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[YamahaF934]

Hello,

I am new here but love all the advice I have been able to get so far. I am starting a 140 gallon build with 40 breeder sump. I will start a build thread as I have many questions. I am from Pullman, WA as a recent graduate from WSU.

[jim jr]

Hi I'm Jim from S.C I've had reef tanks for about 5 years now , my current tank is a 125 mixed reef 20 gal sump and 8 t-5 bulbs over top

[Michael99]

Hey everyone. My name is Michael and I have had freshwater tanks for ten years now. I have always wanted to do salt but just never got around to it. I am finally planning to set up a saltwater tank next month. I am in the "get as much info as i can mode now". I actually bought some equipment years ago to start salt tank, but then chickened out. I just dont want to mess up I guess. And the crazy price for live rock pushed me away. I hope to have a sucessful sw tank in the near future. Thanks everyone in advance for your knowledge!

[buterflybaby22]

Hey
My name is Becky and I am from Lockport, NY and i have been in freshwater for years and now it is time to get a reef tank that I have always wanted. I am getting a 300 gallon cube and will be looking.for a.complete filtration and lightening set up. I have found enough corals, and rock but.still on the search for.sand.
Let me know if anybody out there has any tips and advise for me. Let me know if anyone is selling a good sump set up and/ or lights....sand to.

[Bryckitall]

Thats what this forum is turning me into....the ideas just don't stop!
I had a fifty five gal for about a year, bought a house so now I can get a real one, or two.....or three displays going. Starting out with a 75g display and using old 55g for sump in basement.... Eventually, but for now just gonna do water changes n top offs by hand.

Love this forum keep up the good work, salties!

[The Alchemist]

greetings from aussieland

love this forum and have been learning from it since i started reefing a while back now

look forward to being a little more active on the forum

[chuysvt]

hey guys im new to the site ,i have 2 tanks one bow front 46g reef,10g flower base tank still working on...i have had saltwater tanks for 2 years now.

[mhowe9]

Not necessarily new but decided to get off my but and final post things here. I have lurked around for years for various pieces of info but really got into posted.

My name is Mike and I live in the Detroit area. I am currently involved with the Marinelife Aquarium Society of Michigan (MASM) as Treasurer and serve a Council member for the Marine Breeding Initiative. (MBI)

I currently have a 245G tank that I am going try a butterfly tank to see if it works. I also have about 500G devoted to breeding as well.

I moved this summer and lost most of my fish so I am working towards getting things set back up again.

[metusoccultus]

hi all my name is metus. I'm new to saltwater and have a lot of questions lol.

[chevyman1856]

hello

new to saltwater, hava a freshwater now, with live plants pressurized c02.
I always thought that salwater tanks were alot of work, just from reading they aren't that hard.

My first question what size tank should i start with?

[reefer727]

Just started my 150 dd build. I have 50 pounds of pukani cooking away in a rubbermaid. Looking forward to getting to know you and learning along the way.

[GobeGuardian]

Hey im Cody and I have been working on my 90 gallon mixed reef build for about 2 months. I will have a build thread up soon enough.

[My In Home Sea]

Hello Guys ...Im Kesha! Im new to this Hobby I was give my first Large 180 a few months ago as a gift so Im now starting to purchase all the equipment .. So I love to hear form you guys on what to buy. Because I have no Idea .. maybe alittle but dont like to buy twice at these prices

[Pagodasrevenge]

Hi, I'm Jeremy and I'm just getting back into the hobby. I have two tanks that I plan to set back up, a 55g and a 10g. I plan on a FOWLR and hopefully I will be satisfied and stop there, lol. Its been 8 years since I moved and tore both tanks down. Wish me luck and thanks in advance for all the advice you will soon be giving me.

[paxthemax89]

Hello everyone. I've had a saltwater setup for the last 1.5yrs. I've always had freshwater tanks but I wanted something different so I went with the saltwater. I am origionaly from Michigan but now I live on the outer banks due to my job in the USCG.
My tank is as follows:
Hardware:
75g tank w/eshops overflow, 20g tall sump, rio return pump, coralife needle wheel protein skimmer, 2-150gph powerheads, 1-700gph circulation pump, 48" pc light bar with 2 50/50 65w power compact bulbs (new 716w fixture on order).

livestock:
2 maroon clownfish (only 6-7mo old, not sure if goldstripe or not), coral beauty angel, sailfin tang, blue hippo tang, lawnmower blenny, red spotted sandperch, cleaner clam, emerald crab, asst red and blue leg crabs, cleaner shrimp, asst snails, leathers, purple mushrooms, polyps, birdsnest, green bubble tip anemone, asst zoos.

I am done adding fish and I plan on adding just coral from now on. I am not sure what the gallon per fish ratio is and I dont want to overload with fish. With corals I plan on sticking with the soft corals with the exception of birdsnet. I'm just not a big fan of the hard corals. I will have some pics up later on this week. I thought having the fw with the plants was a good time but watching the corals grow and watching how a sw tank grows gives me more enjoment than my freshwater ever did. I look forward to talking to you in the future.

Mike

[IndoorReefer]

Hi my name is Marie. I've been in the hobby since 2005 and I've had everything from a 7 gallon nano reef to a to what I now call a huge mess.
I have a two car garage I've turned into a lab. Two 50 gallon Rubbermaid stock tanks I use as frag tanks lit by 2 250 watt MH. They drain into a 100 gallon Rubbermaid stock tank with a RDSB and a Reefflo Dart. Then I have a 55 gallon rr aquarium draining into another 100 gallon RMST with another RDSB, which is where I am keeping my non reef safe friends. This tank is connected to another 100 gallon RMST right next to it, where i keep one large angel. This tank is connected to large skimmer. It doesn't stop there the 7 gallon nano is still up and running strong. It houses 2 Perculas and an anemone, and I have a 29 gallon nano reef with a Clown Tang and some corals. PLEASE HELP! I have had a brand new Oceanic Ultimate 140 since 2008. For this setup I also have a large ProClear Refugium with a ProClear 600 Impact Skimmer, a Mag 1800, a Mag 1200, and a Coralife Duel 250 MH lighting system. All brand new still in the box. I also have another empty 125 gallon aquarium with an exterior overflow system. I guess what I need is an opinion on how to turn this mess into a nice neat system. I would like the display in the house but I only have enough room for the refugium and skimmer underneath the tank. In the garage though I don't have to use the ProClear refugium, which I consider small. I can use one of the 100 gallon RMST, connect the frag tanks, more water ect. I would just empty the 7 and 29gallon nano cubes into the 140. I'm thinking of using the 55 as a QT and the 125 and the other 100 gallon RMST for my non reef safe inhabitants. Please feel free to comment and give opinions. Would love a diagram if possible. I've also been readind alot that a good T5 system is just as good or even better than a 250 MH system. Any thoughts?
Thanks for your time.

[Swerve's Reef]

Hi, welcome to reef central

[Scffvariable]

Hi my name is Adam. I have been out of SW for about 15 years and for my 40th birthday the wife said I could set up a new tank.

I found a great deal on CL for a 14g Biocube and started on my new adventure. We also have an 8mo son that just loves to watch the fish whenever we go places with tanks! I have the tank set up with rock and it is cycling now, should be done by the end of the week. Looking to keep 2-3 small fish and some of the easier corals at first.

I have found some great info here and thought it was time to say HI

[sphilli40]

Hello my name is steve... I was really into saltwater about 4 years ago... decided to go to college and I had no time at all for the hobby so I had to give it up... now I'm about to be finished completely with school and have been missing it... so in a couple month... (after june-july) I'll start a tank.. right now just doing research when I can (between papers and clinicals)... thanks in advance for everyone's knowledge..

[seamcintyre]

Hello everyone my name is Chris. First off let me give my appreciation for the wealth of knowledge on this site, it's just fantastic. I've been keeping large freshwater systems for years now and about four months ago I was compelled to set up a reef so did a complete overhaul on a 240G acrylic I have 8x2x2 and it has been up and running for a little over two months now. I'll start a thread and posts pictures here in the near future.

Thanks again

[Rakkah]

Hello everyone. My Name is Kevin and I'm begining the 4 month project of starting my first reef setup.

I'll start a new thread about the setup and progress once something significant comes along but here's the plan.

60g Cube for the main tank, 25g display refugium next to it. 31g capacity sump below it with a skimmer. Homemade stand, to be built, to support and encase it all. RO/DI & 35G resiviour unit in the basement with plumbing running straight up to the sump for easy and effecient water changes.

Working with a local salt water specialty store to coordiate everything, purchase all of the parts and aid in the assembly.

The more I look around here the more Ideas i keep getting, however I only have so much room so I can only do so much.

Best of luck to everyone else starting out and I'll see you in the threads.

[Rlancette]

Hello RC my name is Rob and I had a 110 gal. saltwater fish only tank back 15 years ago. I have just started getting back into the hobby just recently. I have a 90 gal. reef tank that is about 3 weeks old. I am looking forward to getting started with my corals and fish.

[djarchitect]

Hi everyone, my name is Dave and I am from Upstate NY. I have had saltwater and freshwater tanks in the past but have not had a tank up in like 15 years. I am looking into a 55 gallon now to start saltwater again. Hopefully will have the tank in the next week or 2

[Michael]

welcome aboard Dave, a great hobby which is very expensive yet adictive, please post up some pictures when you are up and running.


Mike

[TPSante]

What does it mean when someone "bumps" a post?? Am I just stupid??