New to Saltwater Aquarium

[jalewis]

Hello,

I'm new to saltwater aquariums. Had freshwater many years ago. Always wanted saltwater but never got around to it until now. Bought an Aquatop Recife Eco 40 gal. Set it up two weeks ago with live sand, Caribsea Life Rock and premixed RODI saltwater. Water tests with Red Sea kits all in parameters for mixed reef. Put in two clowns yesterday. Seem good so far. Haven't started skimmer yet. Told I could wait a couple weeks after putting the fish in after the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate cycle. Would like to add some invertebrates in a couple weeks but that might be too soon.

Any comments on my process so far?

Thanks.

 

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[DMG Reef]

Welcome to R2R! Did you cycle your tank yet? You've come to the right place for answers!

 

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[Leslie Tabor]

Welcome! Very pretty tank! Watch those clowns close with such a new tank, the cycle might be rough on them!

 

[Scrubber_steve]

Welcome to R2R @jalewis
It’s awesome that you’ve joined us here at the Reef of Excellence.

Glad to see that the salt has crept into your veins, & you've left the fresh stuff for drinking.
Your tank's looking great. & you're now on you way to Reefing GURU status. Why, with the help of all the
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[DarthSimon]

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Welcome home....

 

[fishguy242]

welcome ,go slow and steady

 

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[SeanJ]

Welcome to R2R!

Yes, skimmer can wait, but you can always start 'breaking it in' since you say it's been 2 weeks. Clean up crew can also wait -it depends on your parameters and how much you feed. Did you use any beneficial bacteria product, like Dr Tims? Do your parameters read 0 ammonia and 0 nitrites?

Again, welcome!

 

[yan2pr]

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