What am I doing?!

Mello · Apr 6, 2019

I am a new saltwater tank owner. I'm giving this a try. Very nervous. I don't want to kill anything. My favorite thing is watching my anemone eat. I just put a goby in my tank. He looks like a vacuum! So neat to watch. It's hard to find a good variety of saltwater stuff where I live. I have been doing lots of reading and learning as I go. I would really like to get a large tank later. Here is a picture of my 10 gallon tank so far.

mike werner · Apr 6, 2019

Welcome to r2r!!Love those clowns.

Salty Lemon · Apr 6, 2019

Welcome to the team. I'm glad you joined us. Welcome toR2R!

HotRocks · Apr 6, 2019

Welcome to R2R!!!

Take your time and exercise patience as much as possible. It's not a trait I possess.

ccombs · Apr 6, 2019

Welcome to R2R! How long has your tank been up and running?

Dimmy007 · Apr 6, 2019

Welcome to R2R!!! You will do just fine.

cracker · Apr 7, 2019

Welcome Miss Mello ! I like your tank ! As mentioned Your tank is pretty small& young . So please consider going slow & not adding any more live stock until Your tank gets a older.
Oh Ya , we all want bigger tanks !

Check our "new to saltwater" forum. this is a great for asking questions
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/new-to-saltwater-reef-aquariums-post-here.130/

Mello · Apr 7, 2019

Two weeks

ccombs said:
Welcome to R2R! How long has your tank been up and running?

ccombs · Apr 7, 2019

Mello said:
Two weeks

Well your tank is looking great. You have a lot in there so quick, but just watch your parameters and you will be fine.

Nothing is technically 'wrong' about adding livestock soon, you just run into issues with stability since your system isn't established from a biological standpoint. Keep an eye on things for about the first 6 months, then everything will begin to settle down.

Edit- Just want to add that this much livestock this early isn't the most ideal and please wait on adding more... but we are here for solutions, not to point out problems