Hello!

Adrianna · Mar 25, 2020

SeaSickness said:
Welcome to R2R! We're glad that you joined our community.

Thank you!

Adrianna · Mar 25, 2020

Reefnman2 said:
Welcome to R2R Adrianna!

Thank you!

Adrianna · Mar 25, 2020

fuelman said:
Welcome to R2R!!!

Thank you!

Adrianna · Mar 25, 2020

JoshO said:
Welcome to R2R! You'll find so many helpful people here that'll make setting up much easier!

Yes, I'm so excited and happy I found this website to help! Thanks for having me!

Adrianna · Mar 25, 2020

reef lover said:
Welcome to r2r and the salt life!

Thank you!

Adrianna · Mar 25, 2020

Chrisfish said:
Welcome to R2R, you picked a great place.

Yes, thank you!

Lowell Lemon · Mar 25, 2020

Welcome and congratulations on your journey to become a nurse...a noble profession for sure!

Adrianna · Mar 25, 2020

Gabriel Trifa said:
Welcome to R2R!!!!!
Nice having you here!!

Thank you! It's nice to be here!

Adrianna · Mar 25, 2020

Lowell Lemon said:
Welcome and congratulations on your journey to become a nurse...a noble profession for sure!

Yes, I'm almost done and can't wait to start practicing. Luckily for me, my current boss is ready to hire me when I graduate!

Adrianna · Mar 25, 2020

AcroNem said:
Welcome! This is a great place to learn, happy to have you here

Thank you!

Adrianna · Mar 25, 2020

samnaz said:
Welcome to r2r! Always happy to see other ladies around these parts

Yes! Thank you for having me!

Adrianna · Mar 25, 2020

Mhart032 said:
Welcome to the club!

Thank you!

Adrianna · Mar 25, 2020

nickkohrn said:
Welcome, Adrianna!

You came to a great place! It’s a good thing that you like to talk because that’s what we are here for.

Don’t forget to start a build thread so we can follow along with your journey.

Yes of course I will document every step!

Adrianna · Mar 25, 2020

spyder813 said:
!!! Welcome to R2R Adrianna !!!

Thank you!

Chefwheredyougo · Mar 25, 2020

Adrianna said:
Thanks for that information. I didn't know salt would cost that much and I'm sure to start-up the tank will be a pretty penny too. I do want a lot of different fish and a lot of room in my tank. I watch Tanked a lot, so I dream big My boyfriend and I have a ranch style house with a finished basement, so we are thinking the basement would be the best place for us to put our tank. Even though it's finished, there is a big space that has no furniture yet and it's right when you walk down the stairs. I think it would be nice for use to have a TV/game area with the tank next to it against the wall.

That sounds like a fun room.
The price of salt depends on a few factors. TP Pro is about 95dollars for the big buckets, RSCP isn't too far off, the cheapest being instant ocean and io reef Crystal's. However, for the most part IO and IORC are readily available at most pet stores, and RSCP and TMP are not. Tropic marine is completely artificial, consistent, clean , and fast mixing. Reef Crystals isn't, (at least to the level of Tropic Marin).
They all have pros and cons. With a bigger tank, like 240+ you may go through a bucket and a half of TMP just to fill, then depending on your water changes, one bucket every 2 months or so, which adds up fast. But you have a cleaner product.
Same tank with IO, same water change schedule would run you about 1/4 of the price per year.
There are of course many other salts, and there is more than a few salt comparison threads here on R2R for you to decide on your own.
I personally am finishing up my first IORC bucket, and probably will not get it again. My levels have been sporadic since using it. It could be just a bad bucket though.

Adrianna · Mar 25, 2020

Chefwheredyougo said:
That sounds like a fun room.
The price of salt depends on a few factors. TP Pro is about 95dollars for the big buckets, RSCP isn't too far off, the cheapest being instant ocean and io reef Crystal's. However, for the most part IO and IORC are readily available at most pet stores, and RSCP and TMP are not. Tropic marine is completely artificial, consistent, clean , and fast mixing. Reef Crystals isn't, (at least to the level of Tropic Marin).
They all have pros and cons. With a bigger tank, like 240+ you may go through a bucket and a half of TMP just to fill, then depending on your water changes, one bucket every 2 months or so, which adds up fast. But you have a cleaner product.
Same tank with IO, same water change schedule would run you about 1/4 of the price per year.
There are of course many other salts, and there is more than a few salt comparison threads here on R2R for you to decide on your own.
I personally am finishing up my first IORC bucket, and probably will not get it again. My levels have been sporadic since using it. It could be just a bad bucket though.

Thanks for that information. That is very helpful to me!