Third week in!

Projects with Sam · Mar 31, 2022

Duncan62 · Mar 31, 2022

SlicVic said:
Hi everybody! I just finished a week 3 of patiently waiting for my tank to cycle! Ammonia and nitrite are reading 0 and there's just a slight amount of nitrates. Am I supposed to do a water change now before I add an animal? I don't want to hurt any creatures so I wanted to make sure I do everything perfectly correct! Let me know ASAP cuz I'm getting antsy!

Welcome. Go buy a fish!

FiddlersReef · Mar 31, 2022

Welcome to R2R!

Cheeze · Mar 31, 2022

SlicVic said:
Looks fantastic! Most of the animals on your list are the same as what I'm planning on except for the questionable clowns. I also will be having a pajama Cardinal instead of the Royal Gramma. As for the inverts I'm not going to get a pistol shrimp I am going to get a coral banded one. Other than that they look pretty similar! Thanks for the list cuz it verifies compatibility!

My first fish is a PJ Cardinal (going 1 year and still swimming, knock on wood!)...very peaceful, not overly active but seems to never sleep! I have a 38g and also have a Carpenter Wrasse, a fat Royal Gramma and a Skunk Clown. All 4 fish get along great! I see some chasing around at times but no nipping or aggression. I would suggest you try to find fish that are still small/juvenile, I think it helps them get along better as they grow.

Keep us posted as you stock your waterworld!

SlicVic · Mar 31, 2022

Cheeze said:
My first fish is a PJ Cardinal (going 1 year and still swimming, knock on wood!)...very peaceful, not overly active but seems to never sleep! I have a 38g and also have a Carpenter Wrasse, a fat Royal Gramma and a Skunk Clown. All 4 fish get along great! I see some chasing around at times but no nipping or aggression. I would suggest you try to find fish that are still small/juvenile, I think it helps them get along better as they grow.

Keep us posted as you stock your waterworld!

Sounds wonderful! Tomorrow, I will get my first fish and I'm so excited!

SlicVic · Mar 31, 2022

FiddlersReef said:
Welcome to R2R!

Thank you so much! Everybody's been super friendly!

SlicVic · Mar 31, 2022

Duncan62 said:
Welcome. Go buy a fish!

Thank you! Tomorrow is the day! I'm scared and excited at the same time!

SlicVic · Mar 31, 2022

Projects with Sam said:

Thank you! It's great to be a part of this special group of people!

rmorris_14 · Mar 31, 2022

SlicVic said:
I have a 32 AIO biocube. I was mainly going to do invertebrates and corals with just a few fish. I can't wait to start getting all the creatures but I know I can only get one a week after my first one. By the summer I should be able to start with corals hopefully!

Did someone say Biocube AND invertebrates?!?!?! my two favorite subjects

SlicVic · Mar 31, 2022

rmorris_14 said:
Did someone say Biocube AND invertebrates?!?!?! my two favorite subjects

Excellent! Is that what you have too?

rmorris_14 · Mar 31, 2022

SlicVic said:
Excellent! Is that what you have too?

Yes I have a 32 biocube and a deep affection for my inverts. My kids are constantly asking each other what I am doing and the other one will respond, "Mommy is playing with her snails again" lol.
I have a separate tank a 13.4 evo that I use as a coral and invert quarantine for the biocube. I'm getting geared up for my first coral purchase coming soon. I also plan on getting a pom pom crab or two, maybe three for my nano

The biocube is a super fun tank, and the lid (because I have small kids constantly throwing things) is an must-have bonus

SlicVic · Mar 31, 2022

rmorris_14 said:
Yes I have a 32 biocube and a deep affection for my inverts. My kids are constantly asking each other what I am doing and the other one will respond, "Mommy is playing with her snails again" lol.
I have a separate tank a 13.4 evo that I use as a coral and invert quarantine for the biocube. I'm getting geared up for my first coral purchase coming soon. I also plan on getting a pom pom crab or two, maybe three for my nano
The biocube is a super fun tank, and the lid (because I have small kids constantly throwing things) is an must-have bonus

That is so cute! I've always had fish tanks and I love my fish were my little babies but this time around with the saltwater reef aquarium, I am especially ecstatic about getting the inverts!