Hi everyone...yes sir newbie here...not to fish keeping in general, but due to a situation by an older sibling I am the new owner of a 65 and 20 gal set of reef tanks..oi!
Long story short my sister has been "attempting" to keep a couple of reef tanks and has grown very disappointed. I love my sister, but personally I think she lacks the patience to keep these fascinating tanks thriving. So as of 1 week ago she basically has dropped off thousands of dollars worth of tanks, live corals, sand, salt and test equipment in my lap..(not bad for me eh?)..
Anyway I will do my best to introduce myself and my tanks along with what I would like to succeed at doing here. I am a mechanic by trade(currently layed off) with 28 years experience. Over the years I have had various sizes of freshwater setups and am currently keeping a nice 75 gal African Cichlid tank for over a year with good success. I currently have the 20 gal up and running for over 6 weeks now maintaining a steady salinity and the tank has cycled.(she started hooking me up with the 20 gal) Now that she has gotten completely out of the hobby she has brought me all of the rest of her stuff and I'm currently sorting everything out. Oh and BTW I do have several species of live corals and invertebrates already existing in the 20..including 1 cleaner wrasse...
Now onto some ideas I have. From previous freshwater setups I have a dry 90 gallon tall, and now the 65 tall. Not sure if I want to think of getting rid of the 90 and committing to the 65 or what, but that may change with what I'm learning. My idea as of right now is to get the 65 cycled and transfer all the inhabitants of the 20 into the larger tank. At that point, then the 20 could be a sort of quarantine tank. I have had thoughts of making the 20 a refugium, but I'm still VERY green and have a LOT of reading to do.
I'll try and include a list of all the components when I get them all identified. I'm sure I'll have a multitude of questions so please bare with me if I seem like a little kid with all the asking...anyways cheers and I'll be around..
Also if any experienced hobbyist out there has any advice, I'm always willing to listen.
Not the greatest pic, but Ill have more and better quality later..
Long story short my sister has been "attempting" to keep a couple of reef tanks and has grown very disappointed. I love my sister, but personally I think she lacks the patience to keep these fascinating tanks thriving. So as of 1 week ago she basically has dropped off thousands of dollars worth of tanks, live corals, sand, salt and test equipment in my lap..(not bad for me eh?)..
Anyway I will do my best to introduce myself and my tanks along with what I would like to succeed at doing here. I am a mechanic by trade(currently layed off) with 28 years experience. Over the years I have had various sizes of freshwater setups and am currently keeping a nice 75 gal African Cichlid tank for over a year with good success. I currently have the 20 gal up and running for over 6 weeks now maintaining a steady salinity and the tank has cycled.(she started hooking me up with the 20 gal) Now that she has gotten completely out of the hobby she has brought me all of the rest of her stuff and I'm currently sorting everything out. Oh and BTW I do have several species of live corals and invertebrates already existing in the 20..including 1 cleaner wrasse...
Now onto some ideas I have. From previous freshwater setups I have a dry 90 gallon tall, and now the 65 tall. Not sure if I want to think of getting rid of the 90 and committing to the 65 or what, but that may change with what I'm learning. My idea as of right now is to get the 65 cycled and transfer all the inhabitants of the 20 into the larger tank. At that point, then the 20 could be a sort of quarantine tank. I have had thoughts of making the 20 a refugium, but I'm still VERY green and have a LOT of reading to do.
I'll try and include a list of all the components when I get them all identified. I'm sure I'll have a multitude of questions so please bare with me if I seem like a little kid with all the asking...anyways cheers and I'll be around..
Also if any experienced hobbyist out there has any advice, I'm always willing to listen.
Not the greatest pic, but Ill have more and better quality later..
