hello everyone

[Uncle Joe]

Hello everyone:

My name is Joe, I reside in Ontario Canada, I'm 46 have two kids, I'm manage a sales team in the Lubricants business. My hobbies are auto racing and my escape is my reef tank.

I have been keeping cichlids for about 10 years and have them in my office, (the sound of the water and the fish keeps me calm) I started slow with SW researching and reading for about a year, then I started last October, and so, this is rather new tank.

I didn't want to start small and go big, coming from a racing back ground, it's go big or go home :) So I went with 150g show tank with a 65 gallon sump. With refridge and live sand bed 200 ibs of rock.

I started slow and now have about 10 fish, mostly soft corals but I'm starting to try sps. just two pcs.

I've been reading the threads here as a guest and have decided to join, I didn't want to join the community as a complete nubie. But I'm learning everday, and I love the return this hobby has to offer. And the great people that I meet.

Cheers! and please bare with me!

Joe

[Michael]

we love tank pics joe

[welcome]

[mickela]

Welcome aboard!!!!!!Do you have any pictures of the set up?We'd love to see them

[reefworm]

WELCOME ON BOARD RC :D

[Uncle Joe]

I will load some more when I get home, I don't have a host site yet so i stuck a few in my album, please click my camera....

[Uncle Joe]

ok, here are some pics I took todnight, sorry lights out for the fish, pass their bed time!

The stand is 38"h and the tank is 32"h so i don't have room for pendents. I'll post shots of the tank with the lights on later. I want to read up on the photo tips first.

<img src='http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2009-1/1333321/212050cycling_the_live_rock[1].jpg' width=604 height=453 >
cycling the rocks, the doors on the stand are off.
<img src='http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2009-1/1333321/212050system_running__Small_[1].jpg' width=640 height=480 >
a shot with the doors on and water in. The doors are frosted glass mounted on water proof MDF and framed with aluminum pcs I bought from hd
<img src='http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2009-1/1333321/212050side_shot__Small_.jpg' width=640 height=480 >
The left side door open, this is before the auto top off/kalk tank and UV.
<img src='http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2009-1/1333321/DSC01731(Small).JPG' width=360 height=480 >
This is the side view, all the doors open for service and cleaning of the sump and equipment.
<img src='http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2009-1/1333321/DSC01729(Small).JPG' width=360 height=480 >
right side door open skimmer
<img src='http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2009-1/1333321/DSC01727(Small).JPG' width=360 height=480 >
left side of the 65g sum, it's tight down there
<img src='http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2009-1/1333321/DSC01725(Small).JPG' width=640 height=480 >
front view, the center bar is removable if I had to tear it down one day.
<img src='http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2009-1/1333321/n871055510_2529436_7049[1](Small).jpg' width=640 height=480 >
rough in

[46FiatYamaha]

I like the frosted glass on the stand, keep us posted on the progress :)

[Uncle Joe]

That frosted glass was to keep the wife happy, to match the cabinets in the office and the office door, I wanted to go with a stainless door, but she said if would look too cold! :) whatever that means!