Hello from Northern Utah!!!

Inthenameofweez · Oct 3, 2012

I'm a new member joining after many months of wanting an aquarium. I have multiple friends who are into the hobby and I'm going to be getting into it myself in the next 14 days. I am purchasing Laird's old tank and sump, and I am proud to be trusted with such a setup. It will be a beautiful tank in the next 3-4 months.

I'll be posting a few pictures in this thread, but the majority of photos and videos will be in a Show-Off thread once I get things going.

revsgirl · Oct 3, 2012

:clap2: Alright! Welcome to the hobby and R2R!! Can't wait to see you get your tank going!!

revhtree · Oct 3, 2012

Welcome to R2R!

We appreciate your membership!

Thanks for joining and please make sure and post often!

AsphaltPays · Oct 3, 2012

Hello and Welcome to R2R!!

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3Twinklets · Oct 3, 2012

Good Morning! Welcome to R2R!!

Saltlife · Oct 3, 2012

Welcome to R2R good luck with your new tank.

Mike&Terry · Oct 3, 2012

Welcome to R2R! Congrats on the new tank and we're looking forward to seeing some pics...

-M&T

wysiwyg · Oct 3, 2012

welcome to r2r cant wait for some pics

KSzegi · Oct 4, 2012

Welcome to R2R and congrats on the new tank!

SeahorseKeeper · Oct 4, 2012

Hi, welcome to r2r!!! I can't wait to see how your tank comes together!!!

swannyson7 · Oct 4, 2012

Welcome to R2R!! 1smile1

Be sure to start a build thread as your system comes to life!

ReefDVMs · Oct 4, 2012

Welcome and look forward to seeing your new tank in the future

skinz78 · Oct 7, 2012

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

If you haven't already done so be sure to get entered into this months membership drive contest, you can do so in this thread here:

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/meet-greet-forum/97536-oct-2012-reef2reef-membership-drive-win.html

Inthenameofweez · Oct 30, 2012

Tank you so much for the warm welcome!!! hahaha.

I'm going to pick up my tank in an hour. I can't wait to share a few shots.

Inthenameofweez · Nov 28, 2012

Here are some shots of my progression this month. I ran 2 gallons of vinegar through the system for 1 week. My God was the smell terrible... After I pumped the disgusting water out and disassembledthe tanks, I got to cleaning the acrylic and the glass. Eveything is almost spotless. I was sure to use 0 chemicals. Only warm water and a small amount of vinegar. I also spray painted the backside of the tank. Exterior glass of course.
Finally, I had to wash the 7 year old sand that I was given. The water was nearly black at first. Black Death and stinky!!! After 3 hours with my water hose, I finally had clear water and sand I was comfortable using. My next steps wIll be mixing some salt water, rockscaping, getting my heater installed/running and setup my fuge.

This is my first aquarium of any kind and I'm very excited and determined to have a beautiful ecosystem, so please offer positive criticism. I've read a lot on refugiums and rockscaping, but I'm still unsure about the parameters to look for while it cycles.

Please offer any pointers that you wish you knew while getting started.