

Normal for a young tank. It will get much worse before it gets better

 

[Samina]

Nice rustic setup!

Looks like the beginnings of diatoms. Normal process in the establishment and in maturity. You’ll see that rock change all sorts of colors in the coming months.

Welcome to R2R by the way!!

 

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[Much55]

Thank y’all for that information. Everything helps. Couldn’t do it without our R2R...

 

[flchamp89]

Love the stand and canopy. I like bow fronts as well. Scape has lots of space for frags. Great job.