NEW MEMBER: 34 GAL. Red Sea Max

[AJimmy419]

Hello everybody. I'm new to the forum. I just bought a 34 gal Red Sea Max Aquarium. I'm new to the whole salt water fish tank scene, but was dying to get involved. This tank was at a price that I couldn't refuse. The previous owner had everything still running when I picked it up today. He gave me his live sand and live rock, and even left me a couple pieces of coral as well. Now the question is where do I go from here? I want to start off by buying things like shrimp, snails, and hermit crabs. Anyone have suggestions on what to start buying first? Any thoughts on the Red Sea Max 34 gallon Aquarium. Glad to have found out about this site.

 

[THEDLO]

i would suggest that u keep it running as is for a lil while to get the hang of your system, form habbits like checking temp and parameters, and after 2+ weeks or so then i would get a fish or shrimp. (remember some fish are very hardy, more so then shrimps and hermit crabs)
make sure u do research of the fish/inverts you buy, because they my be very aggressive and if added first they will terrorize all the fish the precede it. (im going through this now fml)

and patience is the key, never rush. and that all i can say oh and reeeeeeaaadd, rreeeeaaaddd. lol

 

[noobzy]

Congrats on the purchase, and welcome to the hobby!

I'm kinda new myself, but I'll second what's been said before (and will be said again and again ); just take it slow and keep studying. First, get in the habit of testing parameters and doing water changes, and then a clean up crew (snails and hermits) will be the next logical step.

Start observing the corals and read up on them. I find that the best way to absorb information is when you can see the results right in front of you

 

[OneTimer]

READ- and patience - you will save alot of time and money if you read - plus you will make less changes to your tank if you know what you really want the final product to look like.

The members here are great and have a wealth of knowledge if you know how to ask the right questions, which takes you back to reading so you can ask the right questions!

Best of luck and take it slow!