Good Afternoon from Michigan!

tcannon · May 16, 2018

So longtime freshwater guy going to start converting my old 40 breeder into a saltwater fowlr at the moment with the intent of LPS corals a year or so down the road. I don't want to dive straight into the deep end right from the start. I figure learn the basics and then expand as I begin gaining knowledge and experience. First step is moving my substrate and fish to a new Nano tank for my kids room and then start cycling a tank. My 40 breeder isn't drilled for a sump so I'll likely go with a HOB Skimmer to accompany my AC110 HOB Filter. So at this time I'm adding lights, powerheads and will be getting Live Rock and sand started this weekend.

Been lurking around for a bit so now is the time to start playing in the sandbox with all the cool people on here.

Crabs McJones · May 16, 2018

Welcome to R2R!!

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Turbo's Aquatics · May 16, 2018

Welcome to R2R!

If you're new to SW, I would suggest reading #15 in this article first: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-01/eb/

The nitrogen cycle is only the startup of a SW tank cycle. The next 6-12 months is a maturing phase, and it's typically in this time frame where algae outbreaks occur, and if you stock the tank up too quickly, you might see corals randomly dying & fish getting sick, etc...people who are relatively new to the SW hobby (or never bothered to study this aspect of it too much) can very easily fall into the trap of chasing problems = making more problems => giving up and selling everything off. We don't want that to happen to anyone!

Long-term stability and balance are the keys, and you just can't shortcut the process significantly. That's always the #1 thing to keep in mind!

I'm making this my "welcome" post to new SW hobbyists from now on I think

mahindra.dev · May 16, 2018

Welcome fellow Michigander... Welcome to R2R.

reef lover · May 16, 2018

Welcome to the salt life!!

DeniseAndy · May 16, 2018

Welcome to the dark side.... heehee

KJ · May 16, 2018

Welcome to R2R!!!

kschweer · May 16, 2018

Welcome to R2R!!!

Ruben's Reef · May 16, 2018

!!! Welcome to R2R !!!

revhtree · May 16, 2018

Welcome!!

tcannon · May 16, 2018

Floyd R Turbo said:
Welcome to R2R!

If you're new to SW, I would suggest reading #15 in this article first: http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-01/eb/

The nitrogen cycle is only the startup of a SW tank cycle. The next 6-12 months is a maturing phase, and it's typically in this time frame where algae outbreaks occur, and if you stock the tank up too quickly, you might see corals randomly dying & fish getting sick, etc...people who are relatively new to the SW hobby (or never bothered to study this aspect of it too much) can very easily fall into the trap of chasing problems = making more problems => giving up and selling everything off. We don't want that to happen to anyone!

Long-term stability and balance are the keys, and you just can't shortcut the process significantly. That's always the #1 thing to keep in mind!

I'm making this my "welcome" post to new SW hobbyists from now on I think

My freshwater cycled without fish for 6-8 weeks. I wouldn't do anything different for SW. I only had 6 Tetras in my 40 breeder for 3-4 weeks after it cycled not wanting to increase the bio-load to quickly. That's why I mentioned I wouldn't be adding corals for at least a year. This is a hobby and I'm a pretty serious research nerd before I ever begin anything I do.

However this is excellent advice and I thank you for the information.

Thanks.