Hello From North Carolina

[Jeffcb]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board!

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and the salty world. Hope the tanks are settling down better now. Take things slowly. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[ShepherdReefer]

Hello and welcome to the channel.

 

[Rmckoy]

Hi! I've been lurking for quite a while, and actually thought I'd posted an intro, but just realized I never had.
Over the years I had several freshwater aquariums from 20 to 100 gallons. Then none for about 10 years.
Suddenly about 2 years ago I wanted a Jelly Fish Art Tank. I kept them alive for about 9 months. In the midst of that I got a 3 gallon tank and got a coral banded shrimp, feather duster, and a mandarin goby. Obviously I didn't do any research and the LFS didn't give me good advice.
The mandarin starved almost immediately, I moved a few of the hermits from the jellies in to clean up in the tank, and we still had a huge ammonia spike.
The shrimp looked stressed.
My husband immediately tried to solve it by buying me a real tank. He brought me home a 35 gal bowfront, live sand, live rock, Fluval canister filter, heater, etc. That has been up and running for over a year. me
I don't think the tank ever got cycled completely correctly. I've had trouble with the nitrates, ammonia and phosphates from the beginning, and sometimes the Ph.
Only once have I had a big issue which we refer to as "the big ammonia spike" where everything died. (except for "Scotty" our engineer goby, he's still alive today)

Currently in the 35 gal we have: Scotty (Engineer goby), a fire fish goby, Scissortail Dartfish, Falco Hawkfish, Six Line Wrasse, Scooter Blenny, Lawnmower Blenny, Cruella - our Coral Banded Shrimp, a red serpent star, a banded brittle star, 2 turbo snails, several Nassarius snails, 2 emerald crabs (maybe more)
We just lost our beautiful Coral Beauty - RIP Princess.

Anyway, we are in the process of setting up a new tank, where everything will move to. The new one is a 75 gal, with a custom built cabinet, Trigger Systems Triton sump, Reef Octo Skimmer, Orbit Marine LED lighting system, eFlux Wave Pump Kit, and the rest is still in progress/being decided.

I'd love to cycle the tank quickly, but very thoroughly and well, so I'm very open to suggestions.

Hello and welcome .

 

[BluTang85]

Hello and welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[blaxsun]

 

[threebuoys]

Hello fellow Gastonian (although I moved to the Outer Banks 13 years ago)!

 

[RichReef]

Welcome!

 

[Sean Clark]

Welcome to the party.

 

[Nemo&Friends]

Welcome, Charlotte, NC

 

[whybenormal]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

For a fast but thorough cycle, I’d suggest Fritz Turbo Start 900 (see the quote below).

Thank you for suggesting the Fritz Turbo Start 900.
I read the article, then googled more, and finally bought it. We finally got everything hooked up, fixed one leak and today I got to start cycling the tank! Finally!
I need to go update my build thread.

 

[dstockwell]

Welcome to the Reef

 

[Projects with Sam]

 

[Sleeping Giant]

Welcome to R2R, can't wait to see your build thread

 

[Adolfo]

 

[whybenormal]

Thank you! and very cool youtube channel!

 

[whybenormal]

Welcome! Glad you joined. Sorry for your losses along your journey.

CONGRATULATIONS on already starting your build thread! WAHOO!!

This might help you find people local to you, in Carolinas:

Local Reef Club Discussion

Looking for some locals to share frags and info with? This is the place! Find a local club that meets in your area! If you want to add your club just contact us.

www.reef2reef.com

This is a good reference book type online 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

Thank you for these links. This article is fantastic! There is so much in it.

 

[FatChupacabra]

Welcome!

 

[AydenLincoln]