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senseikevin · 04/05/2013, 08:12 PM

Hey everyone...
I have been into salt water for about a year... Kinda happened by accident...
I had a 75 gallon fresh water tank for the last 10 years or so... and one day the tank started leaking all over my living room... I rescued most of the fish and gave them away and swore off fish tanks... I posted something about it on Facebook and the next thing I know.. a friend of a Friend ended up giving me a 175 Oceanic bowfront with all the trimmings... what is a guy supposed to do...
so I have been learning all kinds of things for the last year... finally got some growth going on and my corals are starting to take off...
also I joined a local Reef group on Facebook and found out that a lot of my existing friends were into reef tanks as well...

I also just got my hands on a 45 gallon reef ready tank that I am going to add to my martial arts school...

anyhow,
looking forward to making more friends..

Kevin

TrueIrishFan616 · 04/05/2013, 08:45 PM

Hello, my name is Noah. I live in Alexandria, VA. I am active duty Air Force and I have been in the freshwater hobby for a couple years now, but started to get bored with it. I've been keeping African Cichlids in a 125 gallon tank. I decided to set up a 75 gallon tank for salt water fish and corals. I have a sump for it, but I'm redoing it because it wasnt big enough for the 75 gallon. I'm now using a 36 gallon bowfront as my sump. I have a couple clowns and a couple green chromis. I have quite a few zoanthids in the tank as well. Everything seems to be going okay. I havent killed off anything yet.

I just wanted to introduce myself and say I look forward to making some new friends on here and hopefully learning a few things along the way.

steinerc · 04/06/2013, 09:49 AM

Hello!
New to this hobby (have had freshwater fish for over 20 years) now venturing into this. I'm just doing a LOT of research and learning now before actually setting up everything. Deciding on what fish/corals, timeline, etc. I'm in no hurry and want to make sure I have exactly what I want first.

The tank I'm most likely going to purchase is a Red Sea Max 250. Seems like a good place to start.

Thanks for sharing all your experience. I'm really enjoying learning. ~Cyndy

poos1 · 04/06/2013, 01:01 PM

Hi all

Justin Pitlik · 04/07/2013, 06:57 PM

Hi guys! I just wanted to say hello, and I'm happy to be a new member of Reef Central! I'm 4 months into this new, addicting hobby, and I've certainly learned, patience is everything. So much to learn, so much to enjoy! I will be posting some questions, so thank you in advance for you awesome advice!

Happy Reefing!

-Justin

star4latecomer · 04/07/2013, 07:38 PM

Hi everyone. I have a Coralife Biocube 29 gallons. I've added coral and now have a Yasha Goby with Pistol Shrimp. They are the cutest.

faithenfire · 04/08/2013, 09:13 AM

hi all
I'm out of milwaukee that ended up with a well established 26 gal tank (5yrs)

got some clean up to do and then plan on moving to a much more peaceful tank with more corals

harveymeister · 04/08/2013, 09:31 AM

Greetings,

My Name is Chris. I am new to this site, and new to marine tanks. I am looking forward to learning from everyone here as I grow in the hobby.

I do have a question though, not sure where I should post it. I purchased the Red Sea Max 250 yesterday. After getting everything put together, I pre-mixed my salt water (Red Sea Coral Pro) with AquaSafe Plus for the water. I filled the tank last night with only the sand base (live sand) and the water. The water was cloudy during that time, left the pumps on for the night expecting the water to clear up over the night, however it was still milky this morning. Not sure what I am doing wrong. Is this normal or am I missing something. I could really use some help here. Thanks, and again, I am looking forward to learning from everyone.

Chris

HillbillyYoda · 04/08/2013, 05:23 PM

If saltwater behind the ears counts as new, then I'm new.

Reef_Patrol · 04/08/2013, 09:50 PM

Hello everyone. This forum is great. I have been reading the DIY for the last 6 months as I plan to design and build my own reef controller. I know its been done many times but I love doing this stuff and had fresh water tanks for many years and want to make the leap. Thanks for all your help and I hope I can return the favor one day to the next group.

Zante · 04/09/2013, 10:33 AM

Aha! found the introduction thread!

Hi, my name is Andrea, I'm Italian and I live in London (UK).

I have been keeping FW fish for a couple of years now and I've decided to step into the big blue.

I currently have a 4' tank with discus, rummynose tetras and corys, a 30 litre shrimp tank bursting at the seams with red crystal shrimps, and a small 2' tank with a few otos and rasboras that will become a refugium for the discus soon.

I also have a 90 litre tank (plus 30 litre DIY sump) that used to be a nano reef. I started setting it up beginning of December and it was coming along very nicely. I was really proud of it, but a house move with VERY cold weather and it crashed. It now has live rock and sand, a skunk shrimp, two emerald crabs and a few snails, plus an anemone that is still fighting to stay alive, nothing else.
It is now just keeping these alive for my new tank.

The description of my plans for the new tank are here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2282562

You will find a copy of this introduction there, sorry, I just couldn't find the introduction thread.

karenvas2 · 04/09/2013, 11:02 AM

I am new to this forum. What does " bump" mean?

HillbillyYoda · 04/09/2013, 11:05 AM

it means to update the thread, especially if it's been a while since someone's posted.

Zante · 04/09/2013, 11:54 AM

Uh? I heard about the tang police, but the LED police are new to me... What is it they say?

franalotto94 · 04/09/2013, 01:34 PM

Hi guys i m italian and I m relative new in this fascinating hobby ! I ve started with a sweet tank for Poecilidi like guppies , but the color and the atmosphere that creates a reef tank it s a pleasure for eyes ! I ve a tank ready to use with this size : 100x40x40 , I ve brought a skimmer in-tank cause I haven t for now place to use a sump ! I already follow another forum in Italy but I would Like to expand my knowlegement
In this amusing field !
Francesco from Italy
Inviato dal mio Galaxy Nexus con Tapatalk 2

frankcastle8877 · 04/09/2013, 06:18 PM

Hey all... not so new to aquarium keeping but it's been a long time since I was in the hobby. I'm thinking of trying a reef (small) and I've been reading the forums here full of usefull info so I thought I would join the party.

frankcastle8877 · 04/09/2013, 06:23 PM

Harveymeister,

It's pretty normal for the water to be cloudy for a while depending on your filtration and how you introduce the substrate. I'm sure it will clear up shortly. J
ust let your filter do it's job

Candice_D · 04/09/2013, 09:58 PM

Hi! I'm new to this forum and this hobby. I want to start it recently, but I need to learn how to start first, so I'm here to learn something.

bff · 04/10/2013, 04:49 PM

hi!! i'm jonathan i living france and i have a reef tank from 5 years only.
this is a 160gl ATC.OCTOPUS
http://reefcentral.com/forums/album.php?albumid=7541

BryceT · 04/10/2013, 06:32 PM

Hey everyone. I'm Bryce. Just joined. On a mission to learn all I can before I start up a reef system for the first time. I have a 55gal freshwater community system I established a little over a year ago. Fell in love with the hobby, learned you can go overboard easy. I've been reading a lot online, watching a lot of YouTube videos, emailing various reef tank supply stores, and have found there's a handful of right answers to the same questions (a handful of wrong ones too). Basically, I've learned that I can talk with a lot of people with much more experience than me, get their opinions and what worked for them, and then make my own educated decision.
That being said, I welcome AND appreciate any and all knowledge you all may have and are willing to offer to the questions I have as they arise. Thank you all, in advance

Cdross · 04/10/2013, 07:59 PM

hello every one im Crystal, Im new to the salt water hobby. I have a 55gal tank, My friend recently gave me one of his anemone and got it home placed it in my tank and one of my power heads sucked it up right through the front...How this happend i have no clue. the whole top of the anemone was facing the power head and now the tentacles are very short. Is it dead now, is there any hope of saving it? What do I do. I did a five gallon WC because thats what I had on hand, upped my protein skimmer and took the little guy out of the tank. The only think left in my tank are some Damsels that were my pilot fish. Am I ok?

DGegg · 04/10/2013, 08:58 PM

Hello! New to the saltwater hobby, doing lots of research. Tank is a 90g, most likely going to be a mixed reef.

Chris864 · 04/11/2013, 09:19 AM

Hey everyone I am new to this forum and wanted to say hello, I have a 10 gallon nano as of now along with two freshwater tanks one mixed cichlid 75 corner bowfront and a 40 gallon breeder community.. The 40 gallon is about to turn into saltwater in the next day..

Thanks,
Chris

Redchris · 04/11/2013, 10:40 AM

Hi Everyone,
just got back in to marine keeping about a year ago after a 15 year break can't belive how things have changed.
things are so much easier now with forums on the web for help and the advances in technology and understanding in filter systems.
any way now have a old D&D 24g modified with a external power filter as an external pump (no media), lighting replaced with a TMC 1000 reef white LED tile and a diy made phosphate filter.
will be upgrading to a Aqua One 300 tank shortly.

desertcelt · 04/11/2013, 11:09 PM

Greetings! I'm a relatively new reefer, but I feel I've gone through a lot in the 1.5 years since starting in this hobby. My first tank was a BioCube which was a disaster. I eventually bought another BioCube and did some extensive mods to it by taking out the back wall, drilling the back glass and installing bulkheads and a drain and return from a custom sump I made to fit the cube's stand.
My second tank was a FOWLER 75 gal I tried running with two Fluval canister filters. That didn't work and I wanted corals so I drilled that tank as well and installed a sump and finally got some good lights. So that's where I am, just starting a large (for me) reef tank. Having some issues with cycling and my skimmer but I hope to work through all that.
Hope to get some good advice here and maybe contribute my limited knowledge to someone else someday.

04/05/2013, 08:12 PM	#6451
senseikevin Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 10	just a note to say hello and introduce myself Hey everyone... I have been into salt water for about a year... Kinda happened by accident... I had a 75 gallon fresh water tank for the last 10 years or so... and one day the tank started leaking all over my living room... I rescued most of the fish and gave them away and swore off fish tanks... I posted something about it on Facebook and the next thing I know.. a friend of a Friend ended up giving me a 175 Oceanic bowfront with all the trimmings... what is a guy supposed to do... so I have been learning all kinds of things for the last year... finally got some growth going on and my corals are starting to take off... also I joined a local Reef group on Facebook and found out that a lot of my existing friends were into reef tanks as well... I also just got my hands on a 45 gallon reef ready tank that I am going to add to my martial arts school... anyhow, looking forward to making more friends.. Kevin

04/07/2013, 06:57 PM	#6455
Justin Pitlik Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 41	Newbie, Aqua Greenhorn Hi guys! I just wanted to say hello, and I'm happy to be a new member of Reef Central! I'm 4 months into this new, addicting hobby, and I've certainly learned, patience is everything. So much to learn, so much to enjoy! I will be posting some questions, so thank you in advance for you awesome advice! Happy Reefing! -Justin

04/07/2013, 07:38 PM	#6456
star4latecomer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1	New to Reef Hobby Hi everyone. I have a Coralife Biocube 29 gallons. I've added coral and now have a Yasha Goby with Pistol Shrimp. They are the cutest.

04/08/2013, 09:13 AM	#6457
faithenfire it's all IMO Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 430	hi all I'm out of milwaukee that ended up with a well established 26 gal tank (5yrs) got some clean up to do and then plan on moving to a much more peaceful tank with more corals __________________ Looking for a 26 gallon bit of a underwater paradise. Current Tank Info: I am a caretaker of a 7ish year old 26 gal bowfront tank. I have watchman goby, a gold stripe neon goby, a rainford goby, pajama cardinal, possum wrasse and a clean up crew including a wall/rock climbing serpent star

04/09/2013, 11:02 AM	#6462
karenvas2 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: NJ Posts: 112	Meaning I am new to this forum. What does " bump" mean?

04/05/2013, 08:45 PM	#6452
TrueIrishFan616 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 13	Hello, my name is Noah. I live in Alexandria, VA. I am active duty Air Force and I have been in the freshwater hobby for a couple years now, but started to get bored with it. I've been keeping African Cichlids in a 125 gallon tank. I decided to set up a 75 gallon tank for salt water fish and corals. I have a sump for it, but I'm redoing it because it wasnt big enough for the 75 gallon. I'm now using a 36 gallon bowfront as my sump. I have a couple clowns and a couple green chromis. I have quite a few zoanthids in the tank as well. Everything seems to be going okay. I havent killed off anything yet. I just wanted to introduce myself and say I look forward to making some new friends on here and hopefully learning a few things along the way.

04/06/2013, 09:49 AM	#6453
steinerc Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 18	Hello! New to this hobby (have had freshwater fish for over 20 years) now venturing into this. I'm just doing a LOT of research and learning now before actually setting up everything. Deciding on what fish/corals, timeline, etc. I'm in no hurry and want to make sure I have exactly what I want first. The tank I'm most likely going to purchase is a Red Sea Max 250. Seems like a good place to start. Thanks for sharing all your experience. I'm really enjoying learning. ~Cyndy

04/06/2013, 01:01 PM	#6454
poos1 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 3	Hi all

04/08/2013, 09:31 AM	#6458
harveymeister Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 52	Greetings, My Name is Chris. I am new to this site, and new to marine tanks. I am looking forward to learning from everyone here as I grow in the hobby. I do have a question though, not sure where I should post it. I purchased the Red Sea Max 250 yesterday. After getting everything put together, I pre-mixed my salt water (Red Sea Coral Pro) with AquaSafe Plus for the water. I filled the tank last night with only the sand base (live sand) and the water. The water was cloudy during that time, left the pumps on for the night expecting the water to clear up over the night, however it was still milky this morning. Not sure what I am doing wrong. Is this normal or am I missing something. I could really use some help here. Thanks, and again, I am looking forward to learning from everyone. Chris

04/08/2013, 05:23 PM	#6459
HillbillyYoda No Affiliation Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 237	If saltwater behind the ears counts as new, then I'm new.

04/08/2013, 09:50 PM	#6460
Reef_Patrol Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Algonquin, IL Posts: 10	Hello everyone. This forum is great. I have been reading the DIY for the last 6 months as I plan to design and build my own reef controller. I know its been done many times but I love doing this stuff and had fresh water tanks for many years and want to make the leap. Thanks for all your help and I hope I can return the favor one day to the next group.

04/09/2013, 10:33 AM	#6461
Zante Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: London (UK) Posts: 338	Aha! found the introduction thread! Hi, my name is Andrea, I'm Italian and I live in London (UK). I have been keeping FW fish for a couple of years now and I've decided to step into the big blue. I currently have a 4' tank with discus, rummynose tetras and corys, a 30 litre shrimp tank bursting at the seams with red crystal shrimps, and a small 2' tank with a few otos and rasboras that will become a refugium for the discus soon. I also have a 90 litre tank (plus 30 litre DIY sump) that used to be a nano reef. I started setting it up beginning of December and it was coming along very nicely. I was really proud of it, but a house move with VERY cold weather and it crashed. It now has live rock and sand, a skunk shrimp, two emerald crabs and a few snails, plus an anemone that is still fighting to stay alive, nothing else. It is now just keeping these alive for my new tank. The description of my plans for the new tank are here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2282562 You will find a copy of this introduction there, sorry, I just couldn't find the introduction thread.

04/09/2013, 11:05 AM	#6463
HillbillyYoda No Affiliation Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 237	it means to update the thread, especially if it's been a while since someone's posted.

04/09/2013, 11:54 AM	#6464
Zante Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: London (UK) Posts: 338	Uh? I heard about the tang police, but the LED police are new to me... What is it they say?

04/09/2013, 01:34 PM	#6465
franalotto94 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1	Hi guys i m italian and I m relative new in this fascinating hobby ! I ve started with a sweet tank for Poecilidi like guppies , but the color and the atmosphere that creates a reef tank it s a pleasure for eyes ! I ve a tank ready to use with this size : 100x40x40 , I ve brought a skimmer in-tank cause I haven t for now place to use a sump ! I already follow another forum in Italy but I would Like to expand my knowlegement In this amusing field ! Francesco from Italy Inviato dal mio Galaxy Nexus con Tapatalk 2

04/09/2013, 06:18 PM	#6466
frankcastle8877 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2	Hey all... not so new to aquarium keeping but it's been a long time since I was in the hobby. I'm thinking of trying a reef (small) and I've been reading the forums here full of usefull info so I thought I would join the party.

04/09/2013, 06:23 PM	#6467
frankcastle8877 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2	Harveymeister, It's pretty normal for the water to be cloudy for a while depending on your filtration and how you introduce the substrate. I'm sure it will clear up shortly. J ust let your filter do it's job

04/09/2013, 09:58 PM	#6468
Candice_D Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: US Posts: 1	Hi! I'm new to this forum and this hobby. I want to start it recently, but I need to learn how to start first, so I'm here to learn something. __________________ XD Current Tank Info: I don't have one by now.

04/10/2013, 04:49 PM	#6469
bff Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: france Posts: 14	hi!! i'm jonathan i living france and i have a reef tank from 5 years only. this is a 160gl ATC.OCTOPUS http://reefcentral.com/forums/album.php?albumid=7541

04/10/2013, 06:32 PM	#6470
BryceT Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Bellingham, WA Posts: 30	Hey everyone. I'm Bryce. Just joined. On a mission to learn all I can before I start up a reef system for the first time. I have a 55gal freshwater community system I established a little over a year ago. Fell in love with the hobby, learned you can go overboard easy. I've been reading a lot online, watching a lot of YouTube videos, emailing various reef tank supply stores, and have found there's a handful of right answers to the same questions (a handful of wrong ones too). Basically, I've learned that I can talk with a lot of people with much more experience than me, get their opinions and what worked for them, and then make my own educated decision. That being said, I welcome AND appreciate any and all knowledge you all may have and are willing to offer to the questions I have as they arise. Thank you all, in advance __________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Since 11/09/2012: -Our tank has proven to be the BEST and most expensive baby pacifier EVER! :) Current Tank Info: 55GL Freshwater Community

04/10/2013, 07:59 PM	#6471
Cdross Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1	hello every one im Crystal, Im new to the salt water hobby. I have a 55gal tank, My friend recently gave me one of his anemone and got it home placed it in my tank and one of my power heads sucked it up right through the front...How this happend i have no clue. the whole top of the anemone was facing the power head and now the tentacles are very short. Is it dead now, is there any hope of saving it? What do I do. I did a five gallon WC because thats what I had on hand, upped my protein skimmer and took the little guy out of the tank. The only think left in my tank are some Damsels that were my pilot fish. Am I ok?

04/10/2013, 08:58 PM	#6472
DGegg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1	Hello! New to the saltwater hobby, doing lots of research. Tank is a 90g, most likely going to be a mixed reef.

04/11/2013, 09:19 AM	#6473
Chris864 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: TR Posts: 17	Hello Hey everyone I am new to this forum and wanted to say hello, I have a 10 gallon nano as of now along with two freshwater tanks one mixed cichlid 75 corner bowfront and a 40 gallon breeder community.. The 40 gallon is about to turn into saltwater in the next day.. Thanks, Chris

04/11/2013, 10:40 AM	#6474
Redchris Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Southend England Posts: 2	Hi Everyone, just got back in to marine keeping about a year ago after a 15 year break can't belive how things have changed. things are so much easier now with forums on the web for help and the advances in technology and understanding in filter systems. any way now have a old D&D 24g modified with a external power filter as an external pump (no media), lighting replaced with a TMC 1000 reef white LED tile and a diy made phosphate filter. will be upgrading to a Aqua One 300 tank shortly.

04/11/2013, 11:09 PM	#6475
desertcelt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 18	New to Reef Central Greetings! I'm a relatively new reefer, but I feel I've gone through a lot in the 1.5 years since starting in this hobby. My first tank was a BioCube which was a disaster. I eventually bought another BioCube and did some extensive mods to it by taking out the back wall, drilling the back glass and installing bulkheads and a drain and return from a custom sump I made to fit the cube's stand. My second tank was a FOWLER 75 gal I tried running with two Fluval canister filters. That didn't work and I wanted corals so I drilled that tank as well and installed a sump and finally got some good lights. So that's where I am, just starting a large (for me) reef tank. Having some issues with cycling and my skimmer but I hope to work through all that. Hope to get some good advice here and maybe contribute my limited knowledge to someone else someday.