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cokeeffe · 06/20/2016, 05:45 PM

Hey all, been reading here for a while, and I'm starting to put together my first real reef build (220g sps dominant), so I figured it would be a good time to join the conversation. Have a few large freshwater tanks and a five year old 29g mixed reef with mostly lps.

Saltynewbie1 · 06/20/2016, 07:40 PM

Hi everyone! I'm new to the forums. When I was about 13 I got really into the hobby but I never had the money to get a real tank going. I did some poorly planned and implemented fresh water tanks. I'm 19 now, and I'm getting interested in the hobby again! My boyfriends also interested, so he'll be helping to choose some of the animals that'll be stocked. Excited to meet you guys and get some new advice and info!

mick12155 · 06/21/2016, 03:18 AM

Hello all,
My name is David from Los Gatos. I am new here, hope to have good experience from this forum.

Allenb · 06/21/2016, 10:19 AM

Yo, have a 90 gallon fowlr setup for about 5 years. Was a member here in the past but lost access. I'm back now and I'm building a new 240g. Very excited. Thanks for having me back. Later

5tanksandgrowin · 06/21/2016, 06:01 PM

Hi everyone, I am new to reef keeping, bought a 40 Gallon breeder and have been trying to maintain a reef for the last 4 months. So far I'm struggling with brown algae and keeping soft corals alive. I have a ton of questions for anyone looking to help! Thanks

Current setup is -
Back of the tank is divided with a artifical rock wall creating a refugium, where I have lots of macro algae
Reef Octopus HOB skimmer
Aquatic Life Ro Buddy RODI unit (fills a 30 Gallon BRUTE trash can)
36" Finnex Marine + LED
30" Aquatraders Quad T5 HO with Coralife bulbs 2 Actinics and 2 6700K
40lbs Caribsea 'Life Rock'
60lbs Caribsea 'Live sand'
3 Sun-Sun JVP powerheads for water movement
2 heaters

MuShu · 06/21/2016, 06:09 PM

I've been posting, but I should probably introduce myself. I'm MuShu. I've had fish tanks on and off my entire life. I had an aunt who had a wall with eight 20 gallon planted tanks that I loved as a kid. I've been running a 29 gallon freshwater planted tank since December, and my oldest son (9) has a 5.5 gallon tank with a small fish and inverts.

A coworker gave me a 55gal recently and we decided to go with a reef as opposed to a larger planted tank. It's been a family project, but I do all the putting together and the maintenance. My husband and kids just tell me what they would love to have.

kcpike11 · 06/22/2016, 12:33 AM

Hello, I am just getting started and have a 29g Coralife Biocube on the way. I figure it will allow me a nice slow start with room to grow. The military moves me around quite a bit so I anticipate having to restart every few years and don't want to lug a huge setup all over the world. Looking forward to the journey.

uksam · 06/22/2016, 09:15 AM

Hi All - Just getting into the hobby and looking forward to being a part of this community! Am planning by build and will post details, hoping to get some input and advice! Thank you!

Dirtyredstank · 06/22/2016, 09:30 PM

Can someone please help me identify this coral its color is orange and purple it started very small and it has now taken over this whole rock please any help is better than none

LuizW13 · 06/23/2016, 05:21 PM

Hello everyone!

Another newbie here finally about to take the plunge in this new hobby! I've been wanting to do this for about 3 years, and finally decided to go for it.

I'll be starting off with a 8-10G all in one JBJ rimless tank. I'll have a clown and a goby, some hermit crabs and hopefully a few soft colorful corals!

Bmore88 · 06/24/2016, 06:48 AM

For some reason it wont let me post pictures. Can anyone recommend a fix? When I click upload it just says file failed to upload.

yakk · 06/24/2016, 09:48 AM

Howdy. Joined about a month ago after realizing I knew about 6% of the info I needed to keep my 55g FOWLR.

Completely addicted and already dreaming of a bigger tank for a reef.

Thanks to everyone who has helped me so far and for all the great info on this site.

Yo_mama · 06/24/2016, 10:34 PM

Hello...and Howdy!

I just began this crazy hobby and it's a nightmare. LOL. I have made a lot of rookie mistakes that cost me a lot of money...and my poor new friend's their little lives. I am going thru different conversations and forums. Can anyone tell me the best solution to bring my Nitrates down??

The tank was set up in March....cycled in April. I added 6 fish second week of April, then 6 more...they all died of stress...accept my Damsels. Now that I have all my parameters on track...I still can't get my Nitrates down!!

NO3' 10PPM

SOS!!!

Swimfast · 06/25/2016, 02:32 AM

Hi all I'm brand new to the hobby. I'm from Ireland and have an aquael reefmax 105l 10kg live sand 8kg live rock tank currently cycling.

Blr26995 · 06/27/2016, 01:28 PM

Just started the cycle on my tank 6/23. Super excited but still really green to what all I'm getting into.. Yay!!! Always room for learning!!!

RCAC_reefers · 06/29/2016, 06:46 PM

Hello RC,
Very new to the hobby.... wife and I always had freshwater tanks growing up. So now that we wear big kid pants we decided to dive head first into the hobby. Started with a 6 gallon nano and are in the process of graduating to a 100 gallon with " were not sure" is going in it. I just spent 5 hours drawing out my plumbing options for our 100 gallon bow front. Feel free to pm with tips, advice, or just a hello! Husband and Wife will be using RC hence the RC=Me AC=her. Happy reefing!!!

magsreef · 06/30/2016, 02:52 PM

Hi guys, I just got my son a 20 gallon nuvo fusion, haven't gotten any fish yet waiting for tank to cycle, we live in Phoenix AZ and during monsoon season we get power outages, what tank back-up generator do you all recommend that won't break the bank?? TIA

tj41361 · 07/01/2016, 06:29 AM

hey im troy im only new to thehobby i have had mytank up and cycling for a week now i have noticed that my live rock andsand is turning a brownish color i needsome advice on this if it is or isnt normal
thanks

drath85 · 07/01/2016, 08:03 AM

Hey everybody. I'm doug, I'm new to saltwater, had freshwater all my life. It's quite the experience. I have about 4 years experience in being an Aquatic Animal Life Support Operator at my local zoo, so i know a decent amount about water quality. I'm sporting a drilled 40 breeder with a custom 20gal sump. It's cycling as we speak.

mhudson · 07/01/2016, 01:22 PM

Hi I haven't actually had a reef tank yet. I thinking about converting my 4x18x24 tropical tank into a marine. Any feedback? Good idea? Get a new tank? What's any bodies thoughts

diabelskoo · 07/01/2016, 03:16 PM

Hi to all saltwater hobbyist.

Bikerharold · 07/01/2016, 10:21 PM

My name is Harold have just set up a 90 gal reef tank. New to salt water hope you people can help me get over the humps in the road

Redman66 · 07/02/2016, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnL

This thread was automatically split due to performance issues. You can find the rest of the thread here: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...4#post14751514

Hi I just joined I'm from England and have a 90 litre marine tank since last month.All going well at the moment.Im sure if needed you will all help with advice,thanks

SeaCucumberFan · 07/02/2016, 03:49 PM

Hello, I'm from Java island in Indonesia and I'm 1 year into saltwater aquariums but kinda still new. I have a (I forgot) gallon reef tank. My favorite tank fish are pipefish and anglerfish. My favorite tank Invertebrates are sea cucumbers. I can't keep soft NPS corals, they are notoriously hard excluding a few. I like LPS corals but I don't have any. Looking to buy stuff after Ramadan.

KaZeR.UK · 07/03/2016, 05:29 PM

Hey

I haven't got much to tell yet really lol.
I've just started a cycle last week on a 64litre tank, my first aquarium ever.
After doing lots of research (a lot of it on here as a guest haha) I thought I would give it a go and join up the RC community.

Zero fish yet but I've still definitely caught the marine bug! haha. Can't wait until I've got it all up and running and see what it can throw at me

my girlfriends all ready going mad about the cost hehe but my daughter is as excited as I am

Anyway, that's me.

06/21/2016, 03:18 AM	#9678
mick12155 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 3	Hello all, My name is David from Los Gatos. I am new here, hope to have good experience from this forum. __________________ Los Gatos Plumber \| Plumber Los Gatos

06/21/2016, 06:01 PM	#9680
5tanksandgrowin Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 1	40 Gallon Breeder, Could use some advice Hi everyone, I am new to reef keeping, bought a 40 Gallon breeder and have been trying to maintain a reef for the last 4 months. So far I'm struggling with brown algae and keeping soft corals alive. I have a ton of questions for anyone looking to help! Thanks Current setup is - Back of the tank is divided with a artifical rock wall creating a refugium, where I have lots of macro algae Reef Octopus HOB skimmer Aquatic Life Ro Buddy RODI unit (fills a 30 Gallon BRUTE trash can) 36" Finnex Marine + LED 30" Aquatraders Quad T5 HO with Coralife bulbs 2 Actinics and 2 6700K 40lbs Caribsea 'Life Rock' 60lbs Caribsea 'Live sand' 3 Sun-Sun JVP powerheads for water movement 2 heaters

06/24/2016, 10:34 PM	#9688
Yo_mama Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: San Diego Posts: 3	Hey ya'll...new to this site & hobby Hello...and Howdy! I just began this crazy hobby and it's a nightmare. LOL. I have made a lot of rookie mistakes that cost me a lot of money...and my poor new friend's their little lives. I am going thru different conversations and forums. Can anyone tell me the best solution to bring my Nitrates down?? The tank was set up in March....cycled in April. I added 6 fish second week of April, then 6 more...they all died of stress...accept my Damsels. Now that I have all my parameters on track...I still can't get my Nitrates down!! NO3' 10PPM SOS!!! __________________ 180 gallons of my pure OCD Hell. Current Tank Info: 180 gal. Acrylic tank, 3 Led Current USA 40" Orbitz, Sump Pump 33 gallon, G3 Skimmer SEDRA 5000 Pump, Return pump EHeim5000, 300 watt heater, Purigen, Chemipure media bags.

06/27/2016, 01:28 PM	#9690
Blr26995 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 3	Hiiiii!!! Just started the cycle on my tank 6/23. Super excited but still really green to what all I'm getting into.. Yay!!! Always room for learning!!!

06/29/2016, 06:46 PM	#9691
RCAC_reefers Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 1	Noobs Hello RC, Very new to the hobby.... wife and I always had freshwater tanks growing up. So now that we wear big kid pants we decided to dive head first into the hobby. Started with a 6 gallon nano and are in the process of graduating to a 100 gallon with " were not sure" is going in it. I just spent 5 hours drawing out my plumbing options for our 100 gallon bow front. Feel free to pm with tips, advice, or just a hello! Husband and Wife will be using RC hence the RC=Me AC=her. Happy reefing!!!

06/20/2016, 05:45 PM	#9676
cokeeffe Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 1	Hey all, been reading here for a while, and I'm starting to put together my first real reef build (220g sps dominant), so I figured it would be a good time to join the conversation. Have a few large freshwater tanks and a five year old 29g mixed reef with mostly lps.

06/20/2016, 07:40 PM	#9677
Saltynewbie1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 6	Hi everyone! I'm new to the forums. When I was about 13 I got really into the hobby but I never had the money to get a real tank going. I did some poorly planned and implemented fresh water tanks. I'm 19 now, and I'm getting interested in the hobby again! My boyfriends also interested, so he'll be helping to choose some of the animals that'll be stocked. Excited to meet you guys and get some new advice and info!

06/21/2016, 10:19 AM	#9679
Allenb Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1	Yo, have a 90 gallon fowlr setup for about 5 years. Was a member here in the past but lost access. I'm back now and I'm building a new 240g. Very excited. Thanks for having me back. Later

06/21/2016, 06:09 PM	#9681
MuShu Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 322	I've been posting, but I should probably introduce myself. I'm MuShu. I've had fish tanks on and off my entire life. I had an aunt who had a wall with eight 20 gallon planted tanks that I loved as a kid. I've been running a 29 gallon freshwater planted tank since December, and my oldest son (9) has a 5.5 gallon tank with a small fish and inverts. A coworker gave me a 55gal recently and we decided to go with a reef as opposed to a larger planted tank. It's been a family project, but I do all the putting together and the maintenance. My husband and kids just tell me what they would love to have.

06/22/2016, 12:33 AM	#9682
kcpike11 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 10	Hello, I am just getting started and have a 29g Coralife Biocube on the way. I figure it will allow me a nice slow start with room to grow. The military moves me around quite a bit so I anticipate having to restart every few years and don't want to lug a huge setup all over the world. Looking forward to the journey.

06/22/2016, 09:15 AM	#9683
uksam Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 3	Hi All - Just getting into the hobby and looking forward to being a part of this community! Am planning by build and will post details, hoping to get some input and advice! Thank you!

06/23/2016, 05:21 PM	#9685
LuizW13 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Under the sea Posts: 309	Hello everyone! Another newbie here finally about to take the plunge in this new hobby! I've been wanting to do this for about 3 years, and finally decided to go for it. I'll be starting off with a 8-10G all in one JBJ rimless tank. I'll have a clown and a goby, some hermit crabs and hopefully a few soft colorful corals!

06/24/2016, 06:48 AM	#9686
Bmore88 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Baltimore, MD. USA Posts: 127	For some reason it wont let me post pictures. Can anyone recommend a fix? When I click upload it just says file failed to upload.

06/24/2016, 09:48 AM	#9687
yakk Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 12	Howdy. Joined about a month ago after realizing I knew about 6% of the info I needed to keep my 55g FOWLR. Completely addicted and already dreaming of a bigger tank for a reef. Thanks to everyone who has helped me so far and for all the great info on this site.

06/25/2016, 02:32 AM	#9689
Swimfast Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Ireland Posts: 8	Hi all I'm brand new to the hobby. I'm from Ireland and have an aquael reefmax 105l 10kg live sand 8kg live rock tank currently cycling.

06/30/2016, 02:52 PM	#9692
magsreef Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 2	Generator Hi guys, I just got my son a 20 gallon nuvo fusion, haven't gotten any fish yet waiting for tank to cycle, we live in Phoenix AZ and during monsoon season we get power outages, what tank back-up generator do you all recommend that won't break the bank?? TIA

07/01/2016, 08:03 AM	#9694
drath85 Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 7	Hey everybody. I'm doug, I'm new to saltwater, had freshwater all my life. It's quite the experience. I have about 4 years experience in being an Aquatic Animal Life Support Operator at my local zoo, so i know a decent amount about water quality. I'm sporting a drilled 40 breeder with a custom 20gal sump. It's cycling as we speak.

07/01/2016, 01:22 PM	#9695
mhudson Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 1	Looking at converting from tropical. Hi I haven't actually had a reef tank yet. I thinking about converting my 4x18x24 tropical tank into a marine. Any feedback? Good idea? Get a new tank? What's any bodies thoughts

07/01/2016, 03:16 PM	#9696
diabelskoo Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Nottinghamshire UK Posts: 3	Total Beginner. Hi to all saltwater hobbyist.

07/01/2016, 10:21 PM	#9697
Bikerharold Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Whitby, Ontario Canada Posts: 57	Just New My name is Harold have just set up a 90 gal reef tank. New to salt water hope you people can help me get over the humps in the road

07/02/2016, 03:49 PM	#9699
SeaCucumberFan Moved On Join Date: May 2016 Location: Sleman, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia Posts: 858	Hello, I'm from Java island in Indonesia and I'm 1 year into saltwater aquariums but kinda still new. I have a (I forgot) gallon reef tank. My favorite tank fish are pipefish and anglerfish. My favorite tank Invertebrates are sea cucumbers. I can't keep soft NPS corals, they are notoriously hard excluding a few. I like LPS corals but I don't have any. Looking to buy stuff after Ramadan.

07/03/2016, 05:29 PM	#9700
KaZeR.UK Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Southport, UK Posts: 34	Hey I haven't got much to tell yet really lol. I've just started a cycle last week on a 64litre tank, my first aquarium ever. After doing lots of research (a lot of it on here as a guest haha) I thought I would give it a go and join up the RC community. Zero fish yet but I've still definitely caught the marine bug! haha. Can't wait until I've got it all up and running and see what it can throw at me my girlfriends all ready going mad about the cost hehe but my daughter is as excited as I am Anyway, that's me.