If You Are New to Reef Central, Introduce Yourself Here!
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nerose
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Hello yall! I am getting back into the hobby after being away for 9 years. I had a 90 gallon years and years ago but had to do 6 weeks in the hospital due to preterm labor and my sweet husband attempted a water change and to take care of the tank. Needless to say my son was healthy and my tank was not. I couldn't recover from whatever he did. I broke the tank down and put it away till diaper duty was over. Now here I am with 4 school age children and I have the time to devote to a tank again. Looking forward to getting involved and brushing up on my knowledge. Things have changed bunches since I was in the hobby 9 years ago. Anyway, Hello.
New guy here!
New guy here!
Hey all. Just acquired a 72 gallon bow front with a Tang and lunar wrasse. After the move my flame angel died. Working on getting everyone acclimated to the new set up and learning a ton on this forum. Thanks to all that have helped without knowing yet!
New guy here!
Hey all. Just acquired a 72 gallon bow front with a Tang and lunar wrasse. After the move my flame angel died. Working on getting everyone acclimated to the new set up and learning a ton on this forum. Thanks to all that have helped without knowing yet!
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What's up guys, I am a husband, soon to be father, airline pilot, business owner and addicted to my little fish tank. I have a 25 gallon reef nano about 2 years old. Looking forward to learning more about the hobby on Reef Central!
New to Reef Central
What's up guys, I am a husband, soon to be father, airline pilot, business owner and addicted to my little fish tank. I have a 25 gallon reef nano about 2 years old. Looking forward to learning more about the hobby on Reef Central!
Hi everyone, joined this site a couple of months ago but haven't posted anything until now. I have found that this site is a very friendly place to be a part of. I currently have 2 tanks, a 125 gal fowler and a 75 gal mixed reef tank. I have had a tank now for about 4 yrs, did everything wrong and surprised that it stayed alive. My favourite fish are tangs, at the present time I have 2 in the big tank and hoping to add another one and to add 2 tangs to the other tank. I do have a tendency to over stock and over feed. I used to breed and show golden and Labrador retrievers but have since retired from the show ring. Looking forward to hearing from other members..
New to the World of Marine Aquariums
New to the World of Marine Aquariums
Hi,
My name is Randy, I am new to the forum and to the world of keeping Marine Fish. I have had freshwater tanks for about 11 years now, but have always wanted a marine tank. Being new I have been searching the forums for information and slowly building my courage to finally make the switch. About a month ago I decided that if I never started I would never get there. So far this is the setup I have.
My rock and water have been cycling since 7/10 and I just added my sand 8/6. At first I was going to go with a bear bottom tank, but after lots of time on the forums I decided that I should add the sand now.
As far as fish go I am planning on starting with a pair of Clowns. Later I will add a Yellow Tang and Blue Hippo Tang.
Thanks for all those who have contributed to this site it is a wealth of information. And any constructive criticism you may have is appreciated.
Thanks,
Randy
New to the World of Marine Aquariums
Hi,
My name is Randy, I am new to the forum and to the world of keeping Marine Fish. I have had freshwater tanks for about 11 years now, but have always wanted a marine tank. Being new I have been searching the forums for information and slowly building my courage to finally make the switch. About a month ago I decided that if I never started I would never get there. So far this is the setup I have.
- 48"L X 12"W X 24"H tank
- 50 BRS Bulk Fiji Dry Live Rock
- 40 lbs of CaribSea Aragonite live sand
- Two Hydor Koralia 600 gph pumps
- Marineland Emperor 400
My rock and water have been cycling since 7/10 and I just added my sand 8/6. At first I was going to go with a bear bottom tank, but after lots of time on the forums I decided that I should add the sand now.
As far as fish go I am planning on starting with a pair of Clowns. Later I will add a Yellow Tang and Blue Hippo Tang.
Thanks for all those who have contributed to this site it is a wealth of information. And any constructive criticism you may have is appreciated.
Thanks,
Randy
sandipan.ece
Member
Hi Everyone,
I am Sandi. Not exactly new to reefcentral. I have been reading silently for a while now. Now that I have setup my fist reef tank, I thought I will be more active here. I have a lot to learn.
Thanks.
I am Sandi. Not exactly new to reefcentral. I have been reading silently for a while now. Now that I have setup my fist reef tank, I thought I will be more active here. I have a lot to learn.
Thanks.
Lfunnyfarm
New member
Hello, I'm new to RC and relatively new to marine fish keeping.
I've kept FW fish, mainly African cichlids, for many years (30+) and currently have a 350g and a grow-out tank. I've always steered clear of marine tanks because of the perceived difficulty, time, and expense in keeping them. So nine months ago, when my son talked my husband into setting our other 350g in the newly renovated basement, I was a little worried. My husband, who is an engineer and is not an aquarist of any sort, did NOT understand what it takes to keep a marine tank. It turned out to be much more involved and much less of a precise science than he expected. So, after several misadventures and a good deal of money down the tubes (or the toilet as the case may be) while adding fish, I have inherited the tank. I'm going to try to keep the type of livestock my husband seems to like and indulge my tastes when I convert the other tank sometime in the future.
I'm trying to learn as much as I can about this hobby. I realize that little of the experience I have from FW will transfer to SW. I don't have unlimited funds to throw at this endeavor, especially since I still have kids in college. I would like to find the happy medium between the two extremes of fish keeping which to me are 1. The "œjust throw some fish in there and keep buying them until something lives" approach and 2. The "œobsess over every little detail, spend massive amounts of money, and make it your full time job" approach. Hopefully, those of you in category 2 won't give me too much grief.
There seem to be many people with an amazing depth of knowledge about SW aquariums! It is wonderful to have this library of knowledge from which to draw information. But don't be surprised if I question suggestions. Most of the time, my questions are asked so I can understand the reasoning behind the suggestions. I know scientific methods and I have a degree in biological sciences. So, I"˜m not being dismissive of your knowledge, I'm attempting to reconcile advice from this forum with the knowledge and preconceptions I have.
Happy Fish Keeping and thanks in advance for your help!
Patti
I've kept FW fish, mainly African cichlids, for many years (30+) and currently have a 350g and a grow-out tank. I've always steered clear of marine tanks because of the perceived difficulty, time, and expense in keeping them. So nine months ago, when my son talked my husband into setting our other 350g in the newly renovated basement, I was a little worried. My husband, who is an engineer and is not an aquarist of any sort, did NOT understand what it takes to keep a marine tank. It turned out to be much more involved and much less of a precise science than he expected. So, after several misadventures and a good deal of money down the tubes (or the toilet as the case may be) while adding fish, I have inherited the tank. I'm going to try to keep the type of livestock my husband seems to like and indulge my tastes when I convert the other tank sometime in the future.
I'm trying to learn as much as I can about this hobby. I realize that little of the experience I have from FW will transfer to SW. I don't have unlimited funds to throw at this endeavor, especially since I still have kids in college. I would like to find the happy medium between the two extremes of fish keeping which to me are 1. The "œjust throw some fish in there and keep buying them until something lives" approach and 2. The "œobsess over every little detail, spend massive amounts of money, and make it your full time job" approach. Hopefully, those of you in category 2 won't give me too much grief.
There seem to be many people with an amazing depth of knowledge about SW aquariums! It is wonderful to have this library of knowledge from which to draw information. But don't be surprised if I question suggestions. Most of the time, my questions are asked so I can understand the reasoning behind the suggestions. I know scientific methods and I have a degree in biological sciences. So, I"˜m not being dismissive of your knowledge, I'm attempting to reconcile advice from this forum with the knowledge and preconceptions I have.
Happy Fish Keeping and thanks in advance for your help!
Patti
Hey guys!
I'm Austin. I'm 22 and had a tank when I was a teenager, started to set one up when i was about 18 and got discouraged because of the money aspect. I am currently setting up a 20L reef tank. I am working on aquascaping my live rock now and letting the sand settle and my cycle will be beginning.
Very excited to get back into the hobby now that I can afford it.
I'm Austin. I'm 22 and had a tank when I was a teenager, started to set one up when i was about 18 and got discouraged because of the money aspect. I am currently setting up a 20L reef tank. I am working on aquascaping my live rock now and letting the sand settle and my cycle will be beginning.
Very excited to get back into the hobby now that I can afford it.
Mike In Perth
New member
Hi there fellow marine enthusiasts,
My name is Mike and I have returned to the marine hobby after a work related hiatus of 5 years. Having lurked around the site for since the end of 2014, finally joining up this week.
I have jumped back into things with a Red Sea Max S500, my system has been up and running since March '15.
I look forward to sharing my journey with you all.
Kind Regards
Mike
My name is Mike and I have returned to the marine hobby after a work related hiatus of 5 years. Having lurked around the site for since the end of 2014, finally joining up this week.
I have jumped back into things with a Red Sea Max S500, my system has been up and running since March '15.
I look forward to sharing my journey with you all.
Kind Regards
Mike
AquariumJunkie
New member
Hello all,
My name is Jonathan and I'm a second generation reefer from NJ. I graduated college earlier this summer and I'm excited to start a nano reef I've been thinking about. I will be using my IM Fusion 10, I'm looking forward to developing this tank.
Glad to be a part of Reef Central. Good luck with your aquariums!
My name is Jonathan and I'm a second generation reefer from NJ. I graduated college earlier this summer and I'm excited to start a nano reef I've been thinking about. I will be using my IM Fusion 10, I'm looking forward to developing this tank.
Glad to be a part of Reef Central. Good luck with your aquariums!
Grymmy95
New member
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Hi there,
I'm Jordan, my wife and I just started with a very small tank this past January (tank was an Xmas gift), and we have been really enjoying it. We recently upsized to a 20g, and it has been great. Although we have had a couple issues over the last eight months, it's still great to look at.
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Hi there,
I'm Jordan, my wife and I just started with a very small tank this past January (tank was an Xmas gift), and we have been really enjoying it. We recently upsized to a 20g, and it has been great. Although we have had a couple issues over the last eight months, it's still great to look at.
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blacksheeptina
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30 gal FOWLR.... for now....
30 gal FOWLR.... for now....
:wave:
Hi there. I just started a 30 gal with 30 lbs of live rock and live sand (although I've read that was a big waste of my money) its been running for one month. My water parameters are excellent and i have hermits that are too big (my kids picked them out) and they ate my turbo snails. I have a crap ton of copepods that are skeeving me out and one cute white variegated urchin. i am sooo ready for fish. i am going to get Chromis. how many do you recommend? i am thinking 5 cause i plan on a casualty or two. I have done freshwater tanks for 20 yrs now, so i am not a complete n00b. I am intelligent, so any advice you give, you dont need to dumb it down for me. This is also the first forum I have ever joined. i feel kinda cool. :strooper:
30 gal FOWLR.... for now....
:wave:
Hi there. I just started a 30 gal with 30 lbs of live rock and live sand (although I've read that was a big waste of my money) its been running for one month. My water parameters are excellent and i have hermits that are too big (my kids picked them out) and they ate my turbo snails. I have a crap ton of copepods that are skeeving me out and one cute white variegated urchin. i am sooo ready for fish. i am going to get Chromis. how many do you recommend? i am thinking 5 cause i plan on a casualty or two. I have done freshwater tanks for 20 yrs now, so i am not a complete n00b. I am intelligent, so any advice you give, you dont need to dumb it down for me. This is also the first forum I have ever joined. i feel kinda cool. :strooper:
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Miohippus
New member
Hi
New to the saltwater hobby I have a 55 gal tank that we have been slowly trying to get set up it has been running for about 3 months now I think so far we just have some snails small hermits and some hitchhikers from the live rock still need some more live rock we live out in the boonies and don't go into the city much so that's part of why it's take us so long to get up and running
New to the saltwater hobby I have a 55 gal tank that we have been slowly trying to get set up it has been running for about 3 months now I think so far we just have some snails small hermits and some hitchhikers from the live rock still need some more live rock we live out in the boonies and don't go into the city much so that's part of why it's take us so long to get up and running
Hello Everyone!
I am new to reef keeping and saltwater aquariums in general. I have been keeping/breeding different types of Freshwater cichlids for the past 8 years and decided it was time to give reef keeping a try.
First off...Thank you everyone who maintains this site and helps us newbies learn about reef keeping.
I currently have a JBJ 29 Gallon AIO Aquarium which has been set up for a month and a half now. I will be starting my own thread to track the tnaks progress. Hope you all can check it out and contribute your two cents!
Thanks again!
I am new to reef keeping and saltwater aquariums in general. I have been keeping/breeding different types of Freshwater cichlids for the past 8 years and decided it was time to give reef keeping a try.
First off...Thank you everyone who maintains this site and helps us newbies learn about reef keeping.
I currently have a JBJ 29 Gallon AIO Aquarium which has been set up for a month and a half now. I will be starting my own thread to track the tnaks progress. Hope you all can check it out and contribute your two cents!
Thanks again!
Hello all,
Like many out there I have been using this site for a couple of yeas as a great resource, but for some reason never joined. I have all kinds of tanks over the last 30 years and now have 125 reef and 100g FO tanks. Reef tanks are realistic enough new to me and I am working on learning all that's required.
Thanks in advance for all the help,
Cheers,
Aaron
Like many out there I have been using this site for a couple of yeas as a great resource, but for some reason never joined. I have all kinds of tanks over the last 30 years and now have 125 reef and 100g FO tanks. Reef tanks are realistic enough new to me and I am working on learning all that's required.
Thanks in advance for all the help,
Cheers,
Aaron
Dj_Biocube29
New member
Hey all reef guys and gals I use to have a fish only tank a little 55 gal a few year back. Long story short my plugs caught fire And wife said tank got to go. Just as I was trying to turn it into a reef tank. So my heart was broken.few years later talk wifey in a bio cube setup. It up and running now for 6 months but I can not get this to look Beautiful I'm battling cyanobacteria and algae I've i'm running Chemi pour elite and I have a gfo and carbon reator protein skimmer and a chiller. Need help and the right direction
Crazypete00
New member
Hi, new here. Been a member on other forums for a while but somehow missed this one. I've been keeping marine life for 10+ years, recently got a new 48x24x20 tank
There's not much in it yet, taking this one slow.
There's not much in it yet, taking this one slow.
m3ch
New member
Hey everyone!
I have been lurking around for awhile in preparation for my first tank. My interest in a reef setup goes back as far as I can remember. Some of my earliest memories are actually of watching the fish in my dad's 75 gallon freshwater tank for hours and hours and after over a quarter of a century of being told how "impossible" and "crazy" it is to get into not only saltwater but having a reef tank I am finally ready to ignore the noise and give it a shot! Thanks to communities like this I finally feel like I have a place to connect with like minded people.
I have only ever personally had freshwater tanks and after years of being out of the hobby I'm ready to jump back into the deep (and salty) end!
I have been lurking around for awhile in preparation for my first tank. My interest in a reef setup goes back as far as I can remember. Some of my earliest memories are actually of watching the fish in my dad's 75 gallon freshwater tank for hours and hours and after over a quarter of a century of being told how "impossible" and "crazy" it is to get into not only saltwater but having a reef tank I am finally ready to ignore the noise and give it a shot! Thanks to communities like this I finally feel like I have a place to connect with like minded people.
I have only ever personally had freshwater tanks and after years of being out of the hobby I'm ready to jump back into the deep (and salty) end!
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