hawkeyejp82
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Welcome to R2R! I am also new to this salt water adventure and I went all in and bought a 200g peninsula from IM. I have already started down that money pit rabbit hole but I would say it depends on the type of fish that you want to have for size of tank. I feel like if I could start over it wouldn't be that hard to get a 75g marineland or aqueon tank and a diamond tipped holesaw to cut holes out for the overflow into a 40g breeder for a sump and would be far less expensive compared to the plan I got but I want to make my tank into a reef as well. Since I built my first salt water mixing station I feel more confident in my ability to DIY things that I wouldn't have done before I started this salt adventure. Good luck!!
My build thread: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-new-200g-peninsula-build.883682/
Jimbhoy13
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Welcome to R2R and the salty world. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.
are you from Rochester UK?
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are you from Rochester UK?
if you are you might want the UK banner.
You can get the UK banner here: Click Account then “Join User Group”, scroll to the bottom and click on “United Kingdom User Group‘’
Manny’s Reef
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Hello and welcome to R2R. We sure are glad to have you here.
Fish Think Pink
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Welcome! Glad you joined. I came from the freshwater side, and doing FOWLR (fish only with live rock... everyone loves acronyms lol) vote you can just switch an available tank into saltwater. Just don't mix the water IN tank, even for first time setup. I use trash cans (never held trash, just for salt mixing purposes). Whichever way you go, I applaud you for jumping over the salinity line (makes more sense once you are familiar with refractometers and the salt concentration line you view)
Have you considered starting your build thread? I found its a great place to document my tank's evolution for myself. I wish I had started while in planning stages, which may be where you still are. I started tank first then joined, so I'm still finding myself going back collecting pictures & updating historically as well as current state. Once you create your first post in your thread and link it to your account, they will give you build badge (look left, under my ID)
This is a good reference book type online article I still review:
The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium
This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is no...
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hawkeyejp82
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Yeah my build thread is up and running. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-new-200g-peninsula-build.883682/Welcome! Glad you joined. I came from the freshwater side, and doing FOWLR (fish only with live rock... everyone loves acronyms lol) vote you can just switch an available tank into saltwater. Just don't mix the water IN tank, even for first time setup. I use trash cans (never held trash, just for salt mixing purposes). Whichever way you go, I applaud you for jumping over the salinity line (makes more sense once you are familiar with refractometers and the salt concentration line you view)
Have you considered starting your build thread? I found its a great place to document my tank's evolution for myself. I wish I had started while in planning stages, which may be where you still are. I started tank first then joined, so I'm still finding myself going back collecting pictures & updating historically as well as current state. Once you create your first post in your thread and link it to your account, they will give you build badge (look left, under my ID)
This is a good reference book type online article I still review:
The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium
This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is no...
hawkeyejp82
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My build thread: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-new-200g-peninsula-build.883682/Welcome! Glad you joined. I came from the freshwater side, and doing FOWLR (fish only with live rock... everyone loves acronyms lol) vote you can just switch an available tank into saltwater. Just don't mix the water IN tank, even for first time setup. I use trash cans (never held trash, just for salt mixing purposes). Whichever way you go, I applaud you for jumping over the salinity line (makes more sense once you are familiar with refractometers and the salt concentration line you view)
Have you considered starting your build thread? I found its a great place to document my tank's evolution for myself. I wish I had started while in planning stages, which may be where you still are. I started tank first then joined, so I'm still finding myself going back collecting pictures & updating historically as well as current state. Once you create your first post in your thread and link it to your account, they will give you build badge (look left, under my ID)
This is a good reference book type online article I still review:
The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium
This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is no...
Fish Think Pink
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looks like I was already looking at your build thread perhaps back around/after Jan 7th as I see I'd given you love on your first post and like on your next - YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY - WAHOO!!
