My First Reef Aquarium

[Reef-Rookie]

Good morning all, or afternoon depending. Thank you for having me! I am very excited to be here! I am new to reef keeping and salt water in general but I have had freshwater aquariums for roughly 15 years. I even started a youtube channel called All About DIY. Anyway, I was gifted a tiny 13 gallon glass aquarium by a customer of mine. It was used but had most everything a person would need to get a simple freshwater tank going(tank, filter, heater, light, gravel and even decor). That next day I decided to leak test the tank. I set it up on a bench here in my shop and filled it up with tap water. I even setup the filter and light. I got to my shop the next morning and there were no leaks. Good deal. I began working away and would glance at it throughout the day and for some crazy reason I had the thought "I wonder what would happen if I add salt?'' Lucky for me I have an aquarium store within walking distance of my shop called Extreme Marine. I hopped in a car, drove for 30 seconds and ended up getting a tub of AquaVitro Reef salt, 10 pounds of CaribSea Live sand, a few pieces of the pre purpled dry reef rock and a bottle of marine starter bacteria. I didn't realize at that time that it was all over for me. I was doomed. I had the bug. This all started on October the 4th, 2023 and its now May the 17th, 2024. It has been 7 months and this little aquarium has gone through many phases. I've upgraded just about everything that I initially started the tank with and it is coming along nicely in my opinion. I will attach photos of it's progression. All in all I love this new obsession and can't wait to see what this little reef turns into in the coming months and years. Thank you all for your time

and have a wonderful day. Cheers!

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Welcome to your new home for saltwater reef aquarium resources and fun! Welcome to the family!

 

[Nano_Man]

Looks great welcome

 

[Reef-Rookie]

Looks great welcome

Thank you very much! a

Welcome to your new home for saltwater reef aquarium resources and fun! Welcome to the family!

Welcome to your new home for saltwater reef aquarium resources and fun! Welcome to the family!

Thank you very much, I'm glad to be here!

 

[Reef-Rookie]

Looks great welcome

Thank you very much for the kind words. I really appreciate that. Take care!

 

[Lavey29]

Welcome to the reef. The addiction never ends. Don't hesitate to ask questions here. Lots of knowledgeable helpful people on the site.

 

[Nano_Man]

Thank you very much for the kind words. I really appreciate that. Take care!

Don’t hesitate if you have a problem or need advice we are all here at r2r

 

[Reefer Matt Verified Media Partner]

 

[randomfishdude]

Welocome!

 

[cdemoss01]

Good morning all, or afternoon depending. Thank you for having me! I am very excited to be here! I am new to reef keeping and salt water in general but I have had freshwater aquariums for roughly 15 years. I even started a youtube channel called All About DIY. Anyway, I was gifted a tiny 13 gallon glass aquarium by a customer of mine. It was used but had most everything a person would need to get a simple freshwater tank going(tank, filter, heater, light, gravel and even decor). That next day I decided to leak test the tank. I set it up on a bench here in my shop and filled it up with tap water. I even setup the filter and light. I got to my shop the next morning and there were no leaks. Good deal. I began working away and would glance at it throughout the day and for some crazy reason I had the thought "I wonder what would happen if I add salt?'' Lucky for me I have an aquarium store within walking distance of my shop called Extreme Marine. I hopped in a car, drove for 30 seconds and ended up getting a tub of AquaVitro Reef salt, 10 pounds of CaribSea Live sand, a few pieces of the pre purpled dry reef rock and a bottle of marine starter bacteria. I didn't realize at that time that it was all over for me. I was doomed. I had the bug. This all started on October the 4th, 2023 and its now May the 17th, 2024. It has been 7 months and this little aquarium has gone through many phases. I've upgraded just about everything that I initially started the tank with and it is coming along nicely in my opinion. I will attach photos of it's progression. All in all I love this new obsession and can't wait to see what this little reef turns into in the coming months and years. Thank you all for your time

and have a wonderful day. Cheers!

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[AlyciaMarie Verified Admin]

Welcome to reef2reef! Your set up is looking great! Don't forget to create your build thread and get the badge. Link in my signature on how to do that

 

[Ocean_Queenie]

Hello & Welcome!

 

[PharmrJohn]

Welcome to our collective obsession! This is a great place. SO much good information and SO MANY good people. You'll dig it. It's pretty far out man.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[steveschuerger]

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[Brazilian Reefer]

Good morning all, or afternoon depending. Thank you for having me! I am very excited to be here! I am new to reef keeping and salt water in general but I have had freshwater aquariums for roughly 15 years. I even started a youtube channel called All About DIY. Anyway, I was gifted a tiny 13 gallon glass aquarium by a customer of mine. It was used but had most everything a person would need to get a simple freshwater tank going(tank, filter, heater, light, gravel and even decor). That next day I decided to leak test the tank. I set it up on a bench here in my shop and filled it up with tap water. I even setup the filter and light. I got to my shop the next morning and there were no leaks. Good deal. I began working away and would glance at it throughout the day and for some crazy reason I had the thought "I wonder what would happen if I add salt?'' Lucky for me I have an aquarium store within walking distance of my shop called Extreme Marine. I hopped in a car, drove for 30 seconds and ended up getting a tub of AquaVitro Reef salt, 10 pounds of CaribSea Live sand, a few pieces of the pre purpled dry reef rock and a bottle of marine starter bacteria. I didn't realize at that time that it was all over for me. I was doomed. I had the bug. This all started on October the 4th, 2023 and its now May the 17th, 2024. It has been 7 months and this little aquarium has gone through many phases. I've upgraded just about everything that I initially started the tank with and it is coming along nicely in my opinion. I will attach photos of it's progression. All in all I love this new obsession and can't wait to see what this little reef turns into in the coming months and years. Thank you all for your time

and have a wonderful day. Cheers!

Welcome to R2R and Happy Reefing!

 

[Dom]

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board. hello from PA!