Hello Fellow Aquarium Enthusiasts

Hexabob · 12-29-2007, 03:55 PM

My name is Dan and I have a problem. Well actually it is an addiction in truth, every since I purchased a new house and had the need to fill it up. You see I am in the Navy and have always been single, and lived in small apartments or on the boat. But I got married and wow I must say that I have been a bit crazy with this whole fish keeping thing. I had fish a few times as a kid and have always wanted some of my own. Anyways the first week I mooved in I bought (2) 55 gallon aquariums, and now 4 months later have also purchased a 92 corner, a 65, a 37, a 125 and a 72 Bow, (4) 20s and (3) 10s. Now the 92 and 20s, and the 10s are not set up yet but have already felt the need to add an addition to my house.
As to the set ups I must confess that I mostly have only fresh water, but do have and have plans for more salt. Lets see well one of the 55s is a simple community with a twist, the wife will only let me put red or black or red and black fish in it. The other is an interesting mix of silver angels, black angels and koi angels, with blue and honey gourami as well as some of the smallest gourami available. The 37 is a regular comunity with a Hienz 57 type mixture. The 125 houses a very colorful selection Malawi cichlids and then theres the 65 which at this time is my only reef tank. As to the 72 it is being cycled for a fish only salt water, and the 92 will be my show tank when I return from a deployment. I am only doing it when I return because at this time my wife is very busy as a nurse and taking care of "My" hobby. She used to only like fish that were on the menu and now she asks if the fish she wants to order is related to any that we keep.
Well thank you all for your time and I hope to post some pics soon. Take care and have a great New Year.

boozeman · 12-29-2007, 04:13 PM

to the addiction

we have a freshwater forum where you can post pics of your freshie tanks as well...they sure sound interesting

AQTCJAK · 12-29-2007, 04:21 PM

Welcome Aboard

framerguy · 12-29-2007, 04:45 PM

Nice Intro. Welcome to RS!! Boozeman is dead on about the addiction thing. Get ready!

JFK_Jr · 12-30-2007, 11:22 AM

lcstorc · 12-30-2007, 12:11 PM

Welcome to the Addiction. We are all here with you.

blue_eyes53813 · 12-30-2007, 01:33 PM

Hello . Welcome to RS...

Dentoid · 12-30-2007, 03:47 PM

Welcome Dan! The first step in getting over your addiction is admitting it!

We don't have a 12 step program here, but more of a support group for the hopelessly devoted!

Don't know where you are being deployed to, but be safe and get home soon. Happy New Year!

Hexabob · 01-02-2008, 09:05 PM

Thank you for all the welcoming. I really want to start a Reef Chronicle but my First reef is now about 4 months old, I just added 2 Banggai Cardinals the past weekend. I will put together a good one (Reef Chronicle)like the ones I been reading when I return in August. I have only about 40 days left before all the work on the tanks become the wife's sole responsibility. As to pics of my tanks, I will try, but it seems I am at work more than I am at home, and time at home is filled with the "Honey Doos". Anyway I hope you all have a great New Year.

Blu

Hexabob · 01-06-2008, 10:41 AM

Hello again all.. I am starting to have a slight Red Slime Algae problem... I think that is from lack of flow so moved one of the power heads around. Also i have heard that turf algae is bad and I see a small area starting maybe 2 inches by 3 inches. What should I do about that? I only have about 1 dozen snails (ast... the ones that start with an a) and maybe 10 hermits. I am sure I need more, whats a good number for a 65?
You know I really should put pics here but I feel that my aquarium will not quite measure up the the great ones I have seen here. All that I have in my young reef are 2 Zoas, 1 mushroom, 2 yellow polyops and a devils hand leather. I have a couple others but they were hitchhikers and I am new to salt and there fore new to the names. I know that I ask alot being a noob but knowledge is power and I want to provide a good home for the creatures I place there.

Dan

Hexabob · 01-07-2008, 02:39 PM

I guess I wiil show you a few pics of my small tank. Still learning this camera, not sure I like the quality...

lcstorc · 01-07-2008, 02:50 PM

Lack of flow can certainly contribute to red slime but the real problem is excess nutrients. Try feeding less and/or rinsing the food in ro/di water prior to feeding. Most prepared foods use phosphates as a preservative and this can easily fuel an algae problem. Adjusting the flow will also help by not allowing it to attach to anything. Another contributing factor can be old bulbs when the spectrum changes.
Don't be worried about your chronicle or pics. We love when people start from the beginning or near beginning of their reef. For us it is fun to follow along and for you it will be fun to look back on later.
It is really hard to see the pics when attached like that. Try uploading them to a photo hosting site like Photobucket and post the img tag here. That way you don't have to follow the restrictions on posting pics.

zy112 · 01-07-2008, 03:04 PM

I'm willing to be once you get an awesome reef more of those tanks get converted to salt lol. welcome!

12-29-2007, 03:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Hexabob Limpet Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chesapeake Virginia Posts: 129 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Hello Fellow Aquarium Enthusiasts My name is Dan and I have a problem. Well actually it is an addiction in truth, every since I purchased a new house and had the need to fill it up. You see I am in the Navy and have always been single, and lived in small apartments or on the boat. But I got married and wow I must say that I have been a bit crazy with this whole fish keeping thing. I had fish a few times as a kid and have always wanted some of my own. Anyways the first week I mooved in I bought (2) 55 gallon aquariums, and now 4 months later have also purchased a 92 corner, a 65, a 37, a 125 and a 72 Bow, (4) 20s and (3) 10s. Now the 92 and 20s, and the 10s are not set up yet but have already felt the need to add an addition to my house. As to the set ups I must confess that I mostly have only fresh water, but do have and have plans for more salt. Lets see well one of the 55s is a simple community with a twist, the wife will only let me put red or black or red and black fish in it. The other is an interesting mix of silver angels, black angels and koi angels, with blue and honey gourami as well as some of the smallest gourami available. The 37 is a regular comunity with a Hienz 57 type mixture. The 125 houses a very colorful selection Malawi cichlids and then theres the 65 which at this time is my only reef tank. As to the 72 it is being cycled for a fish only salt water, and the 92 will be my show tank when I return from a deployment. I am only doing it when I return because at this time my wife is very busy as a nurse and taking care of "My" hobby. She used to only like fish that were on the menu and now she asks if the fish she wants to order is related to any that we keep. Well thank you all for your time and I hope to post some pics soon. Take care and have a great New Year.

12-29-2007, 04:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hello Fellow Aquarium Enthusiasts to the addiction we have a freshwater forum where you can post pics of your freshie tanks as well...they sure sound interesting __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

12-29-2007, 04:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
AQTCJAK Tiger Shark Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7,131 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hello Fellow Aquarium Enthusiasts Welcome Aboard __________________ A Wiseman once said build a stage add a pole & they will dance - Jack 2007 www.aquaticaggression.com Projects & Chronicels http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...car-buffs.html http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nts-tanks.html

12-29-2007, 04:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
framerguy Manta Ray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 3,523 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hello Fellow Aquarium Enthusiasts Nice Intro. Welcome to RS!! Boozeman is dead on about the addiction thing. Get ready! __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) Still Workin' on it! 375gDT built in wall, Gargantuan DIY Beckett Skimmer, 100g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, 75 gallon seagrass/mineral mud refugium, 55 gallon crushed coral/live rock refugium, 30 gallon DSB/ cheatomorpha refugium, algae turf scrubber, DIY calcium reactor, DIY kalkwasser mixer, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, etc, etc, etc... chronicles-akwareum

12-30-2007, 11:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
JFK_Jr Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hallandale Beach FL Posts: 2,108 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hello Fellow Aquarium Enthusiasts __________________ *JFK_Jr's 150 Gallon Starphire*

12-30-2007, 12:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,008 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hello Fellow Aquarium Enthusiasts Welcome to the Addiction. We are all here with you. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

12-30-2007, 01:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 6,634 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hello Fellow Aquarium Enthusiasts Hello . Welcome to RS... __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

12-30-2007, 03:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,240 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hello Fellow Aquarium Enthusiasts Welcome Dan! The first step in getting over your addiction is admitting it! We don't have a 12 step program here, but more of a support group for the hopelessly devoted! Don't know where you are being deployed to, but be safe and get home soon. Happy New Year! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

01-02-2008, 09:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
Hexabob Limpet Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chesapeake Virginia Posts: 129 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hello Fellow Aquarium Enthusiasts Thank you for all the welcoming. I really want to start a Reef Chronicle but my First reef is now about 4 months old, I just added 2 Banggai Cardinals the past weekend. I will put together a good one (Reef Chronicle)like the ones I been reading when I return in August. I have only about 40 days left before all the work on the tanks become the wife's sole responsibility. As to pics of my tanks, I will try, but it seems I am at work more than I am at home, and time at home is filled with the "Honey Doos". Anyway I hope you all have a great New Year. Blu

01-06-2008, 10:41 AM	#10 (permalink)
Hexabob Limpet Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chesapeake Virginia Posts: 129 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hello Fellow Aquarium Enthusiasts Hello again all.. I am starting to have a slight Red Slime Algae problem... I think that is from lack of flow so moved one of the power heads around. Also i have heard that turf algae is bad and I see a small area starting maybe 2 inches by 3 inches. What should I do about that? I only have about 1 dozen snails (ast... the ones that start with an a) and maybe 10 hermits. I am sure I need more, whats a good number for a 65? You know I really should put pics here but I feel that my aquarium will not quite measure up the the great ones I have seen here. All that I have in my young reef are 2 Zoas, 1 mushroom, 2 yellow polyops and a devils hand leather. I have a couple others but they were hitchhikers and I am new to salt and there fore new to the names. I know that I ask alot being a noob but knowledge is power and I want to provide a good home for the creatures I place there. Dan Last edited by Hexabob : 01-06-2008 at 10:43 AM. Reason: Forgot to sign...

01-07-2008, 02:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,008 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hello Fellow Aquarium Enthusiasts Lack of flow can certainly contribute to red slime but the real problem is excess nutrients. Try feeding less and/or rinsing the food in ro/di water prior to feeding. Most prepared foods use phosphates as a preservative and this can easily fuel an algae problem. Adjusting the flow will also help by not allowing it to attach to anything. Another contributing factor can be old bulbs when the spectrum changes. Don't be worried about your chronicle or pics. We love when people start from the beginning or near beginning of their reef. For us it is fun to follow along and for you it will be fun to look back on later. It is really hard to see the pics when attached like that. Try uploading them to a photo hosting site like Photobucket and post the img tag here. That way you don't have to follow the restrictions on posting pics. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

01-07-2008, 03:04 PM	#13 (permalink)
zy112 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: IN Posts: 984 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hello Fellow Aquarium Enthusiasts I'm willing to be once you get an awesome reef more of those tanks get converted to salt lol. welcome! __________________ Zach

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