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Sisterlimonpot · 12/30/2009, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Wannabe29

Hi, all. My name is Matt and I'm looking to break away from freshwater and enter into the world of saltwater aquaculture. Hope this place can help get me started.

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I don't think you'll have a problem getting information here. Good luck with your transfer from fresh to salt....

Siddique · 12/30/2009, 08:16 PM

Hey Everyone,
I'm new here, been on another forum for a couple years now.
A fellow Central Reefer encouraged me to join here today by using the statement, "Reef Central is for more serious enthusiasts!"

I've been keeping SW tanks for prob about two yrs now but I have been keeping FW since I could remember.
I currently work at my LFS, I am in a slow process of opening my own marine business and working on my BBA-MBA.
I hope to gain lost of knowledge and maybe share some of mine here at RC

Siddique

Sisterlimonpot · 12/30/2009, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Siddique

Hey Everyone,
I'm new here, been on another forum for a couple years now.
A fellow Central Reefer encouraged me to join here today by using the statement, "Reef Central is for more serious enthusiasts!"

I've been keeping SW tanks for prob about two yrs now but I have been keeping FW since I could remember.
I currently work at my LFS, I am in a slow process of opening my own marine business and working on my BBA-MBA.
I hope to gain lost of knowledge and maybe share some of mine here at RC

Siddique

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I don't know about serious but there are some that are really commited to the hobby.

Good to have you here and hope you can feel at home here as well.

Siddique · 12/30/2009, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Sisterlimonpot

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I don't know about serious but there are some that are really commited to the hobby.

Good to have you here and hope you can feel at home here as well.

Thank You much.
I'll be right at home. No worries

Sisterlimonpot · 12/30/2009, 08:32 PM

You're welcome, hope your marine business pans out for you.

fstar25 · 12/31/2009, 06:22 PM

Hello all, Me and my wife are about to start our first salt water tank. I'll be back asking a million questions as we get started I'm sure.

Sisterlimonpot · 12/31/2009, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by fstar25

Hello all, Me and my wife are about to start our first salt water tank. I'll be back asking a million questions as we get started I'm sure.

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To avoid the million questions read through this first

scubapete · 12/31/2009, 07:47 PM

Hello all! My name is Janet and I am completly new to the world of fish. I have never had any fish tank, fresh or salt but I am now the proud owner of a 144 gallon half circle tank. Since I have no experience and since my childhood goldfish never lasted more than a week, I thought it would be wise to do as much research as possible before setting up my new tank. Any and all advise is welcome. I do have a few questions if someone would be so kind to help me with. First, my new tank is going into the basement which we are renovating now. Since we have the luxury of building anything into the wall we are going to put an ro/di system next to where the tank is going. Since we can pretty much customize how we are building the walls, any suggestions on other equipment to put behind the walls? What are thoughts on automatic topoff systems? Is it worth looking into? My last question for right now is how much time realistically will be spent per day/week/month on tank maintainence? All books say very different things. Thanks for your time, I look forward to chatting with all of you!

Sisterlimonpot · 12/31/2009, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by scubapete

Hello all! My name is Janet and I am completly new to the world of fish. I have never had any fish tank, fresh or salt but I am now the proud owner of a 144 gallon half circle tank. Since I have no experience and since my childhood goldfish never lasted more than a week, I thought it would be wise to do as much research as possible before setting up my new tank. Any and all advise is welcome. I do have a few questions if someone would be so kind to help me with. First, my new tank is going into the basement which we are renovating now. Since we have the luxury of building anything into the wall we are going to put an ro/di system next to where the tank is going. Since we can pretty much customize how we are building the walls, any suggestions on other equipment to put behind the walls? What are thoughts on automatic topoff systems? Is it worth looking into? My last question for right now is how much time realistically will be spent per day/week/month on tank maintainence? All books say very different things. Thanks for your time, I look forward to chatting with all of you!

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ATO's are great to keep the tanks salinity stable. As far as time working on the tank, I would say you are going to spend a lot of your free time cleaning, tweeking, maintenance and getting your tank set just right for the first 3-6 months, however once everything stabilizes it doesn't require much time. I think that I spend a good solid 3 hours a week maintaining my 125 tank. It's non-stop even when you don't want to be in the same room as the tank you still have to give it your attention. The good thing is, that the wife enjoys the hobby as well so we share the burden.

hostage-46 · 12/31/2009, 09:24 PM

Greetings all, I've been keeping aquatic critters on and off all my life. I'm back into the hobby after 10 years away.

This time around I have a perfect place for the tank, it will be integrated into a built in bookshelf in the family room. And this time around, I can afford to do this tank the way I want it.

Plan is to build a tank to fit my space, not sure which it will be acrylic or glass, but it will come to me. I expect it will be in the 60 gallon range, I like the idea of a cube, and the space will support that.

Where I begin will be where I personally think is the core of any reef system, the lighting system. In fact, it was my recent installation of LED lighting in the kitchen that got me thinking. "I bet these would rock on a reef". So first will be an LED light system, DIY of course. From there... well we'll just see.

Now then, off to read more about LED systems....

Dan from Dallas...

Sisterlimonpot · 12/31/2009, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by hostage-46

Greetings all, I've been keeping aquatic critters on and off all my life. I'm back into the hobby after 10 years away.

This time around I have a perfect place for the tank, it will be integrated into a built in bookshelf in the family room. And this time around, I can afford to do this tank the way I want it.

Plan is to build a tank to fit my space, not sure which it will be acrylic or glass, but it will come to me. I expect it will be in the 60 gallon range, I like the idea of a cube, and the space will support that.

Where I begin will be where I personally think is the core of any reef system, the lighting system. In fact, it was my recent installation of LED lighting in the kitchen that got me thinking. "I bet these would rock on a reef". So first will be an LED light system, DIY of course. From there... well we'll just see.

Now then, off to read more about LED systems....

Dan from Dallas...

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Dan,
LED lighting are still in its infant stages and the jury is still out on if they benefit SPS corals. The concept is great but I have to wait for more data before I dump $800 on a DIY project like that.

Orcca · 12/31/2009, 10:20 PM

thanks for the welcome! i have an experienced friend so he said he wouldnt help me until i did my research and found out how much work it is. but after i did my reseach i just wanted to persue it even more!..i will post pictures of my setup soon...so keep and eye out, i like criticism :-)...got my tank and most my equipment...built half my stand so far hard to tie it in to my hectic scedual but deffinatly moving along.

Sisterlimonpot · 12/31/2009, 10:24 PM

There's no turning back now. you're hooked.

Orcca · 12/31/2009, 10:30 PM

very true :-).... had a minor incident when cleaning my tank when i got it....bottom of it cracked....had to replace it :-( so have to wait a little longer than i wanted to for the initial setup

Sisterlimonpot · 12/31/2009, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Orcca

very true :-).... had a minor incident when cleaning my tank when i got it....bottom of it cracked....had to replace it :-( so have to wait a little longer than i wanted to for the initial setup

oh man that's horrible. That would bum me out.

Orcca · 12/31/2009, 10:43 PM

yes well im dedicated :-) just sucks staring at my tank...waiting for the silicone to set.

Sisterlimonpot · 12/31/2009, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Orcca

yes well im dedicated :-) just sucks staring at my tank...waiting for the silicone to set.

A great man said that nothing good come quickly in this hobby.... but I don't think he was talking about curing of silicone

Orcca · 12/31/2009, 11:00 PM

haha yea...happy new year by the way everyone

Daniel Heady · 01/01/2010, 12:05 PM

I have a 65 gal reef tank with fish now building it as safely as i can

mranthonymb · 01/01/2010, 03:23 PM

WHATS UP RC!!! im Anthony a 23yr old from a small state called Texas im still pretty new to the hobby only about a yr into reefing but im pretty addicted and upgrade from a 55gal LPS tank to my new one a 90gal goin to be SPS tank.... and all i can say about it is that it cost ALOT more then my LPS tank... looking foward to getting to know some of yall... [insert smiley face with a peace sign here]

dean.m · 01/01/2010, 05:29 PM

Hi new to the hobby been keeping snakes and breeding them for 12 years and thought i would give this a go its so addictive.

hostage-46 · 01/01/2010, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Sisterlimonpot

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Dan,
LED lighting are still in its infant stages and the jury is still out on if they benefit SPS corals. The concept is great but I have to wait for more data before I dump $800 on a DIY project like that.

Fair enough, but going the DIY route will save me $$, as an alternative I may go with T5's but not MH....

hbreidenthal · 01/01/2010, 07:56 PM

Hi,

We are new to the hobby - have had a 100 gallon tank for about 2 months - bought a rose anenome about a month ago, and over the past two weeks it has shrunk up considerably (doesn't look bright, and looks about 1/4 of the size it was). It moved around alot the first two weeks, now it in top/back of tank. Any ideas how to make it healthier? Water temp is 80...

theyammieguy · 01/01/2010, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by fstar25

Hello all, Me and my wife are about to start our first salt water tank. I'll be back asking a million questions as we get started I'm sure.

Hey Frank,
Welcome to RC. I'll be heading to all about fish tomorrow.

Sisterlimonpot · 01/01/2010, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Daniel Heady

I have a 65 gal reef tank with fish now building it as safely as i can

To Reef Central do it smartly as well

if that's even a word

12/30/2009, 08:32 PM	#1605
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	You're welcome, hope your marine business pans out for you. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

12/31/2009, 07:47 PM	#1608
scubapete Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1	Hello, I am new here Hello all! My name is Janet and I am completly new to the world of fish. I have never had any fish tank, fresh or salt but I am now the proud owner of a 144 gallon half circle tank. Since I have no experience and since my childhood goldfish never lasted more than a week, I thought it would be wise to do as much research as possible before setting up my new tank. Any and all advise is welcome. I do have a few questions if someone would be so kind to help me with. First, my new tank is going into the basement which we are renovating now. Since we have the luxury of building anything into the wall we are going to put an ro/di system next to where the tank is going. Since we can pretty much customize how we are building the walls, any suggestions on other equipment to put behind the walls? What are thoughts on automatic topoff systems? Is it worth looking into? My last question for right now is how much time realistically will be spent per day/week/month on tank maintainence? All books say very different things. Thanks for your time, I look forward to chatting with all of you!

12/31/2009, 09:24 PM	#1610
hostage-46 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 14	Hello from Dallas... Greetings all, I've been keeping aquatic critters on and off all my life. I'm back into the hobby after 10 years away. This time around I have a perfect place for the tank, it will be integrated into a built in bookshelf in the family room. And this time around, I can afford to do this tank the way I want it. Plan is to build a tank to fit my space, not sure which it will be acrylic or glass, but it will come to me. I expect it will be in the 60 gallon range, I like the idea of a cube, and the space will support that. Where I begin will be where I personally think is the core of any reef system, the lighting system. In fact, it was my recent installation of LED lighting in the kitchen that got me thinking. "I bet these would rock on a reef". So first will be an LED light system, DIY of course. From there... well we'll just see. Now then, off to read more about LED systems.... Dan from Dallas...

12/31/2009, 10:20 PM	#1612
Orcca Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: atlanta Posts: 34	thanks for the welcome! thanks for the welcome! i have an experienced friend so he said he wouldnt help me until i did my research and found out how much work it is. but after i did my reseach i just wanted to persue it even more!..i will post pictures of my setup soon...so keep and eye out, i like criticism :-)...got my tank and most my equipment...built half my stand so far hard to tie it in to my hectic scedual but deffinatly moving along.

12/31/2009, 10:24 PM	#1613
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	There's no turning back now. you're hooked. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

12/30/2009, 08:16 PM	#1602
Siddique Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Trinidad and Tobago Posts: 48	Hey Everyone, I'm new here, been on another forum for a couple years now. A fellow Central Reefer encouraged me to join here today by using the statement, "Reef Central is for more serious enthusiasts!" I've been keeping SW tanks for prob about two yrs now but I have been keeping FW since I could remember. I currently work at my LFS, I am in a slow process of opening my own marine business and working on my BBA-MBA. I hope to gain lost of knowledge and maybe share some of mine here at RC Siddique

12/31/2009, 06:22 PM	#1606
fstar25 Getting there Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Friendswood, Tx Posts: 884	Hello all, Me and my wife are about to start our first salt water tank. I'll be back asking a million questions as we get started I'm sure.

12/31/2009, 10:30 PM	#1614
Orcca Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: atlanta Posts: 34	very true :-).... had a minor incident when cleaning my tank when i got it....bottom of it cracked....had to replace it :-( so have to wait a little longer than i wanted to for the initial setup

12/31/2009, 10:43 PM	#1616
Orcca Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: atlanta Posts: 34	yes well im dedicated :-) just sucks staring at my tank...waiting for the silicone to set.

12/31/2009, 11:00 PM	#1618
Orcca Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: atlanta Posts: 34	haha yea...happy new year by the way everyone

01/01/2010, 12:05 PM	#1619
Daniel Heady Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 3	Im Daniel I have a 65 gal reef tank with fish now building it as safely as i can

01/01/2010, 03:23 PM	#1620
mranthonymb Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Houston Tx Posts: 53	WHATS UP RC!!! im Anthony a 23yr old from a small state called Texas im still pretty new to the hobby only about a yr into reefing but im pretty addicted and upgrade from a 55gal LPS tank to my new one a 90gal goin to be SPS tank.... and all i can say about it is that it cost ALOT more then my LPS tank... looking foward to getting to know some of yall... [insert smiley face with a peace sign here]

01/01/2010, 05:29 PM	#1621
dean.m Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Plymouth uk Posts: 2	Hi new here Hi new to the hobby been keeping snakes and breeding them for 12 years and thought i would give this a go its so addictive.

01/01/2010, 07:56 PM	#1623
hbreidenthal Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1	Rose Anenome shrunk up and doesn't look good Hi, We are new to the hobby - have had a 100 gallon tank for about 2 months - bought a rose anenome about a month ago, and over the past two weeks it has shrunk up considerably (doesn't look bright, and looks about 1/4 of the size it was). It moved around alot the first two weeks, now it in top/back of tank. Any ideas how to make it healthier? Water temp is 80...