Noob here

jonbark · Aug 9, 2020

Brand new noob here and looking forward to learning a lot. I will try and not ask dumb questions before searching and reading posts first. Red Sea Reefer 425xl on order. Can not wait!!!

Biglew11 · Aug 9, 2020

Welcome to r2r.

WIReefer · Aug 9, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

Funston07 · Aug 9, 2020

Welcome to R2R!!!

pbmahaffey · Aug 9, 2020

Welcome to R2R

GrapevineReefs · Aug 9, 2020

Welcome R2R is a priceless tool and great place to learn(and tick off your wife after live sales)

Arthacker87 · Aug 9, 2020

welcome and remember there are no dumb questions!!! I'd rather answer a dumb question than see a tank go kaput over a dumb error! Have patience, ask questions, and remember after a few months you'll be aiming to upgrade. You can be picky w that one lol!!!

fishguy242 · Aug 9, 2020

hi welcome to the reef going to love it here!!
lots of fun/info/fun/help/fun....

jonbark · Aug 9, 2020

Haha. Thank you all. And @Arthacker87, already upgraded once before even getting the tank. Ordered the xl300 then called the next day and upgraded tank and all equipment for the 425.

Arthacker87 · Aug 9, 2020

haha see. Its a bug man. Soon enough you'll want bigger. I literally am building a 260g tank and have already though man I could do another foot higher and wider. Its cycling right now lol. Dang hobby

jonbark · Aug 9, 2020

Arthacker87 said:
haha see. Its a bug man. Soon enough you'll want bigger. I literally am building a 260g tank and have already though man I could do another foot higher and wider. Its cycling right now lol. Dang hobby

Oropher · Aug 10, 2020

While you are waiting for your tank to arrive, I suggest you work on your rock first, try to dry aquascape using dimension of your tank. Challenge your creativity. After breaking up some rock and reglue to get the scape that you love, then it's time to submerge the aquascape rocks into brute container and seed them with bacteria to start the cycling. But you need to put some power head into the container.

vetteguy53081 · Aug 10, 2020

Welcome to the R2R community !!

jonbark · Aug 10, 2020

Oropher said:
While you are waiting for your tank to arrive, I suggest you work on your rock first, try to dry aquascape using dimension of your tank. Challenge your creativity. After breaking up some rock and reglue to get the scape that you love, then it's time to submerge the aquascape rocks into brute container and seed them with bacteria to start the cycling. But you need to put some power head into the container.

I went live rock and live sand, so I am assuming I will have to work fast once getting the rock to aquascape not to have the rock out of the water for an extended period of time.