If You Are New to Reef Central, Introduce Yourself Here!

[hdawg]

Hi ReefCentral

I'm new to the SW hobby, got my first tank 125g just finished cycling. Looking forward to learning from the experienced reefers!

Bert

[EddieLo09]

Hey RC, My names Eddie. I'm extremely new to the hobby, but my wife (who got me into reef keeping) has a little experience. We have a 40g Breeder up and going with a few fish and a few coral..We were looking to break our 55 down (its freshwater) and start up a display refugium(40) with the main tank being the 55. Anyways im hoping I can fit right in and learn some things i can teach my wife lol

[Gixxerbaz]

Hya every1 I just got myself a new tank ,got it running and reading up about cycling and what's what ,bought live sand and live rock just letting it run for a week then I'll start testing ,I'm in no huge rush to get anything in there just taking my time ,eventually I'd like to keep some coral and maybe 2 small fish

[justinreefs]

Hey everyone, my name is Justin. I have a 180 gallon doing the cycle now in its 2nd week. My plan is to take my time and go slow.

[Jason777]

Hi everybody, I'm Jay. I've been running an RSM130D mixed reef for about a year.

[danid22]

hey everyone, I'm Danielle from Las Vegas!

i've been keeping freshwater fish all my life but recently decided to take the dive and try a saltwater tank! I have a 56g column tank with a satellite orbit marine LED strip. I haven't added any live sand or rock yet, taking this all very slowly and doing as much research as I can!

[DrShimano]

Greetings, I am Don from San Jose CA but moving to Lehi UT area very shortly.

I am looking at re-entering the saltwater aquarium hobby after a 25 year break. I had a successful 55 gallon FO for better than 5 years but the house we currently own does not have a place for a tank so I set this hobby aside. Being retired from hi-tech and moving to be closer to family, our new house will have a place for a reef tank. I am very excited about getting back into aquariums!

I am amazed at all the changes and pleased to see the the Internet is for a lot more than porn...lol. YouTube has been a great help for learning, as are the forums and other online sites.

Anyhow, I am looking forward to getting to know you folks and to learning.

[Medic755]

Hi everybody,

I'm Chad and am from eastern PA. I am just starting to get into the hobby and am piecing all the equipment then buying my tank hopefully next year. In the time until then I am trying to learn as much as possible so I don't have a mass extinction in my tank when I start it.

[aquavision]

Holo I am just a year in to the reneging hobby!!! I hope to learn a bunch from the pros here!!!

[DJ Geoff]

Hi everyone,
I'm Geoff from Merritt Island, Florida.. I'm about 2 weeks into this so I'm totally new. Setting up a 220g reef tank. I have the tank in place & piped up but still have to put in the rock etc. I decided to set up a water making station before I finished the tank. Already found some great advice on here & I'm already using some of it with my build.. It's getting interesting..

[mrskmk]

Hello everyone! I joined this site a few years back, did some research, and realized I had a lot more learning/saving to do. It took a few years, but I kept reading and collecting equipment, and now I am FINALLY reefing! Happy to be here, I have learned a ton reading these forums!

[TangorRay]

Hi everyone! Just dropping a post to introduce myself. Another former freshwater tank keeper who finally took the plunge into saltwater. I'm currently running a 75g with live rock and sand. No fish yet, still getting the water right.

[Donivan2009]

What's up Reefers? I'm new to the marine side of aquaria, I'm a long time fresh water guy and have been wanting to move over into salt water for a long time. My marine aquarium is a 90 gallon bow front. It's been up for about a month now and just finished cycling without livestock. Sunday I added my first bit of live stock with a Clown and two Humbug Damsels. It's got quite a bit of live rock and sand in it as well but no where near the aqua scape I have planned. I have a lot to learn about this side of the hobby and I feel this is a great place to do that. See ya around the forums!

[Estanden]

Hi everyone. My name is Ethan. I have been lurking around the forums for a while learning, and finally decided to join. I currently have two tanks (20g with 10g sump and 40g woth 20g long sump).

[Zainer]

Hello,

My name is Zain, I'm new to the hobby but am rapidly growing into an addict. I love the great outdoors and shooting photographs.

Anything more you'd like to know? I'm all ears.

[Middie93]

Hi everyone. I'm new to the saltwater side of the hobby and to forums. I've been reading all the great info on this forum and recently pulled the trigger on a new RSM Max E 260. I've kept freshwater tanks before and have always lusted after the saltwater tanks but didn't have the time to properly research and set up the tank. In between jobs and now I have the time and wife's approval so taking advantage of the window. Looking forward contributing to the forum.

[Bassguy13]

Hello everyone,

Name is Keegan. I love fishing. But i never keep what i catch. I love fish and always have. Kept a fair share of freshwater fish. Ive had my beta (Fez) for 2 years and one day i just said thats enough. Were going saltwater. My tank is a 5g marine contour 5.

[Chopper65]

Hello
Found this forum 6 months ago doing research on saltwater tanks. Ive had FW tanks in the past but not for 15 years. Things sure have changed. Anyways after 6 months of research Im starting to purchase everything I need to get started.

[jiffyjhn]

Hi guys I'm Jiffy and I recently joined the forum.

I already have a noob question:
I recently cycled a 30 gallon tank with live rock I purchased online. About 2 weeks after my ammonia and nitrite went to 0. I started getting some irregular shaped bright orange spots on some of the LR. And if I turn the blue up on my kessil, they glow like corals. Does anyone know what that orange spots are? they seem to be getting bigger.

[BB215]

Hello fellow reefers
I'm Barry from Sydney
Been looking on this forum for some time now and figured I better become a member.
Love the wealth of knowledge on reef central

[pauljval]

So I rather impulsively bought a saltwater aquarium from someone who was moving and couldn't take it with them. I love the tank. It is very well established, but I still am afraid I will damage this beautiful aquarium. The owner was very obsessive about his tank. I can not for the life of me figure out his dosing schedule for the coral. I went through his boxes of stuff and found 13 different types of food. Things like Fusion I and II, Purple Up, Essential Elements, Reef Snow, Microvert, Iodine, Coral Vite, etc. He had a very complex system. I was hoping I could simplify this to a few essential ones. Any thoughts?

[BrianDJS]

I'm in almost the same boat as Paul who posted above. I just inherited a 150g SW from a friend who is moving and his new place cannot accommodate it. It is a very mature tank. There is an 11 year old Condy, a pajama cardinalfish the same age, a couple clownfish, a yellow tang, a blue hippo, and an orchid dottyback. I also have a bubble tip anemone, a pincushion, and a giant turbo snail. About 200lbs of live rock, and several different corals. It has been in my care for about 2 weeks now and my family loves it, the tank looks good too. I hope to learn a lot in this forum, i've been reading a ton since getting the tank.

Brian

[Tgregg0816]

Hi everyone, I'm new to the hobby(first setup in last February) I have a 10 gal nano, and a new 35 gal reef crest tank. I'm also very new to forums and using them, so if I ever post in the wrong location I apologize. I only ever read forums when Google takes me here, I've found them to be very helpful and decided I should sign up so I can ask questions, read more answers ect ect. I love this hobby even though it's fairly addictive and expensive. Also patience is not one of my strong points but I believe striving to have healthy tanks helps me cope with that. Since it seems to be a big part of the hobby. Anyways, so far I've felt decently successful, only had 3 fish die, one appeared to have been eaten, one I believe was sick when I got it and one just dissapeared over night(no idea). But other than that a majority of the inhabitants in my tanks have seemed more happy than not. After all the reading I've done on how difficult nano's can be, especially for beginners, I feel semi accomplished. Anywho... I don't really know what else to say, I looking forward to reading some good info and having someone to ask questions to other than my lfs.

[zKRYt]

Hey all,

So I effed up on my very first post and made a new thread, and realized after the fact I was supposed to post here...my bad, I blame the scotch! Anyway I copied my original post here. Regardless it's great to be a part of your community and hope to learn from you all and hopefully give back!

I'm brand new to the hobby and to this forum. I've been interested in doing a reefer tank for quite some time. My wife gave me a rule that if after six months of research I was still interested, I could move forward...well six month later and after purchasing a reefer 170; she was less than pleased anyway looking forward to learning from you all as knowledge is the only way to grow in this hobby and get better. Below are some shots of the aquascape I just put together. Pukani dry rock came in today and got some awesome pieces; planning on curing them in the tank for a couple weeks. As for the rest of the setup:

1x Ecotech Vortech MP10
1x Ecotech Radion xr15w Pro
1x Hydor Koralia nano 565gph
1x EHEIM COMPACT+ 3000 PUMP for the return
2x COBALT AQUATICS NEO-THERM 100 WATT HEATER (one for tank, one for new batches of saltwater or backup just incase)
1x Reefdreams Baffle Kit for the 170
30 lbs of pukani dry rock, another couple pounds in sump for refugium

my ro-di system is on the opposite side of the wall in the garage and plan on plumbing through tomorrow to fill the tank and for water changes.

Now for the pictures







Great to meet you!

Zach

[Jos1965]

Hello my name is Jos