Hey, wow, totally missed this one when I posted in the other intro thread last night.
Hi, I'm Kevin, or xaos, and sometimes "hey, you!". I'm 32 years old, and have had aquariums (all fresh to this point) for a whole two decades now.
I've been interested in/intimidated by reefing for years and finally decided to take the plunge when I had to tear down my 90g planted FW tank because my poorly-made DIY stand was splitting. Right now I'm in the research/planning/oh-my-god-I-need-money-now phase of tank development
My soon (and I'm finding "soon" has a whooole different meaning in reefkeeping) to be system will be a 90g (48x18x24) w/ 29g sump, SRO XP2000 skimmer, and T5 lighting
I joined RC because it's the biggest concentration of reefing knowledge and experience on the web without the elitist attitude that a lot of sites seem to have. And, given that FW keeping has taught me that knowledge is pretty much everything when it comes to managing an aquarium, it seemed like a pretty solid idea to sign up.
My plans are to eventually have a nice happy reef that's largely populated with zoanthids, ricordea, and LPS (I've always loved hammer corals), and maybe a few SPS colonies on the "peaks", so to speak, someday. I guess that's called a "mixed reef", but I tend to think of it more in terms of "zoas with some other stuff to make nice shapes", because zoanthid tanks have always been my favorites to look at pictures of
I look forward to posting the eventual build thread, and sharing the joy of progress, learning, and growth with all of you.
