Newbie to the hobby and Reef2Reef

[Lucid88]

Welcome, glad you are here! I lived in Chesterfield while going to school. My wife and I loved St. Louis. Is there still no admission fee to enter the zoo?

Good deal! Yes the Zoo is still free. They quietly increased parking costs though haha. They are still adding new things to the Zoo though so it's understandable. They recently added a Grizzly Bear :O

 

[jsker]

 

[Nano_Man]

Good deal! Yes the Zoo is still free. They quietly increased parking costs though haha. They are still adding new things to the Zoo though so it's understandable. They recently added a Grizzly Bear :O

 

[Buckster]

Hello and Welcome to R2R!

 

[Lucid88]

ahahah i didnt know this clip existed but im glad it does

 

[00W]

Welcome Welcome to the reef!

 

[JC1977]

 

[zheka757]

Welcome, welcome, welcome

 

[7of9]

 

[SPR1968]

Hi and welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[Jimbhoy13]

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

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[LilElroyJetson]

 

[tharbin]

Welcome to R2R! It actually sound like you are off to a good start but take your time. Almost all of us, including me, want to add too many fish too quickly.

A swing arm hydrometer is not necessarily bad but they are very easy to use poorly. Mainly small bubbles can be in the water which attract to the swing arm and give a false reading. A refractometer is much less prone to mistakes, except not checking the calibration with 35ppm calibration fluid regularly.