New Members and Introductions

[Jacob D]

I thought I'd start a thread for new members and introductions. The NVR group started off pretty small and many of us know eachother by first name now. I'd like to encourage anyone new (or not so new) to the club to post a little about yourself and/or your tank.

I remember my first ever reef club meeting and not knowing anyone (different club) was a little intimidating. After posting in the forum I found it easier to approach people at meetings and I met all kinds of crazy reefers :D

[Jacob D]

I'll go first :)

My name is Jacob (or Jake if you prefer). My current tank is a 75g mixed reef that is just over 2 years old. I've swapped a lot of corals in and out but finally tried to settle on some that I really liked and leave them alone. Almost everything in the tank has been grown from very small frags so it is rewarding to see some of the corals starting to fill in the spaces now that I'm letting them do their thing.

Other than reefing I'm into outdoor activities with my wife and friends, especially snowboarding. I'm looking into doing some beer brewing in the near future too!

Look for the tall guy with glasses and spikey hair at the next meeting and that would be me!

[MonKei]

Hello, I'm Thayer,
4th year student at UOP. Current tank setup is a 11gal DIY nano cube, with a 10gal sump (~6 gals of water in it). Will be the home to a mixed population of corals (hard and soft) as well as a fish or two.. In addition to reefing, I like traveling, computer games, photography and generally being outdoors..
I'm glad that my girlfriend puts up with my expensive hobbies ;)

[sand02]

Hello!
My name is Sandra, I have a 12 gallon nano at work. I have two fish, Jack and Trogdor that keep me entertained everyday, and a Randall pistol shrimp...named Randall of course. I have tried having a mixed tank but I have decided that I am going to stick with the softies. I have an especially big nepthea that needs to be fragged soon.
I have had my tank for about 1 1/2 years and while it seems things grow slowly, looking back at my old pictures and seeing the tank now, shows me how quickly things have grown. It is pretty cool. My other hobbies are reading, snowboarding, shopping for shoes, and starting projects but not finishing them.

[MrMonkeyFingers]

Well I guess it's my turn to say something huh!

My name is Greg I have a 40 gallon at home mostly softies with about 5 fish. I recently entered the world of having a sump! I also have a 12 gallon nano at work with all softies at the moment.

About me: I've been employed at The Record for the past 18 years in the IT dept. As far as hobbies I like to collect fingernail clippings from aliens, I'm into dirt art and I really enjoy a good egg salad sandwich! Kidding.. of course.. well not about the fingernail clippings! As for the real hobbies I've really been getting into the Stockton Thunder hockey, doing audio and video projects, playing music [guitar, mandolin] with friends and that's about all I have time for anymore.. oh and tivo!

[Rysam]

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My name is Josh , I am still in the planning stages of my setup but I should be going in a few months. I have a 72 BF RR with an ASM G2 and oceanic model 1 sump, mag 9.5 for return. thats it so far, still working on the rest. I plan on 2x250 with some sort of actinic, about 125 lbs LR and a 4-5" DSB with flow coming from a CL system as i dont like powerheads. But that is all subject to change at a moments notice. I dont post much but I sure am a good lurker. Thanks for letting me introduce myself
Josh

Anyone in the paradise/chico area that wants to talk reefs feel free to PM me Im always willing to talk SW

[Jacob D]

Hi Josh. Nice to meet you.

It sounds like you've got a pretty good plan together for your first reef tank. If you have any questions or just want to talk shop feel free to use the forum; our club as well as the rest of Reef Central has a lot of info to offer! And of course if you can make it out to a meeting you're definitely welcome to come by.

Jacob.

[MrMonkeyFingers]

yeah sure does sound planned out for a first tank, are you sure you never had one before?

[Aquareefer776]

Well, My name is Tommy and new to this forum and to this hobby for that matter. I am an absolute beginner to this. I recently was given what seems to be a 45 gal tank and an 10 or 12 gallon tank. I think I will use the 45 as a QT tank and the 10/12 as a sump maybe. But like I said absolutely new to this. I hope to meet some of you soon! I wont be able to make the meeting this weekend as I have to work. I work a 6 on 3 off graveyard schedule. I am glad that there are people in my area that can help with the god awful amount of questions I will be asking. LOL Talk to you all soon!

[Bdimas]

Welcome to NVR Tommy.
Feel free to start a thread and start asking questions.

[NickFontane]

Thought id introduce myself. My name is Nick. Ive been keeping saltwater fish for about 14 years. I worked at a LFS in stockton for 3 years and a LFS in modesto for a year. I now own my own business and create/maintain large scale tanks. I also sell wholesale and lease tanks privately to my customers. I currently have 2 80g tiered with a 60g sump. Both 80's full of coral and the 60 sump is a fuge with mud. I also have a 90g tall with discuss in my living room. No one is really an expert at this hobby and I cant wait to learn everyones tips and techniques.

[Jacob D]

Hey Nick welcome to the club. It sounds like you have quite a bit of experience for us to gain from as well. Are you still local to the area?

[NickFontane]

I currently live near Stockton. Ive actually been out of retail for about a year now. Im in the process of building a 2 car garage in my backyard for the housing and storage of aquariums. My plan is to get some huge tanks running for frags, to be traded, sold and placed into tanks im creating. Also for the acclimation of rare angels, tangs and wrasses, this way assuring success when i do put them into aquariums. My experience is mostly broad range and i focused more on selling products when i was in retail. Now im looking to specialize in large scale reef. ***** has asked me to come work for ********* on the weekends to help educate some of the workers there. Hopefully i can get him to put halides on the two 180 plexis he has. Basically i will be there to pass on my knowledge to the employees while selling products. should be fun. i worked at *******, and when i quit ***** was hired. I then went to tropical haven and worked for ***, till i quit there. If anyone would like to contact me i have MSN : NickFontane@yahoo.com

[Jacob D]

Sounds like a good plan. Captive propagation is big these days and a great way to minimize the impact of our hobby on wild reefs. A lot of people in the club are into fragging and trading frags. Sooner or later NVR will host a frag swap or similar event, although in the NVR tradition we want to make sure we put our own spin on it :)

[Queezyviper]

Hi all,

My name's JJ. I saw the NVreefers posting at Carter's and I thought I'd join. I've probably seen a few members around town b/c im sure you all are always at Twins or at Carters. I'll be glad to get acquainted with everyone...see ya the valley brewery.

Oh, I'll post some pics of my tank on the main forums soon.

[Bdimas]

Welcome to NVR.

[Aquarist Guru]

Welcome everyone I'll see you all today at the meeting.

[buffer]

Hey guys!!
My name is Brian. My 2 tanks right now are a 20gal Fish only tank... that was first attempt at a saltwater. i've have that running for about 3 years. I also have a 55gal reef tank, that unfortunatly i'm struggeling with (more or less w/ heat issues). Other than my fish tanks i have a 3ft. ball python named manny, and a 2yr old papillion named rocco... yeah a dog. For the most part i am a student... working odd jobs when i need money for tank upkeep. I enjoy doing pretty much anything outdoor... camping, snowboarding, wakeboarding, hiking... ect. I havent been an NVR member for very long. Maybe a month or so. But yeah I'm lovin the help, and the cool people. Lookin foward to gettin to know all of you!

[Bdimas]

Welcome to NVR!

[plankton]

Welcome Brian. U going to school in San Luis Obispo?

[friendorfoe]

my name is anthony and i just moved into the area bout 3 months ago, originally from fresno(cvr).I have 75 all glass oceanic with 5 fishes and a mixture of soft and hard corals, just really starting out in the hobby, and wanting to know more .so i'm open for any suggestions and how to to keep my wife from getting so mad becuz i spend so much money on the tank

[plankton]

friendorfoe - Welcome to the San Juaquin area and hope to see you at an NVR meeting or some of the local fish stores.

Would be interested in some pics of your tank...

On the latter question, I can't offer much help there as I'm trying to figure that out myself!

Scott

[drdoolittle]

Hello,

My name is Ed. I live in Tracy California. I have been on and off with my reef tank for the past 5 years. I just completed setting up my 220 gal reef tank. But, Im still tweaking the type of equipments im putting in. Currently having problem with water parameters and setting up my reactor.

I also, just started setting a 50 gal reef, for my fiance. So so could put what ever we reject from the main tank.

I would like to be part of this NVR to learn more about this hobby from more experience reefer. Also to buy or trade corals and equipments.

Thanks,

Ed aka Drdoolittle

[Bdimas]

Welcome to NVR Ed! We have a meeting coming up next weekend the 24th, hopefully we can meet you then. Also there are a great bunch of reefers that live in tracy also.

[drdoolittle]

Thanks Bryan,

Damn.. wrong timing for me. I really want to attend this meeting and meet everyone. But i think my fiance will kill me if I miss St Bernard's Wedding preperation counselling scheduled for that day. I already miss the last one.

But, i will definitely be on the next one. Thanks.

ED

[Jesus]

Ed, if need help, just howler. There are a few of us here in TRacy that have a reef tank. I myself is in Tracy as well. Always welcome just to shoot the breeze.


jesus

[plankton]

Ed - Welcome aboard and just holler when you are free and we can hang en mass and trade reef keeping tips and tricks.

Scott

[Aquarist Guru]

welcome aboard ED I live in Tracy as well always happy to help, I am learning as I go but I'm happy to assist any way I can.

(209)830-7266 (Jarrod)

[Aquarist Guru]

By the way I stopped off at Carters and dumped about 30 cards for NVR there in hopes to save some more poor soles, a week later they were gone.

and so was the new LTA and Blue tang I rescued =)

[plankton]

Jarrod - Watch that blue tang. Had to QT mine in a tub to clear out the ick.

[drdoolittle]

Hi Scott, Jesus, and Jarrod,

I have heard good things from some fellow BAR member about some of you guys. I would like to someday meet all of you and see your set up. I am trying to take some note on peoples set up and tip on maintaining the tank. I am sure that i have lots to learn from all of you. If you guys need anything or want to do some trade, please feel free to contact me at 510-378-5957 or 209-835 8919.

Thanks,

Ed

[Aquarist Guru]

was nice to meet you today Ed I love the tank can't wait to see it all grown in. You definitely have a ton of gear I'm interested in let me know what we can do to make that all work out.

[TaubBaer]

Hi,
I'm Billy and I am full time student at Delta College to be an Network Technician. Yes, I will be going to 3 night classes in Tracy. Eck!

I started the saltwater hobby 1 1/2 years ago. I'm still learning, yeah, I killed all corals but 4 1.5 years old fishes are still happy swimming. I believe that the 20 gallon tank is harder to control due to chemical spikes, temps, and others. I wanted to upgrade to 90 gallon tank. I had been working on the list with help from Danny at Carter's. Before I spend $3k, I need your options on those lists.

[Jacob D]

Hi Billy. Good to see another Stocktonian reefer :)

I attended Delta College as well, and acutally worked there part time while going to school. I was working for Sal Vargas as a network tech - the last I heard he became an instructor there (was the former network admin). Is he still around that you know of? If so tell him Jacob says hi! Ok enough about me :D

20g is a little more tricky than say a 90, but experience plays a part too. You made a good decision to ask the club for input also (nothing against Danny - but you can't beat the combined experience of a reef club). I'll take a look at your 90g thread and give you my thoughts.

Welcome aboard, if possible I hope you can make the BBQ this month, or maybe a future meeting. (http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=875515)

[plankton]

Ed,

It was great checking out your main tank last Sunday. Sweet setup. Let me know if those changes we talked about make sense.

Billy - Wow, $3K. Might want to get some advice from fellow reefers before dropping $3K on a 90 gallon tank.

PS Billy - Ed has a couple systems for sale so U might want to ask him what he wants for his...

Welcome aboard!

Scott

[sknlim]

Hello,

My name is Lim. I live in Modesto and travel to Stockton. I'm from CVR and also wonder around here. I pretty much down graded to a JBJ 24 gallon nano about 3 months ago. I'm keeping things simple due to my hectic schedule.

[Bdimas]

Hey Lim

Welcome to NVR!

[Jacob D]

Hi Lim. Glad to see you found your way over here. How's the business venture going?


p.s. If you register on our website you'll receive emails when NVR events are coming up etc... It's all free and no obligation: http://nvreefers.org/membership.php


Hope to see you at a future meeting.

[sand02]

Hi Lim,
I am always glad to hear that there are other nano tanks out there.
I have a 12 gallon which works best for me. I must confess I am a bit lazy with the upkeep but the tank continues to thrive. Welcome to NVR.

Sandra

[sknlim]

Hey thanks a lot everyone. I feel warm and cozy. It's easier for me to attend events around here.

Sandra - Yes, im glad its only 24 gallons of water. It's also better than not having a tank. I just hate the heat.

[povsan]

Hello,

My name is PO like po' boy after I'm done with my tank! :) Ha! I'm a Stocktonian, also a big hotwheels collector... anyone???
I've been reading and following these forums for awhile now, anyhow I'm glad I'm doing this.... it all started when I wanted to upgrade my freshwater tank. Walked into Cater's and BOOM saw this beautiful reef tank.... a couple hours later I had a 72 gallon bowfront. Danny and his crew set it all up for me. So here I am, looking forward to learning more from everyone here. Have some softies and a few fish... waiting for my Mandarin.

[lanxang]

Welcome to RC and the money pit call reefing. Take picture as your tank progress.

Did you let your tank cycle first before putting in the coral and fish in?

I'm was a hotwheel collector. I still have about 100+ treasure hunts. I haven't look at them for about 4 years. Did the market pick up on them again?

[povsan]

Yes my tank cycled for about a month or even longer with just live rocks 100 lbs. Danny advise me on quite a few things... especially on being patient. I let nature did it's coarse. Oh as far as hotwheels..... they're still HOT as ever.

[lanxang]

strangely enough when when I walk into stores, I still check and see if they had any treasure hunt.

Maybe once you get going, we can trade hotwheels for corals. :).

So what kind of lighting, filtation, etc you have running in your tank?

Lak

[Bdimas]

Hey Po welcome to NVR!

[Jacob D]

Welcome to the club! Looking forward to meeting you and hearing more about your tank.

[povsan]

Thank you everybody.... and Lak..... hotwheels for corals sounds pretty good to me. A little about my tank. I have a 72 gallon Oceanic bowfront w/built in overflow, a little over 100 lbs. of live rocks, I'm using crushed corals for my substrate and some live sand, 48'' Coralife metal halide, (3) 900 maxijet powerheads, 15 gallon Oceanic sump, and a protien skimmer, I think thats all I have.

Current residents; (1) Sailfin Tang, (2) Percula Clowns, (1) Firefish, (1) Lawnmower Blennie, (2) Cardinals, (2) Coralbanded Shrimps that spawns every 2 weeks or so, (3) Peppermint Shrimps that I just got to kill my 5-6 aptasia before they take over( I've tried lemon juice), (4) Clams mixtures in size and species, and of coarse my mixtures of softies and shrooms.

RIP; (1) Yellow Tang (newbie mistake.. very first resident)
(1) Firefish,

I'm still figuring out how to post pics, hopefully soon... thank you and happy reefing!!!!

[lanxang]

go to the link to for instructions on posting pics and good luck with the tank.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=333197

[Sara7814]

Hi, Im Sara. I just recently got interested into the hobbie. I live in Corning California. I dont think I have found anyone really near me. I am hoping to meet new people and see where it takes me. I have lots of questions and will need lots of help. Hoping you guys are willing to help me out. I am setting up a new project and maybe within 6months give or take some i will have it done but first i need to get my first tank up and going

i have purchases a 36 gal bow front.. i was supposed to have it yesterday well everything else came in but the tank..just my luck

there are misc items that i got but this is the main part..

tank
stand
skimmer
heater
filter (can be used as powerheads or so i have been told)
lights for the coral
live sand
oceanic salt
live rock
hydrometer
thermometer
hmmm..im sure there is something i am forgetting to add.

Well if anyone wants to help me out with tips and such go ahead.. im taking all info given.
Anyone in my area.. let me know. It would be nice to meet you and to have someone in my area when things get bad or i have questions

Sara

[Bdimas]

Hey Sara welcome to NVR. Sounds like you have a pretty good start. Fire away with any questions and im sure you will get some good answers.

[plankton]

Sara,

Welcome to the forum.

Looks like you have covered the basics.

What kind of tank do you have in mind? Predator tank? Little nemo snuggling in an anemone? LPS, SPS, Softies, fish only?

Our prez, Jake, put together a little Intro to SW tanks that you may find helpful:

http://www.nvreefers.org/reference/newtosalt.php

There is also a DVD in the club library which you could check out and view if you wished.

Other sources are RC, of course, webwebmedia and folks at Marine Aquarists Roundtable of Sacramento (MARS); which is near(er) to Corning, CA

Please post pics of your progress so we can follow along.

Scott

[povsan]

Corning???? Where is that? Well I hope you have a lot of contacts there. WELCOME!!!

[Jacob D]

Sarah,

Welcome to the club. Feel free to post threads for any questions you may have and we will do our best to help you out. How did you find out about NVR?

[rulesmith]

TaubBaer
Did you ever get help with your list?

Welcome to all the new members.

[RiOnRoxXx]

Hi there..the name is Ryan. I'm a 24 year old guy living up North in Stockton. I'm a SSC at Uni of Phnx in Modesto. (Yup I'm a commuter) I just started this very new very expensive hobby from what I've seen so far. My buddy got me into this and I like how Saltwater fish look compared to Freshwater. I like to skateboard for a hobby and I also collect Jordan shoes. (I know sounds funny but hey I like it hehe). Hmm I dunno what else hahaha. I seen posters for NVR at discount pet and thought I'd give it whirl since I'm on other boards for other various things.

Like I said I'm new so I have a 29gal tank. 2lbs of LR about 15lbs of base rock, 1 inch layer of "live sand." I'm running the Fluval 305 pump and heater. I have 4 Damsels in my tank. 1 Sgt, 1 Yellow tail, 1 3 striped, and a Chromis. The tank has been up and running for about 3 weeks now. All the fish seem to be happy and swimming all about. All my levels are all good also my salt level is good also. I use a liquid kit I bought at Twins. :) So just thought I'd say "Hi" maybe one day I'll get to meet some of you!

[drdoolittle]

Welcome Sara and Ryan, If anything we could do.. just ask.. the club is pretty helpful..

Ed

[Bdimas]

Welcome to the club.

[sand02]

This is a great club to get all the answers you need for your new tank.
Hope to see you at future meetings.


Sandra

[plankton]

Ryan - Welcome.

Hey, just a few questions:

- fluval 305 canister filter : What media are you running in the canister filter and/or how often do you clean it out?

- Did I count correctly that you have 8 fish now in your newly setup 29G tank that's been running for 3 wks?

- What are your current Specific Gravity, Nitrate, Nitrite and Ammonia levels if you don't mind me asking?

Scott

[RiOnRoxXx]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9147070#post9147070 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by plankton
Ryan - Welcome.

Hey, just a few questions:

- fluval 305 canister filter : What media are you running in the canister filter and/or how often do you clean it out?

- Did I count correctly that you have 8 fish now in your newly setup 29G tank that's been running for 3 wks?

- What are your current Specific Gravity, Nitrate, Nitrite and Ammonia levels if you don't mind me asking?

Scott

I'm running the media that came with the Fluval. BioRock and the charcoal. Actually I only have 4 fish in the tank. 4 Damsels total. I'm using already cycled water from a friends tank ABout 20gal worth in a 29gal and just added mixed RO water to fill the rest. All his readings were good. I let the tank run 3 weeks before the fish going in. I just thought maybe with the already cycled water it'd be ok. Just had to let the natural things attach to the newer canister and other things. The live sand was already cycled also. I got most of the things used IE. tank, heater,ls... I bought the canister and glass top new from Twins. My current stats I dunno, but I'll know tomorrow. When I do the cleaning of the brown algae stuff growing on the glass.

[plankton]

Sounds good! Yeah, I've been wiping diatoms off my glass every day for the last week so I think I'm due for a water change...

Scott

[RiOnRoxXx]

Is that what that brownish stuff is? Diatoms?

[plankton]

Probably.

If the canister has a foam pre-filter you might need to wash it often or just not add it the next time you service the filter. Otherwise, detritus may just clog it up very quickly in a reef tank.

Otherwise, it looks like you did your homework before setting up your tank. Good for you.

Scott

[Jacob D]

Ryan,

What kind of lighting do you have and what are you using for water movement?

[RiOnRoxXx]

Plankton: The canister's only media and fiters are just three little bags of carbon and those BioMax rock things. I was told just to clean these out every 3 months or so. Maybe I was steered wrong. ::shrugs:: I just had a little of that brown stuff growing on the side of the tank nothing serious. Cleaned it up now it's gone.

Montra:I'm running are regular fluorescent bulb light and single housing at the moment. I read that that kind of light is just asking for that kind of algae to grow. I went to Kalypso's yesterday and I think I'll be picking up a new Power Compact or Halide still I don't know which way to go. I know I'll probably get a bigger tank soon here after 6 months or so, so I leaning towards the Halide. As for water movement I don't have any powerheads yet. I was thinking a MaxiJet 600 since my tank is so small don't want to over do it just quite yet. But since my pump is rated for a 70gal my 29gal I think is getting good movement out of my Fluval. If one of the Damsels gets in the way of the "out" tube he gets blown almost all the way to the other side of the tank. :)

[Jacob D]

You should determine what lighting to get by the corals that you plan to keep. If you're planning to keep mostly softies and/or LPS then Power Compact lighting is fine. If you want to keep some of the more light demanding corals (most SPS), clams, or anemones then you'll need metal halide or T5 lighting. In fact even if you're just keeping softies I'd recommend T5 but only use about half as many watts as you would have with PC.

If you stick with live rock and fish only, then the standard fluorescent lighting that you have is fine.


If you start to keep corals you may want to slowly remove the bio-media from your Fluval and only run carbon. The bio-media will be producing nitrates constantly.

[RiOnRoxXx]

Ok cool, I was thinking just soft corals for now. But with the ways things seem to be I might want to do maybe hards in the long run. This hobby is SOOOO addicting! :bum: So the Bio media is to be slowly removed out? If I decided to get more involved into this? I can see how it would effect with the nitrites since all the water is cycling in it's own garbage filth I guess you can say. Cool thank you for all the help. Guess I gotta just wait it out and see what the good ol' pocket book says after I buy these Jordan's I've been lookin for, for almost a year...hahahaha I know I know....weirdo huh :)

[RiOnRoxXx]

I was thinking about helping with a donation and become a full access member towards the NVR. I know I haven't been active for to long on these boards but feel like I should contribute to local area organizations that provide great services like the NVR. I'm thinking about using paypal and wanted to know how I should go abouts doing this. Unless there is an address I can send a check or MO to? Let me know guys :)

[Bdimas]

http://www.nvreefers.org/membership.php?PHPSESSID=950fc2ed15d4776036452652235fa53c#donate

[RiOnRoxXx]

I seen that spot or link...only thing is the PayPal is registered in my girlfriends name and I wanted to make sure the NVR knows it's from me. The address is the same but just different name. :)

[Jacob D]

Ryan,

That's great that you decided to support the club by becoming a contributing member. Just let me know the name that the Paypal will show up under and we'll make sure you get credit.

[RiOnRoxXx]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9374038#post9374038 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mothra
Ryan,

That's great that you decided to support the club by becoming a contributing member. Just let me know the name that the Paypal will show up under and we'll make sure you get credit.

Ok coolness!:D

[Auntbeez]

Hi all,
My name is Barb. I am new to Reef Central, but not to the hobby. I’ve been a fish enthusiast since my first guppy tank a billion years ago. Since that time I have never not had a tank of some sort. In 1990 I got certified in SCUBA (It’s like swimming in a giant aquarium…SO AWESOME!). After that I set up my first salt tank. It didn’t last long as it was expensive and was hard to keep stuff alive in a 10g.
Currently I have a plethora of various aquatics. My pride and joy are, a 135g freshwater I have had for 18+ years and currently houses African Cichlids;
a 29g I got 2 yrs. ago and set up FOWLR. It was beautiful, but last summer’s heat and vacation killed everything but the blue devil. It is now back up to par and I even have a couple mushrooms. (The lighting is not enough for much else.).
And the last of my pride and joy is a 75g reef in the making. The tank has been running for 2 mos, with a couple pieces of live rock, 50lbs of sand, 6 chromis, and a carpet of diatoms. I am in the process of making a 20g long into a sump, and may try building a DIY protein skimmer… (Any suggestions or links for this would be appreciated).
I am trying to do it right so am reading a lot… That’s what brought me here.
Thanks for all the good info. I am looking forward to maybe seeing you on the tours and at meetings.
BA

[Bdimas]

Hi Barb! Welcome to NVR. It sounds like your an addict like the rest of us. I know there are a few guys in the club that have done some diy skimmers, hopefully they can help you out in that area. Keep us posted on the progress of the 75. :)

[RiOnRoxXx]

Welcome to NVR. I'm really really new so I don't have any advice as of now. But welcome to the boards indeed. :)

[lanxang]

Welcome Barbara.


The best place for DIY skimmer plan is probably the DIY forum of Reefcentral. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=3

Instead of DIY have, you thought about the Octopus skimmer? They're fairly cheap and highly raved. You can find them in the low $100. You can check on ebay for them.

Welcome again and enjoy...

[Jacob D]

Hi Barbara and welcome :)

All the way from Ione, how did you hear about NVR?

[marshman]

whats sup NVR! my name is marsh and im from stockton,im 25 years old,my frist saltwater setup was in the summer of 05, it was a 40g tall (FOWLR) and ever since then im hooked with this hobby.and now i want to step it up so i talked my wife in to buying a 90g AGA RR tank from john at twinz :D .so its in the making right now,also i hope in joying the reef club soon and would like to meet some new people that are in to this hobby too.

[Jesus]

Welcome to NVR Marshman. If you have question at all about reefing, this is a good place to ask question and meet other people who is addicted to the habby. You just missed our last get together which was a tank tour. Hope you can join us in our next meeting, which will be on the 28th of this month.

jesus

[marshman]

thanks,i just found out about it today by our lfs ,but i will try to make it next time,i am also new to reefing so im very intrested in learning alot about it.

[Jacob D]

Hi Marsh, welcome to NVR :)
Did you hear about the club from Twins? John is a great guy to deal with, I'm sure you'll be happy with your 90g setup (good size to start with).

[Bdimas]

Oooo. Beer supplier. You've come to the right club. Reefing is pretty cool too.

[lanxang]

I was waiting for you or Jake to notice is occupation. LOL

[Jacob D]

LOL. Yeah I noticed that too :)


Speaking of beer, Bryan I found a new Belgian ale for you to try, it's called Blue Moon. Not bad, has a vanilla flavor to it though, it's different.

[Auntbeez]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9658489#post9658489 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mothra
Hi Barbara and welcome :)

All the way from Ione, how did you hear about NVR?


In my readings I came across the NVR site.
Then as I made the rounds to the LFSs I saw a flyer at Kalypso for the clubs tank tour.
It was past the date, but figured I'd have a look.

BA
':fish2:'

[Auntbeez]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9658254#post9658254 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lanxang
Welcome Barbara.


The best place for DIY skimmer plan is probably the DIY forum of Reefcentral. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=3

Instead of DIY have, you thought about the Octopus skimmer? They're fairly cheap and highly raved. You can find them in the low $100. You can check on ebay for them.

Welcome again and enjoy...

Thanks for the welcome from everyone
I found a simple DIY Euro-reef type skimmer plan I want to try...
I'll keep you posted and if that doesn't work I will look into the Octopus.
Thanks,
BA

[marshman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9682006#post9682006 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mothra
Hi Marsh, welcome to NVR :)
Did you hear about the club from Twins? John is a great guy to deal with, I'm sure you'll be happy with your 90g setup (good size to start with).

yeah john told me about it,he's cool i get most of my stuff from him.

[marshman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9683519#post9683519 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mothra
LOL. Yeah I noticed that too :)


Speaking of beer, Bryan I found a new Belgian ale for you to try, it's called Blue Moon. Not bad, has a vanilla flavor to it though, it's different.

have you guys tried a beer call Fat Tire?my work place carry's em Blue Moon come from the same company as Fat Tire,its pretty good beer.

[Bdimas]

I've tried both and i like both of them.

[marshman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9689427#post9689427 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bdimas
I've tried both and i like both of them.

you should try the blue moon with a slice of orange it pretty good:rollface:

[RiOnRoxXx]

It's almost Big Foot season! ;)

[Jacob D]

We've had a lot of new members sign up lately, and I've noticed some new people lurking in the forum too, so although you may not have posted here I just wanted to say HI and welcome :)

We're going to hit our 100 member mile stone any time :cool: ....

[Jacob D]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9804079#post9804079 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mothra
We've had a lot of new members sign up lately, and I've noticed some new people lurking in the forum too, so although you may not have posted here I just wanted to say HI and welcome :)

We're going to hit our 100 member mile stone any time :cool: ....


I just checked the site today and we now have over 100 members... I need to find out who was member #100, we'll have to think of some kind of prize :)

[sand02]

how about 100 lbs of salt...j/k

A gift card , 1 reef related and the other from Jamba or Starbucks?

[pinay_57]

Hi Everyone,

This is Cindy and Bernie. We recently set up a 135 gal reef tank that we purchased from someone who is relocating. We've had a salt water fish only tank in the past, but this is our first reef tank. We just joined NVReefers and are hoping to gain some knowledge from other members.

[Jacob D]

Welcome aboard guys :)

Sounds like you're diving right in. Buying second hand is the way to go. I recently bought a new (to me) tank too. The club is here to help so don't be afraid to ask any questions.

[pinay_57]

Hi Everyone,

This is Cindy and Bernie. We recently set up a 135 gal reef tank that we purchased from someone who is relocating. We've had a salt water (fish only tank) in the past, but this is our first reef tank. We just joined NVReefers and are hoping to gain some knowledge from other members.

We look forward to meeting you all.

[Jesus]

Welcome to the club Cindy and Bernie. Do not hesitate to ask question in our forum.


jesus

[njfalconer]

Just wanted to say Hi! My name is Brian and my wifes name is Shilo. We just joined NVR. We are from the big city of Clements :). Shilo has been at this a while and I myself am just getting started. Shilo has got me to the point of wanting my own tank. Shilo currently has a 65gal reef tank and I am working on setting up a tank for Triggers. We look forward to getting to know all the locals and are glad to be here.

[Auntbeez]

Hi Brian,
You will not be disappointed in the hobby... Fish are wonderful entertainment.
Keep us posted on the Trigger tank.

[lanxang]

Welcome to the hoby and club.

[njfalconer]

Will do...and thanks for the welcome!

[Jacob D]

Welcome to the club Brian. Were you and Shilo MARS members by any chance? I used to be a member of MARS and I remember there was someone who is a Falconer in that club, since there aren't too many Falconer/Reefers around I was just curious if that was one, or both of you guys?

[lanxang]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9943732#post9943732 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pinay_57
Hi Everyone,

This is Cindy and Bernie. We recently set up a 135 gal reef tank that we purchased from someone who is relocating. We've had a salt water fish only tank in the past, but this is our first reef tank. We just joined NVReefers and are hoping to gain some knowledge from other members.

Hi Cindy and Bernie. Welcome to the club!!!

[pinay_57]

Thanks Lak....

......it was nice chattin' with you today.....See ya around!

[njfalconer]

Mothra....yup thats us. when we lived out by Travis we were MARS members but now we live in San Joaquin. Shilo and I both still fly birds for sport but we are not working at Travis anymore. We decided to move on due to the AFB being contract work. We have moved all over the US, doing work with Birds of Prey. Time to settle. :)

[sermech]

Not so new been out of action for about a year final got time know to get my 90 back up and going. Been up and running for alittle over Three months and starting to add a few things. Sorry some of you may remember me i was at the first club meeting and pinic. My other login in is Blubfish on CVR.:)

[Auntbeez]

I came new to the club in March, so I don't remember or know you... but welcome back. Keep us posted on how the 90 set up is coming along

[Jacob D]

Hey Sermech. It's Mike right? I'm pretty sure I remember you from a few years ago. Good to see you're getting back in the game!

[sermech]

Yep Mike is right if things work out i'll make it to the next meeting .

[ctripi]

Hi all. My name is Chris. I live and work in Tracy, CA. I started my first reef in June '07. There is a photo of my set-up in the 'My Gallery" section. My focus has been mostly Acroporia and Montiporia. But being a newbie I also have the following invertbrates; 2 serpent stars, porites with xmas worms, crocea clam, coco worms, blastmussa, mushrooms, ricordias, green star polyps, zooanthids and actively pulsing xenia. At one time I had a robust cleaning crew but lately I've been culling out hermits and nassarius snails. Resident fish include bartlett's anthias, baggani cardinal, chromis', sailfin and kole tang, xmas wrasse and a yellow watchman goby. I don't plan on modifying the stock list anymore than this but I'm always on the look out for more SPS especially a green and purple plating montiporia. I use chaeto in my refugium and cull a large amount every couple of weeks. Usually I throw it in the trash but I post to see if anyone wants it for free.
I'm also a huge snowboarder. So if anyone is really into steeps, deeps, bumps and hiking let me know. I usually ride solo but always am looking for someone to ride/ski with.

[lanxang]

Hi Chris,

Got a closer pic of your setup? We have a couple of member who are in the Tracy area.

Nice tank, do you have a closer pic of your setup and coral?

Lak

[Jacob D]

Chris,

Welcome to the club. Hope you can make it to a meeting soon. Looks like you have a nice setup, get some closeup shots!

Where do you ride at? Before this year I was getting about 30 days a year in at Kirkwood. Due to work and other stuff this is the first in a while that I haven't had a pass. I've cut a lot of boot tracks on the ridge lines up there and used to be in pretty good shape. We did a short hike about 2 weeks ago and I got owned... hitting the bar for a couple hours before didn't help either :hmm5:

I'm getting a little too old to go off in the park but I still have love for cornices, cliff drops, and powder cartwheels.

[ctripi]

I ride at Kirkwood. PM me if interested in riding. I'll post a few extra photos soon.

[ctripi]

new pics in gallery

[Auntbeez]

Hi Chris,
Welcome to NVR and reefing. This is a good place to ask question and meet other people who is addicted to the hobby. Hope you can make it to this coming meeting.

[reefjester]

Hi,
Name is Jess. Just moved down from the NW. I've been doing saltwater about 8yrs now, worked up to small sps farm in Eugene, Or. That was a couple of moves ago. Just moved to Stockton, have assembled my greatest work yet. 300 gallons with all the bells and whistles! I'm in the process of building a filtration room on the end of the house, after which I hope to punch a hole in the wall and have a display tank in my family room.
I've been in a couple of small reefer clubs, always enjoyed the stories, swapping frags and learning from others. I hope to catch the next meeting as I'm out of town this for this months meeting. I've been stomping around Sac and Stockton for a couple of months now trying to find you guys, Ryan finally tipped me at Carters. Looking forward to meet everyone!

[lanxang]

Jess,

Welcome to the area and can't wait to see your setup.

Lak

[Jacob D]

Welcome to the area and the club. I too am working on a big tank, it's a lot of fun. I actually bought my tank from a woman in Oregon and had it shipped down here. It would be interesting if you knew her...

[Auntbeez]

WELCOME
Glad you found us. 300 gal with all the bells and whistles..Awesome! For sure a must see.

[reefjester]

Thanks for the welcome everyone!

[plankton]

reefjester - welcome. Post pics of your tank/setup when you get a chance.

Scott

[HMG-Reefer]

Hello, my name is Helder and I am new to this site. I have an 80G Bowfront and a 55g, both are mixed reef tanks.

[Bdimas]

Welcome aboard Helder. Where are you from? You have any pics? Of the tank. :)

[HMG-Reefer]

I am in Manteca, I will post some pics as soon as I figure out how to.

[Jacob D]

Helder, glad you found the club. Looking forward to the pics. Are you planning to come out to the meeting this Saturday?

[Bdimas]

Loading pics is easy. I upload my pics to photobucket. Resize them there. Next copy the img code then paste the img code in your rc message.

[HMG-Reefer]

http//reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/18159655g.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/18159680g.jpg

[Bdimas]

From what i can see, it looks very nice!

[HMG-Reefer]

Yeah, sorry for the small size, it came out that way when I shrunk it to 45kb. I'll try something different but I did put a couple into the gallery. I got the e-mail about the meeting and will try to go, don't know yet, but it is at a brewery. :eek1:

[lanxang]

Helder, welcome to the club and forum. I don't think it's a true brewery. I don't know for sure as I don't drink. Jake and Brian can give you a better answer, they're expert. :D

I think it would be better if you upload your pic to www.photobucket.com

[Jacob D]

Yup - it's at a brewery. I like some of their beer, none of the micro brews around here are great IMO (well... BJ's is actually decent).

I agree, try photobucket when you have a minute, then you can upload it to there without the re-sizing issues.

[HMG-Reefer]

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii29/HMG64/IMG_0157.jpg


http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii29/HMG64/IMG_0152.jpg

[Bdimas]

Great looking tank. That xmas favia is pimp!

[Jacob D]

Cool tanks, I like the 2nd.

[HMG-Reefer]

Thanks!

[lanxang]

I didn't notice at first that they were two different tanks. I was wondering why you had an overflow box when you had a built in overflow. :D

The second one looks very peaceful and relaxing to stare it. :D

[HMG-Reefer]

The first picture is the 80g and it doesn't have a built in overflow, so the overflow box is on the left side of the tank. The second picture of the 55g the built in overflow is on the left. You are right the second is peaceful and in my office room where I can relax.

[friendorfoe]

looks like another mantecan has made it here:D welcome

[Sandman71]

Welcome to all our new members, hopefully we'll get to meet at the next gathering and swap stories. There are some great looking tanks, great job :thumbsup:

[Auntbeez]

Hello Helder,
Welcome to the club.
Sorry I didn't get to meet you if you were at the meeting, I was in Mexico.
Your tanks look great, but if you have any questions... there are a lot of resorces and knowledgeable people here.
Hope to see you at the functions.

[HMG-Reefer]

Thank you for the welcoming, unfortunately I wasn’t able to make the meeting, had to work. Do look forward to going though.

[cjscott]

Hello everyone! I am so glad that I found you. I am brand new to this hobby unless you can count a 50g freshwater aquarium we have at my house when I was a little kid. I set up my 29g bio cube a month ago tomorrow. I have about 20lbs of lr, 10lbs of ls, a clownfish, and the beginning of a clean up crew. You can check out pictures in my gallery. Because I live in Oakdale I was hoping you could suggest the best LFS in both Stockton and Modesto. Thanks!

[Bdimas]

Welcome cjscott!

2 good lfs are Kalypso Aquatics which is in Lodi, and Twins Aquarium which is in north Stockton. Both are sponsors of our club.

[Jacob D]

Welcome to the club. I like the island look of your cube, don't worry it'll be covered by corals soon enough :)

I'd agree with BDimas about the fish stores, I don't really know of any recommended stores in Modesto. You can see the rest of our sponsors here: http://nvreefers.org/sponsors.php (the site is partially down right now - don't try to use any of the forms, etc...)

[Auntbeez]

cjscott,

<img src="/images/welcome.gif" width="500" height="62"><br><b><i><big><big>To NVR & Reef Central</b></i></big></big>

[Ryan_D]

Just wanted to drop by and say hi, I am new to the hobby and new to the forum. Please check out the website and let me know what you think of what we have done so far!

[Bdimas]

Welcome to NVR Ryan! Looks pretty good so far. Do you still have the tang?

[Ryan_D]

yup he is chillin inside the big corner rock nearest the overflow. He hasn't come out of the rock since we took those couple of pictures in the very beginning LFS guy said that thats fine so long as he is bright blue and moving around a little bit... he is just stressed out. But I am worried about him and I hope he is going to make it.... even though he is not supposed to be in there yet.

[Jacob D]

Ryan,

Welcome aboard! Looks like a good start, nice size tank to start with too.

Has your tank cycled yet? If it's as new as it looks the LFS guy did you wrong by selling you the fish. One of the first lessons everyone in this hobby learns (or should learn) is - unless you have built a good relationship with your LFS you have to be very careful about taking any advice they give you. That's why we're here though, so feel free to ask questions or get a second opinion from the folks in the club.

[Ryan_D]

Thanks for your input Jacob... I mentioned on the website tat the Blue Tang was a bit of an accident... Kind of a funny story actually :o) The night we went to pick up the Live Rock we were in a bit of a hurry cause the store was trying to close and in the process of collecting the rock, and placing it all in buckets for transport, the tang was caught in a rock and transported DRY to our home 30 minutes away! Crazy! We noticed him over two hours later once he dislodged himself from the rock...

First thing we did was call Ted, our LFS guy, at almost 10pm! He said it wasn't ideal but we were worried that trying to catch him would cause even more stress to the fish and be close to impossible at that. So we decided that keeping him for the time being would be his best shot. The next day the LFS guy brought us food and a live plant as food for the tang, after he'd closed his store. Couldn't tell you how helpful and knowledgeable he's been... Not to mention the lowest prices we've seen thus far...

Back to your first question... Yes, the tank is cycled. We started the tank with Live sand, Live rock and water from an established tank and didn't really experience a cycle at all.

[Bdimas]

Crazy story man. LOL!
What types of corals are you planning on keeping?

[Ryan_D]

To be quite honest, I dont know that much about all of the types that are out there. We are still both learning. I think for now more of the hearty soft corals, and then later the hard or rigid corals

[Jacob D]

That is a crazy story! You don't hear much about fish hitch hikers very often, especially not tangs!

[Bdimas]

Good plan Ryan. Softies are hardy and dont require much lighting.

BTW we're having a meeting on the 26th. There is a thread in here about it.

[Auntbeez]

Welcome Ryan, to reef central and the Northern Valley Reefers.
We have great events planned this year so hope you can make it to the meetings.
We're looking forward to meeting you and your family.

[Auntbeez]

Also... good start.
I can't wait to see more pictures and watch the growth as you fill in the spaces with chunks out of the ocean.

[Leafies]

Afternoon ~

Spose I'd better introduce myself... I'm Alethe... The other half of Ryan's reef tank ;)

FYI ~ Little update on the nameless Tang... He is doing MUCH better! He's now moving around a lot more and eating quite energetically... Good news :)

I myself was born and Raised near the ocean in South Africa. When Ryan came up with this idea for a reef tank it was like getting a little piece of Home to put in the livingroom. I've kept and sold Freshwater fish from South American and African Cichlids to Bettas and Livebearers for over Ten Years but never ventured into Saltwater.

So basically, we'd appreciate all the input you can give us and would love to share our adventure :)

Thanks!

[Jacob D]

Alethe,

Glad to have you with us also. You'll come to find that reef keeping is one of the craziest addictive hobbies that you can get yourself into! It's more of a lifestyle than a hobby really. I hope you and Ryan can make it to an upcoming NVR meeting, in case you haven't done it already make sure to register on our website so you get meeting announcements emailed to you - and no worries, about 30% of NVR members are female (including the current President and VP) :)

[Leafies]

Jacob ~

Yes, fish in general are rather addictive ;) My first job was in a pet store and I've pretty much been hooked ever since. This is just my first venture into saltwater... Looking forward to meeting you all in the future :)

[Auntbeez]

Alethe,
Glad to have you aboard. And it is nice to see another Cichlid fan. I have had my FW tank for nearly 20 years. The current residents are lakes Malawi natives.
Anyway, I am looking forward to meeting you.

[friendorfoe]

welcome aboard!

[HMG-Reefer]

Welcome, I too have been into Cichlid's since I was a kid, which means a long time. I have a 60g at work with South American and Bichars.

[pro_gro21]

Hello everyone,

My name is Ryan i just rescently dicovered NVR but unfortunatly much to late for the april meeting.
I have a 65g mixed reef(becoming more sps with every trip to the LFS) and a 24g nano cube with lighting retro kit. trying to think of a way to fit another tank in my appt. all the time. been in the hobby for several years now sps within the last 2 all my tanks start with captive frags(doing my part for conservation) :) and always looking for fellow addicts (JK.). to talk to about the hobby.

[lanxang]

Hi Ryan. Welcome to the hobby/addiction. :D

You can always get a bigger tank so you can have one huge one. :D

You may also want to check out BAR which is base in the bay area.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=298

Show us some pics when you get a chance.

[Jacob D]

Ryan,

Welcome. How did you find out about NVR?

[Auntbeez]

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[Whacked]

OMG! Cool another reefer club! Stockton is a black hole and figured that I would have to attend a MARS meeting to get my fix.
I had various FW as a kid. awhile back I got back into FW and currently have a 29g planted mostly South American tank and a 5g planted with a Crowntail Betta and a couple African Dwarf Frogs.
I am currently a member of SAS and enjoy that club very much (drive sucks)

I took some of the money that Uncle Bush gave me and started a 20T salt tank. About 25lb sand/crushed coral and 23lb of live rock (thats finally getting some coraline algae). Equipment is 2 koralia nanos, a 65W PC (really want to upgrade to a 150W MH) and a rio skimmer. Oh, I also drilled a bunch of holes into a old breeder box for a sort of in tank mini-fuge.
My tank is drilled for a sump but not ready for that yet. After all, Murphy has my number and a grudge. I also scratched it so think it would be better served as a sump ('common, we all start small then always 'gotta get a bigger tank to house all this stuff').
I would really prefer a HOB 'fuge sort of like the CPR Aquafuge. Been thinking of getting that bak pak clone w/ fuge from aquatraders or ask if John at Twins can get one.

Oh yea the important stuff, livestock:
Sixline Wrasse
Purple Firefish
3 blue leg hermits
7? asteria (sp?) snails
3 snails (forget name but the sand sifters)

corals:
Kenya Tree
pom pom xenia (still a bit ****ed from the frag and move)
purplish zoa
and another that I forget the name but looks like a clove polyps.
the last 2 I got from Kalypso so gotta ask Elliot to verify next time I go.

[Jesus]

Welcome to our forum.


jesus

[lanxang]

welcome to the forum. Post your tank spec in a separate thread so everyone can see.

I have a 20g tall also. I drilled it and have a 10g as a sump. I'm running a sunpod 150w halide over mine.

[Jacob D]

Whacked - welcome to NVR. A handful of us used to be MARS members but the drive to Orangevale was just getting to be too much, that's about the time NVR was born.

The club is sort of in summer hibernation right now but there are some events coming up soon :) If you registered on our website you'll get email notices (the next one to be sent soon).

[Auntbeez]

Whacked...
Welcome to the club.
I have had FW for years and SW now about one and a half. I really love and enjoy the reef and all the colorful stuff. Keep us posted.

[bbl_nk]

Hey everyone...can't remember if I ever said hello or not on this thread, so if I did, hello again! If not, hello for the first time:)

Name's Brian, live in Modesto with a 75g reef-in-the-making. Currently have around 50-60lbs of base rock, 20lbs of live rock, running since May 1, 2008. Have a small CUC of around 7-8 blue mermits, 2 em. crabs, one blackish/brown hitchiker mithrax crab I see every once and a while, 5 trochus snails, a few nassarius snails and 3 margarita snails (mistake to buy, I know they are colder water snails but learned AFTER the fact).

I spend most of my time on Talkingreef.com, love the community there but am definitely lacking in the local contacts, so here looking to be a part of something more social :) Want to make it out to a few events and will hopefully not be the only newb!

[lanxang]

Brian,

Welcome to RC and NVR.

Make a seperate thread and post pic and spec. Would love to see your tank.

Lak

[Jacob D]

Welcome Brian. If you haven't already make sure to register with us at: www.nvreefers.org/membership.php

That way you'll get email about upcoming events, such as the tank tour which is going to be announced tonight.

[Auntbeez]

Hi Brian,
It is always nice to see new folks. And no you are the only newbe.
Welcome and hope to see you here on RC and at the NVR meetings.

Barb

[lurchccd]

New to the forum, just thought I would say hi. My name is Adam, I have three tanks and one in the making. I currently have a 75 gallon mixed reef that I am starting to turn into mostly sps, a 90 gallon tall with mostly softies, and a 24 gallon aquapod with all softies. I am starting to build a 50 gallon FWLR. I live out on the delta in Walnut Grove, and mainly shop at Kalypso for all my coral, fish , and dry goods. Just jiodned nvreefers also, but not yet a contributing member, but soon to be

[Jacob D]

Hi Adam. I just saw your post. Sounds like you have a lot of tanks going... the sign of a true addict :) Look forward to seeing some pics and hearing more about your set up. Welcome to NVR!

[RIPON REEFER]

Hi my name is Ed I am new to NVR, I have 120 reef mostly soft corals. Tank is about 4 years old. I didn't know about reefs, just allways wanted one, so I did it. What a blast I am hooked, love it. Not a member yet I hope I can do the at the meeting on the 28th. I have been doing this petty must on my own, It will be nice to see what others our doing. I just started trying to frag having hard time getting them to stay on disk. The Ripon Reffer

[Auntbeez]

Hi Ed, hope to meet you at the next meeting.

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[sermech]

Welcome to the site hope you enjoy there are a great bunch of people here and were always willing to help.

[HMG-Reefer]

Welcome, there very nice and helpful people on the site.

[HMG-Reefer]

Welcome, there are nice and helpful people on the site.

[Ryan_D]

I didn't know you guys even had meetings any more. I posted a couple of times and sent private messages after the first meeting I went to last year and I never heard back. I never saw any posts about meeting times/dates either.

[RiOnRoxXx]

Welcome Ed and Ryan. Hope you guys can make it to the meeting on the 28th. I shall be there and work in your guys neck of the woods :)

[Chris Rx]

Hi I just moved to Stockton from Chico to do the Pharmacy program at UOP. I went to the MARS frag swap and met a new friend that referred me here so I cant wait to get to know some new people! I have a 72 gallon bow front and a 14g biocube that I am just starting up.
I wish I would have joined sooner so I could have made it to your meeting a couple weeks ago. Oh well, keep me posted with upcoming events.
Thanks

[macfin]

Chris, Welome to the club. It's always nice to here from new people involved in the hobby/life. Please feel free to ask for any help with your systems, The main thing I've gotten from being a member is, theres an ocean full of knowledge and help, just ask.
Good luck with Pharmacy courses I here there tuff. The club info can be found at www.nvreefers.org

[Jacob D]

Hi Chris, and welcome! The members of NVR are pretty laid back reefers, I think you'll like it here. Our next event will be in April, the announcement will be up very soon. Like Mac suggested check out the website, and if you haven't already use the registration form to register. Once you do that you'll get all the club event announcements via email. We're also on Facebook if you do that sort of thing.

If you can, start a new thread and post some pics and/or info on your setups... we always like to see new tanks!

[gklompen]

Chris,

I'm glad you found us. How are all the frags you got at the swap? We'll be needing some pictures even if Carol has to take them. Don't forget the ones you got at Your Reef. For all of you that didn't go, Chris cleaned up in the frag swap raffle both with coral and gift certificates.

Welcome aboard.

Gina

[RiOnRoxXx]

Welcome Chris,

Happy to see another member on the boards. Post away and enjoy your stay. The NVR members as mentioned above pretty chill. Any questions just ask. :) My friend is also going to school to become a Pharmacists and he has a 40gal SW tank as well.

Cheers

-Ryan

[Chris Rx]

Thanks for the welcome all! And thanks Gina for ratting me out on the raffle lol jk. We have our Chico frag swap on Sat. March 21st for anyone who is interested. It will be $10 and I think there will be hamburgers and hotdogs, located
Sternet's Martial Arts
2420 Park Ave
Chico, CA 95926
There is a min of 3 frags and of course more is welcome!
If you have any questions I will do my best to give you info.
I will also post some pics when I get the time.

[Fern68]

Hello,
My name is Fernando. I Currently have a 72 gallon tank with a 29 gallon fuge. I have been in the hobby for three years starting with a aggressive fish only tank and i gradually changed to a reef tank. Much thanks to RyanRoxXx for his continued support in the challanges of owning a reef tank, And for introducing me to the NVR community.
Happy Reefing,
Fernando

[RiOnRoxXx]

Sup Fern,

Glad to see you finally crossed over to the forums. You will find some very knowledgeable and laid back reefers on this forum. I've learned a lot from NVR members and RC! Post away and welcome :)

-Ryan

[macfin]

Welcome Fernando, I'm glad to see the 72g Bowfront ownership is growing. Be sure to check out the clubs web site at
www.nvreefers.org for club info.

[Auntbeez]

Hi Chris and welcome to the wonderful world of reefing.
Hope to meet you at the next meeting.
Barb

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14573945#post14573945 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Chris Rx
Hi I just moved to Stockton from Chico to do the Pharmacy program at UOP. I went to the MARS frag swap and met a new friend that referred me here so I cant wait to get to know some new people! I have a 72 gallon bow front and a 14g biocube that I am just starting up.
I wish I would have joined sooner so I could have made it to your meeting a couple weeks ago. Oh well, keep me posted with upcoming events.
Thanks

[Auntbeez]

Welcome Fernando,
I love the look of the bow front tanks. Anyway it sounds like you have a good start. Post some pictures of your set up.
Hope you can make it to the next meeting.
Barb

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14595886#post14595886 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Fern68
Hello,
My name is Fernando. I Currently have a 72 gallon tank with a 29 gallon fuge. I have been in the hobby for three years starting with a aggressive fish only tank and i gradually changed to a reef tank. Much thanks to RyanRoxXx for his continued support in the challanges of owning a reef tank, And for introducing me to the NVR community.
Happy Reefing,
Fernando

[Auntbeez]

If I missed any body... I just want to say...

<img src="/images/welcome.gif" width="500" height="62"><br><b><i><big><big>To NVR & Reef Central</b></i></big></big>

And happy reefing,
Barb

[newbie916]

Hello my name is Chris, I met Mike at Twins Aquarium in Stockton and he introduced me to NVR.

I've been reefing for about a year now and started out by buying a 12gallon Saltwater Eclipse system for my son Christian. It was his 1st B-day present and my wife had to twist my arm to try saltwater. I heard it was a difficult hobby and I thought I didn't have time for it. My wife has regretted talking me into it ever since.

Well, I ended up buying a used 100 gallon reef system after owning the 12 gallon for 2 months. The 12 gallon was limited on the lighting and volume and I wanted to try some corals, so I spent $600 on the established 100 gallon reef system. I ended up selling my 100 gallon and purchased a 95 gallon wave tank back in Dec.

Here are the specs on my current system.

95 gallon wave tank with 35 gallon fuge
Coralife 2x150 MH's, 2x96 Actinics, 4 LED moons
3 Koralia 4's for water movement
Euro-Reef Protein skimmer
150lbs of LR
150lbs of LS

Fish:

Blue Hippo Tang
Yellow Tang
Sailfin Tang
Maroon Clown
Perc Clown
Damsel
Chromi
Majenta Dottyback
Cleaner wrasse

Inverts:
XXL Pink Bubbletip hosted by my Maroon
200+ hermits
50 Nas snails
1 serpent star
1 Long Spined Urchin
6 Peppermint Shrimp
1 Fire Shrimp
2 Cleaner Shrimp
6 Emerald crabs

Corals:

2 Toadstools
Hammer
Torch
Frogspawn
Star polyps
Yellow button polyps
Colt
Finger leather
acan
Various Zoanthid colonies/Rocks
Pulsing Xenia's
Brain coral
2 Maxima clams
1 Crocea Clam
Various Purple, Red, and green mushrooms
Candy canes
Feather duster

Refugium:
Macro Algae

Chaeto
Red Lace
Ulva
Red Grac

It's been a very addicting and expensive hobby, but has been very rewarding which allows me to spend a few minutes out of my day to get my mind off of work. The next step for me is to try SPS and to look into more Acan's and Blasto's. I'm sure that I could learn alot from the experience of others from NVR and Reef Central. I look forward to talking to some of you guys

[macfin]

Hey Chris,
Welcome to NVR. It sounds like your just as addicted to this as the rest of us. Be sure and check out the clubs website at:
nvreefers.org
Hopefully you can make to the meeting next month, the speaker has like 30+ years in the hobby. Should be interesting.

Again WELCOME, Mac

[RiOnRoxXx]

Hi Chris,

Looks like you are doing well. :) I would love to see some pictures of your tank and setup. Welcome to the NVR forums. Looking forward in meeting you at possibly a meeting or even Twins. I'm always there.

-Ryan

[newbie916]

Thanks Mac & Ryan,

It's definitely an addictive hobby. I'll try to post some pics when I get home. My camera makes my water look a little yellowish, but here are a few pics from a few months ago. I've since added a few corals and more live rock. I'll definitely try to make one of the meetings, but I have a 21 month and 8 week old sons at home. Here are some pics on photobucket.

http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv202/newbie916/IMG_1729.jpg

http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv202/newbie916/IMG_1755.jpg

Thanks,
Chris

[RiOnRoxXx]

Chris,

Tank looks really good! You can start your own thread and post pictures too :) That Hippo tang is gorgeous. Again welcome and I'm looking forward to meet you.

-Ryan

[newbie916]

Thanks Ryan, she's a really good looking Hippo tang. She just eats and craps alot..lol I'll start getting some new pics and setting up my profile. I look forward to meeting you guys.

Chris

[Jacob D]

I've noticed a lot of new names browsing the club forum lately. Feel free to introduce yourself guys, we always like to get to know those of you who have recently discovered us whether you're registered members or not.

[RiOnRoxXx]

Jake!!!! I was about to post the same thing! Crazy!!! HAahhaahhaha

[apshooter]

Hey All,

I am just getting back into the hobby after about 10 years off. My last tank was a 50g Truvu reef tank that I bought from Aquarium Concepts whan they first opened. New house, kid... No time for tank.

Now my son is 10 and loves science. It is going to be great to learn with him. I just got a Nanotuners JBJ 28g HQI cube.

What is the best place to get water in/near Tracy?

TIA,

Paul

[RiOnRoxXx]

Welcome Paul. Nice to see you're back at it :) I'm a little ways away from Tracy but there are a few members from your neck of the woods. Post away and enjoy the stay

[Jacob D]

Hi Paul, and welcome!

The 28g HQI is a sweet little setup. As far as Tracy, the one shop that I knew of out there has closed. You might want to start a new post to see what the other Tracy locals do.

Most people are making their own RO/DI water and mixing their own saltwater, but you might get some leads on pre-mixed saltwater. If nothing else you'll get to see who else is reefing around your neck of the woods :)

[angeliyz]

I'm Angel. I have a 20 gallon, but have lost many softies over the last year & a half. Now I'm down to the sturdy little mushrooms & my ever resilient Tomato Clown named "Roma" (get it? Roma Tomato? hey I coulda called him "Hot House")
Anyway, I dream of the day I can set up a 110 or larger. Right now space is limited & funds are even more limited.
I would love to attend a meeting if it's not too far. I live in Tracy, and yes, I am the same Angel that worked at the fish store on 11th Street... :wavehand:

[Jacob D]

Hi Angel, welcome to NVR.

Sorry to hear about your losses over the last year. Were you able to figure out what the cause was? if you need any help from the club feel free to start a thread with your tank conditions and what you've experienced.


Regarding the meetings, they are always in Stockton at Valley Brewery. We sometimes have special events in other locations, such as our regional frag swap (Oct 2009) which will be in Tracy. You can always find out what's going on at the website www.nvreefers.org/events.php

If you register under the membership link (free) you will get email notifications for upcoming events also. In the mean time I suggest chatting with people here on the forum so you'll know a few people before your first meeting. Look forward to seeing you around!

[angeliyz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15166185#post15166185 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jacob D
Hi Angel, welcome to NVR.

Sorry to hear about your losses over the last year. Were you able to figure out what the cause was? if you need any help from the club feel free to start a thread with your tank conditions and what you've experienced.
Possibilities include ugly red slime outbreak of '07, the hair algae outbreak of '08, the closing of the fish store, & let's not forget the downward spiral of tank maintenance. Basically it was my own negligence. I lost my Kenya Tree (a gift from a customer of the fish store) & Pulsing Zenia (from a local veterinarian/customer)
I'm MUCH better NOW though...

[angeliyz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14853370#post14853370 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by apshooter
What is the best place to get water in/near Tracy? I could get yelled @ for this, but here is what I do for water:
I buy the water from the machines. (sorry)
Then, I add my conditioner & I aerate it for a day, then I add my salt. Once I reach the desired salinity, I leave it in my plastic bucket (the kind that salt comes in) with a heater, power head and let that sit for another day. I have been doing it this way for as long as I have had salt water tanks, and it seems to work for me. (Tracy water sux) Hope that helped.

[RiOnRoxXx]

Welcome Angel,

We have a few Tracy natives that frequent the boards here and there. It's always fun making a new thread for yourself and explaining your setup to us. Plus it gives us another tank to look at :) It would be nice to meet another reefer. The meetings are always fun and the food at the Brewery is always awesome. Kids are welcomed as well. Hope to see you at one of the events soon enough. Welcome welcome

-Ryan

[angeliyz]

Thanx Ryan. I should be at the June 27th meeting. I will be the chubby little lady with green eyes who used to work at the Tracy fish store that no longer exists... :) (aka "Angel")

[JoshuaG]

Evening all! I better introduce myself as I am sure I will be posting here quite a bit. This will be my first attempt at a SW tank, still on information overload but I'm coming around.

My setup consists of a 39g Cadlight tank, just finished making the stand and the next project is an LED light setup. Trying to get all of that finished before I actually start on getting the tank going. I have been buying things off and on from the forums here for the past few weeks, ended up with a ReefKeeper Lite, Tunze 9002, StevieT media rack and a few other odds and ends.

Anyway, enough talking here is my empty tank! Just waiting on the doors to finish off my stand:)

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a137/g6t6o/IMG00152.jpg

[plankton]

JoshuaG - Welcome!

Wow, lots of DIY'ers here and starting out with your own stand is very cool. Keep up the good work and lets see those pictures as your progress through your first SW tank.

Scott

[JoshuaG]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15268890#post15268890 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by plankton
JoshuaG - Welcome!

Wow, lots of DIY'ers here and starting out with your own stand is very cool. Keep up the good work and lets see those pictures as your progress through your first SW tank.

Scott

Thanks! The stand was the first real woodworking I have done since highschool, talk about a headache but in the end it was alot of fun.

Here is some BRS shelf rock I just got in the mail, can't wait to get to the point of doing my "aquascape"!

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a137/g6t6o/IMG00155.jpg

[RiOnRoxXx]

Welcome Josh,

If you have any questions please feel free to ask. There are a few Manteca members on the board now. I like your pick of alcohol :)

-Ryan

[Jacob D]

HI Josh. Looks like you're going to fit right in with the NVR group :) Welcome aboard...

[bbl_nk]

Angel and Josh,

Welcome! I missed seeing both your threads here :)

[Whacked]

I dont visit this thread much...

welcome!

oh btw a bit ot, is the hobbytown still around off tracy blvd?

[Calif-Reef]

Getting ready to do a rebuild on my 300 gal Reef tank. I took in down 18 months ago to do a house remodel. I want to set it up a little different and better this time around so I will have plenty of questions.

I am glad I found this club and look forword to meeting fellow reefers
Mark

[Bdimas]

Welcome to the club Mark! Im looking forward to seeig your build and helping in any way i can. There are a lot of knowledgeable people in NVR so ask away!

Bryan

[Calif-Reef]

Welcome to the club Mark! Im looking forward to seeig your build and helping in any way i can. There are a lot of knowledgeable people in NVR so ask away!

Bryan

Thanks,
never thought I would miss my tank as much as I do.

[bbl_nk]

Welcome Mark :) Good thing about setting it up again is you can redo all those "wish I woulda..." things you can't while its up and running. Feel free to post away and get some input on the new setup!

Brian

[Jacob D]

Welcome Mark. Looking forward to seeing your re-build progress.

[plankton]

Mark - Once, I made it nearly 6months without some form of reef tank...18 months must be the record. Also looking forward to your build thread especially for a large tank like a 300. Keep us posted and welcome to the board/club. Scott

[ineedvalume]

Hi , im Mike I bought my brother a tank a few months ago .. do we fill them with fish or heroin ? This is the upgrade from the original 55.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/mwooten102/DSC_1388.jpg

[Calif-Reef]

Mark - Once, I made it nearly 6months without some form of reef tank...18 months must be the record. Also looking forward to your build thread especially for a large tank like a 300. Keep us posted and welcome to the board/club. Scott

I will post some pictures of what my tank looked like in it's glory days. Will be out of town for a few days and my pictures are on my computer. Typing this from my iPhone

[Jacob D]

Hi , im Mike I bought my brother a tank a few months ago .. do we fill them with fish or heroin ? This is the upgrade from the original 55.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y292/mwooten102/DSC_1388.jpg

Hi Mike, and welcome! So, do you and your brother have tanks?

[ineedvalume]

I supose you could call it a combined effort really he wanted a tank , I told him it would be a ton of work ... I now do the bulk of the work and have spent wayy too much money on this and yet .. .. im always lookin for somthing new to buy >,< That tank there is the upgrade from a 55 , I think its pretty much full at this point just need to sit back and watch it grow :) , Now i need to get rid of the 55 lol its got some rock a small picaso trigger / snowflake eel and a pair of 6 lines in it along with like 5 random corals - palys , kenyas , GSP stuff like that. We also have a 20 gallon long with a few crabs a peacock mantis and small damsel. There are a few pics in the mantis forum ( whole reason i joined this site lol then i noticed your forums , ha )


http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1728543

[jeffblly]

I moved to the area about 3 months ago from Fresno and have been lurking for some time. I have had a nano-reef for over 3 years and am starting to get into sps but the move did not go so well and I lost some of my best pieces such as my acans, plate coral and yellow ricoridias but the bright side is I have been slowly adding new corals since. I look forward to meeting local reefers. Here is a before my move and after the move shot of my tank.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj35/billjeffdavis/FTS_6_20_09.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj35/billjeffdavis/FTS11-16-09.jpg

[Bdimas]

Hi Jeff. Sorry to hear about the losses but glad you found us. What city are you in now?

[plankton]

Welcome Jeff. Also sorry to hear your nano got stressed in the move, but looks like the tank is coming back. I too had a nano and loved it. Water changes were EASY. There are a number of official NVR events/meetings as well as unofficial fun trips to LFS, tank tours, etc. Maybe we'll see you at one...

Scott

[jeffblly]

Thanks guys. I live in Manteca.

[iluzhun]

My name is Chris. I have been toying with salt water aquariums for 5-6 years mostly FOWLR. I have tried some corals but with very limited success. I have done some inverts as well. My favorite tank was by far my 72 gal that was a predator tank( Huge lion fish, snowflake eel, puffer, and trigger).In my hayday I had a 178 gal, the 72 gal and a 35 gallon in a 2 bedroom apt. but when I moved I only had room for the 178. then I moved again and had no room for that big of a tank so I traded for a 55 that has been very sparse (AKA 3 fish and 30 lbs rock) I finally decided to get serious yesterday and upgraded to a 110 complete with new t-5 lighting and a new filter set up. hoping to start populating with some inverts and some corals. I am sure I will screw it up a few times along the way (I always do) but my wife and I are looking forward to a long fun journey. Thanks in advance for all the help I am sure I will get and I am looking forward to meeting all of the NV reefers.

Chris

[plankton]

Welcome to RC and to the NVR forum! Any pics of your 110G setup thus far? Sounds like your fifth setup and I'm sure given all that you have learned thus far that the build out will go fine. What do you plan to keep in your 110G?

Scott

[iluzhun]

right now it isn,t much to look at just about 80 lbs of rock some live some just regular fish tank rock for filler and a few fish oh yeah and 1 mushroom colony. will post some as it goes. nt sure what to keep exactly like I said I am new to corals so I need to do a little research.

[maroman209]

Hello all, my name is Adan and i am new to this forum and new to salt water aquariums. ive spent some time doing some research and ive had my 55gal FOWLR set up for 2 weeks. its only got about 15 lbs of live rock right now (plan on adding more) some crushed coral and some lava rock.

i am from stockton CA and i just recently heard about the NVR. actually i heard about it last night from a guy i bought a light fixture from.

my plans for now are just to have a FOWLR set up and well established for a some time while i can do more research and prepare myself for corals..

ive seen some Beautiful tanks set up and that what im aiming for. i bought this 55 gal so i can get some experience with salt water under my belt but hopefully once i feel comfortable enough ill move up to a 180 gal.

like i said i am a newbie, so i know pretty much nothing of the types of corals :rolleyes:, but i am eager to learn!

the one piece of advise i get from everyone is not to rush things. and i cant lie, i am impulsive and i cant wait!!! but i will.

i would love to become a member of the NVR, but i dont know how? and i dont know if i can because i have no knowledge of corals or anything. :sad2:

my sisters boyfriend is getting ready to set up his 180 gal so we are both addicted to this right now. he helps me out and i help him out. so he would like to become a member as well. what to do?

any advise is apreciated.. thank you !!

[Jacob D]

I moved to the area about 3 months ago from Fresno and have been lurking for some time. I have had a nano-reef for over 3 years and am starting to get into sps but the move did not go so well and I lost some of my best pieces such as my acans, plate coral and yellow ricoridias but the bright side is I have been slowly adding new corals since. I look forward to meeting local reefers. Here is a before my move and after the move shot of my tank.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj35/billjeffdavis/FTS_6_20_09.jpg

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj35/billjeffdavis/FTS11-16-09.jpg


Beautiful nano. I have a new appreciation for soft corals, when they grow out they really do make for beautiful tanks. Welcome to the club.

[Jacob D]

right now it isn,t much to look at just about 80 lbs of rock some live some just regular fish tank rock for filler and a few fish oh yeah and 1 mushroom colony. will post some as it goes. nt sure what to keep exactly like I said I am new to corals so I need to do a little research.

Welcome to NVR. If you have any questions about corals etc.. feel free to post in the forum.

[Jacob D]

Hello all, my name is Adan and i am new to this forum and new to salt water aquariums. ive spent some time doing some research and ive had my 55gal FOWLR set up for 2 weeks. its only got about 15 lbs of live rock right now (plan on adding more) some crushed coral and some lava rock.

i am from stockton CA and i just recently heard about the NVR. actually i heard about it last night from a guy i bought a light fixture from.

my plans for now are just to have a FOWLR set up and well established for a some time while i can do more research and prepare myself for corals..

ive seen some Beautiful tanks set up and that what im aiming for. i bought this 55 gal so i can get some experience with salt water under my belt but hopefully once i feel comfortable enough ill move up to a 180 gal.

like i said i am a newbie, so i know pretty much nothing of the types of corals :rolleyes:, but i am eager to learn!

the one piece of advise i get from everyone is not to rush things. and i cant lie, i am impulsive and i cant wait!!! but i will.

i would love to become a member of the NVR, but i dont know how? and i dont know if i can because i have no knowledge of corals or anything. :sad2:

my sisters boyfriend is getting ready to set up his 180 gal so we are both addicted to this right now. he helps me out and i help him out. so he would like to become a member as well. what to do?

any advise is apreciated.. thank you !!


Welcome aboard. If you registered on our site (www.nvreefers.org/membership.php) then congrats... you're a NVR member :)

[Jacob D]

Unfortunately for those of you who are just getting involved with the club not much is happening this year, at least nothing is planned or being planned since everyone who was previously running the club stepped down and nobody would step in to take over.

No current contributing (read: paid) memberships are being accepted for the same reason.

[RiOnRoxXx]

A lot of new members! Welcome to NVR. Hopefully with some of the new attention to the club maybe someone will grab the reigns and bring NVR back to life. ;)

I like Jakes quote "never say die!"

[Jacob D]

A lot of new members! Welcome to NVR. Hopefully with some of the new attention to the club maybe someone will grab the reigns and bring NVR back to life. ;)

I like Jakes quote "never say die!"


The quote is from Old Rasputin... well, that's where I got it from anyway :)

[Ben's Reef]

Hello everyone.

I own a 100 gallon Saltwater tank and a 50 gallon fresh water tank. I have had a fish only salt water tank for years now and I am in the process of converting it to a fish + reef tank. I'm on the road right now but boredom got the best of me and I decided to post an introduction. I've researched a few reef clubs in the central valley and I figured joining one would increase my success rates / money savings.

Thus far the only two fish I own which might pose a problem to a reef are the Potters Angel and the N. Trigger. So far they ahven't pestered anything I have put in so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Here is a complete list of what I currently have in my tank:

Fishies:
Potters Angel
N. Trigger
Maroon Clown

Inverts:
Cleaner Shrimp
Blue Legged Hermits x 15 (tiny)
Red Legged Hermit x 2 (medium)

LPS:
Frogspawn (6 branches)

SPS:
Digi Monti Frag (Orange)
Maybe a Steve Elias Stag Frag x 2 (not sure I believe the guy but they were cheap)
Miscl Acropora Frag

Soft Coral:
Mscl Leather Coral
Hairy Mushroom (Brown with green tips)
Hairy Mushroom (White with brown tips)

Various Live rock pieces I'll be using for aquascaping soon. I dont really care for the big "pile" look in my tank so I purchased some acrylic rods and will be creating a neat little design when I can find some mroe suitable live rock to use.

I need to get the digital camera charged up and take some pictures for you all to see. Likely get that done Monday night since this weekend is booked.

I have the following equipment for the tank right now:

Fluval Filter (under the tank)
Power head with phos filter and carbon filter
koralia Turbo Pump
Water Skimmer which hangs off the back of the tank
T12 + T8 lighting

I am saving my pennies to I can upgrade the lighting to a T5 setup. Any suggestions would be welcome in regards to a cheap T5 setup for my 100 gal. it is approx 5ft long so I am planning on getting a 48" x 4 setup. I also plan on building or purchasing a "sump" / refugium setup for the tank which will be located in the cabinet beneath it. I would like to have this lighted with some type of sea grass and copepods etc living in it.

Anyhow, glad to have found the forums. :dance: I'll be around

[gklompen]

Welcome Ben! The Lodi contingent is growing. A sump will make your life a lot easier.

We would love to see pictures when you get a chance.

[Jacob D]

Hi Ben, and welcome. Sounds like you have a nice start on your reef. Regarding the T5 setup, I would recommend to stick with name brands and just keep your eyes peeled for any sales/promotions etc... If you don't mind buying used it's a buyer's market right now you just have to be patient and wait for the right setup to pop up on the buy/sell forum.

[vulteiv1]

Hello all, my name is Vince and I am very new to this addicting hobby. I have been keeping fish for almost ten years, from basic goldfish to arowana, to frontosa and large colony of tropheus. I just feel like it is time for me to explore something new and different. So here I am, a proud new owner of a 90g bowfront salt water tank.

Currently all i have in my tank are live rocks, two clown fish, lionfish, and a foxface. I would like to meet some local guys with frags that they want to sale to get my tank up and going.

Any input and advice are all welcome. Vince

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=2403&pictureid=16548

[Jacob D]

Hi Vince. Welcome to the addiction of saltwater!


If you're looking for frags etc... feel free to start a new post. This one is stuck at the top up here and sometimes get's over-looked. Make sure to post some details about your tank like lighting and flow so other members can suggest which corals will do best for ya.