This forum is awesome!

BHenderson79 · 01-07-2008, 03:24 PM

Just found this site today and I've been reading and posting all day long. I've already learned a ton and it's excellent and rare to find a site anywhere on the internet with so many people who are helpful and polite. I am impressed!

I'm newish to the reef hobby - i set up my first reef just about a year ago after converting my 75 gallon tank over from freshwater. I'm still running a 30 gallon with fresh. If anyone likes to browse photos, here are some!

Pics from my reef

some freshwater pics if you're interested

Thanks again to everyone here for being so helpful already!

BigAl07 · 01-07-2008, 03:27 PM

Hello (again) and Welcome to the REEF

You've come to an AMAZING place! Hang around, look around and just make yourself at home. When it comes to Reef Sanctuary, you can log out but you can never LEAVE

Woodstock · 01-07-2008, 03:28 PM

I call it southern hospitality

Hehe... yep, the members here ROCK!

Dentoid · 01-07-2008, 03:30 PM

It's been fun conversing with you Bill! Nice pictures! Let us know how you do with that Flame scallop. You have entered a hobby where the sky is the limit and a reef forum where learning and teaching are fun and unconditional. Looking forward to more fellowship with you!

DrHank · 01-07-2008, 03:42 PM

Bill, your tank looks great. We're glad to have you with us on RS. You wisely anticipated the request for photos and avoided the multiple posts you would have gotten requesting them.

We are always very careful to try and keep our level of awe below full and thank you for your assessment of being awesome as opposed to awful as many other sites have become.

Seriously, Welcome and we're glad to have you.

zy112 · 01-07-2008, 03:48 PM

Welcome!

BHenderson79 · 01-07-2008, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Dentoid

It's been fun conversing with you Bill! Nice pictures! Let us know how you do with that Flame scallop. You have enter a hobby where the sky is the limit and a reef forum where learning and teaching are fun and unconditional. Looking forward to more fellowship with you!

Sadly, I lost that scallop a while back. We had a strong thunderstorm that knocked the power out for a while. I used a mini generator to keep the heater going, but couldn't power any current for long enough. It closed up after that and never opened again until some hermit crabs pried it open and ate what little was left of it. I was lucky that I only lost the scallop, though! I was thinking about getting another. I've since gotten a couple other powerheads that I could more easily power in an outage.

Dentoid · 01-07-2008, 04:37 PM

Sorry about that. Scallops generally don't do well in captivity. Probably because in nature they are not found on reefs. They generally are found in grassy sea flats and mud flats. I was hoping for someone with success!

BHenderson79 · 01-07-2008, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dentoid

Sorry about that. Scallops generally don't do well in captivity. Probably because in nature they are not found on reefs. They generally are found in grassy sea flats and mud flats. I was hoping for someone with success!

that's good to know. i was going to nose around for some threads about them before trying another scallop.

Dentoid · 01-07-2008, 04:49 PM

If you are interested in mollusks, consider a Tridacnid clam. Your tank is old enough and if you have metal halide (MH) lighting, the Crocea and Maxima clams are stellar and very colorful!

JFK_Jr · 01-07-2008, 05:39 PM

BHenderson79 · 01-08-2008, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dentoid

If you are interested in mollusks, consider a Tridacnid clam. Your tank is old enough and if you have metal halide (MH) lighting, the Crocea and Maxima clams are stellar and very colorful!

i dont actually know anything about metal halide lighting, but i suppose this is a good place to learn.

Witfull · 01-08-2008, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by BHenderson79

Just found this site today and I've been reading and posting all day long. I've already learned a ton and it's excellent and rare to find a site anywhere on the internet with so many people who are helpful and polite. I am impressed!
Thanks again to everyone here for being so helpful already!

thanks for the kind words Bill...we are all one big happy (inbred) family here. kinda like Beverly Hillbillies get an indoor ocean~

be comfortable and have fun,,,cause isnt that what its all about?

PS, where in Trenton? i used to live in the 'burg.

BigAl07 · 01-08-2008, 09:35 AM

this is a GREAT place to learn

BHenderson79 · 01-08-2008, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Witfull

PS, where in Trenton? i used to live in the 'burg.

I'm actually in West Trenton - up off Bear Tavern near the airport.

01-07-2008, 03:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
BHenderson79 Limpet Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trenton, NJ Posts: 136 View Gallery Karma Komment	This forum is awesome! Just found this site today and I've been reading and posting all day long. I've already learned a ton and it's excellent and rare to find a site anywhere on the internet with so many people who are helpful and polite. I am impressed! I'm newish to the reef hobby - i set up my first reef just about a year ago after converting my 75 gallon tank over from freshwater. I'm still running a 30 gallon with fresh. If anyone likes to browse photos, here are some! Pics from my reef some freshwater pics if you're interested Thanks again to everyone here for being so helpful already!

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BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 10,619 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: This forum is awesome! Hello (again) and Welcome to the REEF You've come to an AMAZING place! Hang around, look around and just make yourself at home. When it comes to Reef Sanctuary, you can log out but you can never LEAVE __________________ Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

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Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,239 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: This forum is awesome! It's been fun conversing with you Bill! Nice pictures! Let us know how you do with that Flame scallop. You have entered a hobby where the sky is the limit and a reef forum where learning and teaching are fun and unconditional. Looking forward to more fellowship with you! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

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DrHank Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,251 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: This forum is awesome! Bill, your tank looks great. We're glad to have you with us on RS. You wisely anticipated the request for photos and avoided the multiple posts you would have gotten requesting them. We are always very careful to try and keep our level of awe below full and thank you for your assessment of being awesome as opposed to awful as many other sites have become. Seriously, Welcome and we're glad to have you. __________________ Jim Dr Hank's 210 Build: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...nks-tanks.html Dr Hank's 155 Bowfront:http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-bowfront.html

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Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,239 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: This forum is awesome! Sorry about that. Scallops generally don't do well in captivity. Probably because in nature they are not found on reefs. They generally are found in grassy sea flats and mud flats. I was hoping for someone with success! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

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Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,239 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: This forum is awesome! If you are interested in mollusks, consider a Tridacnid clam. Your tank is old enough and if you have metal halide (MH) lighting, the Crocea and Maxima clams are stellar and very colorful! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

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BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 10,619 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: This forum is awesome! this is a GREAT place to learn __________________ Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!

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