First tank

MICU murse · Apr 12, 2017

I have just starting cycling my first tank. It's a 55 gallon tank with 25 lbs of dry live rock and a few pounds of live rock from my local pet store. I also have a bed of live sand and I have used a bacterial supplement as well. Assuming I will need an additional ammonia supply I plan to supplement with ghost feeds. Im totally new and ignorant to the process other than what I have read online (much of which I can happily say from here). Any pointers are always welcome, and I look forward to keeping up with the forum and hopefully seeing my new tank flourish.

Shep · Apr 12, 2017

This link has s ome good info https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/the-supreme-guide-to-setting-up-a-saltwater-reef-aquarium.138750/ Also can I assume you work in a MICU from your name?

MICU murse · Apr 12, 2017

Thanks for the link and I do work in a MICU as of the last year and a half or so.

dbl · Apr 12, 2017

Welcome to R2R. @Shep beat me to offering that thread as a great resource. Might I also suggest starting a build thread at the link below.

http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/member-tanks.52/

KJ · Apr 12, 2017

Welcome to R2R.

kschweer · Apr 12, 2017

Welcome!!!

MICU murse · Apr 12, 2017

Thanks everyone for welcoming me, I have done a good bit of reading on here so I'm now glad to be a contributing member. For those interested in following my tanks progress from square one I started a new thread thanks to the recommendation of dbl.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/new-tank-startup.300463/

thanks all and I look forward to questions and wisdom of more practiced hobbyists.

KJAG · Apr 12, 2017

Welcome. I'm a paramedic. Thought about becoming a Murse myself once.

Shep · Apr 12, 2017

MICU murse said:
Thanks for the link and I do work in a MICU as of the last year and a half or so.

That's awesome! Im at a trauma ICU right now

Shep · Apr 12, 2017

Shores805 said:
Welcome. I'm a paramedic. Thought about becoming a Murse myself once.

I think we go by nurse not murse

KJAG · Apr 12, 2017

Shep said:
I think we go by nurse not murse

Lol. Just staying true to his username.

mkutsch · Apr 12, 2017

Hmm, welcome! First time meeting a nurse/murse, or anybody in the medical field, who actually has a tank. My aunt runs a couple of (units of) hospitals in the Yale/New Haven area up here in CT, and I've got an uncle who is a doctor, too.

MICU murse · Apr 12, 2017

That's awesome, I've always been a science nerd so nursing was right up my alley. Glad to hear there are some more medical personnel on here. I've enjoyed setting up the tank so far (despite my wallet screaming at me), I'm excited to see the process of it developing.

MICU murse · Apr 12, 2017

Shores805 said:
Welcome. I'm a paramedic. Thought about becoming a Murse myself once.

I'm thinking about getting my paramedic license and doing flight nursing, but I'm in the process of getting my FCCS and CCRN so it's going to be a ways down the road. My hats off to you though, I rode along for a while and it's definitely a different world for first responders. We've got organaized chaos in the icu, y'all get the chaotic chaos haha.

KJAG · Apr 12, 2017

MICU murse said:
I'm thinking about getting my paramedic license and doing flight nursing, but I'm in the process of getting my FCCS and CCRN so it's going to be a ways down the road. My hats off to you though, I rode along for a while and it's definitely a different world for first responders. We've got organaized chaos in the icu, y'all get the chaotic chaos haha.

Chaos is chaos regardless of whether it's in the streets or packaged in the ICU. Reeftanks are therapy. As you'll soon find

JaimeAdams · Apr 12, 2017

Welcome!

skybears · Apr 13, 2017

First off I would like to say welcome to Reef to Reef. I was once like everybody else very new to the whole saltwater world I found the site and came grow wonderful amazement the knowledge and dedication the people had for the saltwater community they share their knowledge the best I can to point you in the right direction that you need. The threads are amazing you can get lost in the paragraphs of information. The articles are always a good read to. We love pictures post your progress let us know everybody is willing to give tips if they can, again I would just like to take this moment to welcome you to reef2reef welcome to your new home