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

[bobbravo2]

Howdy all! I'm back into the hobby after a 10 year break. (Wow... I feel old now)

I was a reefer up in Boston (NH area) in the early 2000's, and had to tear down my reef when I went to college.

Just getting back into the hobby now with a JBJ 30 gallon nano reef.

[St Pete John]

Another newb just getting my first post out of the way, I'm not up on all the lingo yet but i catch on quick. My tank is a 75 w a 4 section acrylic sump around 50 gallons, still putting the guts together but will put up some pics when done.

I have been diving off of st pete for years enjoying the fish and am finally going to try to collect some dudes for my home viewing pleasure. I am very aware of all laws pertaining to the collection of species and have started reading up on proper decompression of fish also. Hopefully i can get this tank slowly dialed in because I am pretty excited.

Thanks to all.

[1Obsessive]

Hello All,

I am very new to the hobby and I am in the process of building a 120 gallon system.

At first the more I had looked into a reef tank, the more difficult it looked or that it was going to be more trouble than it was worth.The more videos I watched and the more that I read blogs the more discouraged I became and at one point I decided to table the idea. But I have always loved the water and its creatures and I kept looking into it. I found that most internet videos are more of a commercial than they are very informative. Then I watched three of Mike Paletta's 75 gallon build videos and I was sold on his tank system. I decided to follow his exact system and in the process I learned that he lived in my area. I contacted Mike Paletta and he started directing me on my build. I even went to his home and looked over his great tanks, he is a great ambassador of the hobby!

Unfortunately I can not completely financially follow Mr Paletta's recommendations and stay married. I have been scouring the blogs for good lower priced options and I am down to my last couple of key pieces to the build that I need.

I have decided on a Reef Angel controller, Mike highly recommended the Apex Controller, I could go either way on this though, any thoughts?

Lastly I am in need of LED lights that I want to control with (as of now) a Reef Angel. My tank is 72" long and has two supports. So I guess that I'll need three lights. Looking at Evergrow and Arctic, any recommends would be great.

[pecero]

Hello.

Im from Spain and I hope this forum helps me for learn English and learn about aquariums haha

[marleychan]

Just joined, but I have been in the hobby for some time. Just saying Hi.

[Motobuddy]

Hello all, I have really been enjoying the forum. I had a 55g FOWLR tank many years ago and gave it up while I was courting the wife. 10 years later we have our life, kids, and business where we wanted them to be so we had the time to try again, so we purchased a used 210 gallon tank that was pretty much like new and we are starting a full reef tank. I'm full of questions as a lot of the tech has changed in the last several years and just wanted to say thanks to those who have chimed in so far and those who will do so in the future.
I'm also in central FL and wandering if there are any good LFS I might have skipped over as my main source downsized in time and does not have as much as they use to but the service is still great.

[martinresi]

Hello all! I'm in the middle of setting up my first tank and just wanted to check in. I've been learning a lot from reading posts in this forum. I'm setting up a 45 gal reef tank with 52 lb rock, 1.5" fine sand, canister filter and LED lights. I knew this was involved but I still underestimated how much, though I"m liking it even more than I thought I would! So far I'm just in the middle of the tank cycle.

[MotivatedReefer]

Hello all. I am brand new to the hobby. I have a 75 Gallon DB rimless. Just got finished building the stand. I am going with LEDs for my lighting. Myself and a friend are building a customer sump out of acrylic, which will hopefully be done by early next week. I already have the live rock and sand. I am holding out on a skimmer for just a bit since I have been told its not a necessity right away. Just figured I would say hi.

[toast84]

I am also new to the hobby. I've been reading a few threads to learn and recently posted my plan to get a tank up and going so also new to the forum. Just wanting to say hi.

hi

[claywp]

Hi all. I have been registered here for several months, just never posted anything. I usually can answer most of my own questions by searching threads. Just realized today that i need a post count to access the buy/sell area, figured the intro thread is the best place to start!! I have had a red sea 34g up and running for just over a year. I have had good luck with it so far, now looking to upgrade to a larger reef.

[VanHeze]

After years in the hobby, and many visits to RC I finally registered. I'm running two mid-size reef tanks, a FOWLR tank, and just setting up a frag tank to give my tiny bits some space to get big and strong. My 'specialties', so-to-speak, are leopard wrasses and NPS corals though I must admit to having a zoa habit and a large school of mixed cardinals.

[Jmatt_8]

Hello everyone, I am so new I don't even own a tank yet. I am reading as much as possible to educate myself before I make any purchases. I have a friend who is a member here and his beautiful tank has convinced me to start one. Thanks to all of you who freely give up your knowledge. I enjoyed MACNA in Florida last year. The amount of products to keep a reef tank is dizzying. Jim Matthews.

[Kier]

Thought id pop up and say hi as I'm fairly new to all this.

Attached should be a photo of my tank. Hope you all enjoy.

[peter_b]

Hi All

I have kept fish tanks for around 3 to 4 years now but never Marine tanks so i am very new to this, and i must say its a steep lurning curve for but a very enjoyable one :-)

The tank is a 40 Gallon Fluval tank, its 4 months now and looking good now or t least i think so lol, just learnt how to split corals now and a attach them to live rock where i need them. All in all going well up to now, i will attach pic's when i get the time.

I am from South Yorkshire in the UK and use your site all the time for info and help so i thought why not be a member so hear i am.

Regards,

Peter

[MrGroove]

Hello,
Nice to meet you all, I'm from Mexico City, new in the forum, new in the hobby...
My tank is around 1 year old, 55 gal. Here some pics
=)

[beglitis]

Hello RC people!

My name is Nick and I am new to the hobby

I am currently cycling my first tank, an Innovative Marine Nuvo 24. I splashed out a bit and I purchased a pair of Kessil A360WE to go with the tank (can't wait for them to arrive) plus an IM media reactor, an IM protein skimmer (both of them are the desktop versions) an Aquael 200W heater (couldn't find a smaller model) and a Tunze 6025.

Currently suffering with some issues but these will find their way to a separate thread.

[nathanjohnson09]

hello not new here but never posted. I have downgraded from a 280gal to a 25 cube. ive got to say I like it 10x better as I don't have much time for upkeep working as I do. I have kept a saltwater tank for 1.5 years now and hope to learn a lot here.

[FireFor3ffect]

Hi all! I'm new to saltwater but have been keeping fresh water planted for a few years now. I just moved and had to sell off all of my tanks so I'm starting over with salt.

I've got a DSA 80 gallon zoa garden in the works and I intend to keep a build journal on this site once all of the parts arrive.

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has been helpful so far, it's very much appreciated!

[FALLINGsun1]

Hi I'm just getting into the hobby learning all I can and enjoying myself along the way. This is my 20 long marine tank. I would like to have coral but I do not have the funds to purchase a h.o light. I'm planing on making a 10g sump once my diy stand is complete. Any help would be appreciated thanks.

[joeyg09]

Just wanted to stop by and drop a line. I'm new to Saltwater but I'm catching on quickly. I've already learned a lot from this forum and decided I should join. I live up in the mountains of Virginia close to James Madison University. I currently have a 40g Breeder with about 50lbs of live rock. Right now its a FOWLR but will eventually turn it into a reef. I hope to learn a lot from this site and share my tank as it progresses.

[a_hillz]

hi starting first saltewater with 90 gal and 15 gal regium need help

adam

[SnoopyDaPimp]

On page 311, starting to think there are more people than me that like aquariums. This is my first salt tank which I have already had a lot of help from friends with tanks. Looking forward to moving on with the tank.

110g fish only tank to get me accustomed to managing a salt ecosystem. Once I get this under control I want to add a reef tank in the bedroom for extra comfort. Look forward to speaking with everyone.

Pat

[nynorm]

Hello everyone!
I'm am new to salt aquarium keeping (one week started may/24/2014) and just started up with freshwater again after 26yrs.

I need help with what is the basic to more sophisticated equipment needs necessary for saltwater aquarium keeping.
Equipment reviews for each piece would be nice too!

If maybe your group could direct me to the proper “Threads in Forum” in “Reef Central” for the saltwater beginner?

I would also like to know which are good internet sites for reference and for purchases.

I would also love to know where the saltwater groups are in South-Florida and when they meet, so I can visit them? I live in Broward county, FL.

My personal info;
I just purchased a 37 gal aquarium set-up that has been running saltwater for ten years,
I moved it with the water, sand, rocks and one small Nemo type clown fish (fish is ten years old)- in 5 gal home-depot buckets.

This tank is currently running on one Marineland hang-on filter, a circulation fan I think it is called a Koralia and it also has a light with 2x 65 watt light-bulbs and includes 2x moon-light-leds which turn-on when the 65's are shut-off.

The owner didn't know much, he would only take the water to be checked at the pet store.
And he would do 10 gal water changes each month, adding 10 gal of freshwater from Walmart distilled gal bottles.

I'm really excited and looking forward to collaborating with all of you!!!

[Shawn O]

Hello all, as the title says, new and no tank...yet. Sooner or later I will be able to talk the mrs. into letting me spend the kind of cash needed to build a reef tank.

About me: never had any interest in fish. My parents had a small tank when I was a kid with some guppies and neons in it for a few months. I maybe looked at it twice. About seven years ago my kids wanted some land hermit crabs so we bought some and set up a tank for them. I really liked them and have wanted to branch out into marine hermits for a while now. I recently discovered that I'm hooked on crustaceans. o,0

Anyway, I want to build a small reef tank with a few fish, a couple corals, hermits, snails and maybe a couple of shrimp and anemone crabs.

Thanks for reading,
Shawn O

[sublime9182]

Hey. Second reef tank. First one was a 75 gallon I got forced into by rescuing a gym no thorax tile (Mississippi mud eel) from a freshwater tank in lfs. Over 5 months slowly transitioned to salt water. Had not thing but problems. Moved about a year later and decided to dive everything away and start over. Now i am cycling a 46 gallon bowfront with a 55 gallon sump am doing everything right this time and going slow