thetravelguy
01/02/2017, 12:08 AM
Hey guys. I'm brand new here. I've been lurking and reading for some time and figured I might as well finally make a presence. I'm 25 and a senior STILL in school. Taken time off to travel and such. Anyways. I used to be in the hobby years ago, when I was a teenager, but is been probably 7 or 8 years since I've done much. I was really into freshwater planted, was decent at it. Also had a good salt water tank that ran for about a year and a half. No corals, just live rock and fish. I did attempt a nano that lasted about 3 months, never had much success and all the corals died. But the urge to get back in the game is strong and has been for a while. But over this last week I went scuba in key west and the moment I got back on the boat I knew I had to get back into the game. So. Here I am.
Anyways. As I've been reading and lurking it is obvious much has changed [emoji102]. I feel like I need to relearn everything. So here I am. My goal is to set up a pico/nano reef. I haven't decided exactly what size, but im thinking 3-6 gallons so I can easily move it. Still being in school I'm moving around a bit so having that flexibility would be great. Also technically my apt has a no pets rule so we're doing this on the DL. So small is our goal.
One of the biggest things I've noticed is the change in lighting. Back when I used compact florecents and always had good results (with my fw plants) but now I'm looking and most of what I see is LED and I'm a little lost ad to how that all works. So help there would be great.
I feel as though I have the sufficient knowledge to set up and get a tank started. I plan on sand and live rock, obviously, and I'll do a cycle and watch my parameters.
I would prefer to get a tank with "all in one" sort of deal, something like the spec, so I don't have to mess with having an extra filtration or sump, I am open to diy ing the heck out of it though.
I would love yalls help with lighting, getting started with corals and making sure I'm on the right foot. It's been a long time and stuff has changed. So, I may think I'm smart but I'm probably not [emoji28]
K thanks guys. Any and all input will be appreciated.
Houston
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Anyways. As I've been reading and lurking it is obvious much has changed [emoji102]. I feel like I need to relearn everything. So here I am. My goal is to set up a pico/nano reef. I haven't decided exactly what size, but im thinking 3-6 gallons so I can easily move it. Still being in school I'm moving around a bit so having that flexibility would be great. Also technically my apt has a no pets rule so we're doing this on the DL. So small is our goal.
One of the biggest things I've noticed is the change in lighting. Back when I used compact florecents and always had good results (with my fw plants) but now I'm looking and most of what I see is LED and I'm a little lost ad to how that all works. So help there would be great.
I feel as though I have the sufficient knowledge to set up and get a tank started. I plan on sand and live rock, obviously, and I'll do a cycle and watch my parameters.
I would prefer to get a tank with "all in one" sort of deal, something like the spec, so I don't have to mess with having an extra filtration or sump, I am open to diy ing the heck out of it though.
I would love yalls help with lighting, getting started with corals and making sure I'm on the right foot. It's been a long time and stuff has changed. So, I may think I'm smart but I'm probably not [emoji28]
K thanks guys. Any and all input will be appreciated.
Houston
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