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Site & Club Forums => Just Arrived => Topic started by: nickandryan on October 12, 2020, 03:13:58

Title: Hi from Akron!
Post by: nickandryan on October 12, 2020, 03:13:58

I'm brand new to the saltwater hobby, and appreciate all the helpful forum topics!

Title: Re: Hi from Akron!
Post by: dbowman on October 12, 2020, 09:38:20

welcome, everyone is new sometime. as relatively new myself, i am happy you have joined the hobby and this club. there is so much enjoyment and interesting things to learn and become competent about, feel free to ask questions and show off your decisions.

Title: Re: Hi from Akron!
Post by: nickandryan on October 12, 2020, 14:03:19

Thank you, I will!!Right now  it's just water, sand and dry rock, so nothing to see...yet :)

Title: Re: Hi from Akron!
Post by: Heinbaughb on October 12, 2020, 19:33:23

Welcome! do you have a tank size in mind? The important purchases for the salty side are a good RODI unit, a refractometer and making sure you have good lights and flow. It’s cheaper in the long run to be able to turn them down instead of having to buy new.

Title: Re: Hi from Akron!
Post by: Agame43 on October 13, 2020, 13:11:59

Welcome to the Club! Great group of fellow Reefers![/b]

Title: Re: Hi from Akron!
Post by: lazylivin on October 13, 2020, 22:58:49

Welcome

Title: Re: Hi from Akron!
Post by: nickandryan on October 14, 2020, 00:53:03

Hi everyone!!  I have a 65 set up, with RODI water, live sand and dry rock. I set up  the tank on August 18th, so going on 2 months.  No live stock as of yet, but starting to look around!

Title: Re: Hi from Akron!
Post by: dbowman on October 14, 2020, 08:48:51

thanks for sharing that, what salt are you using, if I may ask? what fish are you leaning toward? what lighting do you have? big FUN , eh?

Title: Re: Hi from Akron!
Post by: nickandryan on October 16, 2020, 03:17:12

I'm using Omega Sea, and just the light strip that came with the tank at the moment. Trying to get live rock at the moment, then some clean up crew a week after that. Hopefully a fish or two by Thanksgiving! 

Title: Re: Hi from Akron!
Post by: dbowman on October 16, 2020, 09:43:22

live rock is fun. who knew how much life was hiding in it! i bought customer exchanged LR at my fish store and watched it to see what it revealed. pods, filter feeders, sponges, worms, starfish, cool stuff in my view.

Title: Re: Hi from Akron!
Post by: nickandryan on October 16, 2020, 21:33:19

I did find some today and yes, all the little creatures are emerging. Finally, I have something to look at :)