Hope you are all having a wonderful day! This is my first time doing saltwater. I live where the air I breathe hurts my face in the winter. I'm starting with a 26 gallon bow front tank. I know its small, but my go to pet store has more confidence in me tham I do. Lol I won't be putting anything yet till we come back from vacation so it will be a few weeks.
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Great start so far and thanks for the pictures!
Great start so far and thanks for the pictures!
Hope you are all having a wonderful day! This is my first time doing saltwater. I live where the air I breathe hurts my face in the winter. I'm starting with a 26 gallon bow front tank. I know its small, but my go to pet store has more confidence in me tham I do. Lol I won't be putting anything yet till we come back from vacation so it will be a few weeks.
Welcome to R2R !
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Welcome to R2R
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Here's a pic from one of my favorite articles on reefkeeping, applicable to new hobbyists and old as well:
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!
Here's a pic from one of my favorite articles on reefkeeping, applicable to new hobbyists and old as well:
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!
Welcome!!!
