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ian09
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Hello Reef Central!!!
Hello Reef Central!!!
Hello everyone! Name's Ian and I am a total noob (and will mess up more than thrice!) to this beautiful hobby. I have only a month's worth of saltwater experience and that is with a 5 gallon tank (which only has a filter, fluorescent lighting, 9in LED cabinet strips, and a 15 watt heater. Life: 6lbs of live sand, 6lbs of live rock, 2 snails, 2 hermit crabs, 1 peppermint shrimp, 1 clown fish, 1 bubble tip anemone, and a little 1in coral that i have no idea what is.) I know, how could I do this?!!! So small, and what was I thinking with the anemone with insufficient lighting?!!! Well, I am learning now. I now have a 30 gallon ( 36"L X 12"W X 16"D ) and am looking forward to setting it up along with the knowledge and guidance of everyone here on Reef Central. And just to let everyone know, to the best of my knowledge, every living thing in my 5 Gallon SEEM to be ok. Sorry for the bad iPhone pics.
Hello Reef Central!!!
Hello everyone! Name's Ian and I am a total noob (and will mess up more than thrice!) to this beautiful hobby. I have only a month's worth of saltwater experience and that is with a 5 gallon tank (which only has a filter, fluorescent lighting, 9in LED cabinet strips, and a 15 watt heater. Life: 6lbs of live sand, 6lbs of live rock, 2 snails, 2 hermit crabs, 1 peppermint shrimp, 1 clown fish, 1 bubble tip anemone, and a little 1in coral that i have no idea what is.) I know, how could I do this?!!! So small, and what was I thinking with the anemone with insufficient lighting?!!! Well, I am learning now. I now have a 30 gallon ( 36"L X 12"W X 16"D ) and am looking forward to setting it up along with the knowledge and guidance of everyone here on Reef Central. And just to let everyone know, to the best of my knowledge, every living thing in my 5 Gallon SEEM to be ok. Sorry for the bad iPhone pics.
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Hello everyone, My name is Victor and I am taking a leap from freshwater to SW. I have been waiting and researching for a while and got a great deal on a used set up from a coworker. I have a 125g tank with 2 250w 14k MH and 4 65w 420nm/460nm lighting, 30 gallon sump/refugium , 150-200 lbs of lr, protein skimmer fir $700. I have kept freshwater for the last 6 years and am really looking forward to getting my tank going. Currently I am in the process of sanding the varnish off of the stand and canopy to stain it . I will be posting pics soon. I am unsure of what types of corals , fish , etc. I will be keeping but I guess thats what I will be looking into while my tank is cycling.
King Ron
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i am new to this . i have a 55gal FWLR 9lbs of live sand . 25 lbs of LR and 9 fish and a cleaning crew. now i do all my own water tests and do water changes every 2 weeks .but i am looking to understand my tech specs. like how many gals is my wet/dry slump tank if its H 14" x W 8" x L 18" with bio balls...
Hey everyone. My name is Owen and I am new to the hobby. I decided on a 72g pre-drilled bow front tank as a "starter tank". There are plenty of great posts on this forum to get information in aiding my startup. I'm excited about getting started. Thanks everyone for all the great information.
Hey,
I went out to buy a beach cruiser, came back with a slightly used Bio Cube 29 With JBJ K-2 Viper clap on lamp With stand/ 399$ Could I pass that up? LFS guy was awesome too, which was one of the main reasons I bought from him. I've been meaning to get into the hobby for some time now, been reading a lot, but just couldn't scrape enough dough together till now. So, I got the tank, sand, and mixed in my own saltwater mix from the tap. Day one, letting the cloudy water clear. Only salt and sand at this point. I need to find out a good live rock retailer that does not charge an arm and a leg - if online, reputable too because shipping and selection of pieces would be sight unseen.
I plan to keep posting, so i may start a new thread to journalize (is that a word? spell check didn't catch it..) my journey into this hobby.
Look forward to learning and sharing. Thanks.
I went out to buy a beach cruiser, came back with a slightly used Bio Cube 29 With JBJ K-2 Viper clap on lamp With stand/ 399$ Could I pass that up? LFS guy was awesome too, which was one of the main reasons I bought from him. I've been meaning to get into the hobby for some time now, been reading a lot, but just couldn't scrape enough dough together till now. So, I got the tank, sand, and mixed in my own saltwater mix from the tap. Day one, letting the cloudy water clear. Only salt and sand at this point. I need to find out a good live rock retailer that does not charge an arm and a leg - if online, reputable too because shipping and selection of pieces would be sight unseen.
I plan to keep posting, so i may start a new thread to journalize (is that a word? spell check didn't catch it..) my journey into this hobby.
Look forward to learning and sharing. Thanks.
Hola
Hola
Hey,
I went out to buy a beach cruiser, came back with a slightly used Bio Cube 29 With JBJ K-2 Viper clap on lamp With stand/ 399$ Could I pass that up? LFS guy was awesome too, which was one of the main reasons I bought from him. I've been meaning to get into the hobby for some time now, been reading a lot, but just couldn't scrape enough dough together till now. So, I got the tank, sand, and mixed in my own saltwater mix from the tap. Day one, letting the cloudy water clear. Only salt and sand at this point. I need to find out a good live rock retailer that does not charge an arm and a leg - if online, reputable too because shipping and selection of pieces would be sight unseen.
I plan to keep posting, so i may start a new thread to journalize (is that a word? spell check didn't catch it..) my journey into this hobby.
Look forward to learning and sharing. Thanks.
Hola
Hey,
I went out to buy a beach cruiser, came back with a slightly used Bio Cube 29 With JBJ K-2 Viper clap on lamp With stand/ 399$ Could I pass that up? LFS guy was awesome too, which was one of the main reasons I bought from him. I've been meaning to get into the hobby for some time now, been reading a lot, but just couldn't scrape enough dough together till now. So, I got the tank, sand, and mixed in my own saltwater mix from the tap. Day one, letting the cloudy water clear. Only salt and sand at this point. I need to find out a good live rock retailer that does not charge an arm and a leg - if online, reputable too because shipping and selection of pieces would be sight unseen.
I plan to keep posting, so i may start a new thread to journalize (is that a word? spell check didn't catch it..) my journey into this hobby.
Look forward to learning and sharing. Thanks.
New To RC & The Hobby
New To RC & The Hobby
Hello Everyone! I am new to RC and the hobby, and this is my first post!
Tank Information:
Display Tank: 150 Gallon (Extra High) Glass Aquarium (Drilled with Overflow)
Refugium: 40 Gallon Refugium With Baffles (Spillover Into Media with Bioballs - Flows Into Sump)
Stand/Canopy: Custom Built Black Stand & Canopy
Lighting:
Display Tank: Two CoralVue 250Watt 20,000K Metal Halides (Mogul Base) - Runs 10 Hours/Day
Refugium: One Current 24inch 24Watt 10,000K T5HO & One Current 24inch 24Watt 450NM Actinic - Runs 14 Hours/Day
UV Sterilizer
Filtration:
Display Tank: Live Sand & 180 Pounds Live Rock (Fiji & Atlantic Live Rock)
Refugium: Live Sand with Cheato Algae, Copepods, and a few Snails
Filter Media with BioBalls
Octopus Reef Protein Skimmer (In Sump)
Current UV Sterilizer (Can't remember the wattage offhand)
Circulation:
Two MaxiJet 1200 Power Heads with 2100g/h Upgrade Kit
Return Pump (In Sump) with Return Outlets (Can’t remember the model or specs offhand)
Heating:
Two Visi-Therm VTX 300Watt Heaters (In Refugium)
Current Inhabitants:
Two Yellow Tang
Two Tank-Bred Orange & White Ocellaris Clownfish
Two Tank-Bred Black & White Ocellaris Clownfish
One Blue Tang
Four Peppermint Shrimp
Assorted Cleanup Crew: Hermit Crabs, Snails, Red Serpent Starfish, Crabs (Emerald, Porcelain, Decorator)
One Long Tentacle Anemone
I am looking forward to learning a lot on this site and hopefully making some new friends in the hobby!
Regards,
David
New To RC & The Hobby
Hello Everyone! I am new to RC and the hobby, and this is my first post!
Tank Information:
Display Tank: 150 Gallon (Extra High) Glass Aquarium (Drilled with Overflow)
Refugium: 40 Gallon Refugium With Baffles (Spillover Into Media with Bioballs - Flows Into Sump)
Stand/Canopy: Custom Built Black Stand & Canopy
Lighting:
Display Tank: Two CoralVue 250Watt 20,000K Metal Halides (Mogul Base) - Runs 10 Hours/Day
Refugium: One Current 24inch 24Watt 10,000K T5HO & One Current 24inch 24Watt 450NM Actinic - Runs 14 Hours/Day
UV Sterilizer
Filtration:
Display Tank: Live Sand & 180 Pounds Live Rock (Fiji & Atlantic Live Rock)
Refugium: Live Sand with Cheato Algae, Copepods, and a few Snails
Filter Media with BioBalls
Octopus Reef Protein Skimmer (In Sump)
Current UV Sterilizer (Can't remember the wattage offhand)
Circulation:
Two MaxiJet 1200 Power Heads with 2100g/h Upgrade Kit
Return Pump (In Sump) with Return Outlets (Can’t remember the model or specs offhand)
Heating:
Two Visi-Therm VTX 300Watt Heaters (In Refugium)
Current Inhabitants:
Two Yellow Tang
Two Tank-Bred Orange & White Ocellaris Clownfish
Two Tank-Bred Black & White Ocellaris Clownfish
One Blue Tang
Four Peppermint Shrimp
Assorted Cleanup Crew: Hermit Crabs, Snails, Red Serpent Starfish, Crabs (Emerald, Porcelain, Decorator)
One Long Tentacle Anemone
I am looking forward to learning a lot on this site and hopefully making some new friends in the hobby!
Regards,
David
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King Ron
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No more fish for me I am just gonna wrk on earning my tank . I love this hobby not for tha colorful fish or type of fish . But cuz it never ends . I love jus watching with a cigar and drink in hand. So now I will slowly add 15 to 20 lbs of LR Maybe a skimmer and new lighting for frag in 2012 lol . But are my tanks stats safe . I think so but hey I am a newbie what do I knw
Hello all....just getting back into the hobby and am trying to soak up as much info as I can by reading the posts on this forum. Any and all advice will be taken, some with a grain or two of salt (bad pun, I know). Introduced a few crabs this weekend....so far so good! Hope to add a few of these soon -->:fish2: !
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Hello there! It seems I've been seduced by the reef bug.
I've done freshwater for ~15 years or so, and currently maintain a 90g planted tank. Looking forward to playing aquatic garden with a new and wildly expanded color palette
Just starting the planning stages of the first reef, so it'll be awhile before I can *really* participate, but in the meantime I look forward to absorbing as much of the huge amount of knowledge here as possible.
Hello there! It seems I've been seduced by the reef bug.
I've done freshwater for ~15 years or so, and currently maintain a 90g planted tank. Looking forward to playing aquatic garden with a new and wildly expanded color palette
Just starting the planning stages of the first reef, so it'll be awhile before I can *really* participate, but in the meantime I look forward to absorbing as much of the huge amount of knowledge here as possible.
Themouse77
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Hi, new to this forum.............got a new tank getting built (500gal) hope to post some pics and get some advice obn stocking it from the members here.........:fun4:
Newbie
Hi, new to this forum.............got a new tank getting built (500gal) hope to post some pics and get some advice obn stocking it from the members here.........:fun4:
Hello everyone, I'm new to the community and to aquariums in general. I bought a 240g acrylic tank yesterday with a stand, canopy, a 1/15hp dolphin pump, and some associated equipment that I will post later. I'm looking forward to learning everything I can from the experienced members of the forum!
hello everyone i'm Nick and new to reef central and to salt. i just got my first tank 55gal andamhoping to start cycling soem rock and sant tuesday night.We will see how that goes. i'm looking for any advice i can get on lighting i havea4 bulb t-5 fixture and any help on which protien skimmer ideas.
highhopes592003
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Howdy all
Howdy all
i just wanted to send out a big Hello amd how are ya to everyone. My name is Kim and have had a hex saltwater set up for a couple years now and wanting to step up in tank size to a reef tank. I am excited and trying to get all the info I can to absorb it all so I can do right by my new tank to be and the critters in it. If anyone would know of some good books or sites to go too. Id greatly appreciate it. It sure is nice meeting you all on here and everyone have a good evening !!!!!
Howdy all
i just wanted to send out a big Hello amd how are ya to everyone. My name is Kim and have had a hex saltwater set up for a couple years now and wanting to step up in tank size to a reef tank. I am excited and trying to get all the info I can to absorb it all so I can do right by my new tank to be and the critters in it. If anyone would know of some good books or sites to go too. Id greatly appreciate it. It sure is nice meeting you all on here and everyone have a good evening !!!!!
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