If You Are New to Reef Central, Introduce Yourself Here!

[wy4525]

Hello everyone, I am not completely new to the hobby, but I am new to reefcentral. I appreciate all of the good information I have already found on here. I am a High Voltage Substation Electrician by trade and I do residential electrical work on the side. My main passion is working on diesel trucks, but saltwater tanks are a close second. Woodworking and building things in general would be my third passion. I am a big fan of DIY because it allows more customization and personalization to your things, I have already been in the DIY folder on here hehe... I'm sure I'll have questions eventually and if anyone has random electrical questions do not hesitate to ask. I currently have a 10 gallon breeder tank with mostly inverts (hermits, snails, starfish, peppermint shrimp) It was a sort of a way to open up Pandora's box to my wife and get her interested in the mysterious little creatures fluttering about in the tank just like I was 10 years ago when I started my first tank. With that said I am working on building a canopy and stand for a 75 gallon tank that I hope to cycle and host mostly corals with a few blue/green chromis and a couple of clownfish. I will build my own sump/refugium (if I have time).

Thank you in advance,

William

 

[thomas.torode]

My first reef

My first reef

Hey,

I am new to the hobby and I recently upgraded from a 25 gallon to a 55,
Here is my setup:

Lighting: http://www.amazon.com/LED-Aquarium-...sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1456801247&sr=8-2&keywords

Filter: http://www.amazon.com/Fluval-A217-4...sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456801285&sr=8-1&keywords

Power head: x2 http://www.amazon.com/Super-Aqua-Po...sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1456801376&sr=8-4&keywords

Heater: http://www.amazon.com/Aquatop-Aquar...sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1456801425&sr=8-2&keywords

(inside)
Parameters:
Ammonia: 0.00 ppm
Nitrate: 0.10 ppm
pH: 8.2
Temperature: ~85°
Salinity: 1.026
Phosphate: 0.10 ppm
Calcium: 500 :headwalls:
Alk: 20 :headwalls:

50 pounds of Live sand,
120 pounds of Live rock

Fish:
Fire fish Gobi
Clarkii Clowfish :inlove: Adorable :inlove:
Yellow Tail Damsel :fun2:
CUC: Blood Red Fire shrimp, Humpback Shrimp, Bumble Bee Snail
(I know I have a damsel, it ignores my other fish and I have never had problems)

My Tank has been running good for 3 months and I've never
had a fish die. If anyone knows how to lower Alk and Calcium, TELL ME!

Just Checking If my tank is "reef ready" and I will happily take recommendations. :bounce3:

 

[gloup81]

Hello to all , Im Thanos from Athens Greece , returned to the hobby after 10 years of absense , originally started thinking of making a freshwater tank with carpet plants which it was the only thing i didnt ever had of this hobby , when i calced the cost i found out its gonna be more economical if i just salvage the remains of my old 55gallon reef system for a fowlr blennarium and here i am , have done all the mistakes a new reefer could think off and ready ( hopefully ) to make things atleast better this time :bdaysmile: having a mantis shrimp as an unwanted guest that had dinners of costs i never had , bubble algae and aptaisia as overwhelming enemies im going dry rock this time and the quarantine tank i never had is running now 40 days although the tank is filled with freashwater and no salt added yet. im not granding my self as a tottally seasoned reefer as all i did in saltwater was learning how to make mistakes, this time i want to learn how not to and instead succeed and this will be my first time trying it

as outside of this hooby im really into Calisthenics the last two years and as always i love quality cooking and even more eating

I wish for all the knowledgable ppl that are putting time and effort on helping newer reefers to be well and keep on the good work that im gonna need

 

[SaulTnuts]

Hey everybody!

Hey everybody!

Hello RC peeps. I'm new to the hobby so you will have to excuse me if I don't use the proper terms. I own a 65 gallon tank with a fluval 306 canister filter. I have about 30 lbs of live rock. Crushed coral substrate, 2 clowns, 1 foxface, 1 hippo, 1 yellow, 6 hermits, 1 butterfly, and a horse shoe. All is going well I'm going into my 2 month point now and figured I'd jump into the forums. I run a current USA LED lighting that runs for about 7 hours on timer. My main question right now is would it hurt if I ran another canister filter? The 306 is rated for 70 gallons. Looking to add another? Would it help in keeping the water clean? The water as is, is pretty clean. Just looking for that crystal clear look without breaking the bank.

 

[Moto495]

Hey new member here started a reef tank about a year and a half ago with a 10 gal bow front about six months later upgraded to my current 20 gal long. Now working on setting up a plan for an even larger tank hobby got a hold of me.

 

[heathlindner25]

Hey new member here started a reef tank about a year and a half ago with a 10 gal bow front about six months later upgraded to my current 20 gal long. Now working on setting up a plan for an even larger tank hobby got a hold of me.

Welcome moto!....sounds just like my co-worker...lol

 

[alejandro26]

nuevo en reff central

nuevo en reff central

hola me presento me llamo alejandro soy de españa y este es mi este es mi humilde charco. saludos a todos

 

[alejandro26]

 

[dtb125]

hello all i am new to reef central have a year in marine and coral. been a long time glad to be back with a 125 gl set up. running basic live rock filter sock and sump right now almost have it set up to run fluidized sand filter into sump and pressurized sand return.firm believer in gravity pressure and the venturi effect so only have two circ pumps running with exception of two cage style hi flow power heads.i apologize for fumbling around the forum took me a second to see how things flow and get used to talking on a forum at all.

 

[nlm001]

bubble coral help

bubble coral help

i have a bubble coral that looks like it is splitting can someone tell me what it is doing? video on youtube ( bubble coral help, nick mitchell) is name of video

 

[nlm001]

if you could mail me if you know that would be great thanks

 

[wrxin]

Hello everyone from Colorado. This forum has been so helpful during my initial research, so thank you!

I am new to saltwater. I had fresh water tanks for years a long time ago.

I have 180g reef tank. I got everything setup about 3 weeks ago. I'm now going through all the fun trying to get the water right.

 

[eespinosa]

New to Keeping Fish

New to Keeping Fish

Hello all. My name is Ele. I recently started up a 20-gallon freshwater aquarium. Cycled the water using SafeStart. Let it run a few days before testing the ammonia and nitrite levels. The readings were 0 before I added anything. Started out with 4 snails. After a few days, added 6 cardinal tetras and 2 red cherry shrimps. Fast forward a couple of weeks later and I've lost the tetras and shrimp to Ick. I lost one shrimp, but I am not sure how he went.

I've been reading a few posts here about what the next steps are before adding new fish. I'm sure I will come across some serious knowledge in these forums. See you all around.

 

[Pedrombare]

hello , i invited everyone to like my page on Facebook corals rd

 

[Smalls87]

Hello everybody. I'm new to the reefing hobby and a new member of this forum. I'm here to gain knowledge from everyone that shares their experiences. My current setup is a 20 gallon long (still in the cycling curing process so I haven't even added my sand yet), roughly 20 lbs of pukani, aquaclear 110 modded for using a Tunze skimmer, a finnex refugium with live rock and led (wandering when to add algae to it), 2 sicce nano pumps, 30" beamswork led.
My main goal is to have a couple Picasso clowns, bt anemone, simple corals that don't require dosing, a clean up crew, and one day a mandarin!

 

[Meljay01]

Hello everyone. I am mel and pretty new with saltwater hobby. I have my tank setup since 12/2015. My tank is 36 gallon bowfront. No sump yet. Canister with pads. Lees protein skimmer. 2-3 inch sand. 30lbs rock. 2 false clown's, hammer coral, closed brain coral, mushroom coral. Light i have is green evo element 84w led 24-28inches

 

[Tirfi]

New to RC and new to SW but i have 10+ years in FW. Have kept everything from oscars to rays and looking to go Discus or SW on my current 125 tank. I have a post and would love your input. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2565316

Thank you!

 

[Reefcentrals]

Hello everyone!,
My name is Gary I just started this amazing hobby on my 18th birthday on October, with a 40b mixed reef. Now I just recently bought a 75g and am excited to start this new tank. BOY this hobby is expensive!
PS: How do i post threads to ask questions?

 

[Fishmun]

Ayyyy,

My names Evan. I'm Reinstating my 29 cube to become a mixed reef tank. This forums seems like a pretty helpful place and I'm glad to be a part.

 

[WiDataTech]

Hello everyone. My name is Mark. I'm from Wisconsin, and have been lurking around here for a couple months now, trying to gather as much info as possible. Figured it was about time to introduce myself and get active. I've had some success with FW many years ago, and a year or two without much success in SW. (turns out reading one 30 page book is not sufficient research, lol) So this time around I intend to slow down and plan better. Currently I have 2 O. clownfish and a couple hermits in a 28g cube, until I can get my 58g complete. I guess that's all I have for now, but want to thank all of you here. I've learned so much already, and I look forward to having a thriving tank this time!