If You Are New to Reef Central, Introduce Yourself Here!

[Davidg231]

Finally decided to register for this site, even though I have been using it for quite awhile now for experiences and knowledge. I have been keeping fish freshwater / saltwater for about 15 years gone from 30 gallon tanks to 210 tanks a few times and everything in between. Here is my newest aquarium it's a 65 RR been set up now for 4 months. Here is a picture..seems I can only upload one at a time from my ipad. Just a few LPS hammers, torch and frogspawn corals with a few soft corals.

Thanks, David.

[deadtrout]

Originally Posted by lilichka.Brik

Hi, everybody. I`m from Czech, I always dreamed about marine aquarium. I`m here to learn more about it.

What a great site to learn on!

[TigerInATrance]

Hello! I've been keeping marine aquariums for about 9 years with varying degrees of success, but recently decided to start over from scratch and in researching the best ways to go about everything found my way here. I've been searching and reading for a month or so and finally decided that it was time to start asking questions and joining in the discussions.

My plan is a 90 gallon softie tank and I'm about a day away from getting the tank running!

Thanks,
Mark

[lee 43]

Hello to everybody here..hey I'm lee..I'm new to the marine world but let me tell you this I'm loving every minute of it...I am the proud owner of a 6x2x2 tank which makes a great home for my regal..yellow sailfin..purple tang..copperband..foxface..yellow eye kole..pair of bonded bnw clowns and a small manderin..with some cuc..had my fair share of problems n currently have a dinoflagellates problem but hoping thr addition of ozone will sort it..be nice to get some fellow mariners on here to share thoughts with..cheers

[lee 43]

I so wanna put 1 more tang in my tank but I really dont wanna tempt fate...already have 3 which av settled in nicely now..its frustrating cos if I do I know it'll cause problems so gotta hold back n stick with wot I've got...I'm over here in london uk..cracking on

[Lowerlevel1]

Hello RC. My name is Charlie. I've recently got back into the hobby after a phone call from my brother to say come get (my old tank that he wanted to try) out of his house. I dabbled with fish only years ago. This time around my intentions are to go BIG! My current tank is a 55gallon, no sump, reef octopus hang on skimmer, BRS dual media reactor, BRS dosing pumps, 215w T5 lamp, powered by a DA lite controller. My plans though, either a 225 gallon 72" tank or 305+ 8' tank. I'm in the fence. So as I read and study here and pick your guys brains I hope to build something that I and others can stand back in awe. Thanks in advance.

[Minotauro]

Hello Reef Central! I'm new to the marine aquarium hobby, although I've had fresh water aquariums for a long time so far. I'm starting my first marine project, but I will be planning it with time and buying stuff as I can... I'm 31 years old and I live in Rosario, Argentina. I've even reading a lot and will keep reading. I'm glad I've found this forum! Look forward to read all your comments and advices in my recently started forum "Hello from Argentina" in this area... Thanks in advance!

[Talf]

Hi my name is Trevor and im from calgary i have been keeping freshwater aquariums for a for a while and i recently got into the saltwater hobby i have a 38 gallon biocube set up right now i have a couple of corals and some fish i have learned alot on this awesome website

thx so much!

[illi]

Hello,

My name is David and I'm from St. Louis. Just getting back into this hobby. I previously had a nano cube 28g led and recently picked up an IM sr-80. I look forward to gathering more information from everyone. Don't mind my "noobish" questions.

-David

[Skbsamiam]

Ive been out of the hobby for 5 yrs now ive had my tank going for about 6 mnts i have a 75 gal tank 30 gal sump I currently have a snowflake eel 2 clowns bicolor foxface,xenia,4 frags of zoa, keny tree,frilly mushroom

[JenniB]

hello everyone! New here so I though t I would introduce myself. My name is Jennifer I have been into freshwater keeping forever. last December I got a 70 gal tank from my soon-to-be hubby. I had been researching reef tanks for years, buying books and reading all I came across. so I knew it was time to "dive" in. that same week after x-mas I had my live sand and 90 pounds of precured live rock. real quick I was hooked. so mostly softies and zoas and some fish for now. loving it!

[d_rail34]

Just wanted to say hello and announce my presence to y'alls site.

I am new to the hobby and currently in the process of setting up my 1st FOWLR tank. I hope I am able to get as much of an education on this as I possibly can to have a long lasting experience in the saltwater world.

With that being said...HELLO ALL!!

[matt.fhm]

I've been lurking and posting here and there. Not sure I ever actually formerly introduced myself.

I help to manage an urgent care/ therapy/ and medical spa. While not doing that I run the IT and clean my boss' 190 gal reef tank. It's a thankless job but somebody has to do it I've been reefing for about 6 years and love every minute of if.

[leelum9]

new to reef central, tank has been active since 2005. 55 g mixed reef.tank has gone through multiple moves, co ny tn ga and now nc. i had let it go for a couple years but am now trying to bring it back up to par. i have used the site for much needed info throughout the years and thought it was time to finally sign up.

[zeroalpha]

Hello everyone! I just registered. I used to have a 55 gallon FOWLR tank but had to give up the hobby. I found myself getting pulled back in and here I am cleaning up a 90 gallon tank and getting ready to start all over again. It is a complete fresh start with all new equipment since I no longer have my old stuff. I look forward to learning from all of your experiences.

[Apex_Predetor]

Hello All.

Ia m new to the hobby. Got a great deal on a tank setup that somebody wanted to get rid of.

90gal, 30gal Sump, Protien skimmer, 20 lbs (I think) live rosk in sump, about 50lbs live rock in tank, about 70lbs live sand. some corals (not sure then names yet), straggler star fish, and hermit crabs that snuck in!

LED lights, canopy, and Solid Oak Stand.

This is a great site. I read massive amounts of info before I purchased.

Tank seems to ave not needed to cycle. When I transfered the sand I did so in many 5 gallon buckets. When home, sand had settled, and I filtered the nasties out of the water with a canister filter.

[wdg460]

My 220g tank is finally running smoothly...Just upgraded from evergrow to Kessil...big difference!!!

[ReefWhatYouSow]

Hey everyone! My name is Nate and I am located in Land O Lakes, FL. I've been given some great advice from Steve in another thread, but would love to hear opinions and advice from others as well. I look forward to being part of a tight group as this one is.

I inherited a 20 gallon tank that was had 3 pieces of like rock, 2 ocellaris (one orange and white, and one black and white), and a round headed goby (sand sifter). I've had the tank running for the last two months.

I've been in the process of changing it over to a small reef tank. I have switched the live rock around by adding tonga rock and branches (probably takes up about 25% of the tank). I got rid of the goby cause he was dumping sand all over the place which would be a pain with corals. I have added a few small corals that were given to me; green hairy mushroom, red mushroom (frag), blue mushrooms (on small rock), some polyps (on small rock), paly grandis (frag), and green trumpet (frag).

My neighbor and I built some leds (18 inches long, four blue, four white, one green, and one red).

In addition to the 2 clowns that I have in there, I have 2 red legged hermits, 3 blue legged, 2 turbo snails, 2 Nessarius snails, 5 Cerith snails, and one that spends most of its time under sand (has a shovel like face and long shell). There is also one small crown conch and one fighting conch, and a good sized blood shrimp (approx. 3 inches).

In addition my salinity is at 0.125%, phosphates near 0, nitrates and ammonia at 0.

I would like to add more fish to the tank, but I do not want to overcrowd. The two clowns stay at the top near the filter (wish they swam around more). I would really like a six-line wrasse cause they stay small, they're cheap, and fun to look at but I heard that you want to introduce them last. Not sure if I could add two (maybe one male and one female). Maybe I can add something else before the wrasse? Maybe Firefish, Dottyback, Royal Gramma Basslet?

Any advice on the fish and corals that I might be able to add would be great! The wife says if I keep everything alive for the next year or two then I can get my large tank built into the wall

[jamesvader]

My name is marquis, aka james, I've been reef keeping for 3 years, my current set up 150 gallon mixed reef, i have a decent amount of sps, lps, and a large green carpet haddoni

[Edd29]

Hello all,

New to the hobby. Cant wait to get my first tank up and running. My goal this year is to make sure I don't have any tank crashes!

I know this isn't recommended at all, but i'm going straight for a 1gallon pico... Just going to add one softy maybe one SPS and see if I can make it last a year. I want to gain confidence before I start adding more to the tank.

Wish me luck, I know I'll need it!

Edd.

[jdbmeyer]

I am new to this forum and just starting to set up a tank in the Dallas area. Hopefully I can get some advice on good local stores with quality staff. Glad to be here and any help will be great. Thanks.

[ajreefer721]

Hello everyone! My name is Armando and I'm new to the hobby! I have setup a BC29 since this past January. Everything seems to be going great! I have 2 Ocellaris Clowns, 2 Azure damsels, a CUC of hermits and snails, as well as a cleaner shrimp. I've started out with a few frags of softies and lps. I have a pic attached for your viewing pleasure

[JGunn]

I wanted to formally introduce myself and my tank to you all. My name is Jordan Gunn, I am a graduate student in pharmacognosy (a mix of ethnobotany, biology, and phytochemistry) here in Chicago. I would say I really got into reefing about a year ago when I asked my father to get me, for my birthday, everything I would need to get going a 3g aquarium I had as a kid (seahorses is what I kept back then). After learning that this 3g is borderline not suitable for saltwater life in general, what I ended up getting was 30g hqi biocube present. After a few months of cycling I have slowly been upgrading this package and gathering suitable inhabitants for a peaceful reef aquarium. Here's my current setup:

Equipment
Biocube 30gal
hqi (metal halides) with custom fixture
led moonlights
aquatop heater
oldtown sr-series back-chamber skimmer
reef octopus br-110 biopellet reactor
hydor powerhead
venturi wavemaker
neptune apex controller

Livestock
Blue damsel
Male anthias
Blue chromis school
Scooter blenny
Diamond goby
Unidentified suckerfish
Pom pom crabs
Reef crab
Emerald crab
Conch
A few coral frags

Come over to my page and check out pics of the tank!

[KrabOfHermit]

Well, here I am, I'm [extremely] new to the world of ANYTHING that lives in water, but my girlfriend got me four hermit crabs so I have no choice (haha)

EDIT: By-the-by I'm Zach, nice to (kinda) make acquaintances

[EG Reefers]

Considering a nano tank....Can I use my API FW Test Kit for SW?