Hello everyone! I have a RSM 130 I got off craigslist as my first tank in about 7 yrs trying to recreate a reef here, but Im itching to upgrade already! Upgrade plans are two options at the moment for next yr A)300 DD by marineland or B) go custom acrylic......decisions decisions!
If You Are New to Reef Central, Introduce Yourself Here!
- Thread starter JohnL
- Start date
machine646
New member
Hey people
Hey people
Hey im Kris from Buffalo,NY. Im pretty new to reef keeping but have been into fw for a few years,current set up is 20g long,fluval c5 hob filter without the sponge or biomedia,2 aqueon 500gph powerheads,27lbs of lr ans 20lbs of sand 2 24w t5 lights,i have a few hermits and snails also a small clown, I have alot of green alge thats driving me nuts,any ideas on how to get rid of it,my tank is 3moths old.
Hey people
Hey im Kris from Buffalo,NY. Im pretty new to reef keeping but have been into fw for a few years,current set up is 20g long,fluval c5 hob filter without the sponge or biomedia,2 aqueon 500gph powerheads,27lbs of lr ans 20lbs of sand 2 24w t5 lights,i have a few hermits and snails also a small clown, I have alot of green alge thats driving me nuts,any ideas on how to get rid of it,my tank is 3moths old.
Noobie but not so Noobie.
Noobie but not so Noobie.
Hello Everyone,
Just thought I would Introduce myself. I'm Patrick and I live over here in Arkansas. I am the proud Grandfather (@44 years Young) of 1 Granddaughter and 1 Grandson. Earlier today I took my Granddaughter and Grandson to the local Reef Store (Big Mistake) for the first time. They instantly said NEMO!!!!!!! LOL
So guess what happen next? We sure didn't walk out empty handed. I decided to get them a 10 gallon Nano to start their adventure of Reef Keeping. Knowing my luck they'll break the PiggyBank to support their habbit with this Hobby.
So we got the Tank, Sand, Salt, RO/DI Water, test Kits, LED Fixture, 15 LBS of Live Rock Totally covered in Coraline and Filtration. They wanted to get Nemo but I had to Convince them that we had to wait. Soyou know the rest of the story. I ended up with a Big Fat Headache that wont go away!!! LOL
Noobie but not so Noobie.
Hello Everyone,
Just thought I would Introduce myself. I'm Patrick and I live over here in Arkansas. I am the proud Grandfather (@44 years Young) of 1 Granddaughter and 1 Grandson. Earlier today I took my Granddaughter and Grandson to the local Reef Store (Big Mistake) for the first time. They instantly said NEMO!!!!!!! LOL
So guess what happen next? We sure didn't walk out empty handed. I decided to get them a 10 gallon Nano to start their adventure of Reef Keeping. Knowing my luck they'll break the PiggyBank to support their habbit with this Hobby.
So we got the Tank, Sand, Salt, RO/DI Water, test Kits, LED Fixture, 15 LBS of Live Rock Totally covered in Coraline and Filtration. They wanted to get Nemo but I had to Convince them that we had to wait. Soyou know the rest of the story. I ended up with a Big Fat Headache that wont go away!!! LOL
Intro
Intro
Greetings. My name is Jim Nastelli and I consider myself a rookie even though I've had a 46g tank running with spotty success for about two years now. I live in Florida on the Gulf coast near Tampa. I've run fresh water tanks since I was a teenager but this is my second saltwater tank. The first was a disaster. I am eager to tap the obvious well of information here and hope not to be a nusiance with all my problems! Thank you. Jim
Intro
Greetings. My name is Jim Nastelli and I consider myself a rookie even though I've had a 46g tank running with spotty success for about two years now. I live in Florida on the Gulf coast near Tampa. I've run fresh water tanks since I was a teenager but this is my second saltwater tank. The first was a disaster. I am eager to tap the obvious well of information here and hope not to be a nusiance with all my problems! Thank you. Jim
Jenna Ann
New member
I'm Jenna. I'm not exactly new here but its been long enough since I've been on that I had to register with my new email address. I've had 2 nano reefs in the past but nothing recently. At current I have a 3g picotope that's heavily planted and would like to pick up another picotope and turn it into a reef. So, here I am again! 
Hi folks. My name is Brian. I've been keeping freshwater, planted tanks for about 20 yrs now. I currently have a 60 & 120g planted. I've gone as far as I can go with these, and I'm very interested in diving into the marine arena! I have a 90g cube that I'd like to create a marine tank with. I look forward to doing all the research and asking all the questions that are involved.
Da Maui life
New member
New to RC
New to RC
Aloha,
My name is Scott, my home is Maui. Back in the SW hobby after a 20+ year break in between, so I guess I'm a noob. A lot has changed in equipment but the basics are the same, I'm currently cycling my tank and things are progressing well.
Mahalo nui loa
Scott
New to RC
Aloha,
My name is Scott, my home is Maui. Back in the SW hobby after a 20+ year break in between, so I guess I'm a noob. A lot has changed in equipment but the basics are the same, I'm currently cycling my tank and things are progressing well.
Mahalo nui loa
Scott
lt1camaroman93
New member
Hello everyone, my name is Jason and I'm from NWI. Thanks for a great site!
Hi, My name's Will from Bracknell in the UK. After having various fresh water tanks over a period of 20 or so yrs I went salt water a few years back with a red sea max 130. Currently I have a sumped 4 ft frag tank, and am in the process of slowly breaking down my red sea max, and converting my 4ft rena to my main display tank. I'm no expert, learning all the time. Looks like you've got a great site here.
bobby_demay
In Memoriam
Hi all
Hi all
Hello to RC,
I'm getting ready to start my 72X24X30 Custom MRC build in a couple months. They are still in the process of building everything and joined RC in hopes of gaining more knowledge in the marine hobby. I'm fairly new to the hobby having only about 1 to 2 years of experience. My job as a diver has given me a unique perspective and has intrigued me to say the least. I'll be posting my build on this website if all goes well. I have invested alot of time and money into this build and I can't wait to start. I'll be living in Guam for the next few years so if anyone knows any marine fish stores on that small island please let me know. I get there in a couple months. thanks
Bobby
Hi all
Hello to RC,
I'm getting ready to start my 72X24X30 Custom MRC build in a couple months. They are still in the process of building everything and joined RC in hopes of gaining more knowledge in the marine hobby. I'm fairly new to the hobby having only about 1 to 2 years of experience. My job as a diver has given me a unique perspective and has intrigued me to say the least. I'll be posting my build on this website if all goes well. I have invested alot of time and money into this build and I can't wait to start. I'll be living in Guam for the next few years so if anyone knows any marine fish stores on that small island please let me know. I get there in a couple months. thanks
Bobby
REEFER1981
New member
I'm new to reef central hoping someone can help me out getting ready to set up my second tank lost my first one due to hurricane Irene that hit Maryland believe me I'm learned from mh mistakes got to have a back power on hand at all times my question is I'm looking at buy a dosing pump from brs I pretty much understand about get the tank up and running test find my results test a week later see what I'm cosuming then my research had me thinking dose alk at night cal in the morning now do I take the amount used for the week and dose of both or divide it up and dose everyday and is there a timer out the where I'll be able to dose say 18 ml over 6 hour time frame 1.1 ml a min is the pump time I was looking at from brs I understand that a sceniro like that would mean i would need to dose 3 ml an hour do how do u get a timer to do that 1.1 ml every 20 mins but does that mean in 3 min 3.3ml would dose put then power off timer and have it come back on in 17 mins to be exact with it I just wasn't sure there is a timer out there u can program to do such a thing sorry for a dumb question just trying to learn how to make reef life easier
Last edited:
Ameatinmatako
New member
Hi. Im Tyler. I'm also new to rc. I've working on a 36 gallon reef tank right now and reef central has helped to right many things wrong with my tank
Hello Reef Central
Hello Reef Central
Hi All - my name is Dave and I have been keeping reef tanks on and off for about 20 years. I have been out of the hobby for the past 6 years or so, but am looking to get back into it and am currently researching and considering doing a 120 gallon peninsula type tank with three sides open.
It's amazing how many things have changed in just the past six years! LED lighting, new skimmer technologies and carbon dosing!? So much to learn and relearn all over again!
Anyway this has always been a great source for all things reef related and I have been eagerly eating up all of the info I can over the past few days and thought I might as well jump in and say Hi to all! Look forward to getting a tank going again and being a part of this great community!
Thanks,
Dave
Hello Reef Central
Hi All - my name is Dave and I have been keeping reef tanks on and off for about 20 years. I have been out of the hobby for the past 6 years or so, but am looking to get back into it and am currently researching and considering doing a 120 gallon peninsula type tank with three sides open.
It's amazing how many things have changed in just the past six years! LED lighting, new skimmer technologies and carbon dosing!? So much to learn and relearn all over again!
Anyway this has always been a great source for all things reef related and I have been eagerly eating up all of the info I can over the past few days and thought I might as well jump in and say Hi to all! Look forward to getting a tank going again and being a part of this great community!
Thanks,
Dave
Similar threads
- Sticky
