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Aramil9 · 03/17/2014, 04:48 PM

My name is Doug and i just took the leap setup a biocube 29 with 20lbs live sand and 30ish lbs of live rock. It is going to be a mixed reef setup.

ThatGuy961 · 03/17/2014, 05:50 PM

Hi guys! The wife just allowed the purchase of a 220 gallon tank so I'm in the process of looking for a tank. Excited about this site.

Derrik · 03/18/2014, 09:51 AM

Hey my name is Derrik im just cycling a 25g tank going to use as a fowlr/qt tank... in the midst of setting up a 90g dt. Nice to meet you all.

eddieg1981 · 03/19/2014, 07:23 AM

Hi, name Eddie. New to the hobby. Started three months ago.

Tank: 20g
Powerhead: Aquaclear 20 x 2
Filter: Marineland 200 BioWheel
Heater: Marineland 100w
Lighting: 42 Bright White and Blue LEDs
Live rock and sands
1 bubble Anemone
2 hermit crabs
1 emerald green crab

I recently lost two perculas to marine ich, four days after buying the fish. Having a hard time keeping fish alive, not sure what to do anymore. Water parameters are fine, but still having issue. I have heard great comments about The Reef Central. Looking forward to getting some good information.

Thank You,

friedwilly · 03/19/2014, 07:45 AM

New to the board and new to saltwater reef hobby.

I have had fresh and brackish water tanks in the past. Now it's time for the real deal.

Currently, I am building a 60gallon TruVu Cube with reef and fish.

sunnyarky · 03/19/2014, 07:46 AM

it is sunny arky from Taiwan.
new user at this forum. nice to meet all marine fish hobbist.
sunny.arky@gmail.com

Pete68 · 03/19/2014, 08:13 AM

I'm Pete looking forward to talking to you all on here I'm setting my new 72x24x30 high tank up soon.

Oneyedfish · 03/19/2014, 10:26 AM

Hey all, reef newbie here. I've been keeping fish (mostly FW but did have a FOWLR tank for a while) for about 20 years at this point. I was given a complete 60 gallon reef setup that has been running for 5 years. I have a general idea of what I'm doing, but always looking to learn from others. Here's my reef tank...

NWoods · 03/19/2014, 11:01 AM

I'm Shawn from Minnesota. Been doing fresh water for 20+ years and just started SW. I've got a 36 gallon bow front my wife and I started in mid February. Looking to turn it into a reef, we hope.

JammyBirch · 03/19/2014, 11:59 AM

Hi all, i'm new to the hobby just picked up my tank today in fact...25g Perfecto Reef Ready cube...very excited.

Postie0717 · 03/19/2014, 12:23 PM

I am Ryan from Ontario. I have been keeping freshwater fish for most of my life, but I recently decided to give saltwater a go. I have a 90 gal tank with 40lbs of live sand, 40lbs of rock and a Squirrelfish. I hope to make this into a Caribbean reef one day (or as close to it as possible). The tank has been set up and running now for about 3 months, so far no major issues (fingers crossed).

Bobbyadventure · 03/20/2014, 01:33 PM

Hello

Names adventure, Bobby adventure

I am new to thisHobby and communicating through a forum
my question is about water changes I have a 26 gallon soon to be reef tank...I have a 26 gallontank with 22 pounds of live rock, a marine land C 220 filter,a CPR backpack skimmer, as well as a CPR backpack refugium all three are rated for 55 gallonsI want to know if there's a formula to figure out how much and how often water changes should be done, or if anybody has a similar setup how do they approach water changes I also have 2 clownfish to mushroom corals.

any insight would be greatly appreciated thank you. hoping for lots of new friends and good detailed discussions

ChristopherJ · 03/20/2014, 03:46 PM

Hey all! I've been in the hobby for the past 5 years or so and am finally settled in one spot so I can start a reef again. I'm sure I'll have a lot of questions along the way and appreciate any and all assistance (just be nice...I'm a noob!). I have a few pics posted of my current 30 gallon set up. It's about 7 months old and just got it's first fish 2 days ago. Let me know what you think!

Justletters7 · 03/20/2014, 03:54 PM

Hello I was using this site a lot for my research so I thought I'd join. Planning a 75 gallon FOWLR aquarium

Jeremy1 · 03/20/2014, 06:12 PM

Hey guys Jeremy here. I've had freshwater tanks for 7-8 years now and would like to foray into the salty side! Looks like I have plenty of new friends to help

tidus10 · 03/20/2014, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeremy1

Hey guys Jeremy here. I've had freshwater tanks for 7-8 years now and would like to foray into the salty side! Looks like I have plenty of new friends to help

Sir my name is Jeremy. Please change your name :-P welcome to the site buddy!

Tally · 03/20/2014, 07:57 PM

I have had many freshwater tanks over 20 years and best tanks were Malawi Africans, but due to being in the military we have to move every 3 years, so marine was not worth the effort. Now I have decided to retire from the Navy and don't plan to move soon

I bought a used 90gal tank with many nice corals, and a nice variety of fish. The tank has been up and running for 1month and today I "personalized" it. I got rid of the 3 large (too big) main fish-Harlequin Tusk, Niger Trigger and Sailfin Tang and got some smaller fish. I have already been bitten by the bug and am looking forward to reading posts on how to improve my tanks ease of operation.
sorry for being long winded

annfish · 03/20/2014, 09:40 PM

Hello everyone . Glad to be back. Trying to decide if I should start a bio cube or a 30 gallon tank. Have trouble with big water changes due to health reasons.

FourteenOhTwo · 03/21/2014, 03:24 AM

Hi everyone,

My name is Ted, I'm from the UK, new to the hobby and I'm in the process of cycling a 136 litre tank with live rock. I thought I'd join the forum here because it's never a bad idea to get advice from people who have trodden these paths before.

Looking forward to meeting people and talking about all things salty!

Newjack0000 · 03/21/2014, 11:51 AM

Hey there my name is Chris! I just posted a thread about my tank that you can read here:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2392861

I just joined today!

jocomp · 03/21/2014, 08:24 PM

Hello to everyone. I've been reading threads on Reef Central for about a year and a half to help me through my first salt water tank. I guess it's about time I join. I currently have a 60 gallon Display tank with a 30 gallon sump. About 6 months ago, I started introducing some corals to my tank and am now looking to upgrade to a 150. I'm sure I'll have many questions as I make the change.

farmgirl9 · 03/21/2014, 08:38 PM

Hi Reefer's I'm Lyn. Been keeping fresh water & tropical forever. Been into salt for approx. two years. Went over board with the interest, cost me a packet and learning curve. Now down sizing to Nano 70ltr tank as I can't part with the beauty of these tanks.

Marcel Legros · 03/21/2014, 09:48 PM

New to the boards. Not new to reefing. Hello and glad to be amongst such great company!!!

jonny jones · 03/22/2014, 12:58 PM

Hi guys site looks really good and hopeing you guys can help me setup my first marine tank!

im jonathan from england eneyways

georgeUSC · 03/23/2014, 01:30 AM

Great to see there is a website as useful and informational as this, which is why I joined it.

I am fairly new to the SW hobby and I definetly want to learn ALOT if not all i need to know about this hobby as I plan to have bigger tanks once I get the hang of it.

Tank: 24g Current USA biocube
Livestock: 1 Madagascar Clown (2")
Clean Up Crew : Nassarius snail, Cerith snail, Hermit crabs, Peppermint shrimp, Cleaner shrimp
Coral: 1 large GSP colony, 3 Zoa frags, 1 Green candy cane, 2 mushrooms
Equipment: 2 Hydor koralia 425's, Marineland 3 in 1 pump, Heater, Marineland 18-24 LEDs,

I also have a 6g Nanocube that I plan to use strictly for frags and refugium.

Nice to meet you all and hope to meet other locals in Socal.

03/17/2014, 04:48 PM	#7551
Aramil9 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: O'Fallon Mo Posts: 2	New to Saltwater My name is Doug and i just took the leap setup a biocube 29 with 20lbs live sand and 30ish lbs of live rock. It is going to be a mixed reef setup.

03/19/2014, 07:23 AM	#7554
eddieg1981 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 1	Hello Everyone Hi, name Eddie. New to the hobby. Started three months ago. Tank: 20g Powerhead: Aquaclear 20 x 2 Filter: Marineland 200 BioWheel Heater: Marineland 100w Lighting: 42 Bright White and Blue LEDs Live rock and sands 1 bubble Anemone 2 hermit crabs 1 emerald green crab I recently lost two perculas to marine ich, four days after buying the fish. Having a hard time keeping fish alive, not sure what to do anymore. Water parameters are fine, but still having issue. I have heard great comments about The Reef Central. Looking forward to getting some good information. Thank You,

03/19/2014, 08:13 AM	#7557
Pete68 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Ireland Posts: 10	Hi all I'm Pete looking forward to talking to you all on here I'm setting my new 72x24x30 high tank up soon.

03/19/2014, 11:59 AM	#7560
JammyBirch Aquaria Engineering Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Elkland, PA Posts: 1,182	Hi new to the hobby... Hi all, i'm new to the hobby just picked up my tank today in fact...25g Perfecto Reef Ready cube...very excited.

03/19/2014, 12:23 PM	#7561
Postie0717 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Windsor, Ontario Posts: 12	Hi! I am new to saltwater I am Ryan from Ontario. I have been keeping freshwater fish for most of my life, but I recently decided to give saltwater a go. I have a 90 gal tank with 40lbs of live sand, 40lbs of rock and a Squirrelfish. I hope to make this into a Caribbean reef one day (or as close to it as possible). The tank has been set up and running now for about 3 months, so far no major issues (fingers crossed).

03/17/2014, 05:50 PM	#7552
ThatGuy961 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Astoria Queens Posts: 10	Hi guys! The wife just allowed the purchase of a 220 gallon tank so I'm in the process of looking for a tank. Excited about this site.

03/18/2014, 09:51 AM	#7553
Derrik Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 10	Hey my name is Derrik im just cycling a 25g tank going to use as a fowlr/qt tank... in the midst of setting up a 90g dt. Nice to meet you all.

03/19/2014, 07:45 AM	#7555
friedwilly Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Yorktown Hts., NY Posts: 116	New to the board and new to saltwater reef hobby. I have had fresh and brackish water tanks in the past. Now it's time for the real deal. Currently, I am building a 60gallon TruVu Cube with reef and fish.

03/19/2014, 07:46 AM	#7556
sunnyarky Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 2	it is sunny arky from Taiwan. new user at this forum. nice to meet all marine fish hobbist. sunny.arky@gmail.com

03/19/2014, 10:26 AM	#7558
Oneyedfish Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: West Chester Posts: 2	Hey all, reef newbie here. I've been keeping fish (mostly FW but did have a FOWLR tank for a while) for about 20 years at this point. I was given a complete 60 gallon reef setup that has been running for 5 years. I have a general idea of what I'm doing, but always looking to learn from others. Here's my reef tank...

03/19/2014, 11:01 AM	#7559
NWoods Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Minnesota Posts: 77	I'm Shawn from Minnesota. Been doing fresh water for 20+ years and just started SW. I've got a 36 gallon bow front my wife and I started in mid February. Looking to turn it into a reef, we hope.

03/20/2014, 01:33 PM	#7562
Bobbyadventure Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: salem nh Posts: 2	water changes Hello Names adventure, Bobby adventure I am new to thisHobby and communicating through a forum my question is about water changes I have a 26 gallon soon to be reef tank...I have a 26 gallontank with 22 pounds of live rock, a marine land C 220 filter,a CPR backpack skimmer, as well as a CPR backpack refugium all three are rated for 55 gallonsI want to know if there's a formula to figure out how much and how often water changes should be done, or if anybody has a similar setup how do they approach water changes I also have 2 clownfish to mushroom corals. any insight would be greatly appreciated thank you. hoping for lots of new friends and good detailed discussions

03/20/2014, 03:54 PM	#7564
Justletters7 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Illinois Posts: 102	Hello I was using this site a lot for my research so I thought I'd join. Planning a 75 gallon FOWLR aquarium

03/20/2014, 06:12 PM	#7565
Jeremy1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Winterville Ga Posts: 4	Hey guys Jeremy here. I've had freshwater tanks for 7-8 years now and would like to foray into the salty side! Looks like I have plenty of new friends to help

03/20/2014, 07:57 PM	#7567
Tally Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 1	I have had many freshwater tanks over 20 years and best tanks were Malawi Africans, but due to being in the military we have to move every 3 years, so marine was not worth the effort. Now I have decided to retire from the Navy and don't plan to move soon I bought a used 90gal tank with many nice corals, and a nice variety of fish. The tank has been up and running for 1month and today I "personalized" it. I got rid of the 3 large (too big) main fish-Harlequin Tusk, Niger Trigger and Sailfin Tang and got some smaller fish. I have already been bitten by the bug and am looking forward to reading posts on how to improve my tanks ease of operation. sorry for being long winded

03/20/2014, 09:40 PM	#7568
annfish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Madison Posts: 1	is this site still working Hello everyone . Glad to be back. Trying to decide if I should start a bio cube or a 30 gallon tank. Have trouble with big water changes due to health reasons.

03/21/2014, 03:24 AM	#7569
FourteenOhTwo Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 2	Hi everyone, My name is Ted, I'm from the UK, new to the hobby and I'm in the process of cycling a 136 litre tank with live rock. I thought I'd join the forum here because it's never a bad idea to get advice from people who have trodden these paths before. Looking forward to meeting people and talking about all things salty!

03/21/2014, 11:51 AM	#7570
Newjack0000 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 14	Hey there my name is Chris! I just posted a thread about my tank that you can read here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2392861 I just joined today! __________________ Master Electrician. Current Tank Info: 8gal nano with 16 watt 50/50 LED strip 2 low intencity red LED strips, 18 watt acentic bulb, 25 watt auto on off adjustable heater

03/21/2014, 08:24 PM	#7571
jocomp Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 8	Hello to everyone. I've been reading threads on Reef Central for about a year and a half to help me through my first salt water tank. I guess it's about time I join. I currently have a 60 gallon Display tank with a 30 gallon sump. About 6 months ago, I started introducing some corals to my tank and am now looking to upgrade to a 150. I'm sure I'll have many questions as I make the change.

03/21/2014, 08:38 PM	#7572
farmgirl9 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 5	Hi Reefer's I'm Lyn. Been keeping fresh water & tropical forever. Been into salt for approx. two years. Went over board with the interest, cost me a packet and learning curve. Now down sizing to Nano 70ltr tank as I can't part with the beauty of these tanks.

03/21/2014, 09:48 PM	#7573
Marcel Legros Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 5	New to the boards. Not new to reefing. Hello and glad to be amongst such great company!!!

03/22/2014, 12:58 PM	#7574
jonny jones Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 4	Hi guys! Hi guys site looks really good and hopeing you guys can help me setup my first marine tank! im jonathan from england eneyways

03/23/2014, 01:30 AM	#7575
georgeUSC Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 4	Hello !!! Great to see there is a website as useful and informational as this, which is why I joined it. I am fairly new to the SW hobby and I definetly want to learn ALOT if not all i need to know about this hobby as I plan to have bigger tanks once I get the hang of it. Tank: 24g Current USA biocube Livestock: 1 Madagascar Clown (2") Clean Up Crew : Nassarius snail, Cerith snail, Hermit crabs, Peppermint shrimp, Cleaner shrimp Coral: 1 large GSP colony, 3 Zoa frags, 1 Green candy cane, 2 mushrooms Equipment: 2 Hydor koralia 425's, Marineland 3 in 1 pump, Heater, Marineland 18-24 LEDs, I also have a 6g Nanocube that I plan to use strictly for frags and refugium. Nice to meet you all and hope to meet other locals in Socal.