New to the club

Brianr06

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Hi everyone,

I just joined the club today. I dont have a tank yet since I am still trying to learn everything before I jump in but what better way to learn than going to meeting and talking to people that know about this..

See you guys around...
 
Big Welcome to MTRC and this is the place to get information. I've been in it less than a year and help from just information to used equipment is here.

hope to see you at the next meeting

Norman
 
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Welcome, Brian! I got your PM. Great to have you in the club! What kind of tank are you wanting to do?
 
I am looking to get a reef tank.... or at the very least a FOWLR...

I just need to decide what size tank I should start off with and go from there slowly...
 
Welcome to the club, Brian. Let's just not beat around the bush and get you a system you'll enjoy for at least two years before wanting to upgrade. Can't go less than a 500 gallon, full blown reef. That should get you at least two years:D.

I'd recommend something between a 50 and 75 for a starter. Smaller is not easier when it comes to salt water (parameters fluctuate too easily). Someone's signature here once was "The solution to pollution is dilution". Regulatory people don't like hearing that, but for reef junkies it makes perfect sense. Are you more interested in big predator like fish (lions, angels, triggers, eels, etc.), or the color of a reef?
 
definately the color of the reef.. I want to be able to have a mixed tank and not have to worry about certain fish eating others...
 
Well that takes some of the fun out of it:D. Do you like flowy things in a reef (that's usually where people start, as softies, leathers and zoas are more forgiving)? I would suspect no one starts off liking SPS... You can spend some money in this hobby, but if you ask questions here, you should walk away feeling better about any purchase, or at least know the drawbacks to a certain piece of equipment. If you're like me, I hate buying twice. Of course, that means I pay more upfront, so that has to be balanced, too.
 
Welcome to the club!

If you've not yet, check out the sticky at the top of the New to the Hobby forum. Definitely start reading up (I personally researched for 6 months before buying :) ) and the single most important thing in a reef tank period is patience! :)

And most definitely don't be afraid to ask questions.

Brandon
 
Welcome to the club. Hope to see you at the meeting this week. I joined last month and have only had my 2 current tanks up since Labor Day.

Steve
 
Welcome Brian! Yes take your time with researching and finding what plans you are going to take from setup, maintanance to livestock. Also remember a reef tank is like a race car; the faster you go the harder you crash.
Josh
 
Thanks for the warm welcome guys... Yeah I was thinking of starting with softies and if everything goes well then move on to SPS..

I am going to do as much research as I can and go from there..

Thanks again..
 
Let me know when you're ready to go. I have kenya trees, cabbage leather, some xenia, and devils hand frags sitting in my frag tank waiting for someone to love them... and in my experience, these are pretty much bulletproof starting corals.

In fact, the cabbage leather was the first coral I got when I "rescued" a tank from a girl whose boyfriend had left her and the tank. She didn't know what she was doing and had been topping off with saltwater. I'm not sure what the salinity actually was because I didn't have a refractometer at that point, but let's just say the swing arm on my hydrometer floated so fast it nearly flew off...
 
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