Katherine the new reef dweller

[sp1187]

welcome to the show.

 

[Jimbhoy13]

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

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[Schraufabagel]

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[TnFishwater98]

Hi

I’m Katherine. Kates good. I live in Ottawa Canada, I am a mum to a 16 year old and few animals. I am super excited about building a salt water reef aquarium, and am here in the forum for advice, to learn and to help If i can.

Welcome to Da Reef!

 

[jtp7004ft]

Welcome

 

[Manny’s Reef]

Hello and welcome to R2R. Glad to have you here.

 

[Kiwi reefer]

Welcome to R2R

 

[Sebastiancrab]

Welcome Kate!

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[destinationreef]

Welcome to the salty side and the community Kate! It's always nice to have more Canadians part of the group (I'm in Toronto). I look forward to seeing your setup and remember, no question is too big or too small to ask.

So excited to be here

 

[Rmckoy]

Welcome Kate !

also in Ontario Canada .
Ottawa doesn’t appear to be a happy place anymore

plenty of knowledgable members to help , assist and advise as your journey continues .

looking. Forward to seeing your reef come together

 

[BanjoBandito]

DID SOMEBODY SAY POUTINE!?!?!

 

[destinationreef]

Welcome Kate !

also in Ontario Canada .
Ottawa doesn’t appear to be a happy place anymore

plenty of knowledgable members to help , assist and advise as your journey continues .

looking. Forward to seeing your reef come together

Ha ha ha… honestly, being predominantly a Government based city, you will find someone always unhappy with something, or someone.
im really excited about my reef tank. I found a 47 gallon rimless and now have to figure out heater and lighting.

 

[destinationreef]

DID SOMEBODY SAY POUTINE!?!?!

Hahahaha

 

[attiland]

Hi

I’m Katherine. Kates good. I live in Ottawa Canada, I am a mum to a 16 year old and few animals. I am super excited about building a salt water reef aquarium, and am here in the forum for advice, to learn and to help If i can.

Welcome to R2R

 

[Fish Think Pink]

Hi

I’m Katherine. Kates good. I live in Ottawa Canada, I am a mum to a 16 year old and few animals. I am super excited about building a salt water reef aquarium, and am here in the forum for advice, to learn and to help If i can.

Hi Kate and Welcome! Glad you joined. I'm Lisa with 13 year old and we've got reef and cats.

Have you considered starting your build thread? I found its a great place to document my tank's evolution for myself. I wish I had started when in planning stages, like you might still be. Instead, I started tank first then joined, so I'm still finding myself going back collecting pictures & updating historically as well as current state. Once you create your first post in your thread and link it to your account, they will give you build badge (look left, under my ID)

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

 

[Rmckoy]

Ha ha ha… honestly, being predominantly a Government based city, you will find someone always unhappy with something, or someone.
im really excited about my reef tank. I found a 47 gallon rimless and now have to figure out heater and lighting.

Heating and lighting a 47 gal is easy enough .
Have you put much thought into what lights you want ?

first make a list of what you want the tank to become .
if you want corals , fish only ,
if corals , which ones in terms of lighting requirements .
My preference is t5’s .
I can add anything and not worry about not having enough light .
That being said they also have their downfall .
heat and cost of running and replacing bulbs being the main issues .

 

[Adolfo]

 

[Flameback Pair]

@destinationreef glad you found us. Let us know if you need anything.