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[ReeferKefer]

How do y'all. My wife and I are brand-new to saltwater tanks. I myself have had freshwater tanks since I was a kid but just now got a 90 gallon. It's been up and running for about a month and we got an arrow crap, Scarlet reef crab, and a fox face fish. So far so good. We are really enjoying it.

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[Kevykev69]

Hi I'm Kevin, I have had a 50 gallon tank for about a year now, I've been taking it slowly and have been learning by trial and error. I don't think my tank qualifies as a reef tank though, my tank is simple it has a power head, two pumps with filters, air stone and a circulation pump, a standard aquarium florescent light, and crushed corral. I have a variety of 7 clownfish, 2 juvenile damsels, and a chocolate chip starfish. So I think you would call it a community tank. I think one or more of my clowns has Ich, I've treating my tank with Kordons Ich treatment. I have been working on setting up a 10 gallon Quarantine tank, the water has been cycling for about 2 weeks now and I have not been able to get the PH level high enough it's at the 8.0-8.2 range, I've added Kents PH buffer to raise it and it causes the a thick hard chalk like substance to form on the glass that has to be scrapped of with a sharp razor blade, the salt level is set at 1.018, at first I set at 1.024 but this made the chalky substance much worse so I lowered to 1.018 where it's at now. any advise is much appreciated.:crazy1

[Soil]

Hi every1, I'm new to the hobby. I only have a nano cube 12 gallon. Don't judge. i like bonsai trees and now i like corals so yeah… I'm a broke college student at Uconn. Lookin to stick with the hobby tho

[sirpreet]

Hi everyone,

My name is Capt Sirpreet Singh Kahlon, Sailor by profession.

I have had a FW tanks for last 3 years..... and now got myself a marine tank... 225 gallon.....

I am very nervous about the marine tank... i do not want to get disappointed, thus after looking at a lot websites, i think reef central is the best.

Look forward to everyone's assistance.

Kind regards,

Sirpreet

[Dannigirl]

Hey Soil- I like Bonsai tree's too. :-)

Hi- I'm Danni. I've been keeping Freshwater tanks for a long time. I currently have 7 freshwater tanks running with various fish from Discus to Africans.
I just started my first SW tank- it's a 28g Nano (still cycling) to get my feet wet. I'm planning to turn my 165 African tank to a reef tank if this all works out with the 28.

[mia_reefer]

All,

New to the forum. Gifted an Innovative Marine 20G SW - Looking forward to getting information from everyone and contributing in the future.

[Cooksey]

Im new to the forum. I have been in the saltwater hobby for about 8 years. I am now a master at growing green hair algae and carrying 5gal buckets of water. I currently have a 55gal fish only with live rock. I'm running a 20gal long refugium, full of gha. I am hoping to find some local reefers. I would love to get into the coral side of this hobby.

[Dennis77]

Hi. My name is Dennis I've have a 56 cube for about a year now. Mostly leathers and zoanthids. 15 gallon sump. That's being changed out this week for a eshopps refugium. Had a few nitrate issues. That why I'm going to a refugium.hope I can learn a lot from all the experienced reefers out here

[Jen0221]

Hello Jen here I just started to build a 260 gal reef tank.

[ap123]

Hello

New to the forum, not new to the hobby (about ten years).

I've been tankless for a year, planning a new 80G shallow reef.

[AquaEscape]

I think this is the right place.
Is this thing on?
Hey there! I'm completely new to saltwater and about to set up a 110 gal tank. I hope this works out!

[CopperJohn]

Hey everyone. I'm John. I've been using the site a lot while setting up my new 75. It's my first SW tank, and it's going well so far. I let the tank cycle for two months and added some snails and cleaner shrimp. When they all lived after a month, I added 2 pajama cardinals and my first coral, a Duncan.

[Remmers]

New hear, been posting a few few questions here and there.

I got back in to fish about 2 years ago and since its something I love I went all in.

I have had 3 different fish room's (all freshwater), and I have set up a s/w tank twice before but never followed thru.

Well Last week, I decided I ant to enjoy the hobby on a more personal level, so I closed down my fish room room and set up a 90 gallon s/w tank.

This time I'm sticking with the the process of getting the s/w tank off the ground.

My kids have been asking for one since i got back in to the hobby, so Im going to do it.

I feel its gives you the option of creating a piece of art and with all the choices out there It will be a fun endeavor.

I'm from s/e Michigan and I have met a lot of s/w people and there are some great stores around, but I love to ask questions So I will fit right in here


Rich

[crusoe]

Hey all! Totally new to this addictive hobby. I'm a huge tinkerer and this fills that niche nicely! My fiancee and I bought a 10gallon saltwater setup and are 4 days into our cycling process and everything seems to be going well! Glad I found this forum, such a wealth of information!

[94lsxs10]

Hi all, I've been a member for a few years now and have done lots of reading, but no posting. I've had planted tanks in the past, but this is my first salt water tank. Thanks to all the salt water veterans who have shared their knowledge. This forum helped me make informed decisions that ultimately saved me money.

[1badmarine]

HELLO FROM ANNANDALE, VA!!!

I've been in the aquarium hobby for 1 year (freshwater), but just set-up my first saltwater tank. Looking for any advice you all can offer.

[ashfaqfsd01]

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[henk70]

hello, my name is Henk, im dutch, and want to start up a mini tank 12 gallons. my son, has a reef tank for a load of years, guess about 20 and i get my knowhow from him, but want to look further.any good advice is welcome.

[Codeweaver]

Hello everyone, I am a passionate person when it comes to the sea and all of its' wonder. After getting back for a 10 day scuba diving trip this July I made the decision to get back into the hobby after being out of the hobby for 10 years. It seems that a lot has changed like vendors, concepts like dosing, lighting "LEDs" , ect. I have be reading everything I can find on the hobby since August to become updated with all the new wonders available. I look forward to meeting many of you and sharing my experiences durning the major build I have planned. With any luck other new people will be able to learn bicuriously from my shared experience here at RC

Watch for my post
Codeweaver

[poteto]

Hi everyone,

Jay here from NYC. Me and my girlfiend have had a couple 10 gallon nano reef tanks up for a few years now and really enjoy them. Still have lots of learning to do and this seems like the right place to do it!

[USMCKoontz]

Hello.. Name is Ryan and I am trying to get myself and my wife into Reefs, Aquariums and tanks We are researching now, and hipe to have a setup sometime next year... Glad to find a forum devoted to this Hope to learn as much as I can

thanks

[ikabud]

Hello everyone, currently I have two (30g and 65g), two-year-old fresh water aquariums and are all doing well. I have been reading a lot about saltwater aquarium and have decided to get into it. Wife prefers to have a saltwater than freshwater tank.

I look forward also to know many of you guys here and and very happy to be part of this online community.

[TadPole32]

I'm new to the hobby but I have done a TON of research and I am ready to start my first tank. My question is would you suggest something smaller to start (29g) or something a bit larger (55g)?

[fearyaks]

Hi all, perhaps I should have asked this in my intro post but is there a way to increase the default pages I can view? I can only view about three pages in this forum but I'm certain there is more info in the archives?

Thanks!