Greetings from Illinois!

[mechengr]

Hi all! I'm getting back into the saltwater hobby after a very long hiatus. So much has changed in 20 years! Anyway, I decided to restock my 40 gal aquarium and try my hand at a reef tank. My LFS has been a great help to get me started along with copious amounts of information on the web.

I've been lurking on these forums for a while now but am excited to be a contributing member!

As a newbie worrier, I wanted to get some feedback on how I'm doing. Below are the details of my tank:
Tank has been up and running for about 3 months now
40gal tall
AI blade coral grow
Oversized wet/dry external sump with protein skimmer (from a 125 gal tank)
AI Nero3 flow pump

Params as of Monday
SG - 1.026
Temp - 80.6 (warm but consistent)
Amm - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - <1
Alk - 7.5 (struggling to keep it up)
Phos - 0.15
pH - 8.1

Livestock:
2 clownfish
Yellowtail damsel
Firefish goby
Lubbock Wrasse
hairy mushroom coral
Zoas
Candy Cane Coral
6 turbo snails
3 hermit crabs
Tiger Conch
Cleaner shrimp

So, how does it look for being 3 months in? Anything I should add/change/remove?
Thanks for the feedback!!

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Welcome to your new home for saltwater reef aquarium resources and fun! Welcome to the family!

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[1112-425XL]

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and back to the salty world. Looking good. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[CO2TLEY]

 

[kvansloo]

Hello, and welcome.

Looks good

 

[Ocean_Queenie]

Hello & Welcome to R2R, happy you are back!

 

[rhitee93]

Looks good for a 3-month tank to me. I'm about a year ahead of you on the same journey. Took 20 years off, and jumped back in.

Here is where I was a 3 months. Pretty similar:

 

[AlyciaMarie Verified Admin]

Hi all! I'm getting back into the saltwater hobby after a very long hiatus. So much has changed in 20 years! Anyway, I decided to restock my 40 gal aquarium and try my hand at a reef tank. My LFS has been a great help to get me started along with copious amounts of information on the web.

I've been lurking on these forums for a while now but am excited to be a contributing member!

As a newbie worrier, I wanted to get some feedback on how I'm doing. Below are the details of my tank:
Tank has been up and running for about 3 months now
40gal tall
AI blade coral grow
Oversized wet/dry external sump with protein skimmer (from a 125 gal tank)
AI Nero3 flow pump

Params as of Monday
SG - 1.026
Temp - 80.6 (warm but consistent)
Amm - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - <1
Alk - 7.5 (struggling to keep it up)
Phos - 0.15
pH - 8.1

Livestock:
2 clownfish
Yellowtail damsel
Firefish goby
Lubbock Wrasse
hairy mushroom coral
Zoas
Candy Cane Coral
6 turbo snails
3 hermit crabs
Tiger Conch
Cleaner shrimp

So, how does it look for being 3 months in? Anything I should add/change/remove?
Thanks for the feedback!!

The tank is looking awesome! Welcome to Reef2Reef!

Don't forget to start your tank thread. Link in my signature on how to do that.

 

[kevgib67]

Welcome back, glad you are here!

 

[tharbin]

Welcome to R2R! I'd say your tank looks on point for 3 months and looking good.

 

[DDenny]

 

[Brisk]

Welcome!

 

[mechengr]

Thanks all for the warm welcome!!

 

[mechengr]

Looks good for a 3-month tank to me. I'm about a year ahead of you on the same journey. Took 20 years off, and jumped back in.

Here is where I was a 3 months. Pretty similar:

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing!

 

[mechengr]

Hello & Welcome to R2R, happy you are back!

He's adorable!

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board. hello from PA!

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Welcome to Reef2reef!

 

[Reef Wizard]