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

itisallspirit said:
Hello-

This is my first forum post although I have been perusing for some months. I am very new to the hobby. I have a 46 gallon bowfront tank with T5 lighting, a back pack protien skimmer, powerhead (some kind >.>)approximately 70 lbs of live rock and some sand. I used the forums to get me through the icky brown algae and the green algae. I have a small cleanup crew and this week I added a zoanthid frag and a xenia. Now I am looking at my rock and trying to decide if I really want that much rock. My goal is a nice reef with a few fishies for interest and movement. Anyways, I am having a difficult time searching for example pictures of how folks set up their rock.

All in all I am having a grand time with this whole new deal. It is just fascinating!

Thank you for being here :)

Laura
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Here is a link to a thread on rock scaping:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1557721&highlight=rock+scaping

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miserkris said:
Hi All,
I am new to Saltwater. Had freshwater when I was a teenager. Now I am 37.
I am starting a 55g FOWLR. I am interested in meeting local RC members and see their tanks. I am in Downingtown ,PA. Pls contact me if you are near me!!!
Thanks
Kris
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Try the reef club forum on RC for a local reef club

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I would like to welcome all the newcomers to RC. I am new myself but am having a hard time learning much about the natural nano reef. I'm going to however try to get some pics in from mine and hope to help others out along the way. In the past I had tropical fish, 10, 29, and 55. So I am not really good on the chemistry of a saltwater aquarium just the realistic habits of the all around aquatics fishes, etc.
I will always ask questions and help in any way i can. I always have questions so you will see me around.:dance:
 
Jewells said:
I would like to welcome all the newcomers to RC. I am new myself but am having a hard time learning much about the natural nano reef. I'm going to however try to get some pics in from mine and hope to help others out along the way. In the past I had tropical fish, 10, 29, and 55. So I am not really good on the chemistry of a saltwater aquarium just the realistic habits of the all around aquatics fishes, etc.
I will always ask questions and help in any way i can. I always have questions so you will see me around.:dance:
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have you found the Nano Forum? it talks a lot about the unique characteristics that nano tanks have. And the chemestry forum is chalked full of great info.... some of the information on there is hard to decipher though.
 
hello all found you through Google. i have a 12 gal nano with some questions i just started in saltwater. been think of going alittle bigger but not sure of how big i think a 55 would be to big. maybe a 30 gal with a sump. i think that the sump would be a neat add on to see how it all gos to gather. anyway hello :wavehand:
 
Wading into the reefing hobby.

Wading into the reefing hobby.

Hello all at Reef Central. Well after about 9 months of reading, saving, and net surfing I started to buy somethings for my 54gal corner reef build. So far I have a pile of wood in my garage ( will become my stand ), a small octopus reef sump 24" -12"-16", Vertex IN-100 ( read the thread on reef central about it and did not think I could go wrong for the money), Tunze silence return pump, 24" Tek-light, 250 watt stealth heater, Apex lite with a pH probe, I/O breakout box, Lunar-Sim with two LED's, two reef fanatic float sensors, Tom aqua lift pump.
I was told by my boss lets call her my wife:spin1: If we are going to get a tank do it right from the start. I figured to start at the bottom and work up. I hope to get the tank within the month. Thanks for all the good reading in the past months.
 

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Well I have found this site through some searching. Glad I did. I have just started up a small tank. 40 gal. I have just added in my first 10 lbs of rock. I am not sure what to expect but I know I will be surprised. Mike at the local store has been very helpful and everything he has told me checks out on the net. so I am pretty sure he is keeping me on the straight and narrow. Time is the big thing, patients. I am not a doctor, too bad as I have patients......... I am sure I will have questions along the way and I am sure they are already answered on this site some place.
 
Well here goes. As with most people in this thread, I'm new here. Had freshwater for years and finally decided to go salty. Currently running a 55gal FOWLR tank, well LR tank I guess for now. Hopefully going to grow into a full on reef setup and then to bigger and badder tanks. I have to LFS that seem to know their stuff and I happened to find a third about 30 miles away that really carries alot. Reading through some of the threads here have definately helped me out so far. Thanks to all!
 
rjcar said:
hello all found you through Google. i have a 12 gal nano with some questions i just started in saltwater. been think of going alittle bigger but not sure of how big i think a 55 would be to big. maybe a 30 gal with a sump. i think that the sump would be a neat add on to see how it all gos to gather. anyway hello :wavehand:
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Bigger tanks are more forgiving of reefer errors then small ones, so IMO the bigger you go to the better.


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rjcar said:
hello all found you through Google. i have a 12 gal nano with some questions i just started in saltwater. been think of going alittle bigger but not sure of how big i think a 55 would be to big. maybe a 30 gal with a sump. i think that the sump would be a neat add on to see how it all gos to gather. anyway hello :wavehand:
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Goneski said:
Well I have found this site through some searching. Glad I did. I have just started up a small tank. 40 gal. I have just added in my first 10 lbs of rock. I am not sure what to expect but I know I will be surprised. Mike at the local store has been very helpful and everything he has told me checks out on the net. so I am pretty sure he is keeping me on the straight and narrow. Time is the big thing, patients. I am not a doctor, too bad as I have patients......... I am sure I will have questions along the way and I am sure they are already answered on this site some place.
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be sure to read the stickies at the top of this forum.
 
Sliceoftheocean said:
Hello all at Reef Central. Well after about 9 months of reading, saving, and net surfing I started to buy somethings for my 54gal corner reef build. So far I have a pile of wood in my garage ( will become my stand ), a small octopus reef sump 24" -12"-16", Vertex IN-100 ( read the thread on reef central about it and did not think I could go wrong for the money), Tunze silence return pump, 24" Tek-light, 250 watt stealth heater, Apex lite with a pH probe, I/O breakout box, Lunar-Sim with two LED's, two reef fanatic float sensors, Tom aqua lift pump.
I was told by my boss lets call her my wife:spin1: If we are going to get a tank do it right from the start. I figured to start at the bottom and work up. I hope to get the tank within the month. Thanks for all the good reading in the past months.
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that's a good way to start. Look forward to seeing your progress. Do you have a tank size in mind yet or what kind of tank you want; reef or fowlr?

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Goneski said:
Well I have found this site through some searching. Glad I did. I have just started up a small tank. 40 gal. I have just added in my first 10 lbs of rock. I am not sure what to expect but I know I will be surprised. Mike at the local store has been very helpful and everything he has told me checks out on the net. so I am pretty sure he is keeping me on the straight and narrow. Time is the big thing, patients. I am not a doctor, too bad as I have patients......... I am sure I will have questions along the way and I am sure they are already answered on this site some place.
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suggest you continue to add live rock until you have 40 to 50 lbs in your tank

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Hello all. Just getting started in the hobby. Buying a piece at a time a paycheck at a time. I have a 55g that used to be a freshwater tank to start. I just purchased new lighting 2x65w 10ks and 2x65w actinics w/4 moon LEDs. I believe I am at the LR purchasing stage...now just trying to decide what to get. I have read tons about dif types. Have really enjoyed surfing the RC. :rollface:
 
SaltydawgI said:
Hello all. Just getting started in the hobby. Buying a piece at a time a paycheck at a time. I have a 55g that used to be a freshwater tank to start. I just purchased new lighting 2x65w 10ks and 2x65w actinics w/4 moon LEDs. I believe I am at the LR purchasing stage...now just trying to decide what to get. I have read tons about dif types. Have really enjoyed surfing the RC. :rollface:
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Its not necessarily the type of rock---figi, tonga, marshall etc etc--more the quality of it. Make sure you can pick out the live rock yourself and that it feels light when you pick it up and has lots of holes and pores in it. It is these holes that support the strain of bacteria that break down the nitrates to nitrogen gas thus completing the nitrogen cycle. Without the support of these bacteria then your system is only capable of converting ammonia waste to nitrates. Although fish can take a higher level of nitrates, small inverts and corals can't

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