Jorts1302

Thank you all for the warm welcome! Origami: Nihongo ga hanasemasu ka? (Do speak Japanese? ...me neither) Excellent advice, and if I joined WAMAS sooner, I'd have avoided a few of the mistakes you mentioned. ATO is super important I've found, especially in a tank as small as mine. Thanks for the tips and I look forward to meeting some of you this Saturday at the meet n' greet at Reef eScape. Anyone going to be there?

"Start a reef tank!" my brother said. "It'll be fun!" he said (he's had reefs for 15 years). New to reefing and used my few months between retiring from the USMC and starting my next career to do it. I've been running a 28g JBJ nano w/ LEDs since March. I joined WAMAS because of a recommendation from Steve at a new LFS, Quantum Aquatics in Springfield, VA (highly recommended). While my bro has helped me so much and has a beautiful reef, WAMAS has provided more guidance than one person ever could. If anyone can provide me with a list of common newbie mistakes, or maybe just one they've run into personally , I'd love to hear it. I've probably already made the same mistake so this is just so I don't feel so dumb. Tom