Hi everyone I’m just about to start into this fantastic hobby. I am looking to buy a Red Sea max E260. I am very excited but also very nervous as I have no friends who are reefers.My head is spinning with all the videos I’ve watched and info I’ve read Nitrogen Cycle, fish acclimation etc etc. But it’s not quite the same as having someone close at hand just to advise you. So I apologise now for the questions that will be coming.It won’t be for a couple of months yet SO BE PREPARED..............
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When it comes to buying a new or used system, there are advantages either way. You can save a lot of money on a used system, but you risk having to replace some parts, and you'll usually need to really clean it up.
I have posted this before, but it's been awhile. It's the best advice I can give someone new to the hobby.
DaveK's Standard Lecture #1 – Advice for people new to the hobby
The very first thing you want to do, before you spend any money on equipment or livestock, is get yourself a few good books on state of the art reef systems. Then read and study them, so you have some idea about what your are doing.
Here are two to start with -
The Conscientious Marine Aquarist by Robert Fenner
The New Marine Aquarium by Michael Paleta <---This book has an especially good section on fish suited to someone starting off in the hobby.
A note on the books. You can often find used copies at much lower prices at places like Amazon. In most cases these are going to be as good as new copies, especially when your first learning.
This is information that you can not easily obtain from the net. While it's out there, it's all over the place, and there is a massive volume of information. There is also a lot of bad information out there.
Once you get that done, plan or rethink your system. What do you want to keep? Do you have the necessary equipment? Do you have the knowledge to keep the livestock you want? Do you have the time to dedicate to keeping a system and it's livestock?
Many salt water fish, corals and inverts often have very specific requirements. Some are extremely difficult to keep alive, even if you do everything right. Before you get anything, research it, and be sure it will work out in your system.
Lastly, you will find that most LFS people are clueless when it comes to SW systems. Verify their advice, until they prove otherwise.
I have posted this before, but it's been awhile. It's the best advice I can give someone new to the hobby.
DaveK's Standard Lecture #1 – Advice for people new to the hobby
The very first thing you want to do, before you spend any money on equipment or livestock, is get yourself a few good books on state of the art reef systems. Then read and study them, so you have some idea about what your are doing.
Here are two to start with -
The Conscientious Marine Aquarist by Robert Fenner
The New Marine Aquarium by Michael Paleta <---This book has an especially good section on fish suited to someone starting off in the hobby.
A note on the books. You can often find used copies at much lower prices at places like Amazon. In most cases these are going to be as good as new copies, especially when your first learning.
This is information that you can not easily obtain from the net. While it's out there, it's all over the place, and there is a massive volume of information. There is also a lot of bad information out there.
Once you get that done, plan or rethink your system. What do you want to keep? Do you have the necessary equipment? Do you have the knowledge to keep the livestock you want? Do you have the time to dedicate to keeping a system and it's livestock?
Many salt water fish, corals and inverts often have very specific requirements. Some are extremely difficult to keep alive, even if you do everything right. Before you get anything, research it, and be sure it will work out in your system.
Lastly, you will find that most LFS people are clueless when it comes to SW systems. Verify their advice, until they prove otherwise.
to RS ! If you have questions feel free to ask, we all had the same questions at one point in the journey & some RS member helped us along the way 
must be a HH (hitch-hicker) I would keep him 
Lesred
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nothing been added for at least 6 months and what made me spot it so easy is it’s perfect clean shell compared to hermits which blend in with the rocksmust be a HH (hitch-hicker) I would keep him
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Luke Smith
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Hi Gary I’m in MK too... I’m returning back to marine after 7 years away I’m looking at a RSM 500 tomorrow
Blue Space
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Bonus! Consider that a "good" HH.