Introduce yourself!!

[naughty]

hello everyone!!!

it seems like this thread hasn't gotten too much attention lately, but i thought i would introduce myself

i'm new to the reef hobby, and go to CU . i've recently acquired a BC14 and am soooo close to having it set up going to order live rock from tbs!

here's some pictures so far












if i put some rock in it can i join the club?

[djian]

naughty WELCOME. I dont frequent here as much as I used to but you still deserve a WELCOME.
Cheers.

[ryan820]

Hi All--

New saltwater addict in Parker.

I have:

46 gallon bowfront tank
live rock (don't know how much but it creates a nice "island" of rock at many depths)
Octo 1000 skimmer
Penguin 200
Two powerheads
1 2-bulb T-5 High Output lamp
crushed coral/shell substrate
4 micro hermits
4 turbo snails
1 mushroom coral hitch hiker

Hoping to network and meet fellow reefers in Colorado! I kept a tank many years ago but so much has changed, I am a noob again.

Anyway, hi!

[saltysailor2329]

My name is Geoff and I wanted to introduce myself here even though I introduced myself in the main forum.

I have been in saltwater for a couple of months or so even though I have always lived around the ocean (Hawaii and Spain) and have always wanted saltwater. Never had the extra time to set anything up.

My current set up is Red Sea Max 130D (34 gallon) with 50 lbs of live rock, 30 lbs of live sand.

2 Ocellaris Clown Fish
1 Coral Banded Shrimp
1 Emerald Crab
6 turbo and astrea snails
5 blue legged hermit crabs
3 scarlet hermit crabs
3 mushrooms
1 Zoa colony with 25+ heads
1 medium cauliflower colt coral

My wife also has a JBJ Picotope (3 gallon) with 5 lbs of live rock and 2 lbs of live sand.

Nothing currently in her tank, but we are actually going to get her some stuff today...hopefully I can get some more corals as well.

[Bouncer254]

Hi, I am new to the forum and to saltwater. I live in Denver and have a 12 gal JBJ Nano Cube DX. I recently set the tank up, filled it with live rock and sand. I am patiently waiting to begin adding inhabitants, all locally procured. I was wondering if there were any local events where I could connect with other saltwater reefers?

[Noider]

Hello I'm a total noob. I have been in the tank business for about 6 years now all fresh. I have a 10g, two 30g's a 55g and just recently a 90g never a salt. I'm starting to realize that I have a problem. So I started planning a stand for a 150g. The plan was (was being the key word) to combine all tanks into the 90 and the 150. BUT then I started thinking about salt. I have always wanted to do salt but have been scared to try. Have been doing a lot of reading and talking to local fish stores. I think I'm going to go all in. 150g salt tank baby here I come.

[Noider]

Hi Bouncer254

[Rockys_Pride]

Originally Posted by Noider

Hello I'm a total noob. I have been in the tank business for about 6 years now all fresh. I have a 10g, two 30g's a 55g and just recently a 90g never a salt. I'm starting to realize that I have a problem. So I started planning a stand for a 150g. The plan was (was being the key word) to combine all tanks into the 90 and the 150. BUT then I started thinking about salt. I have always wanted to do salt but have been scared to try. Have been doing a lot of reading and talking to local fish stores. I think I'm going to go all in. 150g salt tank baby here I come.

Better sell off the fw to become fully addicted

And check out the club site, www.marinecolorado.org. It might be.com, who knows anymore.

[SquidBreath]

Hey all...
My name is Dave...I am from Fort Collins and I am getting back into the reefing scene after a 7 year or so hiatus.

I am currently just starting to spec out my new tank...looks like I have 7 years of catching up to do on new tech....new species, and new practices. :-)

I'll probably be asking a lot of stupid questions....

Starting with...does anyone know where I can get Starfire glass for a custom build? Was going to do a triangular corner tank with a Starfire front...

Also...any good cabinet makers out there? :-)

Thanks for reading!
Ah...I can almost smell it....

[AquaSump]

Hi everyone. My name is Nick. My family relocated to Denver this summer from Tulsa OK. I had a 90 gallon mixed reef tank fully stocked with coral. I loved the hobby and I'm looking forward to getting going again. Only this time I want to do a 300-500 gallon. I wanted to take this opportunity to say hi and introduce myself. so.... Where are the local coral/fish stores in town? What does everyone have for tanks? Are there any details about the club? Looking forward to meeting everyone.

[miah2bzy]

Thought we needed a post before 2013 ended.
I'm Jeremiah and just moved back home to co from tx.
Getting back into the hobby with a 29 gallon zoa reef tank. Added 2 oc clowns a few months back. Have always loved Zoas and their colors.
My wife keeps trying to get me to add more fish or corals...thinking a larger tank upgrade is coming soon

[OPAKAPAKA]

head over to http://www.marinecolorado.org/

[cjtomo]

Hi, my name is CJ. I have been into saltwater for about one year now and I love it. It started with an impulse buy of a 14G biocube, I quickly moved up to a 55G fish only tank and after a year, I am finally making the switch to a 90 reef tank. I finally got the tank setup and now I'm working on getting live rock and cycling!

[AdamPLawrence]

Hey everyone,

I'm Adam. I've been in the hobby for about 9 months now. No Corals yet, just an anemone and some clowns.

[murfman]

Hi Adam, welcome!

[Hoosier daddy]

Welcome- Everyone that is local posts to the MASC (marine aquarium society of Colorado) website. You can go there and post to a bigger local audience.

[Hoosier daddy]

Originally Posted by OPAKAPAKA

head over to http://www.marinecolorado.org/

[reeferaddict]

Hey Hey
Long time reefer addict-- new to Denver... could use support .. frag swaps..
etc... Reefstock in 2weeks anyone??

[WishIWereAFish]

Hi everyone!
I have been challenging myself to keep a reef tank for over 12 years. Lots of ups
and downs but still hanging in there. My tank is an Oceanic 110 gallon and I also have a freshwater perfecto 44 gallon pentagon. I thought I was going to give it all up a couple years ago but decided it would be less work to make my tank attractive again than it would be to break everything down and get rid of it. So glad I did. How long can a tank last before you have to start worrying about leaks?

[Irishman360]

New to the hobby for about a month and love it already. Always on this site to look for new ideas and reading up on the what and what not to do's. About to set up QT tank for my first fish in SW. I hope these threads are not to old now lol. I don't see many new threads in the Denver forums.

[Pdfcrazy]

Were in Centennial/Littleton area. 55 gallon reef moving into a 90 here shortly. Might have a few frags now and again. Some extra equipment

[dweebiii]

Hello. I live in Northern Colorado (just north of Windsor), and have a 120g reef tank (with 40g sump). It's just short of two months old now, and coming along nicely.

LFS is Great White Aquatics in Fort Collins.

Once my corals are up and running and I'm fragging a bit, I'll be offering trades.

[Irishman360]

Originally Posted by dweebiii

Hello. I live in Northern Colorado (just north of Windsor), and have a 120g reef tank (with 40g sump). It's just short of two months old now, and coming along nicely.

LFS is Great White Aquatics in Fort Collins.

Once my corals are up and running and I'm fragging a bit, I'll be offering trades.

There is also the Fish Crew if you have ever been there. Is this your fist tank?

[NemoNano]

Hello, my name is NemoNano and I have been a part of this hobby for 5 years, starting out with my a 55-gallon fresh water aquarium. This past year I started a new project with the addition of my Nano salt water aquarium. It is a 12-gallon tank, a home to two clown fish and a cleanup crew. But I have been faced with the strangest event of my hobby career. After allowing the tank to run for 8 months, I added the addition of a rose bubble tip anemone. This guy liked to hide in and out of rocks and was absolutely stunning. After two months of having the Rose Bubble Tip Anemone, he completely disappeared along with my fire shrimp (all in the same day). I have no clue what happened to either of them. For two months I have been keeping an eye out for the Anemone in hopes that he is just hiding in the rocks (but I don’t know how he would get any food this way). As for the fire shrimp, I did fine one of his legs in the sand. I regularly check my parameters as I do with the fresh water tank, and had zero sign of disturbances in the water. My parameters are (Gravity 1.023) (Temperature 78F) (pH 8.2) (Ammonia 0) (Nitrite 0) (Nitrate <1.0 ppm). I had a 50/50 light for the Anemone but it was too hot for the light casing that came with the tank (marineland eclipse 12), so I resorted to going back to its original lighting (and yes I did have the 50/50 on during the first month and a half the Anemone was in the tank). Could the lighting have caused the anemone to go into hiding for such a long time? Do you guys think he is still alive? There are zero traces of him in the filter nor the protein skimmer. I also have learned that when the anemone would die it could will the population of the tank, but considering the size of the tank, I believe they all should have died if this was the case. Thanks.

[TheOtherDB]

New, but not. Been keeping fish tanks since the 60s, had a 60g mixed reef back in the 80s and ran away screaming. Slipped back in about 2 years ago, now have a 34g nano from RedSea.

Kinda of quiet in here? ECHO .... Echo ... echo ....