Hi All, new to this forum

jstorey · 03-31-2008, 11:43 AM

I was just referred to this forum by Basser1. A little about my setup. I started in March 2006 with a 75 gallon and quickly moved to a 135. I added an additional 135 because I wanted to have some aggressive fish that weren't reef safe. That lasted a several months and I got tired of being the clean up crew because those guys ate everything I put in the tank so I sold both setups and moved to my current setup. I have a Tenecor 300 gallon acrylic tank which is 10x2x2. I am running a Bubblemaster 250 skimmer, Dual Quiet One return pumps(a 5000 & 6000), Ranco dual controller with a Sea Chill chiller(which has yet to run), 2 visatherm stealth 250watt heaters, a Midwest Aquatics denitrator, Reef Fanatic top off, Phosban and carbon in reactors , UV sterilzer, 4 Vor Techs and the Aqua Illumination LED lights. I have mostly lps and softies, typical cleanup crew with various snails, some starfish, 2 fire shrimp and 3 cleaner shrimp. As far as fish go I have, Blue Face Angel (hasn't touched a thing) Naso Tang, Fox Face Rabbit, Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, Kole Tang, Flame Angel, a pair of true percs, blue chromis, diamond goby, blue spot jawfish, Yashia goby with a pistol shrimp and 7 wrasses. A Lubbocks, blue sided fairy, exquisite, solar, mystery, melanarus and a filamented. The current set up has been up since late January.

framerguy · 03-31-2008, 12:05 PM

Geez, a Bubble King and FOUR vortechs. Wow, I love it!! Welcome to RS and lets see some pics of this awesome setup. I'm an equipment buff so... lets see some behind the scenes stuff too. Welcome!!!

boozeman · 03-31-2008, 12:17 PM

post a few pics when you get a chance !

blue_eyes53813 · 03-31-2008, 12:19 PM

Hello Welcome to RS.. Sounds like an excellent set up.. cant waite to see some pictures.

Whiskey · 03-31-2008, 12:19 PM

Welcome to RS! I'm also dying to see some pics

Whiskey

Chris3859 · 03-31-2008, 12:23 PM

Yeah, yeah...pics!!

goldenmean · 03-31-2008, 12:23 PM

Howdy Hooooooo!
Welcome to RS!

jstorey · 03-31-2008, 12:59 PM

Bubble Master not Bubble King, those are a little more than my wallet can stand! I will try to get some pics up later.

CREEPIN · 03-31-2008, 03:08 PM

Welcome

Dentoid · 03-31-2008, 03:15 PM

Welcome jstorey! That sounds like a dream of a set-up! I see that you have a Blue Spotted jawfish. Consider joining The Bluespot Club. We are anxious to hear about your BS, his antics and see his mug shot. Of course other pictures of your tanks are encouraged.

I'm curious as to how the denitrator is doing and do you like it? See ya around!

lcstorc · 03-31-2008, 03:52 PM

Welcome to RS!

Basser1 · 03-31-2008, 06:07 PM

Glad to see you made it here! And WELCOME!! And like Dentoid said, be sure to check out and post your blue spot!!!

jstorey · 03-31-2008, 06:23 PM

Love the denitrator. I had one on my FOWLR aggressive set up and it took my nitrates fro 60-80ppm to 5 in about 5 weeks. My 135 reef I couldn't seem to get them below 15-20 and it took them to 0ppm in the same amount of time. Easy to use, pretty much fill it and plug and play. I will check out the blue spot jawfish club and I will need to get the wife's camera to get some decent shots other than my camera on my phone.

jstorey · 03-31-2008, 08:24 PM

I put a couple of shots from my camera phone in my gallery just to get some out there. A couple of my blue spot, one side view from each side and a full tank shot. Not very good quality. I will try and get the wife's camera for some better shots.

Jen · 03-31-2008, 08:38 PM

Welcome jstorey from lubbock. Jen from Allen north of Dallas here. Also hello to other fellow Texan, Chris

I enjoyed the pics in your gallery--beautiful huge tank! Your sand looks so white! How do you do that???
Enjoy!

03-31-2008, 11:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
jstorey Tunicate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 14 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hi All, new to this forum I was just referred to this forum by Basser1. A little about my setup. I started in March 2006 with a 75 gallon and quickly moved to a 135. I added an additional 135 because I wanted to have some aggressive fish that weren't reef safe. That lasted a several months and I got tired of being the clean up crew because those guys ate everything I put in the tank so I sold both setups and moved to my current setup. I have a Tenecor 300 gallon acrylic tank which is 10x2x2. I am running a Bubblemaster 250 skimmer, Dual Quiet One return pumps(a 5000 & 6000), Ranco dual controller with a Sea Chill chiller(which has yet to run), 2 visatherm stealth 250watt heaters, a Midwest Aquatics denitrator, Reef Fanatic top off, Phosban and carbon in reactors , UV sterilzer, 4 Vor Techs and the Aqua Illumination LED lights. I have mostly lps and softies, typical cleanup crew with various snails, some starfish, 2 fire shrimp and 3 cleaner shrimp. As far as fish go I have, Blue Face Angel (hasn't touched a thing) Naso Tang, Fox Face Rabbit, Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, Kole Tang, Flame Angel, a pair of true percs, blue chromis, diamond goby, blue spot jawfish, Yashia goby with a pistol shrimp and 7 wrasses. A Lubbocks, blue sided fairy, exquisite, solar, mystery, melanarus and a filamented. The current set up has been up since late January.

03-31-2008, 12:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
framerguy Manta Ray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 3,403 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hi All, new to this forum Geez, a Bubble King and FOUR vortechs. Wow, I love it!! Welcome to RS and lets see some pics of this awesome setup. I'm an equipment buff so... lets see some behind the scenes stuff too. Welcome!!! __________________ ___________________________________ 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

03-31-2008, 12:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hi All, new to this forum post a few pics when you get a chance ! __________________ ...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

03-31-2008, 12:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 6,349 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hi All, new to this forum Hello Welcome to RS.. Sounds like an excellent set up.. cant waite to see some pictures. __________________ 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

03-31-2008, 12:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Whiskey Just some guy, you know? Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 850 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hi All, new to this forum Welcome to RS! I'm also dying to see some pics Whiskey __________________ I'm the guy that ruined it for everyone. I say, what occurs to me to say, when it occurs to me to say it, much more I cannot say. Stop by and welcome me to RS,.. this takes you direct to my new pics: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...tml#post356787

03-31-2008, 12:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chris3859 Ricordea Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Beaumont, Texas Posts: 194 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hi All, new to this forum Yeah, yeah...pics!! __________________ Chris Tanks stats: 1)Big 2)Expensive 3)Time Consuming Just got my Discover bill--> "There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines...Marines and those who have met them in battle. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion." -Unknown

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jstorey Tunicate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 14 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hi All, new to this forum Bubble Master not Bubble King, those are a little more than my wallet can stand! I will try to get some pics up later.

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03-31-2008, 03:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,240 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hi All, new to this forum Welcome jstorey! That sounds like a dream of a set-up! I see that you have a Blue Spotted jawfish. Consider joining The Bluespot Club. We are anxious to hear about your BS, his antics and see his mug shot. Of course other pictures of your tanks are encouraged. I'm curious as to how the denitrator is doing and do you like it? See ya around! __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,913 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hi All, new to this forum Welcome to RS! __________________ 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.

03-31-2008, 06:07 PM	#12 (permalink)
Basser1 Limpet Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 143 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hi All, new to this forum Glad to see you made it here! And WELCOME!! And like Dentoid said, be sure to check out and post your blue spot!!!

03-31-2008, 06:23 PM	#13 (permalink)
jstorey Tunicate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 14 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hi All, new to this forum Love the denitrator. I had one on my FOWLR aggressive set up and it took my nitrates fro 60-80ppm to 5 in about 5 weeks. My 135 reef I couldn't seem to get them below 15-20 and it took them to 0ppm in the same amount of time. Easy to use, pretty much fill it and plug and play. I will check out the blue spot jawfish club and I will need to get the wife's camera to get some decent shots other than my camera on my phone.

03-31-2008, 08:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
jstorey Tunicate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 14 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hi All, new to this forum I put a couple of shots from my camera phone in my gallery just to get some out there. A couple of my blue spot, one side view from each side and a full tank shot. Not very good quality. I will try and get the wife's camera for some better shots.

03-31-2008, 08:38 PM	#15 (permalink)
Jen Midas Blenny Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 114 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hi All, new to this forum Welcome jstorey from lubbock. Jen from Allen north of Dallas here. Also hello to other fellow Texan, Chris I enjoyed the pics in your gallery--beautiful huge tank! Your sand looks so white! How do you do that??? Enjoy! __________________ Jen

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