Hello, new to saltwater here..

Florida Dan · Apr 6, 2020

Hi - I'm just beginning the process of saltwater reef aquarium ownership. I've had numerous freshwater tanks over the years, but never saltwater.

I'm learning a bunch so far using YouTube and forums like this. I was very impressed with the attitude towards new people on this site so I joined. I'm sure I'll have more than my share of newbie questions!

I bought a Biocube 32 LED and will be adding the InTank media basket and refugium soon. After that I'll just wait until I learn more to see what else to upgrade. In the long run I want to establish a larger tank but wanted to get my hands wet on this one first.

Looking forward to sharing success/failure stories with you all!

Dan

JoshO · Apr 6, 2020

Sounds like you're going about it all the right way! I'm new from freshwater and spent literally years doing my research before getting my hands salty!

jsker · Apr 6, 2020

Hello and welcome to R2R and saltwater reefing!!

AcroNem · Apr 6, 2020

Welcome to Reef2Reef! You should start a build thread so we can all follow along

Peace River · Apr 6, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

Silverfish · Apr 6, 2020

Great place to start! 32 g bio cube and R2R! Can’t go wrong!
Welcome!

Reefnman2 · Apr 6, 2020

Welcome to R2R Dan, good luck!

albano · Apr 6, 2020

Welcome... looking forward to your success story !

Gabriel Trifa · Apr 6, 2020

Welcome to the R2R family !!!!!

Billldg · Apr 6, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

arturoo1977 · Apr 6, 2020

Welcome and congrats on your new adventure.
The key is asking questions and patience and then....more patience.

Mhart032 · Apr 6, 2020

Miller535 · Apr 6, 2020

Florida Dan said:
Hi - I'm just beginning the process of saltwater reef aquarium ownership. I've had numerous freshwater tanks over the years, but never saltwater.

I'm learning a bunch so far using YouTube and forums like this. I was very impressed with the attitude towards new people on this site so I joined. I'm sure I'll have more than my share of newbie questions!

I bought a Biocube 32 LED and will be adding the InTank media basket and refugium soon. After that I'll just wait until I learn more to see what else to upgrade. In the long run I want to establish a larger tank but wanted to get my hands wet on this one first.

Looking forward to sharing success/failure stories with you all!

Dan

Welcome. This is the most helpful community I have found. And unlike other places, most people here will not belittle you for any questions ask large or small.

lonelyfloat · Apr 6, 2020

Welcome to R2R!

BeejReef · Apr 6, 2020

Welcome

Sounds like a solid plan

sp1187 · Apr 6, 2020

welcome to the show.

dbl · Apr 6, 2020

Welcome to R2R and your new reefing family and welcome to the salty side of the hobby.

Florida Dan · Apr 6, 2020

Thanks for the welcomes. First question: Is there any reason to do water changes if it's just a tank with live sand/live rocks? Due to Covid-19 stay-at-home, I am having patience forced upon me and cannot visit any LFS. I'm doing water testing and will adjust anything necessary before adding livestock.