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@PeetaJai see post above. I edited it to respond to your question. I hope my tank journal doesn't make me come off like a know it all, because I definitely don't know it all. I look forward to hearing feedback from all of you who have done this before. Also I know that I have probably made...

Yeah, I felt like the cycle was pretty short myself. The LFS guy gave me some sort of nitrifying bacteria starter to throw in the tank right away. I'm not sure if that helped it start cycling faster or not. So far everything has been pretty healthy as far as water parameters. I lost one snail...

At some point between March 14 and March 25 the LFS said that the tank was ready for some CUC. I grabbed 2 hermits and 2 trochus and 2 nassarius snails. Apparently I wasn't that into this phase of the tank because I didn't take any pictures... I threw some algae wafers in every couple days and...

March 14, 2021 Day 2 Let the cycle begin Tequila was not amused

I didn't see these posts until today. Thanks for the offer guys! I might have to take you up on that once I head up to the bay area again... I wish I had seen your posts, I was just up there last week *face-palm... @newfly i don't have a printer... Next time I'm up in the bay area I would be...

Thanks everyone! Im looking forward to the learning and discussions to come. And thanks for getting the name switched over for me @Srt4eric and @svreef

Day One - 3/13/21 So I was in the LFS looking for some plants to add to our freshwater aquarium... And to decide on saltwater tank or no saltwater tank. The girlfriend and I were in the week prior and she was really into the corals and marine fish. She said it'd be cool to have a saltwater...

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Brand new to the reefing hobby starting with this tank. I have a freshwater system 20gal that's been up for a few years now. While shopping for some plants for the freshwater, the LFS down here in Monterey, The Ultimate Aquarium, talked me into starting a salt water mixed reef tank. Girlfriend...

Hello All, I started my reefing journey in March and just found the forum in the last couple weeks. It seems that this is a great place for networking and learning about the hobby. I really enjoy the in-person community aspect that this forum seems to bring. So instead of continuing to lurk in...