Hello from North Carolina!

[tharbin]

Welcome to R2R Aqua Fella,

As said many times already. Patience. Panic or throwing stuff at a problem are very rarely the right answer (if a fish is flopping around on the carpet a little haste may be called for).

Enjoy the journey!

 

[Billldg]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Fish Think Pink]

Hello! I’m not new to keeping fish (freshwater) but getting back into saltwater aquariums! I just picked up a Fluval Flex 15 and will be upgrading some of the equipment and getting it wet over the next couple of months. So exciting! I’ve been lurking for a while here and I’m learning so much from everyone! Anyway, I’ll start a build thread once I get this thing up and running. What’s once piece of advice that you think will help me in this journey?

Welcome! Glad you joined and WOW you are already planning your build thread - can tell you are going to be successful because that implies a lot of research (and lurking) was already going on in advance of your "Hello"

If you are doing FOWLR then saltwater and freshwater are the same except salt...

If you are doing corals, then my advice is water testing more frequently (daily... I just can't do daily... I've therefore lowered my coral expectations down to what I can handle maintenance wise ongoing for my tank.)

This is a good online reference book type article I still review:

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium

This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is no...

www.reef2reef.com

target water parameters

 

[TCoach]

Welcome! Glad to have you here on R2R.

With a small tank, I'd recommend always going slow. Think 3x act 1x. Also, remember, a large water change will cure a multitude of "evils" in a small tank. I would try to keep enough saltwater on hand to perform that.

Again, WELCOME!

 

[Nemo&Friends]

Welcome, from Charlotte, NC too.

 

[Aqua Fella]

Welcome! Glad you joined and WOW you are already planning your build thread - can tell you are going to be successful because that implies a lot of research (and lurking) was already going on in advance of your "Hello"

If you are doing FOWLR then saltwater and freshwater are the same except salt...

If you are doing corals, then my advice is water testing more frequently (daily... I just can't do daily... I've therefore lowered my coral expectations down to what I can handle maintenance wise ongoing for my tank.)

This is a good online reference book type article I still review:

The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium

This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is no...

www.reef2reef.com

target water parameters

Thank you for the info!

 

[BroccoliFarmer]

Welcome to the R2R community.

 

[Just John]

We're glad you're here! My advice is to not use your wife's favorite towels. Heard that from a friend.

 

[acropora4u]

Hello! I’m not new to keeping fish (freshwater) but getting back into saltwater aquariums! I just picked up a Fluval Flex 15 and will be upgrading some of the equipment and getting it wet over the next couple of months. So exciting! I’ve been lurking for a while here and I’m learning so much from everyone! Anyway, I’ll start a build thread once I get this thing up and running. What’s once piece of advice that you think will help me in this journey?

Welcome. I'm in NC as well. We are all here now

 

[ying yang]

Hello and welcome,hope all is well.
Advice would be do lots lots research to arm yourself with knowledge to make your saltwater journey run more smoothly and incase run into any problems whether that's from water parameters,pests, dieseses or whatever it is and more importantly enjoy your tank ^_^

 

[aws2266]

Welcome. This place is like candyland for aquarium junkies. I just got back into the hobby after 15 years this past July. How long have you been out?

 

[Jimbhoy13]

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

 

[Duncan62]

Hello! I’m not new to keeping fish (freshwater) but getting back into saltwater aquariums! I just picked up a Fluval Flex 15 and will be upgrading some of the equipment and getting it wet over the next couple of months. So exciting! I’ve been lurking for a while here and I’m learning so much from everyone! Anyway, I’ll start a build thread once I get this thing up and running. What’s once piece of advice that you think will help me in this journey?

It's a long term thing if you want success. No instant gratification in reefing. Good luck .

 

[Aqua Fella]

Welcome. This place is like candyland for aquarium junkies. I just got back into the hobby after 15 years this past July. How long have you been out?

About 5 or 6 years!

 

[kzenoni]

Hello! I’m not new to keeping fish (freshwater) but getting back into saltwater aquariums! I just picked up a Fluval Flex 15 and will be upgrading some of the equipment and getting it wet over the next couple of months. So exciting! I’ve been lurking for a while here and I’m learning so much from everyone! Anyway, I’ll start a build thread once I get this thing up and running. What’s once piece of advice that you think will help me in this journey?

Welcome to the fam!

 

[Jeffcb]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[attiland]

Hello! I’m not new to keeping fish (freshwater) but getting back into saltwater aquariums! I just picked up a Fluval Flex 15 and will be upgrading some of the equipment and getting it wet over the next couple of months. So exciting! I’ve been lurking for a while here and I’m learning so much from everyone! Anyway, I’ll start a build thread once I get this thing up and running. What’s once piece of advice that you think will help me in this journey?

Welcome to R2R

 

[SPR1968]

Hi and welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[Aqua Fella]

Finally started my build thread! Can’t wait to continue sharing my little piece of the ocean with all of you!