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Robertstock · 01/28/2013, 07:55 AM

I'm not new but i've been away form the forum for awhile, new career, new city but I'm back. Going to be doing some posting and getting to know everyone again, hello RC.

philfry41 · 01/28/2013, 11:53 AM

Greetings all.

My 11 year old son and I have entered the hobby this last Christmas as I purchased a used 46 gal tank with sump. Thanks to lots of stuff I've read here and much helpful advice from the guy I bought it from, we're up and running well.

Tank didn't cycle at all over the month it's been running. All ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels still at zero. So we're slowly adding fish and corals. Great fun as a family!

vansk8r · 01/28/2013, 12:20 PM

Hi,im currently a 16 year old reefer and i'v been in this hobby for about 6 years and other than fish I love anything concerning biology. I also have a big love for photography,so soon im gonna try getting some pics up on my channel.

I currently have an empty 55gal(have plans for it),a 39 fresh and a 35 nano reef.

vansk8r · 01/28/2013, 12:23 PM

[QUOTE=philfry41;21110902]Greetings all.

My 11 year old son and I have entered the hobby this last Christmas as I purchased a used 46 gal tank with sump. Thanks to lots of stuff I've read here and much helpful advice from the guy I bought it from, we're up and running well.

A 46gal is an awesome tank to start with,you have much more freedom to do what you want,especially having the luxury of a sump!

ferchb · 01/29/2013, 08:49 PM

Just bought a 50 gallon existing tank setup off Craigslist last week. It has an old Fluval 403 canister filter and t5 lighting. Came with live rock, sand, and livestock. Inherited a 6" Hippo Tang which I'm trying to trade in to the LFS for credit. Figured the tang will be better off in a larger tank and that will allow me to get my own fish. Also inherited paired ocellaris, clarkii clownfish, lawnmower blenny, (3) striped damsels (which I hope to also trade in or rehome), and a blue damsel.

Tigb27 · 01/30/2013, 07:58 PM

I am new to this Forum and have been reading alot..I see i am way behind... I have made some serious mistakes i see.. I have a custom 135. I have a serious Ich problem. Just a few questions. I have some corals and i was wondering will my corals make it if i drop my salinity to 1.08??? Seems like thats the only way to beat this stuff... Any help would greatly be appreciated. Bc my only other choice i tjhink is to start all over and not sure if thats the answer either.. looking forward to some help thanks a lot..

Bergvid · 01/31/2013, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tigb27

I am new to this Forum and have been reading alot..I see i am way behind... I have made some serious mistakes i see.. I have a custom 135. I have a serious Ich problem. Just a few questions. I have some corals and i was wondering will my corals make it if i drop my salinity to 1.08??? Seems like thats the only way to beat this stuff... Any help would greatly be appreciated. Bc my only other choice i tjhink is to start all over and not sure if thats the answer either.. looking forward to some help thanks a lot..

Corals like a high salinity. 1.08 is VERY low ;\. You can add garlic to their diet, give the fish a freshwater bath or get a UV sterilizer. I doubt your corals would make it at that low salinity.

Drako50 · 02/03/2013, 03:06 PM

I can't figure this forum out. How to post what to what. What " reply to thread" to click on, LOL. Maybe we need a forum on how to use the forum, LOL. I tried to use this forum in 2006 and just gave up. Hope to stick with it this time. Lots of info. and great people here that I would love to learn from. I have a 24 gal. nano reef (old) and want to replace it with a new 28 gal. JBJ Advanced LED reef tank. Any info. on this system will be appreciated.

StuartG · 02/06/2013, 09:08 PM

I converted a 55 gal from fresh to salt last spring. Recently I purchased a used 150 gal tank and stand with sump system. I am currently rebuilding and refinishing the stand. Soon I will be taking down the 55g and have to figure out what to do with the live stock I have until I can put it in the new tank.

jr7168 · 02/07/2013, 08:38 PM

Welcome all you new peoples. Lots and lots of people here probalby spend more time searching posts for advice and guidance on issues. You will find tons of information and even more people to help when you need it explained in a way you understand. Though i have not posted many times I quite freq visit the site and look through everything

MileHiReefR · 02/10/2013, 01:58 AM

Hi all,

I am still a somewhat noob to the hobby and have been doing much research and reading on this forum so I figured I would post on here. I bought a friend's 125 gallon, softy dominated, reef tank 1.5 yrs ago & became baptized into the hobby through some trial and error right off the bat. I still have much learning, and am not satisfied with the efficiency of the setup and system design he was running and am planning a build on 240 gallon acrylic tank I recently purchased.

yamanailesi · 02/10/2013, 02:11 AM

Hi Reff Central,

This is Tolga YAMAN from Turkey. Just another starter to salty water and hopefully aiming to reach a good , healthy reef on the way.

My tank is under build at the moment. size 90cm x 90cm x 50 cm
PS: Just bought Tunze Master Doc 9420
Got one biopellet reactor for the start
İllumination : not decided yet
and all other euqipment to be presented to the experienced friends evaluations under another topic. After a looong reading term I realised that you can only learn swimming when youj jump in deep sea.

treedog5 · 02/11/2013, 08:13 PM

Hello RC,
Glad to be here and i have lots of questions so be prepared. LOL

alamantia320 · 02/12/2013, 09:53 AM

Hey everyone! I am completely new to the forums as well as to the saltwater world =) My husband (lammy2012 is his username) and I have been kicking around the idea of starting a tank and finally made the decision to do so. I am super excited but a bit nervous as well because it seems a little complicated, then again I know nothing about this and am sure once we start learning and getting involved with it all, it will come easier. But that's why we are here! To learn, get info, and meet people who are into the same things as us! Just wanted to introduce myself and say hey!

halffrozen · 02/12/2013, 01:04 PM

I want to convert to salt! Been doing Fresh water for 2+ years now.

strongoak52 · 02/12/2013, 01:21 PM

my name is gene adkins. i live just outside of huntington wv. very new to the hobby and would like to set up a 30 gallon reef tank. any and all help will be appreciated. i'm 60 and disabled so i need to go somewhat inexpensive. do you need sand or broken corral for a bottom or will that cause nitrate problems? also what type of lighting will be necessary and what do i need for a currant in the tank. thanks gene adkins

Lochi02 · 02/12/2013, 02:59 PM

Well like the title says I'm new to this forum but have had a saltwater/reef tank for almost 10yrs. As my wife and I recently moved I got to breakdown and re-setup a tank that had been setup almost 9 years. I got to call a "redo" and rationalize upgrading most of the components of the tank. As such I'm really still figuring out my setup.

The goal of the new tank is mixed reef with zoas, softies, LPS, and some SPS. I picked up some acan frags and green monitpora cap which seem to be acclimating well but these are entirely new to me so questions will abound.

Time to go back to staring at the tank willing things to grow.

Dante12345 · 02/12/2013, 06:06 PM

Hi all! Been i saltwater hobby for about 3 years now and glad to be part of the group. I have one of the updated versions of the coral life 29 gallon bio cube. I have a question I could use some help with: I have an open brain coral which recently noticed some visible skeleton on just one side and I'm curious if this is a too much flow problem or something else. There are a few brown spot on that side and not sure if that is something either, another thought was I just had a galaxea coral "melt" (die) and if some of the decay got in contact with the brain. Appreciate the help.

drkcurrent · 02/12/2013, 07:53 PM

Hello All
I have a 14gal nano reef going.
I am planning on upgrading to a 110gal soon!

rdjromy · 02/13/2013, 12:23 AM

Hello All
I have a 75 gallon DT and 35 gal sump refugium. I started my deep sand bed 4" depth a month ago all sand and live rock came from our reef here in Guam 6 minute drive from the beach. I notice that there are no nitrogen gas build up on the sand or worm activities like i normally see in youtube or other website . What is the reason why my deep sand bed is not going on this phase of cycle?

RichieWrasee · 02/13/2013, 06:01 AM

Hi all from the UK. I've been keeping a marine tank now for about 3 years and unforntunetly having to rebuild it this weekend after a bit of crash and aip outbreak

The DT is 100 gal

Surgical · 02/13/2013, 07:03 AM

Hi im iain. I started in this hobby nov 2012. Just been lurking here for a while, but i wanted to start posting! I have a 40 g 20g sump, just some clowns for bow for fish. Acans, zoas, some birdsnest, monti, clam. Looking to upgrade when i can get a bigger place, so nothin fancy

Lord bigZ · 02/15/2013, 04:43 AM

Hello everyone! My name is Anthony, I am eighteen, and I live in Madrid (Spain) For me, it's an honor to share my passion for reef aquariums with you all.

javdog2001 · 02/15/2013, 11:36 AM

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Hello this is my fist post.

I have a 75gallon bowfront tank with about 75lbs of live rock, 2 1/2 to 3 inches of live sand. Lighting is a 48 inch coralife with 10000 watt light and also a 'purple light'...I run the white lights about 8 hours a day and the purple 2 hours a day. My water levels are pretty stable. Water changes I am doing 15 gallons/10 days as my nitrates were around 40 or so. I have also recently figured out that i needed to raise my skimmer in order to be able to tune it better. This has greatly increased my effectiveness of my skimmer and should help out with the nitrates.

I am confused about what i refer to as my 'sump' or refuge. It is 40 gallons, 3 chambers. The water comes from the main tank into 1st compartment which holds the protein skimmer and heater, the 2nd compartment has some live rock and also I have some carbon in here, 3rd compartment has the pump returning water to the main tank. Is this considered a sump, or refuge?

Currently in the tank I have:

1 Ocellaris clownfish
1 Bar gobi
1 blue/green chromis
2 firefish (these are new additions, so far seem to be doing well)
1 cleaner shrimp - I think its coral banded shrimp...
I also have what I believe is a bubble tip anenome, its pinkish in color and recently it split into two, so now I have two of these. They rarely move and are kind of positioned now behind a rock near the bottom so difficult to see. The clownfish hangs with the original anenome where its at, so frequently he is out of sight...
I have a couple of rocks with mushroom corals on them.

Any thoughts on what i have going are appreciated. Also am looking for suggestions on another nice fish to feature in the tank. Possible a tang, something really nice looking that will draw some attention. I have had two yellow eyed tangs (not at the same time) when I first got my tank going about a year ago. Both died very quickly. However that has been at least 6 months since I last tried that and I think that my tank is doing a lot better now...

Thanks in advance for any thoughts/advice...

DwayneH · 02/15/2013, 04:43 PM

Hi, I'm Dwayne.

Been reading up on saltwater tanks for a couple of months.

I'm definitely interested; BUT, i just am not sure how to begin. i keep reading and reading and finding guides and instructions all over...

i guess it just seems overwhelming... and i don't want to get an aquarium, only to realize that for some reason, it won't work out for me.

anyways....... just saying hi~!!

01/28/2013, 12:20 PM	#6228
vansk8r Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Venice,Fl Posts: 105	Hi,im currently a 16 year old reefer and i'v been in this hobby for about 6 years and other than fish I love anything concerning biology. I also have a big love for photography,so soon im gonna try getting some pics up on my channel. I currently have an empty 55gal(have plans for it),a 39 fresh and a 35 nano reef. __________________ My reef ate my wallet...

01/28/2013, 12:23 PM	#6229
vansk8r Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Venice,Fl Posts: 105	[QUOTE=philfry41;21110902]Greetings all. My 11 year old son and I have entered the hobby this last Christmas as I purchased a used 46 gal tank with sump. Thanks to lots of stuff I've read here and much helpful advice from the guy I bought it from, we're up and running well. A 46gal is an awesome tank to start with,you have much more freedom to do what you want,especially having the luxury of a sump! __________________ My reef ate my wallet...

02/03/2013, 03:06 PM	#6233
Drako50 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 6	Back and new again. LOL I can't figure this forum out. How to post what to what. What " reply to thread" to click on, LOL. Maybe we need a forum on how to use the forum, LOL. I tried to use this forum in 2006 and just gave up. Hope to stick with it this time. Lots of info. and great people here that I would love to learn from. I have a 24 gal. nano reef (old) and want to replace it with a new 28 gal. JBJ Advanced LED reef tank. Any info. on this system will be appreciated. __________________ :fish1: Current Tank Info: 24 gal. reef tank soon to be replaced with new 28 gal. tank.

02/06/2013, 09:08 PM	#6234
StuartG Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Panama City, Fl Posts: 9	New,but moving up I converted a 55 gal from fresh to salt last spring. Recently I purchased a used 150 gal tank and stand with sump system. I am currently rebuilding and refinishing the stand. Soon I will be taking down the 55g and have to figure out what to do with the live stock I have until I can put it in the new tank.

02/10/2013, 01:58 AM	#6236
MileHiReefR Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 24	Rookie Hi all, I am still a somewhat noob to the hobby and have been doing much research and reading on this forum so I figured I would post on here. I bought a friend's 125 gallon, softy dominated, reef tank 1.5 yrs ago & became baptized into the hobby through some trial and error right off the bat. I still have much learning, and am not satisfied with the efficiency of the setup and system design he was running and am planning a build on 240 gallon acrylic tank I recently purchased.

01/28/2013, 07:55 AM	#6226
Robertstock Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: st joseph, MO Posts: 54	I'm not new but i've been away form the forum for awhile, new career, new city but I'm back. Going to be doing some posting and getting to know everyone again, hello RC.

01/28/2013, 11:53 AM	#6227
philfry41 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 1	Greetings all. My 11 year old son and I have entered the hobby this last Christmas as I purchased a used 46 gal tank with sump. Thanks to lots of stuff I've read here and much helpful advice from the guy I bought it from, we're up and running well. Tank didn't cycle at all over the month it's been running. All ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels still at zero. So we're slowly adding fish and corals. Great fun as a family!

01/29/2013, 08:49 PM	#6230
ferchb Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Salinas, CA Posts: 52	Just bought a 50 gallon existing tank setup off Craigslist last week. It has an old Fluval 403 canister filter and t5 lighting. Came with live rock, sand, and livestock. Inherited a 6" Hippo Tang which I'm trying to trade in to the LFS for credit. Figured the tang will be better off in a larger tank and that will allow me to get my own fish. Also inherited paired ocellaris, clarkii clownfish, lawnmower blenny, (3) striped damsels (which I hope to also trade in or rehome), and a blue damsel.

01/30/2013, 07:58 PM	#6231
Tigb27 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 1	I am new to this Forum and have been reading alot..I see i am way behind... I have made some serious mistakes i see.. I have a custom 135. I have a serious Ich problem. Just a few questions. I have some corals and i was wondering will my corals make it if i drop my salinity to 1.08??? Seems like thats the only way to beat this stuff... Any help would greatly be appreciated. Bc my only other choice i tjhink is to start all over and not sure if thats the answer either.. looking forward to some help thanks a lot..

02/07/2013, 08:38 PM	#6235
jr7168 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Minot, ND Posts: 53	Welcome all you new peoples. Lots and lots of people here probalby spend more time searching posts for advice and guidance on issues. You will find tons of information and even more people to help when you need it explained in a way you understand. Though i have not posted many times I quite freq visit the site and look through everything

02/10/2013, 02:11 AM	#6237
yamanailesi Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 25	Hi Reff Central, This is Tolga YAMAN from Turkey. Just another starter to salty water and hopefully aiming to reach a good , healthy reef on the way. My tank is under build at the moment. size 90cm x 90cm x 50 cm PS: Just bought Tunze Master Doc 9420 Got one biopellet reactor for the start İllumination : not decided yet and all other euqipment to be presented to the experienced friends evaluations under another topic. After a looong reading term I realised that you can only learn swimming when youj jump in deep sea.

02/11/2013, 08:13 PM	#6238
treedog5 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Rocky Mount NC Posts: 130	Hello RC, Glad to be here and i have lots of questions so be prepared. LOL

02/12/2013, 09:53 AM	#6239
alamantia320 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 3	Hey everyone! I am completely new to the forums as well as to the saltwater world =) My husband (lammy2012 is his username) and I have been kicking around the idea of starting a tank and finally made the decision to do so. I am super excited but a bit nervous as well because it seems a little complicated, then again I know nothing about this and am sure once we start learning and getting involved with it all, it will come easier. But that's why we are here! To learn, get info, and meet people who are into the same things as us! Just wanted to introduce myself and say hey!

02/12/2013, 01:04 PM	#6240
halffrozen Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2	I want to convert to salt! Been doing Fresh water for 2+ years now.

02/12/2013, 01:21 PM	#6241
strongoak52 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 1	my name is gene adkins. i live just outside of huntington wv. very new to the hobby and would like to set up a 30 gallon reef tank. any and all help will be appreciated. i'm 60 and disabled so i need to go somewhat inexpensive. do you need sand or broken corral for a bottom or will that cause nitrate problems? also what type of lighting will be necessary and what do i need for a currant in the tank. thanks gene adkins

02/12/2013, 02:59 PM	#6242
Lochi02 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Maine Posts: 37	New to the Forums Well like the title says I'm new to this forum but have had a saltwater/reef tank for almost 10yrs. As my wife and I recently moved I got to breakdown and re-setup a tank that had been setup almost 9 years. I got to call a "redo" and rationalize upgrading most of the components of the tank. As such I'm really still figuring out my setup. The goal of the new tank is mixed reef with zoas, softies, LPS, and some SPS. I picked up some acan frags and green monitpora cap which seem to be acclimating well but these are entirely new to me so questions will abound. Time to go back to staring at the tank willing things to grow.

02/12/2013, 07:53 PM	#6244
drkcurrent Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 25	Hello All I have a 14gal nano reef going. I am planning on upgrading to a 110gal soon!

02/13/2013, 12:23 AM	#6245
rdjromy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Saipan Northern Mariana Posts: 22	Hello All I have a 75 gallon DT and 35 gal sump refugium. I started my deep sand bed 4" depth a month ago all sand and live rock came from our reef here in Guam 6 minute drive from the beach. I notice that there are no nitrogen gas build up on the sand or worm activities like i normally see in youtube or other website . What is the reason why my deep sand bed is not going on this phase of cycle?

02/13/2013, 06:01 AM	#6246
RichieWrasee Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Cambridge / London / UK Posts: 7	Hi all from the UK. I've been keeping a marine tank now for about 3 years and unforntunetly having to rebuild it this weekend after a bit of crash and aip outbreak The DT is 100 gal

02/13/2013, 07:03 AM	#6247
Surgical Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 44	Hi im iain. I started in this hobby nov 2012. Just been lurking here for a while, but i wanted to start posting! I have a 40 g 20g sump, just some clowns for bow for fish. Acans, zoas, some birdsnest, monti, clam. Looking to upgrade when i can get a bigger place, so nothin fancy

02/15/2013, 04:43 AM	#6248
Lord bigZ Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 3	Hello everyone! My name is Anthony, I am eighteen, and I live in Madrid (Spain) For me, it's an honor to share my passion for reef aquariums with you all.

02/15/2013, 11:36 AM	#6249
javdog2001 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Los Alamitos, CA Posts: 37	Newbie questions. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello this is my fist post. I have a 75gallon bowfront tank with about 75lbs of live rock, 2 1/2 to 3 inches of live sand. Lighting is a 48 inch coralife with 10000 watt light and also a 'purple light'...I run the white lights about 8 hours a day and the purple 2 hours a day. My water levels are pretty stable. Water changes I am doing 15 gallons/10 days as my nitrates were around 40 or so. I have also recently figured out that i needed to raise my skimmer in order to be able to tune it better. This has greatly increased my effectiveness of my skimmer and should help out with the nitrates. I am confused about what i refer to as my 'sump' or refuge. It is 40 gallons, 3 chambers. The water comes from the main tank into 1st compartment which holds the protein skimmer and heater, the 2nd compartment has some live rock and also I have some carbon in here, 3rd compartment has the pump returning water to the main tank. Is this considered a sump, or refuge? Currently in the tank I have: 1 Ocellaris clownfish 1 Bar gobi 1 blue/green chromis 2 firefish (these are new additions, so far seem to be doing well) 1 cleaner shrimp - I think its coral banded shrimp... I also have what I believe is a bubble tip anenome, its pinkish in color and recently it split into two, so now I have two of these. They rarely move and are kind of positioned now behind a rock near the bottom so difficult to see. The clownfish hangs with the original anenome where its at, so frequently he is out of sight... I have a couple of rocks with mushroom corals on them. Any thoughts on what i have going are appreciated. Also am looking for suggestions on another nice fish to feature in the tank. Possible a tang, something really nice looking that will draw some attention. I have had two yellow eyed tangs (not at the same time) when I first got my tank going about a year ago. Both died very quickly. However that has been at least 6 months since I last tried that and I think that my tank is doing a lot better now... Thanks in advance for any thoughts/advice...

02/15/2013, 04:43 PM	#6250
DwayneH Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 5	Greets from Baton Rouge, Louisiana Hi, I'm Dwayne. Been reading up on saltwater tanks for a couple of months. I'm definitely interested; BUT, i just am not sure how to begin. i keep reading and reading and finding guides and instructions all over... i guess it just seems overwhelming... and i don't want to get an aquarium, only to realize that for some reason, it won't work out for me. anyways....... just saying hi~!!