Newbie from Sydney

ThisAntHill · Apr 21, 2020

G'day!

My name is Anthony and I live in the northwest of Sydney. I've been interesting in reef keeping for years now and recently dove in with an AquaOne Mini Reef 160.

The tank is currently cycling (with two king prawn heads - old school, so I've been told). I noticed today the protein skimmer was finally getting something other than white bubbles in the cup so (I think) something's going right.

I wouldn't mind some feedback on the reefscape - you can find a video here:

I was planning on stocking with some(3-5) blue/green chromis, a clown or two, a flame hawkfish, a valentini puffer and maybe a yellow tang plus the usual CUC. I'm still a bit unsure as where to start with coral, I could probably do with a little advice there too.

Thanks for having me!
AntHill.

Crabs McJones · Apr 21, 2020

Welcome to R2R! I would add more rock personally

mike werner · Apr 21, 2020

Welcome

SPR1968 · Apr 21, 2020

Hi Anthony and Welcome to R2R!!!

fuelman · Apr 21, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

robbyg · Apr 21, 2020

Welcome to the forum. Your tank looks nice, you just need some more rocks.

JoshO · Apr 21, 2020

Welcome to R2R! I would add a bit more rock, but not much, I really like the minimalist Scape you've got going on

KJ · Apr 21, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

NeSsyAqua · Apr 21, 2020

Welcome to R2R!! +1 on adding a bit more rock!

DeniableArc · Apr 21, 2020

G’day mate Sydney here myself! Great tank, take your time with the cycle. What do you have in mind for auto top off?

naterealbig · Apr 21, 2020

Welcome - and beautiful tank! Don't worry about adding extra rock. You have plenty! It can be hard for people to visualize the final product.

A nice brain perhaps to draw attentive to the left side down the road....

Or leave it open - your fish will thank you!

dbaussiereef · Apr 21, 2020

Welcome from another fellow Aussie !

I started with an AO Mini Reef 160 myself after having freshwater tank. Be prepared to upgrade that skimmer, I had a terrible time with mine and couldn't believe the difference once I upgraded.

Reefnman2 · Apr 21, 2020

Welcome to R2R Anthony!

Fred2482 · Apr 21, 2020

Welcome, love the minimalist aquascape.

Billldg · Apr 21, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

tom's_tank · Apr 21, 2020

Hey welcome, I'm a newbie in Sydney too, I have a aquareef 300 its been going for 3ish months now with some coral in it (like the one in my profile pic) I can hook you up with a frag or two. Just message me. Maybe we could help each other with this hobby?