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

hi everyone,

my name is Dan and im new to the hobby: about 3-4 months - bought the tank off a couple at work for only $200 but i came in knowing little.

I have a 75g tank, 5 fish with a Black n White Clown, Orchid Dottyback, Lawnmower Blenny, Lyretail Anthias, a gorgonia, kena tree, about 5 mushrooms, button polyps, a brain cora, i beleive a large Lavender Mushroom, 2 red chilis, Xenia and a couple more i cant think of.

I have a refugium hangon but i need a better way to utilize it or suggestions on what to have in it to help with algae that was present when i got the tank. Its already in much better shape than i received it as they hadnt done a water change in 6-8 months
 
Hello All!

I am new to RC but so happy I found it. I have recently gotten back into the hobby after a 14 year hiatus. So much has changed and for the better. It is so nice to have all of your expertise to help me this go around.

I started of with a 36 gallon bow front tank just a few months ago and now it is a full blown reef tank. Well, for Christmas I decided to give myself a new larger tank and ordered the 72 gallon bow front which I will pick up on Thursday evening.

It is going to be quite the challenge moving everything from the small tank to the large tank as it is going in the exact same spot - insane. I figured I would place my smaller tank in my home office as a frag tank.

Anyway, thank you so much for being here!
 
brianp626 said:
Hi Reef Central
My name is Brian. I am from Indy. I have been lurking the forums for a while now trying to collect as much info on my upcoming saltwater build. This will be my first aquarium and I am pretty pumped to get this going as soon as my gf and I get our house here in a few months. I have an Aqueon 36 gal bow front my lovely gf bought me for Xmas. She knows I spend a majority of my nights researching salt tanks on here. lol. So now I can start planning my build... as soon as Aqueon emails me back on whether the back panel is tempered or not. Hopefully I will have a build thread up this spring. Can't wait!

Brian
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Be sure to PM me your build thread so I can follow along.
 
Impossible said:
Hey RC.
My name is Mike, i'm 15 and i just started my first saltwater tank the day before Christmas. I did 8+ months or research and drooling over others masterpeice tanks, i decided it was finaly time to start. Even though im a noob, i think this will be a fun experience :) im also doing a youtube documentary on my tank starting today the link is below id you want to check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvvCsIa7pUw
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Suggestion: Put the little pieces of live rock up against the base rock (preferably underneath) so that it can seed quicker and the hitchhikers can travel to the rock easier. I wouldn't expect those 2 snails and hermit crabs to survive the cycle, (once again the LFS is more concerned with profit than good advice), I would assume that the 2 pieces of wooden board are just temporary, I would suggest replacing that with some acrylic pieces.

All and all it looks like a good start, seems like you're going to incorporate a refugium, if you haven't already check out this site it's great at explaining the process and how to go about it. Good luck
 
Forgiven1973 said:
hi everyone,

my name is Dan and im new to the hobby: about 3-4 months - bought the tank off a couple at work for only $200 but i came in knowing little.

I have a 75g tank, 5 fish with a Black n White Clown, Orchid Dottyback, Lawnmower Blenny, Lyretail Anthias, a gorgonia, kena tree, about 5 mushrooms, button polyps, a brain coral, i beleive a large Lavender Mushroom, 2 red chilis, Xenia and a couple more i cant think of.

I have a refugium hangon but i need a better way to utilize it or suggestions on what to have in it to help with algae that was present when i got the tank. Its already in much better shape than i received it as they hadnt done a water change in 6-8 months
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Seems like you're on the fast track of trying to make heads or tails of your new found hobby. Seems like you're doing well. As for the algae, do you have a skimmer on the tank? If not I suggest getting one, and to go further, a 75 is a good size tank, I would ask you to consider incorporating a sump/refugium. It would do you a world of good as to more water volume, a place to hide all your equipment and a place to have macroalgae grow (for nutrient export).

Outside of that if you have chosen not to go that route, I would still suggest a hang on back skimmer as well as looking at (what we like to call) your "husbandry skills" to see if you can decrease the amount of uneaten food that gets accumulated at the bottom and eventually decays and becomes detritus (which raises the nitrates and phosphates which in turn becomes food for the algae to grow)

Another thing could be that the lights you are using over the tank may be too old and the color shifted making it a great source of light for the algae to grow. These are just a couple ideas, however you can read through the 'stickies' at the top of the New to the Hobby forum to get some great info. This one in particular is a good start
 
aqtrhorselover said:
Hello All!

I am new to RC but so happy I found it. I have recently gotten back into the hobby after a 14 year hiatus. So much has changed and for the better. It is so nice to have all of your expertise to help me this go around.

I started off with a 36 gallon bow front tank just a few months ago and now it is a full blown reef tank. Well, for Christmas I decided to give myself a new larger tank and ordered the 72 gallon bow front which I will pick up on Thursday evening.

It is going to be quite the challenge moving everything from the small tank to the large tank as it is going in the exact same spot - insane. I figured I would place my smaller tank in my home office as a frag tank.

Anyway, thank you so much for being here!
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There are quite a few threads out there that spell out exactly how to successfully transfer an established tank to a new and bigger tank, use the search function to get some good ideas.
 
Sisterlimonpot said:
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Suggestion: Put the little pieces of live rock up against the base rock (preferably underneath) so that it can seed quicker and the hitchhikers can travel to the rock easier. I wouldn't expect those 2 snails and hermit crabs to survive the cycle, (once again the LFS is more concerned with profit than good advice), I would assume that the 2 pieces of wooden board are just temporary, I would suggest replacing that with some acrylic pieces.

All and all it looks like a good start, seems like you're going to incorporate a refugium, if you haven't already check out this site it's great at explaining the process and how to go about it. Good luck
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Yes, i wasnt really expecting anything to survive but so far they seem fine. I will be building a stand for the light and gunna make a 10 gal or 20 long fuge :). thanks for the help/ advice
 
Hello

Hello

Hello everyone, im new to this site and new to the saltwater fish hobby. I have had freshwater for many years but would like to set up a reef. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
 
Hi from Indiana

Hi from Indiana

Hi everyone, my name is Marcia and I am a newbie. I have been wanting a saltwater set up for some time now and decided it was time to make it happen. I have been looking around various sites doing my research before starting anything. I am a lover of all critters and feel it is man's responsibility to protect our natural resources and educate ourselves and others to the beauty of all God's creatures. I have 2 dogs, an 11 year old Boxer and a 2 year old long haired Chihuahua, as well as 3 Tarantulas. Yes I said big hairy spiders, lol. I was somewhat thrown into the world of keeping Tarantulas when my ex bought a HUGE Rose Hair T for my then 6 year old son and told him he had to "keep it at mom's," thinking he was really going to honk me off. Instead I embraced the challenge as well as the T and did my research and have expanded my horizons and now have three.

My plans are to do my research in reef tanks and work my way into it slowly as I have definitely learned it is not a hobby for anyone without patience. I will be lurking the boards and asking questions here and there, please be patient with a newbie. I have spent a couple days perusing the newbie threads and have found them very informative.

Any help and advice greatly appreciated.

Marcia
 
lyman28 said:
Hello everyone, im new to this site and new to the saltwater fish hobby. I have had freshwater for many years but would like to set up a reef. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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be sure to read through this sticky it should answer all your questions. If you're still unclear be sure to start a thread and ask away. Good Luck with your new hobby
 
magarr said:
Hi everyone, my name is Marcia and I am a newbie. I have been wanting a saltwater set up for some time now and decided it was time to make it happen. I have been looking around various sites doing my research before starting anything. I am a lover of all critters and feel it is man's responsibility to protect our natural resources and educate ourselves and others to the beauty of all God's creatures. I have 2 dogs, an 11 year old Boxer and a 2 year old long haired Chihuahua, as well as 3 Tarantulas. Yes I said big hairy spiders, lol. I was somewhat thrown into the world of keeping Tarantulas when my ex bought a HUGE Rose Hair T for my then 6 year old son and told him he had to "keep it at mom's," thinking he was really going to honk me off. Instead I embraced the challenge as well as the T and did my research and have expanded my horizons and now have three.

My plans are to do my research in reef tanks and work my way into it slowly as I have definitely learned it is not a hobby for anyone without patience. I will be lurking the boards and asking questions here and there, please be patient with a newbie. I have spent a couple days perusing the newbie threads and have found them very informative.

Any help and advice greatly appreciated.

Marcia
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sounds like you are approaching this the right way, continue to be patient and one day you will have a great looking reef tank.
 
Hello RC! I wanted to drop in and say hello. Long time fresh water hobbyist and finally took the plunge into saltwater. I've been reading and reading for the last couple weeks and have been working on my 65g reef setup. Figured it was time to finally post some progress and get some opinions.
 
NickRummy said:
Hello RC! I wanted to drop in and say hello. Long time fresh water hobbyist and finally took the plunge into saltwater. I've been reading and reading for the last couple weeks and have been working on my 65g reef setup. Figured it was time to finally post some progress and get some opinions.
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well definitely let us know when you get your thread up and running I will check it out.
 
Ok, another newbe tanking the plung into saltwater fish. I have done fresh water many years ago, but due to frequent moving had not set up any kind of tank recently. Now I am in a house I plan to be in for years, and I am finally doing a study that just looks like it wants a tank.

I was just at my LFS (1st time there) and it seemed very clean, the staff was helpful, and it has a good variety of fish, corals, and supplies availible. I had originally intended to go with a FOWLR setup, but after talking for about 30 minute, I agreed that going with a reef ready setup would be best as many people eventually branch out into the corals, etc. He also made it clear that they would do their best to be familiar with my setup, as well as what i have it stocked with (kinda a running tab), so any future additions etc would be both healthy and compatable.

So my tentative plan..... A 90 g reef tank, with sump, protien skimmer, live rock, and a good lighting system. The pricetag (yeah there is always that) was what i expected. I did inquire on Craigslist about a few setups, one of which matches that description exactly. Wish me luck.
 
bamf25 said:
Ok, another newbe tanking the plung into saltwater fish. I have done fresh water many years ago, but due to frequent moving had not set up any kind of tank recently. Now I am in a house I plan to be in for years, and I am finally doing a study that just looks like it wants a tank.

I was just at my LFS (1st time there) and it seemed very clean, the staff was helpful, and it has a good variety of fish, corals, and supplies availible. I had originally intended to go with a FOWLR setup, but after talking for about 30 minute, I agreed that going with a reef ready setup would be best as many people eventually branch out into the corals, etc. He also made it clear that they would do their best to be familiar with my setup, as well as what i have it stocked with (kinda a running tab), so any future additions etc would be both healthy and compatable.

So my tentative plan..... A 90 g reef tank, with sump, protien skimmer, live rock, and a good lighting system. The pricetag (yeah there is always that) was what i expected. I did inquire on Craigslist about a few setups, one of which matches that description exactly. Wish me luck.
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If you haven't already be sure to read the sticky's to get a good idea of what you're getting into. Don't forget to take advantage of the other forums RC has to offer.

ohh, and good luck!
 
Salt Water Aquarium Newbie.. AKA Fresh Meat...

Salt Water Aquarium Newbie.. AKA Fresh Meat...

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Hello all

My name is Brian and I'm new to the world of salt water tanks. I had some experience with freshwater tanks about 9 years ago and got bored with the lack of color from freshwater fish and sold everything. Well now im getting into saltwater aquariums and have no clue of what im doing. I bought a couple of books but they havent arrived yet. Other then some brief research on the net I'm kind of in the dark but learning everyday. I know there is a huge learing curve and I gonna take my time and do it right. I have a 135 gallon glass tank without the built in overflow (wife bought for xmas without knowing what kind of tank i needed and got a super non-refundable deal so im stuck with it) My first question of about a million is what is the best external overflow system out there that i should buy for size of tank i have (most efficent dependable and silent) and is there a sump system that goes best with this type of external overflow system? and as far as sumps go should i get one with a refugium? lastly, (for this post) i was told that i need at least a 30 gallon sump tank is this true or should i go bigger.
My plan is to get my tank up and running and then in 2 years (once i get smart on all this) start a reef tank. So thats all for now. Thanks in advance for any advice that anyone may post
 
Hi. I'm Dominic, and I'm addicted to fish tanks. ("Hi Dominic")

I've had a small 29-gallon freshwater tank for YEARS, done various projects with it. Latest was a Diana Walstad-inspired "au naturale" tank, with no filtration or water changes, only a small powerhead and lots of plants. It was fun to make it work (and it's beautiful IMO), but it's running with minimal effort from me and now I'm bored.

So, I bought a 120-gallon pre-drilled tank and set up for a reef (my first saltwater). No reef yet, but I've got live rock and a couple small damsels, and going good so far. Needless to say, it's an adjustment going from a single powerhead and no filtration to the amount of technology necessary for a reef tank, but I'm adjusting better than my checkbook is :)

Hope to find lots of good advice here...

EDIT: I'm also a lifelong Saints fan, if anybody didn't already know :D
 
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