Since I was younger I have always been fascinated with fish tanks in general. As a kid I had a freshwater tank and kept various fish in there for a couple of years until I finally moved out of my parents' house at 18. I ended up giving up the hobby and getting rid of all my fish in the tank after I enlisted into the military. As the years went by, I started to become intrigued with saltwater tanks specifically colorful fish and corals that were being kept in tanks that I would see throughout the country. In 2010 I finally broke down and got my first saltwater fish tank. I knew absolutely nothing about saltwater tanks other than some things that I read online. I ended up going the easy route and getting a Red Sea Max 250 since it is a plug-and-play system it was generally easy to start up for a beginner in saltwater tanks. As soon as I started up the tank the only thing that I really knew was going to happen was that it was going to cycle. I knew nothing about how to keep alkalinity, calcium and magnesium all in line and the importance of it. I have to say I learned the hard way that patience is a must with a saltwater aquarium and the extreme importance of having the water parameters in line with what is required for corals and saltwater fish. 4 years later my tank is thriving and I am consistently adding new corals and fish over the course of time. My goal is to get a bigger tank around 180 gallon range... once I move into a bigger house!

Red Sea Reef Spec 36" 39W T5HO Fluorescent Bulb - Actinic 22000K (QTY: 3)
Red Sea Reef Spec 36" 39W T5HO Fluorescent Bulb - Blue/White 15000K (QTY: 2)
Red Sea Reef Spec 36" 39W T5HO Fluorescent Bulb - Pink (QTY: 1)

Red Sea Reef Energy A Supplement (Carb Nutrition)
Red Sea Reef Energy B Supplement (Aminovit Nutrition)
Seachem Reef Fusion Two Part System 1 & 2 Calcium and Carbonate Supplement
Kent Marine PhytoMax Phytoplankton (1 drop every other day)
Kent Marine Essential Elements (6 ml every 14 days)
Kent Marine Super Iodide (6 ml every 7 days)
Seachem Laboratories Reef Advantage Strontium (2 tsp every 4 days)
Brightwell Aquatics Vitamarin-C Vitamin C Supplement (15 ml every 7 days)
Seachem Reef Kalkwasser (dosing for pH adjustment)

PATIENCE!!!!!!! If my alkalinity or calcium was out of range I would want to dose everything at once to make it skyrocket to where the parameters needed to be. It was hard to get used to dosing day-by-day to get to the goal range for alkalinity/calcium - but I have learned NOT to dose all at once. It is beneficial for no one!