passedpawn
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I have not been an active participant on this forum, but I've been lurking for a long time. So, I don't have a good reason to be posting this except I have nobody else to tell. I'm done with reefing. I got rid of my tank. Waah! I came here to post a giveaway in the Tampa Bay section of the forum, which I think used to be pretty busy.
I've been a reefer for so, so long. Started back when those wet/dry systems were popular, I guess in the late 80's. Went through tanks, many skimmers, equipment galore. My god, I'm pretty sure I've used EVERY method of lighting a tank known to reefers. Ending on a combo of VHO LEDs and MH. I think this was ideal. Got some great growth with this.
My tank is inside my house, but I plumbed it to a shed behind my house where I had the sump, skimmer, various dosers, filtration, heating, controllers, etc. This was awesome because it REALLY reduced the noise, which can be problem if you're watching movies or listening to music.
Why am I done? I had a disaster a year ago, and I just don't have the heart to start up again. I had really great growth on all the rock (monti was covering everything). Then I replaced a 30g plastic garbage can that I used for RO/DI water that fed into my sump. There must have been something nasty off-gassing from it, because a week later the whole tank crashed hard. Fish were fine (well, for a while), but coral die-off was awful.
Anyway, it's possible some day I'll grab one of those nifty nanos and get busy with it again, but I'm done with the big stuff. I'm going to build a bar into the place where the tank used to be.
Cheers!
I've been a reefer for so, so long. Started back when those wet/dry systems were popular, I guess in the late 80's. Went through tanks, many skimmers, equipment galore. My god, I'm pretty sure I've used EVERY method of lighting a tank known to reefers. Ending on a combo of VHO LEDs and MH. I think this was ideal. Got some great growth with this.
My tank is inside my house, but I plumbed it to a shed behind my house where I had the sump, skimmer, various dosers, filtration, heating, controllers, etc. This was awesome because it REALLY reduced the noise, which can be problem if you're watching movies or listening to music.
Why am I done? I had a disaster a year ago, and I just don't have the heart to start up again. I had really great growth on all the rock (monti was covering everything). Then I replaced a 30g plastic garbage can that I used for RO/DI water that fed into my sump. There must have been something nasty off-gassing from it, because a week later the whole tank crashed hard. Fish were fine (well, for a while), but coral die-off was awful.
Anyway, it's possible some day I'll grab one of those nifty nanos and get busy with it again, but I'm done with the big stuff. I'm going to build a bar into the place where the tank used to be.
Cheers!
