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Hi!

I've been around fish tanks my whole life but just getting into more advanced stuff like my freshwater planted tank w/CO2 and of course the reason I've joined: my reef tank...

29 gal reef (bio cube w/custom top and AI Prime light)
2 clownfish
1 yellow watchman goby
1 skunk cleaner shrimp
20-30 snails, mostly margaritas
40-50 hermit crabs
1 hammer
1 blastomussa wellsi

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Welcome to R2R!

Here's a pic from one of my favorite articles on reefkeeping, applicable to new hobbyists and old as well:

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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 things can sort of roller-coaster, and if you stock the tank up too quickly, you might see corals randomly dying & fish getting sick, etc...hobbyists 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!
 
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