reef_girl_effie
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Hi, I was once on reef central back in 2004 - 2015 or so and just re joined today. I have an 80 gallon reef but upgrading to a FC 108. Stand is completed, tank out in the car port!
81 to 108
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reef_girl_effie
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Thank you!
Welcome back. Looking forward to following your build.
I see @Reefing102 beat me to tipping you off on how to get your old account reinstated.
I see @Reefing102 beat me to tipping you off on how to get your old account reinstated.
reef_girl_effie
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Thanks!
reef_girl_effie
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Very nice, you must be excited!
keep us posted on your progress.
Reach out to the group if the need arises.
reef_girl_effie
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Absolutely! Thanks! I'll be using some unconventional equipment on this setup according to modern standards..more to come..
This should be interesting. I wasn't very long ago that I converted to LED lighting from Metal Halide. I still have 2 MH pendants, 4 electronic ballasts and a bunch of bulbs in case I ever decide to switch back lol.
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reef_girl_effie
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That's good stuff! My current tank ( 81 gallon) has all the modern equipment, this one I'm setting up now ( the 108) i want to take back to 2004 nostalgia when I first got into reef ( in some ways). Like this old tank of mine pictured here lol
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Nice. The rock work, etc looks a lot like my first reef tank that I set up in 1990.
reef_girl_effie
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Yep, the rock wall lol with pukani live rock ( some i still have)
Yep, here's my first (30 gallon) reef tank in 1990. And, after we moved into our first apartment, my upgrade to a 58 in 1994.
reef_girl_effie
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That's really awesome!
The rock in that 30 (first pic) was California live rock lol. The LFS (long out of business) had a source in California that collected it. Back then, there really weren't any restrictions on collecting live rock from US waters. It had no openings, just solid boulders, covered with coralline and a barnacle here and there.
reef_girl_effie
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Yeah, I wish live rock was still as big as thing, from all-over the world like back then
Agree. We do still have access to some pretty nice live rock though. Tampa Bay Saltwater, KP Aquatics and Gulf Live Rock all aquaculture rock down in Florida. I've gotten rock from KP twice now and been very happy with it both times.
Walt Smith in Fiji has his team make rock out of shells, sand and cement. Then they place it out in the ocean. However, IMO, doesn't have the life that the Florida rock has.
reef_girl_effie
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Nice, I'll check those out!
Our pleasure.
“Unconventional” now that sounds interesting.
Love the pics, it brings back memories for me.
reef_girl_effie
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Thanks! I do love the advancements in reefing, but part of me misses those earlier days of reefing
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