Making the jump to the salty side of things

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  1. Hydronaut

    Hydronaut Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Greetings from Raleigh, NC!

    I've been keeping freshwater tanks for several years now and currently have a 125G CA cichlid/characin tank seen here:

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    See that plant pulled up in the front? Usually, all of them are like that. I'm really going to have to redo the decor sometime with some heavy rock work. The culprit is this joker right here:

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    (H. Carpintis sp. Escondido)

    whose sole mission in life is to constantly rearrange things and move all the sand from one side of the tank to the other and back again. All day, every day.

    At any rate, after coming across an awesome deal on a 34G Solana rimless cube w/ a 250W MH pendant the other day, I have decided to start a reef tank. The tank is currently housing a mated pair of F1 true Honduran Red Points until they are big enough to move into the 125. In the mean time I'll be planning the layout of the tank and acquiring equipment (got my first box of supplies from Drs. F&S in yesterday). Expect a build thread in the near future.

    Thanks for reading!

    -Hydronaut
     

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  2. destinationluna

    destinationluna Skunk Shrimp

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    Sounds great cant wait to see it. Welcome to 3reef there is alot of good info and help on here dont ever be shy on posting anything :)
     
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  3. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    Welcome to 3reef,

    Very attractive FW set up.

    Congrats on the Solana, I REALLY like them, wish I had one.
     
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  4. homegrowncorals

    homegrowncorals Ribbon Eel

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    Hello and welcome to 3reef
     
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  5. Hydronaut

    Hydronaut Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Thanks everyone! 34 Solana build thread coming next week.
     
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  6. saints fan 420

    saints fan 420 Expensive Colorful Sticks

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    welcome.. ur current looks great, cant wait to see u make a reef tank....
     
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  7. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Welcome to 3reef

    Beautiful tank
     
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  8. tidus10

    tidus10 Astrea Snail

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    Welcome! Make yourself at home!
     
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  9. armison89

    armison89 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    welcome
     
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  10. Sacul1573

    Sacul1573 Millepora

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    Welcome

    If you can keep a freshwater tank looking like that, I can't wait to see what you can do with a reef!
     
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